March/April 2016 Family Matters newsletter

FamilyMatters Volume 26, No. 2 • MARCH/APRIL 2016

JFS EXECUTIVE LUNCHEON

AL PACIN O UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

April 13 See page 4 QUALITY CARE FOR ANDY

JFS at Home page 3

WHAT DOES THE CHAPLAIN DO?

Program Spotlight page 8

ISOLATION OR CONTENTMENT?

Seniors Matter page 11

A PUBLICATION OF

From the CEO The Jewish in Jewish Family Service I’m occasionally asked by supporters

why Jewish Family Service provides services to non-Jewish members of our community.

Some suggest that JFS should provide its life-changing services exclusively to members of the Jewish faith.

They see the agency as the Jewish community’s safety net and resource for vital services.

In fact, JFS is the Jewish community’s safety net and we do provide a variety of services to the Jewish community. But more important, we serve people in need throughout our community and work to Yana Vishnitsky improve life for all people, regardless of their faith.

We, as a people who have experienced and understand the implications of being a minority, share a defining Jewish value to speak out on behalf of all disadvantaged people and work toward justice whenever possible. In

our daily work, we serve many who struggle with poverty, hunger, anguish, and the lack of opportunity. Some are Jewish. Some are not. We believe that every life matters, and as such deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We believe that the path to a stronger community relies on building connections that promote collective strength, not isolation. We are repairing the world, and isn’t that the most Jewish act of all?

This is the time to grow in understanding and compassion, and to act to address the challenges that face the greater community in which we live. Together, we are setting an example by our actions so that poverty, hunger, and prejudice will no longer have a place.

I’m proud of the example that JFS is setting in our community. The work we are doing is something all Jewish people can be proud of. And I’m proud that JFS will continue to make the world a better place for all people, regardless of faith, age, race, income, or ability.

You should be, too.

Yana Vishnitsky, LCSW President & CEO

Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS) believes in strengthening the community by providing vital services to people in need. Every day, JFS helps people overcome life’s challenges to live fuller, more meaningful lives. Founded in 1872, JFS is a nonsectarian, nonprofit human services agency serving metro Denver and Boulder. JFS helps seniors live independently in their homes, provides quality mental health counseling, offers training and job placement to those with developmental disabilities and other barriers to employment, and provides food and financial aid to people in crisis. Every year, the agency benefits nearly 25,000 people of all ages, faiths, incomes, and abilities. For more information, call 303.597.5000 or visit www.jewishfamilyservice.org.

Family Matters is published bimonthly by Jewish Family Service of Colorado, 3201 S. Tamarac Dr., Denver CO 80231 / www.jewishfamilyservice.org

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JFS at Home Andy Lowinger, 94, has a wry

smile and a quick wit. Even in his old age, he’s a charmer.

Andy has lived in Denver for the past 13 years. He moved here from Los Angeles to be close to family after his wife Irene passed away.

Before he retired, he owned several independent gas stations in the Los Angeles area.

Andy originally came to the United States from Hungary in the early 1950s. He is a Holocaust survivor who served as a laborer in the Hungarian armed forces fighting Russia and was later sent to the Mauthausin-Gusen concentration camp in Austria until the camp was liberated at the end of World War II. Since moving to Denver, Andy has lived in a local assisted living community where he has thrived. But two years ago, he was hospitalized because of complications from COPD. It was his first hospital experience ever, and it changed his quality of life and his ability to remain independent.

When Andy was released, his family knew he would need more care than what his residence was able to provide. That’s when his son and daughter-in-law Michael and Ceci called JFS at Home, the licensed homecare division of JFS, for help. A caregiver, Peggy Owens, was immediately dispatched to welcome Andy home and see that his needs were met. Peggy has been seeing Andy several times a week ever since.

Andy loves being with Peggy. His eyes light up every time she comes to see him.

When she arrives, Andy always tells his son to, “Go home.” He is always happy to see her.

“Peggy is amazing,” says Andy. “It feels good to be with her. I feel safe.”

The feeling is mutual for Peggy. “I’ve gotten so attached to Andy,” she says. “He’s such great guy and treats me with such respect. I just love him. “ Another caregiver visits Andy every weekday afternoon for three hours to keep

Providing Quality Care for Andy him company, ensure that he gets some exercise, and keep him engaged. Peggy comes in the evening and stays all night to help Andy with his personal needs. In the morning, she helps him shower and get dressed for the day.

Michael and Ceci have come to rely on JFS at Home to care for their father.

“The care has been great, but we also appreciate the excellent, Andy Lowinger with his JFS at Home consistent caregiver, Peggy Owens. communication we get from the JFS at Home caregivers and staff,” says Michael. “We can always check in on Dad’s status. It gives us great peace of mind that Dad is well taken care of. For us, that’s huge.”

JFS at Home provides nonmedical, in-home help, such as personal care, companion services, transportation, meal preparation, and housekeeping to anyone who needs extra support at home. JFS at Home care services can be completely customized and are provided on a private-pay basis.

Most long-term care insurance is accepted.

Caregivers are qualified, bonded, and insured.

JFS at Home services allow seniors and those living with temporary or permanent medical conditions to maintain their independence and continue to live safely in their own homes. JFS at Home operates seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Learn more at www.jfsathome.com or 303.750.4000.

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JFS EXECUTIVE LUNCHEON

AL PA C I N O UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Jewish Family Service welcomes

Al Pacino for an exclusive 90-minute interview and performance at its 12th annual JFS Executive Luncheon fundraiser on Wednesday, April 13. The luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program will run from noon to 2:00 p.m. Sponsorship packages start at $2,000 and are available now. Tickets will go on sale March 18 at www.jewishfamilyservice.org/luncheon. For more information or for sponsorships, contact Lisa Benoit at 720.248.4633.

All proceeds from the event will help support the programs of JFS, Al Pacino including mental health counseling, senior and adult in-home care, (Photo by Brigitte Lacomb) disability and employment services, and family safety net services. Founded in Denver in 1872, JFS is a nonprofit community agency serving people regardless of age, race, faith, or income.

Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino has kept moviegoers riveted since the 1970s with roles in films like The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Dick Tracy, and Scent of a Woman.

Pacino was born in 1940, in East Harlem, and was raised in New York City’s South Bronx.

He began studying acting in his teens and attended the famed School of Performing Arts until the age of 17, when he moved on to study acting first at the Herbert Berghof Studio with teacher and coach Charles Laughton and, later, at the legendary Actors Studio with mentor Lee Strasberg.

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From 1963 to 1969, Pacino honed his craft working in numerous theatrical productions both on and off Broadway. He won numerous Obie and Tony Awards and eventually made his way from the stage to the big screen, although he has continued working in theater throughout his career.

His first leading part in a feature film was in the 1971 drama Panic in Needle Park, in which he played a heroin addict, and the following year Francis Ford Coppola selected him to take on the breakthrough role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the film, and over the next six years he received another four Academy Award nominations for the films Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and ...And Justice for All. A long and rich film career has followed with more than 45 titles, including Scarface, Sea of Love, The Insider, Donnie Brasco, Heat, and Any Given Sunday. He earned additional Academy Award nominations for his performances in Dick Tracy and Glengarry Glen Ross.

His role as Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman won him the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1992.

Pacino’s television credits include work on HBO, first as Roy Cohn in the 2003 miniseries Angels in America, and then as Dr. Jack Kevorkian in You Don’t Know Jack in 2010, both of which earned Golden Globes and Emmy Awards for his performances. In 2013, he won Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for the title role in David Mamet’s film Phil Spector.

It was recently announced that Pacino will join Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci in a new mob blockbuster film, I Heard You Paint Houses. Based on Charles Brandt’s

book, I Heard You Paint Houses: The Story of the Biggest Mob Hit in History, the movie will tell the story of mobster Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran. Filming will begin this year.

Pacino was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures, the American Film Institute Life Achievement

Award, and the National Merit of Arts from President Obama.

Thank you to Executive Luncheon cochairs Leanna Harris, Aaron Hyatt, Jim Miller, and Stanton Rosenbaum, and our development chair David Friedman, for their leadership to make this a successful event!

Thank you to our current sponsors (as of February 5, 2016): Chief Operating

Chief Information Steve and Elizabeth Kris Brent and Julie Morse

Chief Financial Jack and Celeste Grynberg Mindy Levy Peckar and Steven Peckar The Saltzman and Topelson Families Executive Vice Presidential ANB Bank Colorado Real Estate Journal Colorado State Bank and Trust Barry and Gay Curtiss-Lusher Charlie Gwirtsman and Nancy Reichman Kami and Neil Pomerantz Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum

Associate Dan and Carla Bartell CoBiz Financial Andrew and May Dodds Dr. Gilbert and Jane Hermann Integrity Print Group Rob Kaufmann and Jennifer GilbertKaufmann Howard and Blanca Lerman Michael Opatowski and Ruth Malman Jay and Lisa Perlmutter Dick and Annette Pluss Joanne Singer

Vice Presidential Denver Retirement Partners John Keith—Harvard Communities Nothing Bundt Cakes

Clean Out Your Closets to Help JFS! An easy way to help JFS serve those in need is to clean out your closet! Through a partnership with Savers Thrift Stores, your donation of gently used clothing and household items is sold and a percentage of the proceeds supports the mental health programs of Jewish Family Service. Your gift helps to subsidize the cost of counseling services for low-income clients, bringing hope and healing to people in crisis. JFS provides counseling services to families and children dealing with serious mental illness, anxiety, trauma, depression, and grief. Schedule a home pickup online at www.healingmindspickup.org or by calling 303.232.4483.

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DONOR Spotlight

Meyer Saltzman

Meyer Saltzman and his wife, Geri, have been longtime supporters of Jewish Family Service (JFS), and Meyer served as a JFS Executive Luncheon cochair last year. We spoke with Meyer to learn more about his commitment to the agency and his feelings about the upcoming JFS Executive Luncheon with Al Pacino.

Family Matters (FM): How long have you been supporting JFS? Meyer Saltzman (MS): My wife, Geri, was on the board from 1997 to 2003, but financially, I can’t remember a time when we didn’t support Meyer Saltzman the agency. We like all the programs JFS offers and what it does for the entire community.

FM: Why did you choose to start supporting JFS? MS: My dad died of tuberculosis (TB) at National Jewish Health three days before I was born. As an adult, I joined the National Jewish board and served as the chair for five years. I did a little digging and found a contract signed by a community organization that said they would guarantee that my father would never become a financial burden to the community and they would provide his financial support, if needed. This organization turned out to be a predecessor to JFS, so my relationship with the agency basically started before I was born!

FM: How did you become a cochair of last year’s Executive Luncheon?

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MS: Yana (Vishnitsky, JFS president & CEO) asked me. I hesitated at first because I knew from past community activities it would take a lot of time and work. When I commit to something, I put everything into it and want to do a good job. I made a lot of phone calls and attended several meetings. I introduced my contacts to JFS so they could learn about its work and dedication to our community and not only support the luncheon, but get involved in the future. I really liked being a cochair and especially meeting the young people that are supporting JFS. It is very interesting to see how the next generation looks at things and how they raise funds.

FM: Why should people support and/or attend this year’s JFS Executive Luncheon?

MS: Many people have the perception that JFS only serves the Jewish community, and that’s not true. This event helps us reach into the entire community and inform people more about who JFS really serves, which is everyone. In fact, overall, the agency serves more non-Jewish people than Jewish clients.

I am very excited to hear Al Pacino—I have always admired his exceptional acting and I look forward to hearing him speak! I’ve secured my sponsorship and encourage others to do so as well so they can not only be part of this exciting event, but support the work that JFS does.

For more information about JFS Executive Luncheon sponsorships and tickets, visit www.jewishfamilyservice.org/luncheon or contact Lisa Benoit at 720.248.4633 or lbenoit@jewishfamilyservice.org.

Give a “Chai Five” for Passover!

Donations and Volunteers Needed

As you prepare to celebrate Passover, please help us ensure that

people who are struggling in our community have what they need for a Seder. Jewish Family Service will provide families in need with a kosher chicken and other necessary kosher-for-Passover items. We will also deliver catered meals for homebound seniors who have trouble cooking a full Seder.

You can help by giving the community a “chai five” by donating at least $90 for this program—the cost to purchase food and nonperishable items needed to make the Seder complete for a family of four. This year, we expect to serve approximately 65 families, which means we need to raise at least $5,850.

Please donate online today at www.jewishfamilyservice.org/passover, or mail your check in the enclosed envelope with “Sally Steele Metzger Passover Fund” in the memo line. If you would prefer to donate nonperishable kosher-for-Passover food items, including matzo, matzo meal, grape juice, borscht, gefilte fish, macaroons, cake mix, and candles, please drop them off at JFS by Thursday, April 14.

Volunteers are also needed to distribute and deliver food on Thursday, April 21. Please contact Nancy Benyamin, director of Volunteer Services, at 720.248.4642 or nbenyamin@jewishfamilyservice.org for more details.

With your help, we can ensure that every family in our community can celebrate Passover this year!

THANK YOU! We are grateful for the generous support from an anonymous donor which has enabled us to upgrade our services and programming to persons with disabilities. With this grant, we renovated the space at SHALOM Denver dedicated to the ACE: Arts and Community Explorations program, which allowed us to serve more clients and better address their individual needs. Because of this funding, we are also enhancing the program by adding more collaborations with local artists.

Clients participate in an exercise class in the newly-redesigned space at SHALOM Denver.

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PROGRAM Spotlight

What Does the Chaplain Do?

By Audrey Friedman Marcus

For the last 18 years, Rabbi

Eliot Baskin has served as Jewish community chaplain in the greater Denver area, meeting the spiritual needs of unaffiliated Jews who are ill or in crisis. These include those who are hospitalized or residing in nursing homes, mental health institutions, correctional facilities (where Jews are .3% of the population), or who are in hospice care, as well as those facing illness or trauma while living at home. As he serves each of these populations, Rabbi Baskin provides a valuable Jewish connection in time of great need.

Rabbi Baskin also works with the Denver Sheriff’s Department training recruits, represents the Jewish community on matters relating to disaster response, and serves on the Jewish Community Relations Council where he represents the Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council. In his hard-to-find spare time, Rabbi Baskin volunteers for the Denver Police Department as a police chaplain. He also volunteers internationally, recently leading High Holy Day Services in Guatemala City, and joining Jews in Yangon, Myanmar, for Hanukkah.

The Jewish Community Chaplaincy program is administered and supervised

by Jewish Family Service of Colorado (JFS), a beneficiary agency of JEWISHcolorado, Mile High United Way, and Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council.

Remarkably, of the 100,000 Jews in the Denver area, just 15,000 have a congregational affiliation. Thus, the need for a community chaplain is very great. It’s hard to imagine all that Rabbi Baskin fits into each 24-hour period. For example, during daily visits to several hospitals, he nurtures the spiritual

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Rabbi Eliot Baskin

life of patients, attempting to alleviate their worries and fears, helping them to reflect on the meaning of their lives, and reciting healing prayers. He also assists the hospital staff and dieticians in meeting the needs of Jewish patients and forwards requests for worship services and holiday observances to the appropriate staff at JFS. In cases of serious illness, he often conducts a Vidui, either the traditional Jewish ritual for the dying and their loved ones, or “A Creative Confession for the Gravely Ill.” He also advises and teaches the 36 JFS para- chaplains, responds to correspondence, and—of course—attends many necessary meetings, some of which include the dozen other chaplains in the Denver area.

Rabbi Baskin’s background, training, and vibrant personality enable him to carry out his duties with knowledge, warmth, sympathy, and a healthy dose of engaging humor. Born in Toronto, he learned his Judaism from his

grandfather, who was a founder of the Toronto Menorah Society, the predecessor of Hillel at the University of Toronto, and attended the First Canadian Zionist Conference in the 1920s.

At that university, Rabbi Baskin majored in Psychology, Jewish Studies, and Occupational Therapy. Following graduation, he went on to Hebrew Union College (HUC), where he was ordained a rabbi in 1985. After stints as a rabbi in Fort Collins, Colorado and Hartford, Connecticut, he acted on a strong calling to become a chaplain, receiving one of the first Doctor of Ministry degrees conferred by HUC. During his studies, he held a Chaplaincy internship at the Mayo Clinic and also served the local congregation in Rochester, Minnesota, part-time.

In 1998, Rabbi Baskin and his wife, Hilary, an orthodontist, and their two sons, Gabriel and Jonah, moved to Denver where, in his words, they do “brachas and braces.” For several years, he was the rabbi of Congregation Beth Evergreen. Following his appointment as part-time community chaplain, he became rabbi at Har Shalom in Durango.

As the Jewish population of greater Denver grows, Rabbi Baskin’s caseload and responsibilities are increasing as well. In 2014, he served 229 clients at 34 locations. During 2015, the number of those served swelled to 514 at 60 locations. “There’s so much pain, so many needs,” reflects Rabbi Baskin, and the chance to respond to those needs is what keeps him going. His overarching goal, in which he has succeeded magnificently, is to create a community of healing.

Both the Jews and non-Jews alike of metro Denver are indeed fortunate to be served by this dedicated and caring individual. And that’s no joke!

Audrey Friedman Marcus is a volunteer writer for JFS. She was cofounder and executive vice president of A.R.E. Publishing, Inc., for 30 years before retiring in 2001. She also founded the annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture and authored the book Survival in Shanghai: The Journals of Fred Marcus 1939 to 1949 (Pacific View Press).

Spiritual Healing Bereavement Group Begins March 9 Rafael Spiritual Healing Services, a program of

Jewish Family Service, will offer a weekly bereavement group for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The group will meet on Wednesdays from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., beginning on March 9 and running through April 27. This unique eight-session group not only supports people through the process of grieving but also fosters connections with self, faith, and community by integrating Jewish traditions and rituals.

The group will be cofacilitated by Rabbi Eliot Baskin, D.Min., Jewish community chaplain, and Arleen Gershen, LCSW, a JFS psychotherapist. The cost for the eight sessions is $100; arrangements can be made for those who may have difficulty paying.

For more information or to sign up for the group, contact Arleen Gershen at 720.248.4598 or agershen@jewishfamilyservice.org.

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VOLUNTEERS are at the heart of everything we do.

In 2015,

1,156 volunteers gave 32,044 hours of their time.

$$$ $23.07per hour. $$$ In 2015, the Independent Sector announced that the value of a volunteer in Colorado is

The dollar value of that time is

$822,890.

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Friendly Visitor volunteers provided emotional support and community connection to isolated seniors in Denver and Boulder.

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129 Lunchbox Express volunteers served

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National Volunteer Week is April 10-16. Thank you to all our dedicated volunteers!

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SENIORS

Matter

Social Isolation or Contentment?

By Ann Slavkin, Jay and Rose Phillips Senior Solutions Center intern

Social isolation has become a hot topic

of conversation among families of the elderly, care providers, professionals, and social service agencies who work with the aging population. Dickens, Richards, Greaves, and Campbell (2011) state that “social isolation is a subjective judgement and personal perception in the quality of social interactions and support.”

Given that social isolation is subjective, it is possible that many aging individuals choose to be less active and prefer solitude, quiet, and peace after a lifetime of commitments.

The mom who attended every PTA meeting may now be gratified not to be compelled to plan the bake sale, sew the uniforms, or make obligatory chitchat with the other parents.

Even though you knew Mom to be happiest when engaged in these activities, it wasn’t necessarily for her own enjoyment, but rather for the smile and joy that came from her kids’ needs being met. There was a sense of pride in maintaining an image that Mom may no longer feel obligated to endorse.

Dad spent his lifetime providing for his family’s needs and he may have sought out the diversion of his workshop to either fulfil another obligation of repairing objects or make a shift from his professional self. Now he can sit and watch TV as a luxury that was not previously afforded him.

Even if the aging person enjoyed dancing, socializing, or attending craft shows with a partner and can no longer do that, it may not be a result of having lost a spouse, but rather a simple change in what he or she finds enjoyable.

When we were 10 years old, our greatest joy was riding our bike in the rain, but by adulthood that was not as appealing. In our 20s, going to clubs and “partying” seemed the

highlight of our week, but in time that lost its allure. We continue to change and grow in our own ways throughout our lifespan.

Aging into the 70s and beyond has the same psychological shifts as any other time in life. People grow and develop in different ways just as they did in their youth. A shy individual is still a shy senior who may find socializing stressful. Even though one person may find social commitments stimulating and want to fill his or her life with Ann Slavkin activity, another individual may very well be content to sip a cup of tea and read a good book. Just as society allows individuals to choose their level of engagement and activity, the The aging aging population has the same population has need for self-determination, the need for selfeven if it looks different than it determination, has in the past. Contentment even if it looks in peace and solitude may be a viable choice. If you are different than it concerned about a loved one has in the past. being content or experiencing social isolation, feel free to call Jewish Family Service’s Senior Solutions department at 303.597.5000 for guidance.

Ann is a social work student at Metropolitan State University of Denver and is set to graduate in May. She returned to school to make a midlife career change after caring for aging family members and realizing there is a need for support and services for both caregivers and the aging population. She has volunteered with JFS since 2011, working with seniors, and is currently an intern with the JFS Colorado Senior Connections program in Edgewater.

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THANK YOU for Caring!

The following donations reflect tribute gifts received from December 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016. Due to space limitations, we are only able to list tribute gifts received during this time, but all contributions are greatly appreciated.

Please accept our apologies for any omissions or errors.

IN HONOR OF B’NAI MITZVAHS Braden Mayer The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Alyssa Zimmerman The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky IN HONOR OF THE BIRTH OF A BABY Penelope Gries JFS Counseling Department IN HONOR OF BIRTHDAYS Judith Cohen Susan Hofmann Marvin Cooper Berta Goodman Wendy Franklin Nikki Bennett Hazel Gensberg Kevin and Elaine Kauffman Peter Gottlieb Lawrence and Susan Gordon Cathy Kravitz Marvin Tyor Donna Lutz Peggy and David Marks Robert Matz James and Shelley Gitomer Michael Miller Mimi Karsh David Pollock Ronald and Roni Brown Richard and Bobbe Cook Albert and Janice Dinner Donald and Arlene Shwayder Leelan and Jill Spitz Jane E. Rosenbaum Lawrence and Susan Gordon Lisa Taussig Daisy Berl The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Arleen Gershen Mark Greenberg and Judy Joseph Carol Levine Evan and Evelyn Makovsky Lee and Barbara Mendel Brett Miller and Heather Taussig Andrew and Ellen Selig William and Brenda Viner James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky IN HONOR OF ENGAGEMENT Elan Reissner Bennie and Joan Bub

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Thank you for your generosity! Your support makes our life-transforming work possible.

IN HONOR OF A HAPPY HANNUKAH Jay and Barbara Chapman Jon and Jamie SarchĂŠ Michael and Ceci Lowinger Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum David and Lisa Farber Miller Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Jim and Wendy Miller Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Micky and Louann Miller Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Dana & Brian Parks Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Julius and Rose Pluss Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Matthew and Colette Pluss Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Dick and Annette Pluss Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Bill and Susan Pluss Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Ron and Stacey Rose Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum IN HONOR OF A HAPPY NEW YEAR Bruce and Florrie Katchen Allan and Helena Striker Donald and Henny Kaufmann Allan and Helena Striker IN HONOR OF RETIREMENT Regina Heit James and Debra Mayworm Herbert Josepher Helene Hoffman Yana Vishnitsky Rick and Sheila Bugdanowitz IN HONOR OF VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AT JFS Paula Breese Beth Lippa Leland Huttner Beth Lippa Allan Markman Beth Lippa IN HONOR OF Adam Agron Vicki Agron and Joel Friedman John and Marjorie Berman Jon-Erik Borgen Norman and Sunny Brownstein Jenna Burstein Culture Counts David and Charlene Engleberg Marc Feder Brian and Jennifer Frenkel Tom and Margie Gart University of Denver Sturm College of Law Alon and Rikki Mor Dudley Morton Perry and Susie Moss Paragon Investment Properties, LLC Janice Puder Chet and Louise Schwartz T. Walsh Law Firm, Ltd Ian and Karen Wolfe

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Adam and Katie Agron Charles Gwirtsman and Nancy Reichman Evan and Jill Levy Max and Elaine Appel Jim Garcia and Gloria Padilla de Garcia David and Anna Asarch and Family Richard and Elaine Asarch Rabbi Eliot Baskin Janet Slate Ellen Beller The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Boulder JFS Staff Josh and Ellen Taxman Barbara Steinmetz Karen Carson W. Scott and Elizabeth Carson Julie Chapman Lisa Meltzer Maximilian Crawford Boris Peisahodin Natalia Katerina Crawford Boris Peisahodin Tatiana Crawford Boris Peisahodin Cathy Summer Tim and Gale Boonstra Josh and Ellen Taxman Wendy Zerin Eric and Sharon Feder Jennifer Pence Dawn Richard Gary and Jennifer Zucker Laura Fischer Ruth Struik Tom and Sandy Friedland Howard and Barbara Holme Steve Friedman Michael and Mary Frank Herbert Giller Roger and Jill Giller Ida Goldberger Betty Naster Jean Heller Bette Heller Jeff, Lora, and Brady Heller Jon and Betty Heller Mike Jackson Dawn Richard The Jewish Communtiy of Tijuana, Mexico B.C. Jeffrey and Roni Cruz JFS Accounting Department Daisy Flynn JFS Staff Jessica Milstein Sheryl Noven Michael Jordan Marilyn Jordan Jeffrey Kleiner Jerry and Marilyn Kopelman Mark and Kathy Kralj Joel and Michelle Kralj Zachary Kutner Estelle Stine Beth Lippa Marilyn & Leland Huttner Family Foundation

Mark and Linda Loewenstein Avi Loewenstein Gary and Joyce Lozow Jon Lozow and Ellen Welner Donna Lutz Don and Barbara Griss Joyce Meltzer The Sagel Family Nathan and Teresa Mendel Lee and Barbara Mendel Brent Morse Timothy and MaryKate McCutcheon Perry and Susie Moss Arthur and Arlene Moss Mindy Levy Peckar Steven Peckar Eric Pollock Robert Schwartz and Beth Levy Robert and Dale Silverberg Daniel and Meg Quiat Melinda Quiat Jane E. Rosenbaum Stewart Gabel and Joan Manheimer Elizabeth Lehman Stanton Rosenbaum Stanton and Jane E Rosenbaum Laura Leach Carol Sands Kay Martley Karyn Schad Sydell Pannor Mirella Schreiber Illona Weiman Julie Shaffer Leslie Kimerling Gavin Sher Mark Rosenblum and Laurie Levy Ira Shwartz Nathan Krob Scott and Sam Sigman Susan Sigman JJ Slatkin Aaron Goldhamer Bud Slatkin and Family Jeff Dunn Daniel Spector Boris Peisahodin Elena Spector Boris Peisahodin Sophia Spector Boris Peisahodin Barbara Steinmetz Bruce and Julie Shaffer Andrea Stillman Gayle Arnick Steve and Beth Cole Steve and Cindy Diamond Trudy Dock Michael and Jane Frazin Gary and Janet Friedland Norma Goldblatt Anna Hemd Tracey Kraus John Landsverk Janie Leiser Perry and Susie Moss Marc and Susan Reissner Gail Sigman Ernie and Rita Stone Kathy Tye

Scott and Andrea Stillman Lisa Bickerstaff Mark and Essie Goodside Joy Stross Gregory Fischer and Jari Thymian The Georges and Eisenbaums Barry Ensign-George Pete Vaziri Consuelo Chavez Yana Vishnitsky Gregory Banks and Sandra Radetsky Banks Steven and Faye Demby Dimitry and Kathy Kaufman Matt and Ilana Larson IN MEMORY OF Ernest Abramson Ed and Marlin Barad The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Hank and Sherrie Brandon A. Bregman & Co., Inc. Ronald and Roni Brown Jay H. and Barbara Chapman Herb and Barbara Cook Fred and Maxine Davine Eileen Eller Murray and Aileen Englander Steve and Cindy Farber Gary and Sheri Gray Jeff Greenstein and Gail Krovitz Mark and Lola Grueskin Kevin and Robyn Hayutin Murray and Phyllis Hayutin Sheldon and Elaine Hayutin Edwin and Marilyn Hyman Stephen and Mitzi Kurtz James and Debbie Lustig Van and Joni Mankwitz Kay Martley Bernard and Leba Munishor Joseph Pells Julius and Rose Pluss Ted and Sandy Pomeranz The Rosen Family – Marion, Sharon, and Sean Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Edward and Debora Rosenfeld Bev Rouleau Rick and Shelly Sapkin Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Claire Seiden Charlene Shaffer Ira and Cynthia Shwartz Barbara Sidon Sam and Marty Sloven Philip Stahl Arnold and Karen Stein Noreen Stillman Allan and Helena Striker Andrew Thompson and Cynthia Hilb James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Marci Waldman Ronald and Ellen Wedgle Albert and Charlene Wolf Diane Adler Bruce Black and Jean Adler Mary Altman The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Mitch Andrews Brian Ross and Emily Andrews Blanche Appel Norman Aaronson and Evelyn Hutt

Lou Appel Norman Aaronson and Evelyn Hutt Agnes Badion Steven Goldstein and Amy Wright Morris Baumgarten Gary Baumgarten and Kathy Brauer Sylvia Baumgarten Gary Baumgarten and Kathy Brauer Irving Beer Ralph Powell and Shirley Beer-Powell Sylvia Berkowitz Michael and Dona Mandell Harold Blitt Lois Blitt Elaine Bromberg David and Marilyn Bromberg Lisa Burns Joe and Janis Pennington William Bromberg David and Marilyn Bromberg Lisa Burns Joe and Janis Pennington Deborah Burger Law Office of Susan Grauer PC Randy Burns Merrily Wallach Blanche Caspar Mila Kalish Avery Clayton Richard and Bonnie Horwitz Aaron Cohen The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Mark and Wendy Cohen James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Joel Wright and Irene Morita Claire Cohen Sara Cohen Dorothy Cohen Mark and Wendy Cohen Herbert Cohen Bernard and Leba Munishor Jake Cohen Max Silverman Mildred Cohen Max Silverman Phil Cohen Sara Cohen Lou Cohn Ronald and Roni Brown Sherman and Lois Rich Jennie Cooper Craig and Vicki Eskanos Joe Cooper Craig and Vicki Eskanos Richard Crager Daniel Foss and Carole Kornreich Jonathan Cutler Martha Mercer Lavern Davenport Robert and Suzi Malman Charlotte Diamond Joe and Tsai Bilett Cynthia Chapman Gary and Joyce Lozow Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Diane Dinner Wendy Dinner Maurice Drechsler Richard and Doreen Nadler Maurice Duman Gary and Joyce Lozow Robert and Suzi Malman Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel

Ethan Edelman Robert and Laurie Abelman Robert and Suzi Malman Bonnie Pearl Feder Marc Feder Claire Felsenburg Jerome Mark and Dorothy Gotlieb Walter Felsenburg Jerome Mark and Dorothy Gotlieb Edward Fisher Sternburg Communications Inc Jill Friedman Fixler Peter Fixler Arthur Frazin Jackie Frazin Ronald Freund Irene Freund Zac Galinkin Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Marge Gelbach Ginny Gelbach Mickey Gershtenson Amy Zeppelin John Getz Toni Getz Ann Gilbert Richard and Michele Right Irene Glass Izzy and Vicki Glass Mary Goldman Larry and Debra Jacobs Hy Goren Reid and Linda Goodman Howard Greinetz Precious Metal Processing Cathy Grimm Pamela Baron Chester and Debra Luby Rick Rohr and Ingrid Swords Charles Van Gundy and Debbie Zimmerman Burton Grodnitzky Donald and Audrey Gilden Susie Grossman’s Mother Herb and Jill Lee Harold Grueskin Jay H. and Barbara Chapman Jackie Frazin Elliott and Gloria Husney Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Peter Guthery Arthur and Mary Bleecher Gerald Gutman Marlene Siegel Zelda Gutman Marlene Siegel Sassi Ben haim Hayoun Sylvain Hayoun Hannah Heinberg Barry and Ruth Herman Richard Heller Bette Heller Lea Helmer Arthur Helmer Hinton Herman Mina Herman Donna Hinds Richard Wedgle Lee Horowitz Terry Cohen Susan Kodish Richard Kalish Mila Kalish Lori Kamlet Roberta Beach

Walter Karpel Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Arthur Karshmer Ron and Joyce Fishman Stacy Pocrass and Terri Tilliss Donald Kaufmann Nancy Alterman and Mawr Ilic Trude Bershof The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Jay H. and Barbara Chapman Rabbi Julian and Susan Cook Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Jackie Frazin Gary and Joyce Lozow Lee and Barbara Mendel Richard and Michele Right David and Toni Roitman Sharon Rosen and Marion Rosen Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Leonard Kline Barton and Marci Rivkin Lonnie Kline Harvey and Judith Cohen Marvin and Jackie Cooper Berta Goodman Randall and Susan Karsh Bernard and Leba Munishor Estelle Knaster Mark and Susan Barter Marvin and Jackie Cooper Scott and Laure Levin Sherman and Lois Rich Barton and Marci Rivkin Jodi Rosen Elaine Rosen Rosalie Kobey Morris and Helen Ginsburg Steve Kolber Elsa Bailey Basia Kononov Dmitry Kononov and Olga Titova Randy Kreft’s Son Cynthia Chapman Alan Laff Lisa Laff Stephanie Lee-Wasserman Marc Wasserman Sidney Levin Gary and Joyce Lozow Sam and Marty Sloven Dorinda Levy Jamie and Crissy Davis Carolyn Price Donna Licht Howard and Susan Licht Leonard Litvak Elaina Block Seymour Lozow Herb and Jill Lee Leo Lubliner Alan Lubliner Sophia L’vovna Peysakhodina Boris Peisahodin Leah Mandell Michael and Dona Mandell Barbara Margolis Don Margolis Sara Tanner Leonard and Nancie Velick

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IN MEMORY OF Susan Mason Nancy Alterman and Mawr Ilic Jonathan Bell and Debbie Fernbach James and Wendy Berenbaum John and Marjorie Berman The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Molly Broeren Anne Cady Christine Bullis Alan and Teri Cohen Harvey and Judith Cohen Rabbi Julian and Susan Cook Ted and Michele Cooper David and Vicki Dansky David and Ellen Deaton Michael and Julie Eber Richard and Barbara Finke Michael and Judy Goodman Rick Schepis and Rachel Grynberg Harrison Home Systems Paula Heller Lisa Herschli Linda Hoffman Steven and Ellyn Hutt David Ickovic Randall and Susan Karsh Melvyn and Roberta Klein Richard Kornfeld and Julie Malek William Landesman Mark and Nancy Leonard Scott and Laure Levin Dale Lyneis Robert and Suzi Malman Joseph and Marian Mason Gary McIntosh and Carol Molnia Edward and Wendy Nekritz Dean Prina Bernard and Yetta Robinson Howard and Betty Lee Rosen Seymour Rubenstein and Charlene Loup Lee Rudofsky Ethel Schultz Neil and Laurie Segall Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC Ira and Cynthia Shwartz Bud and Teena Slatkin Ronald and Kathy Sonenthal John Spafford and Andrea Shpall Philip Stahl Elizabeth Steele Andrew Thompson and Cynthia Hilb Stephen and Lou Ann Van Daele David and Mindy Weinman Dr. Anne and Mel Wernimont and Family Albert and Charlene Wolf Richard and Yvonne Zuber Faye Masters Michael and Dona Mandell Barry Melnick Mike and Marcia Licht Cecelia Meyer Marshall Greenstein and Mary Ellen Rich Elliott and Gloria Husney David and Beth Lippa David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Harold Miller Barbara Miller Morton Miller Stephen and Celeste Gorden Libby Marcus Jerry and Julie Pluss

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Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Shirley Miller Barbara Miller Dorothy Milzer The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Hedwig Farris Phyllis Lann Oscar and Selma Sladek Ted and Janet Younger Harvey Milzer Florianne Solin Stephanie Milzer’s Mother Arthur and Dorothy Malman Barbara Mitnick Susan Mitnick Yosef Moiseevich Peysakhodin Boris Peisahodin Isabelle Montoya The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Martha Montoya The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Eric Muise Rosamond Muise Shirley Nathanson Bonnie Nathanson Jordon Perlmutter Michael Asarch Ed and Marlin Barad Joe and Sandy Bean Penny Berenbaum Joe and Tsai Bilett The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Michael Boxer A. Bregman & Co., Inc. Jay H. and Barbara Chapman Marvin and Jackie Cooper Eileen Eller Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Norman Friedman and Stephanie Feuer Bobbi Furer and Linda Scherrer Stephen and Celeste Gorden Jeff Greenstein and Gail Krovitz Michael and Harriet Greenstein Norma Kurtz Les and Estelle Levitt Beth Lasky Lippa and Steve Lasky Gary and Joyce Lozow Arthur and Dorothy Malman Van and Joni Mankwitz Libby Marcus Pam Naiman Eric and Ellen Pollock Richard and Michele Right Barton and Marci Rivkin Stephen and Debra Rosen Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Claire Seiden Oscar and Selma Sladek Arnold and Karen Stein Scott and Andrea Stillman James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Richard Wedgle Marlowe Phillips Ivonne Phillips Cindy Polger Shirley Bemel

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Continued from page 13 David and Nancy Benyamin The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Beth Lippa The Senior Solutions Department The Snyder’s James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Daniel Pred Ronald and Barb Pred Rose Pred Ronald and Barb Pred Jean Radam Ruth Ann Quick Sol Radam Ruth Ann Quick Kay Radetsky Halene Weisbart Winnie Rose Michael and Elizabeth Freedman William Rosenthal Edward and Judith Rosenthal Selma Rosenthal Edward and Judith Rosenthal Edward Rothenberg Sandra Rothenberg Ruth Rothenberg Sandra Rothenberg Dorothy Roy Anthony and Ellen Elias Seymour Roy Anthony and Ellen Elias Nancy Rush Richard and Valerie Neff Mort Sapkin Lisbeth Davis Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Sam and Marty Sloven Mary Saragoussi Daisy Saragoussi Irving Schaffer Illona Weiman Jane Schapiro Stephen and Sandra Goodman Michael Schatz David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Rose Schein Taylor and Kimberly Schollmaier Chartibale Gift Fund Neil Schilmoeller Robert and Suzi Malman Alan Schoen Dorothy Schoen Randi Schoen Dorothy Schoen Josef Schott Lilo Schott Lieselotte Schott Lilo Schott Dorothy Schwab Norman Schwab Larry Schwartz Barbara Goldburg Ben and Dee Trasen Rajam Selvaraj Andrew Thangasamy Morris Shander David Shander Sondra Siegel Turkins Penny Berenbaum Trude Bershof The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service

Steve and Patti Shwayder-Coffin Albert and Janice Dinner Bruce and Shelley Gaynes Mimi Karsh Buzz and Shelley Krovitz Gary and Joyce Lozow Robert and Sandra Lustig David and Eileen Naiman Sherman and Lois Rich Renee Singer James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Halene Weisbart Martin Siegel Sandi Siegel Benny Silvestain Cheryl Sanders Phyllis Silvestain Cheryl Sanders John Simon Julie Stauffer Ann Sosebee Cynthia Chapman Bernie Springer Mary Symonton Ruth Springer Mary Symonton Marjorie Stein Gilad Gordon and Cathy Cohn Linda and Mark Loewenstein Alvin Steinberg Dorothy Schoen Jerry Stern Arthur and Dorothy Malman Naomi Strear John and Marjorie Berman Joe and Tsai Bilett Agnes Davis Dee Dubin Eileen Eller Jane Fruchtman Jim Harris and Lisa Eller Davis Elliott and Gloria Husney Norma Kurtz Les and Estelle Levitt Sherman and Lois Rich Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Sam and Marty Sloven Rod and Linda Tuenge Richard Wedgle Evelyn Sunshine David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Isadore Sunshine David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Sylvia Swick Wind Crest Jewish Community Thomas Taggart The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Gilda Tanne Gary and Jennifer Zucker Dino Theodoran Barbara Dey Joseph Tyor Marvin Tyor John Veenstra Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Edward Velat Ruth Ann Quick Leo Viniar Robert and Sharon Feder

Sandra Vinnik Sheldon Seidel and Judie Davidson-Seidel Robert Waxman Selma Waxman Rowena Weinstein David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Sam Weinstein David and Gayle Ann Weinstein Joyce Weiss Mark Johnson and Jill Lester Marshal West Jeffrey and Sandra Barter Stacy Pocrass and Terri Tilliss Marcia Yoches Gary and Joy Pulitzer Joyce Zeff Rhoda Krasner Andy and Cindy Silverman WITH GRATITUDE FOR Cathy Summer Sarah Bracha Gershuny Sara Leeper Alan and Anna Lazaroff Justin and Cari Levy Gayna Warren Melissa Mascarenas Alan and Anna Lazaroff

Jacob Pasternack Emma Catherwood Andrea Stillman Jean Duggan Yana Vishnitsky Estelle Meskin Douglas and Susan Seserman Lois Zuckerman A.J. and Jann Gest WITH WISHES FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY Mel Brody Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Steven Chotin The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Sara Jane Epstein Harvey and Carol Karsh Gary Friedland Stanton and Jane E. Rosenbaum Marian Gelfand Shirley Leff Les and Estelle Levitt Arnold Greenberg Kenneth Greenberg and Anna Maria Menza

Susan Greenberg Kenneth Greenberg and Anna Maria Menza Devra Hochstadt David and Peggy Marks Ellyn Hutt Tomas Berl and Diane Pincus Debbie Meisterplass Stan Marks Pam Naiman Meyer Saltzman The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service James Wolfe and Yana Vishnitsky Steve Sander The Board & Staff of Jewish Family Service Randie Winograd Allan and Suzan Markman Carolyn Steele Jerry Wilson and Jill Waxman-Wilson Myke Woods Henny Kaufmann Selma Zwerdlinger Wini Delon

Save the Date for Summer Magic CAMP! Jewish Disabilities Advocates is planning Summer Magic camp again this year! Children and young adults with special needs (ages 8 to 30) are invited on exciting day trips to Shwayder Camp on Wednesday, June 22, and to JCC Ranch Camp on Friday, July 22. Cost is $20 per day.

Summer Magic is also seeking fun-loving, responsible teens and young adults to serve as camp buddies. Training is provided and no experience is necessary.

For information/registration, contact Rita Singer at rocky2323@aol.com.

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STAFF Anniversaries Congratulations to the following staff members celebrating their anniversaries in March and April: 10 years: Nancy Benyamin, Volunteer Services director; Sandra Schmitt, Human Resources assistant; and Travis Wilson, Jewish Disabilities Advocates activity assistant 5 years: Julie Bock, personal care worker; Debbra Lang, JFS Group Home counselor; Suzi Malman, JFS at the JCC site coordinator; and Maricela Nunez, personal care worker

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