JCC Association Annual Report 2015

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ANNUAL REPORT

2015

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JCC Association of North America

FROM OUR LEADERSHIP

This year,

we discovered ways to turn some of our best programs into even better ones. Among our most important initiatives was the launch of the Sheva Center for Innovation in Early Childhood Jewish Education and Engagement with funding from The Covenant Foundation and The Crown Family. Sheva creates ways for JCCs to have a standard for and an understanding of excellence in early childhood education, and the accompanying Sheva Directors Institute launched with 20 outstanding participants from across North America. Our goal is to create a pipeline of educators prepared to lead Jewish early childhood education centers at JCCs, educators who can engage families with young children in their Jewish journey.

Benchmarking 2.0 introduced a new governance module. The data is being presented to JCCs in 2016, but already we are seeing the profound connections between board engagement and the fiscal health of our JCCs. Talent Management entered its second pilot year, and the JCCs of Chicago were added to our initial roster of nine. These JCCs are deeply involved in a process that enables them to find, train and retain the best and brightest in our field. Our professionals are the core of JCCs and it is incumbent upon us to help them grow and prosper.

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council’s Project Welcome Home, which seeks to integrate veterans and their families into our JCCs, extended the program beyond the six pilot JCCs of the initial year, providing materials to the field. The work of JWB is so very important, and funding it has been one of our priorities. The JWB model for fundraising has proven itself and we are hoping to find ways of extending it to other areas of JCC Association.

Stephen P. Seiden CHAIR

We welcomed a new president and CEO, Stephen Hazan Arnoff, and in 2016 sadly, saw him go. Stephen returned to Israel to be with his family; nonetheless he brought us the language of innovation, a new lens through which to see our work, and the opportunity to examine our core businesses as we began to look to our centennial. We welcome back Alan Mann, a former JCC executive and executive vice president of JCC Association, to steer our organization as interim president and CEO while we conduct a thorough search for a new leader. And although the content of this report covers 2015, and these events are more recent, we felt a need to address them here, as a way to show our commitment to continuing the stellar services that JCCs expect from us.

We have a lot to look forward to as we begin our Centennial Celebration, marking 100 years of the JCC Movement, which began as the Jewish Welfare Board, serving young men and women in the United States military service as the United States entered World War I. Change and transition has probably never ceased for us. As time passed our mission morphed from serving young men and women in the United States military to supporting JCCs as they helped immigrants integrate into their new society.

And then it changed again, assisting Jewish families as they moved to the suburbs. What hasn’t changed is our support.

Through it all, we continue to strengthen and lead JCCs, keeping our eyes to the future.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2015

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Two major grants were awarded to the Sheva Center for Innovation in Early Childhood Jewish Education & Engagement. The Center has evolved from the Sheva framework developed in 2012, and will assist JCCs in recognizing what excellence in Jewish early childhood education looks like, without them having to be uniform.

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JCC early childhood educators were selected to participate in the first Sheva Covenant Directors Institute to address a looming gap in early childhood education leadership.

Association received from The Crown Family, which supports the $300,000 JCC development of the Sheva Center.

The Covenant Foundation to train future leaders in Jewish early $230,000 From childhood education.

We formed a new par tnership with Jr NBA, giving JCCs across North America access to resources, training, challenges and tournaments. As well as to national branding of the NBA’s youth basketball program.

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arts and culture professionals attended our annual Arts and Culture Gathering in JCC Association’s offices to exchange ideas, get a sense of what other JCCs are doing and learn with their peers.

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Seven more JCCs learned the lingo to skitter-skatter and mingle-mingle in Discover CATCH training, our early childhood program health, fitness and wellness, joining the 67 communities already participating. a signature program of

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chaplains and lay leaders participated in JWB Jewish Chaplains C o un c il Leader s Training Course and Shabbaton at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland to enhance their ability to serve Jews in the U.S. military.

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JCC Benchmarking introduced its new governance module and will release results in 2016.

JCC Association of North America

80+

JCC s have adopted the new brand since its launch March 2014.

MILTON & BETTY KATZ JCC MARGATE, NJ

LEVITE JCC BIRMINGHAM, AL

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countries sent delegations to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®, including Poland and Australia, returning for the first time after an eight-year absence!

executive directors took part in the 76 JCC Executive Leadership Seminar.

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3,000

athletes and artists from around the world competed and performed at the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest®, hosted by that Aaron Family JCC in Dallas, Texas, the Harry and Rose Samson family JCC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the David Posnack JCC in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

67%

of teens participating in the JCC Maccabi™ experience would recommend it to a friend

Russian speaking teens took part in the first cohort of ARTEL Teen Fellowship.

This partnership with the Edith and Carl Marks JCH of Bensonhurst allows them to explore the intersection of their Russian and Jewish identities through art, technology and a visit to Israel. The project was developed with support from the New York Teen Initiative for Immersive Summer Experiences for Jewish Teens: Incubator for Emerging Experiences, a joint project of UJA-Federation of New York’s Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal (COJIR) and the Jewish Education Project, with support from The Jim Joseph Foundation.

lay leaders, JCC executives and “rising stars” took part in our JCC Innovation Lab: Jerusalem where they learned and collaborated on “how might we” reinvent our JCCs for 21st century success. and overnight 117 day camp professionals

took part in leadership retreats, camp conferences and ongoing learning programs spearheaded by JCC Association.

JCC Israel Center brought

189 participants from

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JCCs to Israel on Boarding Pass trips.

This included: three family trips,two adult trips, and one senior trip.

JCC professionals descended on the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida in March for three days of intensive learning, networking, and of course, fun! As part of the JCCs of North America Professional Conference. This represented a 15 percent increase over 2013’s attendance.

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ENDOWNMENT- FUNDED PROGR AM SUPPORT

Endowed Programs MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENT JCC Association is grateful to Anne Heyman z”l and Seth Merrin whose generosity established the Merrin Center for Teen Engagement, which is dedicated to enhancing the work of teen professionals and providing programming for the youth they serve.

SUPPORT OF THE JCC ISRAEL CENTER Judith z”l and Mark D. Litt JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMMING Geri and Lester Pollack z”l JCC ASSOCIATION SCHOLARS FUND Syril z”l and Leonard Rubin z”l THE LENNY RUBIN ISRAEL EDUCATION FUND In honor of Lenny Rubin z”l, support of Israel education for JCC Association staff. We thank the generous donors who contributed to this fund in 2015.

Laura Rubin Kate Obstgarten Family Foundation

Endowed Scholarship Fund JCC ASSOCIATION GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND The future requires well-trained professionals.

JCC Association recognizes donors who endowed the Graduate Education Scholarship program.

Robert L. Adler Memorial Scholarship Fund Alumni Scholarship Fund Ella and Gerrard Berman Scholarship Fund Elayne and Julian Bernat Scholarship Fund Harold Dinerman Memorial Scholarship Fund Shirley and Royal H. Durst Scholarship Fund Joan and Jesse Feldman Scholarship Fund Frances and Samuel Finkelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Frenkel Memorial Scholarship Fund Israel Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Fund Goodstein-Kleitman Memorial Scholarship Fund Edwin Hochstader Scholarship Fund Joan and Irwin Jacobs Scholarship Fund Irene and Edward H. Kaplan Scholarship Fund Philip R. Kaplan Memorial Scholarship Fund Bea D. Katcher Scholarship Fund

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Charles R. Katz Memorial Scholarship Fund Mary and Solomon Litt Scholarship Fund Minnie and Louis Nathanson Memorial Scholarship Fund Pesses-Sachs Scholarship Fund Evelyn S. and Shaol L. Pozez Scholarship Fund Henry S. and Anne S. Reich Scholarship Fund Joanna S. and Daniel Rose Scholarship Fund Syril and Leonard Rubin Scholarship Fund Michael-Ann Russel Memorial Scholarship Fund Fedgie and Hy Schulltz Memorial Scholarship Fund Geraldyn and Henry Sicular Scholarship Fund Diana S. Simberloff Memorial Scholarship Fund Avraham Soltes Memorial Scholarship Fund Sam Sulstan Memorial Scholarship Fund Olga F. and Oliver B. Winkler Scholarship Fund Helen and Harold O. Zimman Scholarship Fund

J C C A S S O C I AT I O N 2 015 A N N UA L F U N D

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE: $25,000 AND ABOVE Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs Millie and Lawrence Magid Sharon and Stephen P. Seiden and the Russell Berrie Foundation Paula L. Sidman BENEFACTORS: 18,000 AND ABOVE Barbara and J. Victor Samuels Sharon and David Wax PARTNERS: $10,000-$17,999 Janet and Jack Baum Harriet and George Blank Joanne and Donald W. Brodsky Cheryl Fishbein and Philip Schatten Ruth and Michael Fletcher GOJO Industries, Inc. in honor of David Wax Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman Jeannie and Brian Kriftcher Evelyn and Jerome Makowsky Lisa and Thomas Mandel Stephanie and Eric Nislow Amy Rosenberg FRIENDS: $5,000-$9,999 Kara and Paul Bierman Lisa F. and Ron Brill Carol Weintraub Fogel and Ronald P. Fogel Laurie and Richard Frankoff Jane Gellman Michael and Catherine Gildenhorn Alison and Paul Gillis Barbara and Edwin Goldberg Joyce and Neil B. Goldstein Felicia and Michael Gottdenker Barbara B. and Stuart Hochwert Rosalyn and Howard T. Jacobson JCC Rockland Joshua Langenthal and Diane Halberg Ronald L. Leibow Judith Lieberman and Lester Lieberman z”l Adrienne and Rick Matros Amy and Alan Meltzer

Sharon R. and Marc Merklin Betsy Mordecai Heyman Jane Tzinberg Rubin Linda and Barry Russin Annette and Michael Saxon Shirley and Allan Solomon Andrea and Alan P. Solow Jill and Ken A. Steinberg Susan and Richard Strait Joan and Peter Swartz Phyllis Tabachnick Francine Zorn Trachtenberg and Stephen Trachtenberg Suzanne Albin Tucker and Richard Tucker Jennifer and Jeffrey Tuvlin Eileen and Steven Wishnia Jessica and Eric M. Zachs $1,000-$4,999 Lynn and Daniel M. Bernstein Marcella and Neil Cohen Marilyn and Sam Fox Donna Gilbert Robert Hammel Laurie Lieberman Rick Nelson Joann and Herbert Nevyas Marvin J. Pertzik Barbara and Stuart Raynor James Schwartz Norman Seiden and Barbara Seiden z”l Muriel and Myron Strober Valley of the Sun JCC $500-$999 Anonymous Elizabeth A. Schiro and Stephen L. Bayer Judith and A. David Bernanke Carol and Jeffrey Folkerth Susan Fox Kenneth Goldberg Gretchen and Gordon Gross Rachel and Jonathan Hoffer Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City Sherry and Gerald Merfish Patricia and Steven R. Reiner Aliki and Peter Rzepka

The National Federation/Agency Alliance is a partnership that provides a significant amount of funding to 10 national agencies including $1,012,212 to JCC Association of North America in FY 2015. The national agencies that make up the Alliance engage in critical work to build capacity and support the work of the federations and their local affiliates. They also help advance the federation system’s goals on a national and international stage. While mindful of its role in evaluating and monitoring the national agencies, the Alliance works to promote deeper relationships and create synergy between the national agencies and the federations.

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2 015 J C C A S S O C I AT I O N O F N O R T H A M E R I C A PROGRAM AND PROJECT SUPPORT

THE JACK, JOSEPH, AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT JCC Association is grateful to The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation for its grant created to sustain the Mandel Center for Excellence in Leadership and Management.

JCC A SSOCIATION GR ADUATE SCHOL ARSHIP PROGR AM Elizabeth A. Schiro and Stephen L. Bayer Shirley and William Grossman Israel Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Fund Louis & Anita Perlman Family Foundation J. Victor and Barbara Samuels

THE JACK, JOSEPH, AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUC ATION JCC Association is grateful to The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation for its grant created to sustain the Mandel Center for Jewish Education.

MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENT The Merrin Fellowship’s mission is to give JCC staff working with Jewish teens the skills to better serve this critical sector of the Jewish community.

JCC Association acknowledges The AVI CHAI Foundation for its support of training programs within the Mandel Center for Jewish Education: Lekhu Lakhem IV: Brings JCC Association’s proven Jewish educational leadership to the wider Jewish resident camp community in collaboration with the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

Chizuk: Recruits, trains and places Jewish educators in Lekhu Lakhem camps to support the camp’s Jewish mission.

CENTENNIAL FUND As JCC Association and JWB celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2017, we are delighted to acknowledge the generosity of the following donors: Lisa F. and Ron Brill Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman Stephen P. and Sharon Seiden and the Russell Berrie Foundation SHEVA CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD JEWISH EDUC ATION & ENGAGEMENT JCC Association supports the largest number of Jewish early childhood centers, often a family’s first and most significant gateway to Jewish communal life. The Sheva Center raises the level of excellence in early childhood education.

The Covenant Foundation The Crown Family The Myra Reinhard Family Foundation

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Matilda Blendes Fund Seth Merrin and Anne Heyman z”l CONTINENTAL SHALIACH Sponsorship of the continental position allows JCC Association to provide support and training for shlichim (Israel emissaries) working at our JCCs to build Jewish community through an Israeli lens.

Harriet and George Blank Lisa F. and Ron Brill Laura and Richard Frankoff Joyce and Neil B. Goldstein Rosalyn and Howard T. Jacobson Jeannie and Brian Kriftcher Lawrence and Millie Magid Stephanie and Eric Nislow Amy Rosenberg Stephen P. and Sharon Seiden and the Russel Berrie Foundation Jill and Ken A. Steinberg Carol Weintraub Fogel and Ronald P. Fogel JCC MACC ABI GAMES ® AND ARTSFEST ® The largest gathering of Jewish teens in North America, JCC Maccabi™ has helped teen athletes and artists strengthen their Jewish identity as they hone their skills, engage in JCC Cares community service, be part of a global Jewish community and integrate Jewish values into their everyday life.

The Feldman Family Foundation Glassman Family Charitable Fund Jody and Robert Mansbach Soref-Breslauer Texas Foundation The Redwoods Group Foundation, Inc. Andrew Thome

JCC Association of North America

David and Karen Wacker David and Sharon Wax JCC GROWS Supports community gardens at JCCs and produce donations to emergency food providers.

The Robert Sillins Family Foundation, Inc.

2015 JWB JEWISH CHAPL AINS COUNCIL PROGRAM AND PROJECT SUPPORT

JWB JEWISH CHAPLAINS COUNCIL A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF JCC ASSOCIATION For nearly 100 years, JWB has proudly fulfilled its mission to provide services that meet the religious, educational, and spiritual needs of Jews in the United States Military, veterans, and their families.

FRIENDS OF JWB We are delighted to acknowledge the donors making generous, multi-year gifts of $15,000 or more.

Edward H. and Irene Kaplan The Honorable Joseph and Mrs. Alma Gildenhorn Michael and Catherine Gildenhorn Ralph Dweck Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman Elliot Schnitzer Fred and Erica Taylor Chai Minded Everett Foundation, Inc. Joshua H. Landes and Bryna Shuchat Adrienne and Rick Matros Irving and Nancy Chase Rabbi Irving A. Elson Stephen P. and Sharon Seiden and the Russell Berrie Foundation Joanne and Donald W. Brodsky Allan z”l and Sandy Fainbarg Steven and Sandy Lenger Deborah Ratner and Michael Salzberg Cheryl Fishbein and Philip Schatten Myron Steves and Rowena Young ASSOCIATES OF JWB $1,000 - $4,999 David C. Ackerman, Ph.D Joshua Bernstein Susan and William Kristol Jay and Connie Krupin Rabbi Matthew H. and Sara Simon Jewish War Veterans of USA Fort Worth Post #755 Alan and Fran Broder Marcella and Neil Cohen The Robert Sillins Family Foundation, Inc. Adath Israel, Merion Station, PA

Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations of Maryland Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton Amy and Alan Meltzer Tidewater Jewish Foundation Rick Zitelman The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation Jennifer Turner Temple Israel of the City of New York, NY Rabbi Alvin K. and Flora Berkun Henry Larson Albert and Lillian Small Foundation Kenneth J. Bloom B’nai Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD Maria Brecher Mark and Barbara Brookner Edward L. Cohen Congregation Shearith Israel, New York, NY Covenant B’nai B’rith Unit #2215 Elizabeth and Richard Dubin Foundation Susan Gordon Freed William S. and Betty Greenberg Louis Gross and Irene Levoy Jewish Federated Charities of the Shoals Eric Kassoff Merrick Jewish Centre, Merrick, NY The New Kalman Sunshine Fund Larry and Melanie Nussdorf John Ourisman Esther and Gary Polland The Redwoods Foundation Group, Inc. David and Sharon Wax Weber Chevrolet Creve Coeur Carol Winer

Ilana and Ari Berenson Stuart A. Bernstein Richard Beyda Kara and Paul Bierman Brian and Helene Bushwick Craig and Denise Pernick Pittsburgh Conference Jewish Women’s Organizations Vicki and Lewis Snow UBS Robert A. and Miriam Waldman Edwin Yates Havva and Etan Zellner SIDDUR EDUCATION FUND Thanks to the following generous donors, JWB will reprint and distribute 10,000 copies of its unique siddur to U.S. military personnel. This is the only siddur approved and fully endorsed by the three major Jewish denominations Jewish War Veterans of USA Fort Worth Post 755 Marvin J. Pertzik Leonard Shaykin The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc.

JWB DONORS $500-$999 Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee Dr. Bernard Rosenberg Temple Jeremiah, Northfield, IL Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck, NJ Susan Benezra Harriet and Nathan Wasserstrum Sally and James Booth Meredith Arfa David Herbstman Cary and Sheryl Kozberg

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J C C A S S O C I AT I O N R E V E N U E & E X P E N S E S

Revenues

8% 27%

41%

5% 4% 15%

National Federation / Agency Alliance and Individual Federations Affiliate Dues Annual Giving and Foundation Grants Corporate Sponsorships / Other Draw from Investments for Operations Program Fees

Total Revenue

1,084,000 5,563,000 2,083,000 487,000 655,000 3,643,000

8% 41% 15% 4% 5% 27%

13,515,000 100%

Expenses 7%

5%

3% 17%

6% 17% 21% 23%

Program Enrichment Services Community Consultation Services Jewish Education and Israel Operations Finance & Administration Marketing & Communication Professional Leadership Financial Resource Development Services to the Military

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JCC Association of North America

2,335,000 2,290,000 3,163,000 2,913,000 798,000 964,000 704,000 474,000

17% 17% 23% 21% 6% 7% 5% 3%

13,641,000 100%

J C C A S S O C I AT I O N O F F I C E R S A N D B OA R D

2014-2016 Officers CHAIR Stephen P. Seiden, Livingston, NJ

SECRETARY Harriet Blank, New Hope, NJ

VICE CHAIRS Donald W. Brodsky, Houston, TX Joyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, NJ Gary Jacobs, San Diego, CA Linda Russin, New City, NY J. Victor Samuels, Houston, TX Francine Zorn Trachtenberg, Washington, DC David Wax, San Diego, CA

A SSOCIATE SECRETARIES Eric Nislow, Baltimore, MD Philip Schatten, New York, NY INTERIM PRESIDENT Alan Mann, New York, NY

HONOR ARY CHAIRS Edward H. Kaplan, Washington, DC Ann P. Kaufman, Houston, TX Jerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TN Morton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OH Lester Pollack z”l, New York, NY Daniel Rose, New York, NY Paula L. Sidman, Boston, MA Alan P. Solow, Chicago, IL

PRESIDENT EMERITUS Allan Finkelstein, Columbus, OH

We mourn the passing in 2015 of Lester Pollack, who in 1990 became the first chair of the newly named JCC Association of North America. He served until 1994 and four years later was honored with the Frank L. Weil Award for distinguished contribution to the JCC field.

2014-2016 Board of Directors Arthur Allen, Dallas, TX Jack Baum, Dallas, TX Rabbi Alvin K. Berkun, Pittsburgh, PA Daniel M. Bernstein, Irvine, CA Kara Bierman, Memphis, TN Harriet Blank, New Hope, NJ Lisa F. Brill, Atlanta, GA Donald W. Brodsky, Houston, TX Alex Budnitsky, Brooklyn, NY Steven Cadranel, Atlanta, GA Andrew L. Eisenberg, Boston, MA Cheryl Fishbein, New York, NY Ruth Fletcher, Los Gatos, CA Carol Weintraub Fogel, West Bloomfield, MI Carol Folkerth, Columbus, OH Susan Fox, Brooklyn, NY Richard Frankoff, Las Vegas, NV Robin Frederick, Stamford, CT Jane Gellman, Milwaukee, WI Michael Gildenhorn, Bethesda, MD Paul Gillis, Denver, CO Edwin Goldberg, Louisville, KY Joyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, NJ Felicia Gottdenker, Bethesda, MD Barak Hermann, Baltimore, MD Betsy Mordecai Heyman, Denver, CO Stuart Hochwert, Chicago, IL Gary Jacobs, San Diego, CA Howard T. Jacobson, Overland Park, KS Edward H. Kaplan, Washington, DC Ann P. Kaufman, Houston, TX Stephen M. Kaufman, Houston, TX

Brian Kriftcher, Stamford, CT Rabbi Ira I. Kronenberg, Passaic, NJ Josh Langenthal, Berkeley, CA Ronald L. Leibow, Los Angeles, CA Judith Lieberman, West Orange, NJ Lawrence Magid, Searingtown, NY Jerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TN Morton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OH Thomas A. Mandel, Akron, OH Adrienne Matros, Irvine, CA Marc B. Merklin, Akron, OH Rick Nelson, Toronto, ON Eric Nislow, Baltimore, MD David Peltz, Toronto, ON Geri Pollack, New York, NY Lester Pollack, New York, NY z”l Stuart Raynor, Denver, CO Stephen R. Reiner, New York, NY Daniel Rose, New York, NY Amy Rosenberg, Boca Raton, FL Jane Tzinberg Rubin, St. Louis, MO Linda Russin, New City, NY J. Victor Samuels, Houston, TX Annette Saxon, Baltimore, MD Philip Schatten, New York, NY Jacob Schreiber, Overland Park, KS Stephen P. Seiden, Livingston, NJ Mark F. Shapiro, Milwaukee, WI Paula L. Sidman, Boston, MA Mark Sokoll, Boston, MA Shirley Solomon, Boca Raton, FL Alan P. Solow, Chicago, IL Ken Steinberg, Memphis, TN

Susan Strait, Milwaukee, WI Joan Swartz, Austin, TX Phyillis Tabachnick, Chicago, IL Francine Zorn Trachtenberg, Washington, DC Suzanne Albin Tucker, Scotch Plains, NJ Jeffrey A. Tuvlin, Louisville, KY Rabbi Frank Waldorf, Chestnut Hill, MA David Wax, San Diego, CA Steven Wishnia, Memphis, TN Eric M. Zachs, West Hartford, CT HONOR ARY BOARD MEMBERS Rabbi Irwin L. Elson, Detroit, MI Gilbert S. Fox, Nashville, TN Marilyn Fox, St. Louis, MO Sandra Gold, Englewood, NJ Gordon R. Gross, Buffalo, NY Henry Kohn, New York, NY Mark D. Litt, Larchmont, NY Betty Melaver, Savannah, GA Gerald S. Ostrow, Pittsburgh, PA Marvin J. Pertzik, St. Paul, MN Irwin Jay Robinson, New York, NY Harriet L. Rosenthal, MetroWest, NJ Norman Seiden, Palisades, NJ Philip Shiekman, Philadelphia, PA Jerome Spitzer, New York, NY Myron Strober, Palm Beach, FL

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JCC ASSOCIATION STAFF AND SERVICES J C C A . O R G / S T A F F (as of May 2016)

ADMINISTRATION Alan Mann Interim President (212) 786-5096 | amann@jcca.org Allan Finkelstein President Emeritus (973) 224-0984 | jccal@jcca.org Marissa Rosenblum Executive Administrator (212) 786-5082 | mrosenblum@jcca.org Yael Lubofsky Coordinator of Board Relations & Manager of Special Events (212) 786-5084 | ylubofsky@jcca.org OPERATIONS Alan Goldberg Senior Vice President of Operations (212) 786-5122 | agoldberg@jcca.org PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP Joy Brand-Richardson Vice President | Director of Training and Professional Development (212) 786-5114 | jbrand@jcca.org Sarah Hecht Talent Management & Professional Leadership Associate (212) 786-5093 | shecht@jcca.org Dina Yakar Conference Coordinator & Registrar (212) 786-5152 | dyakar@jcca.org MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Joanne Harmon Vice President, Creative Director, Marketing and Communications (212) 786-5101 | jharmon@jcca.org Marla Cohen Communications Manager, JCC Circle Editor (212) 786-5092 | mcohen@jcca.org

Michael Gordon Program Director, JCC Maccabi™ (212) 786-5116 | mgordon@jcca.org Dena Sokol Associate Program Manager, JCC Maccabi™ (212) 786-5081 | dsokol@jcca.org PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Robin Ballin Senior Vice President, Program Development and Director, JCCs of North America Biennial Convention (212) 786-5112 | rballin@jcca.org SHEVA CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD JEWISH EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT Mark Horowitz Vice President, Director of Sheva Center (212) 786-5098 | mhorowitz@jcca.org Mackenzie Noda Director of Strategy & Communications, Sheva Center | Coordinator of Health & Wellness Strategies (212) 786-5095 | mnoda@jcca.org HEALTH AND WELLNESS Steve Becker Vice President, Health and Wellness Services (212) 786-5105 | sbecker@jcca.org Brian Soileau Consultant, Fitness and Membership | Manager Corporate Partnerships (212) 786-5128 | bsoileau@jcca.org

Sara Sless Assistant Director, JCC Israel Center | Director, Israel Seminars 011-972-2-625-1265 | ssless@jcca.org

Samantha Tananbaum Digital Marketing Associate (212) 786-5144 | stananbaum@jcca.org

Shira Lupiansky Hasson Boarding Pass and Israel Seminars Associate 011-972-2-625-1265 | shasson@jcca.org

JCC MACCABI™ AND THE MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENT Randy Ellen Lutterman Vice President, Arts and Culture| Director, JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® (212) 786-5123 | rlutterman@jcca.org Jordan Zarin Host Community Liaison, JCC Maccabi™ (212) 786-5145 | jzarin@jcca.org

Dina Rudolph Controller (212) 786-5132 | drudolph@jcca.org

Dori Denelle1 Vice President | Certified Governance Consultant, Emerging Leadership, and Community Consultation (651) 452-2219 | ddenelle@jcca.org

Irina Abramov Accounting Assistant (212) 786-5133 | iabromov@jcca.org

THE JACK, JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

HUMAN RESOURCES Irina Khomina Manager, Human Resources (212) 786-5131 | ikhomina@jcca.org

STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE David E. Posner Vice President, JWB Community Consultation | Director, Strategic Performance (212) 786-5124 | dposner@jcca.org

Elaine Vasquez Accounting and Benefits Associate, Front Desk (212) 786-5136 | evasquez@jcca.org INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Andy Zhang Manager, Information Technology (212) 786-5103 | azhang@jcca.org

Andrew C. Paller Vice President Community Consultation | Director of JCC Benchmarking, Strategic Performance (212) 710-6432 | apaller@jcca.org

Bernardo Arocho Associate, Information Technology |Network Administrator (212) 786-5094 | barocho@jcca.org

Michael Rowland Marketing Consultant (212) 786-5153 | mrowland@jcca.org

PRODUCTION Franklin James Supervisor, Production and Facilities (212) 786-5118 | fjames@jcca.org

Yuliya Mazur New Resource Communications Manager (212) 786-5140 | ymazur@jcca.org

JWB JEWISH CHAPLAINS COUNCIL Rabbi Harold L. Robinson Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council JCC ISRAEL CENTER | Director, Armed Forces Leah Garber and Veterans Services Vice President, Director JCC Israel Center (212) 786-5119 | hlrobinson@jcca.org 011-972-2-625-1265 | lgarber@jcca.org

Ido Medan David Program Director, JCC Maccabi Israel® 011-972-2-625-1265 imedandavid@jcca.org

Robert Poleszak Marketing Administrator (212) 786-5154 | rpoleszak@jcca.org

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Bob Kimsal Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (212) 786-5141 | bkimsal@jcca.org

Donald Credle Production Assistant and Front Desk (212) 786-5113 | dcredle@jcca.org

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Chris Strom Director of Digital (212) 786-5117 | cstrom@jcca.org

Loraine Machlin Print Designer (212) 786-5087 | lmachlin@jcca.org

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION Janet S. Elam2 Senior Vice President, Community Consultation and Executive Leadership (512) 241-1118 | jelam@jcca.org

Faryn Bierman Project Manager, JCC Innovation Lab: Israel Initiative 011-972-2-625-1265 | fberman@jcca.org Vicki Rosenberg Office Administrator, JCC Israel Center 011-972-2-625-1265 vrosenberg@jcca.org Lilach Shalom Accountant, JCC Israel Center 011-972-2-625-1265 | lshalom@jcca.org Michal Heskelovich Continental Shlichah (212) 786-5121 | mheskelovich@jcca.org

Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Deputy Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council (212) 786-5137 | asharofsky@jcca.org Janine Acevedo Program Associate, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council

D’wayne Haywood Shipping and Receiving (212) 786-5107 | dhaywood@jcca.org FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Arlene Swartz Senior Vice President Financial Resource Development (212) 786-5135 | aswartz@jcca.org Barbara Lerman-Golomb Director, Institutional Giving (212) 710-6436 | blerman@jcca.org

(212) 786-5090 | jacevedo@jcca.org THE JACK, JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION Dr. David Ackerman Senior Vice President | Director, The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Jewish Education (212) 786-5110 | dackerman@jcca.org Lea Sarris Program Associate, The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Jewish Education | Merrin Center for Teen Services (212) 786-5088 | lsarris@jcca.org CAMP Aaron Greenberg Senior Consultant for Day Camp Initiatives (212) 786-5150 | aaron@jcca.org Jodi Sperling Senior Consultant for Overnight Camps (347) 931-7002 | jsperling@jcca.org

Lisa Zbar Director, Individual Giving (212) 786-5120 | lzbar@jcca.org Samantha Hordes Development Associate (212) 786-5126 | shordes@jcca.org 1

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JCCS, YM-YWHAS, AND CAMPS OF THE JCC MOVEMENT

Canada Calgary Jewish Community Centre, Calgary, AB JCC of Edmonton, AB JCC of Greater Vancouver, BC B’nai B’rith Camp, Winnipeg, MB Rose & Max Rady JCC, Winnipeg, MB JCC of London, ON Miles Nadal JCC, Toronto, ON Prosserman JCC, Toronto, ON Jewish Community Campuses of Greater Toronto, ON Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Vaughan, ON JCC of Windsor, ON United States Levite JCC, Birmingham, AL East Valley JCC, Chandler, AZ Valley of the Sun JCC, Scottsdale, AZ Tucson JCC, Tucson, AZ JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley, CA Peninsula JCC, Foster City, CA Valley JCC, Granada Hills, CA Merage JCC of Orange County, Irvine, CA Camp Yofi, Angelus Oaks, CA Lawrence Family JCC of San Diego County – Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla, CA Barbara & Ray Alpert JCC, Long Beach, CA Westside JCC, Los Angeles, CA Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, CA The Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA Camp JCA Shalom, Malibu, CA Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto, CA Camp Mountain Chai, San Diego, CA JCC of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA ™ JCC Maccabi , Sports Camp, San Francisco, CA Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael, CA Boulder JCC, Boulder, CO Camp, Inc., Boulder, CO Robert E. Loup JCC, Denver, CO JCC Ranch Camp, Elbert, CO Greenwich JCC, Greenwich, CT JCC of Stamford, CT Mandell JCC, West Hartford, CT Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center,Washington, DC Siegel JCC, Wilmington, DE Adolph & Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, FL David Posnack JCC, Davie, FL Jewish Community Alliance of Jacksonville, FL Roth JCC of Greater Orlando, Maitland, FL Dave & Mary Alper JCC, Miami, FL Miami Beach JCC, Miami Beach, FL Michael-Ann Russell JCC, North Miami Beach, FL Rosen JCC, Orlando, FL Mandel JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches JCC, Boynton Beach, FL JCC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Klingenstein Jewish Center of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Sarasota, FL Tampa JCC​, Tampa, FL Augusta JCC, Augusta, GA Marcus JCC of Atlanta, Dunwoody, GA Camp Barney Medintz, Cleveland, GA Zaban Park, Dunwoody, GA Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah, GA JCC Chicago, IL Florence G. Heller JCC, Chicago, IL Hyde Park JCC, Chicago, IL Bernard Horwich JCC, Chicago, IL

Ezra Multi-Service Center, Chicago, IL Early Childhood Services – JCC at Woodland Commons, Buffalo Grove, IL Bernard Weinger JCC, Northbrook, IL Pritzker Center for Jewish Education –

Mayer Kaplan JCC, Skokie, IL Florence Weiss Perlstein Vacation Center, Lake Delton, WI Camp Chi, Lake Delton, WI JCC of Indianapolis, IN JCC of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park, KS JCC of Louisville, KY New Orleans JCC, New Orleans, LA Goldring-Woldenberg JCC – Metairie, Metairie, LA JCCs of Greater Boston, Newton, MA Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton, MA JCC Brookline, Brighton, MA Metrowest JCC, Framingham, MA JCC Maccabi ™ Camp, Kingswood, Bridgton, ME Springfield JCC, Springfield, MA Worcester JCC, Worcester, MA JCC of Greater Baltimore, Owings Mills, MD JCC of Greater Baltimore – Park Heights Branch,

Baltimore, MD JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD Capital Camps & Retreat Center, Rockville, MD Jewish Community Alliance, Portland, ME JCC of Greater Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI Tamarack Camps, Bloomfield Hills, MI JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI JCC of the Greater St. Paul Area, St Paul, MN JCC, St Louis, MO Marilyn Fox Building, Chesterfield, MO The Staenberg Family Complex, St Louis, MO Camp Sabra, Rocky Mount, MO Asheville JCC, Asheville, NC Sandra & Leon Levine JCC, Charlotte, NC Charlotte & Dick Levin JCC, Durham, NC Raleigh-Cary JCC, Raleigh, NC Omaha JCC, Omaha, NE Shimon & Sara Birnbaum JCC, Bridgewater, NJ Betty & Milton Katz JCC, Cherry Hill, NJ NJ Y Camps, Fairfield, NJ Nesher, Round Lake & Kislak Adult Camp, Lake Como, PA Nah-Jee-Wah, Cedar Lake, Teen & Mountaintop, Milford, PA JCC Princeton Mercer Bucks & Abrams Camps, Lawrenceville, NJ Milton & Betty Katz JCC, Margate City, NJ JCC of Central NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ JCC MetroWest, West Orange, NJ Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, West Orange, NJ JCC of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV JCC Southern Nevada East Side, Henderson, NV Sidney Albert Albany JCC, Albany, NY Riverdale YM-YWHA, Bronx, NY Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton Manhattan Beach, NY Edith & Carl Marks JCH of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY Camp B’yachad, Medford, PA Kingsbay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY The JCC of Greater Buffalo, NY Benderson Family Building, Getzville, NY Holland Family Building, Buffalo, NY Samuel Field YM & YWHA, Little Neck, NY Bay Terrace Site, Bayside, NY

Central Queens YM-YWHA, Forest Hills, NY Camp Poyntelle, Poyntelle, PA YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood, New York, NY 14th Street Y of The Educational Alliance, New York, NY 92Y, New York, NY Passport NYC, New York, NY Berkshire Hills – Emanuel Camps, New York, NY Surprise Lake Camp, New York, NY Moise Safra Community Center, New York, NY JCC Association, New York, NY JCC of Schenectady, Niskayuna, NY Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC: Long Beach Division, Long Beach, NY Sunrise ​A ssociation, Oceanside, NY JCC on the Hudson, Tarrytown, NY JCC Rockland, West Nyack, NY Jerry Shaw JCC of Akron, OH Mandel JCC of Cleveland, Beachwood, OH Camp Wise, Chardon, OH Mayerson JCC, Cincinnati, OH Camp Livingston, Cincinnati, OH The JCC of Greater Columbus, OH Marjorie & Oscar Boonshoft – Center for Jewish Culture & Education, Dayton, OH JCC of Toledo, Sylvania, OH JCC of Youngstown, OH Charles Schusterman JCC, Tulsa, OK B’nai B’rith Camp, Beaverton, OR Mittleman JCC, Portland, OR JCC of Allentown, PA Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg, PA Pinemere Camp, Philadelphia, PA JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, PA South Hills Branch, Pittsburgh, PA Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA Emma Kaufman Camp, Morgantown, WV Scranton JCC, Scranton, PA JCC of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA Kaiserman JCC, Wynnewood, PA York JCC, York, PA Alliance JCC, Providence, RI Charleston JCC, Charleston, ​​ SC Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC, Columbia, SC Memphis JCC, Memphis, TN Gordon JCC, Nashville, TN JCC of Austin, TX Aaron Family JCC of Dallas, TX Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Houston, TX JCC/West Houston, TX Barshop JCC of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX I.J. & Jeanne Wagner JCC, Salt Lake City, UT JCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VA Weinstein JCC, Richmond, VA The Marilyn & Marvin Simon JCC, Virginia Beach, VA Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, Milwaukee, WI Camp Interlaken, Eagle River, WI

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A LOOK AHEAD: HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2016

Here’s to the next 100 years!

The JCC Movement turns 100 years old in 2017, and the celebration gets underway at the JCCs of North America Biennial in Baltimore. But that’s just the beginning, as we mark 100 years of service to our communities over the 18 months that follow.

In the coming year, we’ll be reprinting our JWB Siddur for use by veterans, and beginning a digital registry of our clergy. We are delighted to announce a JCC Association grant-making initiative celebrating our 100th Anniversary —Making Music Happen: The Soundtrack of Jewish Life in North America.

This initiative is made possible by a generous grant from Marvin J. Pertzik in cooperation with the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation.

This is an exciting opportunity for JCCs to share their stories through music. We welcome applications from our affiliated communities across North America.

Early childhood gets a boost

Nurturing a next generation has been part of the JCC’s core business since the outset. JCC Association has been expanding its early childhood education support through the Sheva Center, funded generously through grants from The Covenant Foundation and Crown Family. JCC Association has 12 early childhood experts on its faculty to serve JCCs.

Talent Management moves forward After a very successful pilot in nine JCCs, Talent Management will spread its wings with Phase II in fall 2016. The program, which assists JCCs in recruiting, training and retaining the best and brightest professionals, worked with 240 participants in its first year.

In the fall, we will onboard another eight JCCs and another 200-plus participants. There will be other learning opportunities for all JCC professionals in selected competency areas, in order to increase leadership skills of the overall JCC professional workforce across North America.

Taking the teen challenge We’re excited about this summer when JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® gets underway welcoming nearly 3,500 teens who will meet, compete and create. We’re looking forward to some fun under the golden arch with the JCC of St. Louis, and then heading next to the Buckeye State, when the JCC of Greater Columbus takes on hosting. JCC Maccabi® wraps up at the Stamford JCC in Connecticut with a showcase of artistic and athletic showmanship you won’t want to miss.

And we’re looking forward to 2017 when the Levite JCC in Birmingham, Alabama, the Dave and Mary Alper JCC in Miami, Florida and the Sidney Albert JCC in Albany, New York are set to be hosts.

Calling all creatives!

JCC Association, in partnership with the Israel Foreign Ministry, will allow JCC professionals to experience Israel through an intensive arts and culture trip this autumn. In addition to taking in the country’s cutting edge cultural offerings, they’ll be able to exchange ideas, think about ways to collaborate and ultimately bring Israel back to your JCC through this unique, first-of-its kind trip.

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