KCOA 8 over 80 2021 Tribute Book

Sunday, February 28th, 2021

SUSAN BIERMAN

RUTH DARVIN

LOUIS FEINBERG

MARC KATZEN

HARVEY KOBRIN

RENÉE ROBERTS

BARRY RUBENSTEIN

ROZ WEINSTEIN

Mazel Tov and Congratulations to all the honorees.

Through dedicated service you have earned this honor.

Judy and David Albertson

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Carol Feuerman President, KCOA Rhonda Pearlman President, Kinneret Apartments

Dear Friends, No one could have imagined what was in store for us all in 2020. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged every aspect of our lives and forced our entire community to adapt. We all transitioned, making daily decisions for safety and well-being.

We are proud of our community’s capacity to pivot and still recognize that we are stronger together. And we recognize that our strength is grounded in those we honor today. Eight incredible individuals who embody the spirit of embracing every moment!

The Kinneret Council on Aging 8 over 80 Gala is a true celebration of the core mission on which the organization was founded more than 35 years ago - “Caring for Those Who Cared for Us.” Tonight is a time to recognize those individuals who have been instrumental in the critical programs and services that enrich the lives of our residents. We will also give you a glimpse at the impact your support provides to our residents.

We are proud of our accomplishments over the years. We clearly recognize that we could not do what we do without you - our donors, our sponsors, our volunteers and community leaders. It is with your help Kinneret will continue to grow and thrive.

We look forward to your continued support for our seniors at Kinneret and beyond.

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Sharon F. Weil Executive Director, Nonprofit Operations

Welcome to KCOA’s first virtual “8 over 80” #SaluteOurSeniors!

Tonight, we celebrate eight individuals who have dedicated their lives to making our Central Florida community a better place to live. They have committed themselves to serving others and like all seniors, they have a unique vantage point to share with us through their experiences and all that they have accomplished. Each has a unique story, just like our residents.

This year has been challenging like no other in anyone’s memory. At Kinneret we value caring for our residents just as “they cared for us” when we were growing. We have adapted and created community in new ways, like creating an active Kinneret resident Facebook page.

Each of us understands the importance of creating community and the importance of the KCOA mission, “caring for those who cared for us.” It is with your support that we are able to continue to offer our residents a monthly food pantry, socially distanced exercise classes with limited numbers, activity packages, Kosher Holiday meals and partnering with other agencies.

Thank you for celebrating with us this evening with song, laughter and some wonderful stories. Your support is foundational to our efforts to enrich the lives of our residents.

With much gratitude for your support.

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“Caring for Those Who Cared for Us” The Kinneret Council on Aging (KCOA) was founded in 1985 as a non-profit organization to provide programs and services to the residents of Kinneret Apartments. The two apartment towers, built between the years 1968 and 1972, provide affordable housing for over 300 seniors. The apartments were built with federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

As the population of Kinneret Apartments has changed and become more wonderfully diverse over the years, so has its needs. Our residents are independent and active, using their own transportation and cooking their own meals. The Board of Directors has recognized these changes and has adapted and added services and programs to better meet the needs of our residents while continuing to strive to create community and a warm atmosphere.

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Our monthly “Food Pantry” provides a grocery bag full of nourishing food to 175 of our residents at no cost to them so that they may cook a healthy meal in their own homes!

Distribution of Kosher holiday meals to all low-income Jewish seniors in the Central Florida community.

Onsite wellness programs and activities which offer residents the opportunity to exercise their minds, bodies and souls.

Weekly distribution of fresh bread, salads and baked goods to 120 residents.

Opportunities to participate in new Kinneret events, as well as taking advantage of existing community activities by providing free transportation to the venues.* Celebration of Jewish holidays, Shabbat meals and our annual Seder remain an integral part of our programming to foster Jewish identity.* An active resident’s association that coordinates group activities, themed evenings, entertainment and operates a Grocery Co-op and Boutique. KCOA supports these efforts by providing staffing and funds for the events.* Complimentary daily continental breakfasts and coffee provided in the dining room. The dining room remains open daily for residents to congregate for social activities, meals and movies.* * When permitted under new Covid-19 safety protocols.

To volunteer, donate or schedule a tour please contact: Sharon F. Weil at 407-425-4537 • sweil@kinneretcouncil.org

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Susan Bierman I was born in Duluth, Minnesota to two families who immigrated separately from Lithuania in the early 1900s. My Dad’s family settled in Duluth where his father became the head of a small Orthodox Shul which he led until he died in the early 1950s. He began his career by selling merchandise from a cart and then purchased a small dry goods store with an apartment on the second floor for his family, and chickens in the back yard. After my Mom's family came to the USA, her father passed away when she was 6 months old. My grandmother was left to fend for herself and my mother by working in a small dry goods store also in Duluth.

First and foremost, Mom and Dad were raised as proud first-generation Americans by their parents. My father and his brother were Journalists. His sister taught honors high school English and a third brother was an accountant. My mother was a librarian.

And no one would teach me Yiddish! My parents used it as a “secret” language when they wanted to talk in front of my brother and me.

I was the first grandchild in my father’s family and boy was I doted upon (spoiled!).

Both my grandmothers were wonderful old-world cooks. I remember waking up to the smell of bread rising on the radiator and later chicken cooking on the stove and going to my other grandmother’s house for homemade gefilte fish and borscht.

In 1944 my family moved to Kansas City, Missouri where my father became the first director of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau of the Kansas City Jewish Federation.

Most of my growing up years were spent in Kansas City. My college years were spent at the University of Missouri, where I became the first Tiger Mascot for the football team.

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At the year’s first football game in September 1960, Arnold Bierman, a junior medical school student, spotted me during halftime through binoculars and decided I might be Jewish. His classmate was dating the captain of the cheerleaders and helped make the connection. The rest, as they say, is history.

After my graduation, I became the society editor on the small city daily, The Olathe Daily News. In addition to being the society editor, I did a little of everything else. We were married a week after Arnold’s graduation in June 1962.

After his internship and residency at Yale University, we moved to Orlando, Florida for a two-year tour of duty in the Air Force and we’re still here 55 years later.

During those 55 years, I’ve gotten into a lot of trouble. Arnold and I were in one of the first Young Leadership groups and participated in a national Young Leadership trip to Israel in March 1975. That was the beginning.

When we returned from Israel, the first major commitment I made was to Women’s American ORT, where I served in many different leadership positions.

I served twice as President of the Jewish Federation including a year as Acting Executive Director, and various other board positions over the years. I also served as Chairman of the United Jewish Community fundraising campaign, and President of the Central Florida Hillel Board at UCF. I was on the Board of Orlando Jewish Academy, the Jewish Pavilion, a trustee of TOP, and chairman of the Orlando Israel Bonds campaign. In the general community, I served on the Boards of the Orlando Science Center, the Orlando Opera, and the Orange County Medical Society Auxiliary.

Over the years, I have been honored to receive numerous awards for my participation. They include the Heritage Human Service Award 2016; the National Young Leadership Award; the Israel Bonds Community Award; the Woman of Choice Award from the Orlando CJA Women’s Division and the Kipnis-Wilson Award from the national Lion of Judah organization.

But our proudest accomplishments are our three daughters, Sara Rothfeder, Lisa Franklin, and Karen Moreno, and our Seven Spectacular Grandchildren – Austin and Cassidy Rothfeder, Joshua and Casey Franklin and Carli, Tony, and Ellie Moreno!

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Ruth Darvin I was born on March 10, 1939, to Sarah and David Cohen, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

My parents had another child six years later, my brother Saul. Saul and I have always had a very close relationship. My parents had a store in West Philadelphia. It was very much like a 7-11 is today, and also had a soda fountain, lots of penny candy, and a pinball machine. I started working in the store when I was 8 years old. In the warm weather, we were very crowded. Most people wanted double-decker ice cream cones or pints of ice cream. Some wanted orders delivered and I would walk at night to bring their orders. I loved reading the movie magazines and playing the pinball machine. My father would give me slugs to play with. In the summers we went to Atlantic City and I loved the arcades. I would always get very high scores on the pinball machines. One time I got the highest score ever and they took my picture and hung it up on the wall. Every year when we went back, my picture was always there.

During my high school years, I was the News editor of our high school newspaper. I also studied French for four years. Our school was two blocks from the local ABC studios. I would walk over to a new show called Bandstand with some of my friends. A local radio DJ played songs and we could dance. It was a lot of fun, and we had no idea it would eventually become an institution with national coverage known as American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark.

I won a scholarship to Temple University and majored in Statistics. I also took a lot of math courses and studied French. Temple University was close enough to my parents’ house, I was able to live at home and commute to college. In my last year of college, I met my future husband, Herb, who grew up in West Virginia, served as a Captain in the Air Force, and had just started a job with Westinghouse in Philadelphia. Herb was a mechanical engineer who had graduated from West Virginia University and the

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University of Maryland. We saw each other every day and were married in less than a year.

After graduation, I was hired by IBM as a systems engineer. They had just started building huge computers for very large companies. I was one of the first women they employed. My job was to work with the salesmen. After they made a sale, I would stay at the company to teach the employees how to use the computer. I stopped working when I had our children, a daughter, Bev, and then a son, Howard. We moved to a suburb, Broomall, and greatly enjoyed our years there.

In 1982 Westinghouse moved 800 families to Orlando. I was not sure if I would like the change, but it only took about two months for me to fall in love with the area. I started painting as a hobby and with a close friend started to sell the artwork. I also played tennis and joined a tennis team. I began to play Mahjong, joined several bridge groups, and belonged to two social groups. Herb and I also traveled extensively.

One of my greatest joys is my 4 grandchildren. I have three girls and one boy. This year has been difficult because we haven’t been able to see each other. Three are still in college, and one who just graduated is living in Philadelphia.

My most treasured time has been volunteering for the Jewish Pavilion. My specialty has been individual visits, spending time with one person regularly. Over the years, I have visited the same residents for three, five, and even seven years. They become part of my family and I become a part of theirs. One of my specialties was visiting Alzheimer’s patients. Learning how to relate to and connect with memory care residents has been especially rewarding. I am a past president of the Friends of the JP board and have been on the Board of Directors for many years. I was named volunteer of the year in 2007 and was honored at the Jewish Pavilion Gala in 2017.

My husband died 10 years ago. We had been married for 50 years. I met Mel Berger two years ago and we are planning to be married as soon as COVID-19 disappears.

Congratulations to my fellow nominees and many thanks to Nancy Ludin for nominating me. I have a great life with a cherished family and wonderful friends. I love all of you!

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Louis Feinberg My name is Louis Elton Feinberg, son of Jack Mitchell Feinberg from Quincy, FL, and Nathalie Weiner Feinberg from Camilla, GA. I was born at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA on January 17, 1941, and raised in Tallahassee, FL. I graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL in 1958, the University of North Carolina in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and the University of Florida in 1965 with an LLM Degree which was converted to a Juris Doctor Degree in 1967.

In 1966, I moved from Tallahassee to Orlando to work as House Counsel in the Sanford location of my father’s business, Chemical Corporation of America. Among other things, the business manufactured household products sold worldwide including Freewax, and Image. We sold the business to Texize Chemicals located in Greenville, NC, after I arranged for and met with their president, Jack Greer.

Also, in 1966, I interviewed with Reynolds & Co, an east coast securities firm, with headquarters at 120 Broadway, New York City, NY. I joined the firm on October 1st that year and went to New York to enter their Financial Advisory Program in January of 1967. After graduating in April of 1967, I returned to Orlando to join the firm’s local branch located on Magnolia Street in downtown Orlando.

The firm is now called Morgan Stanley and as of October 1, 2021, I will have been with Morgan Stanley for 55 years. I currently hold the title of Senior Vice President and am the Senior Partner of the Feinberg Feinberg Schelling Group with Morgan Stanley. My youngest son Andrew is the other Feinberg and Mr. Steve Schelling is the third Partner.

I married the former Merle Irene Stein of Orlando and am fortunate to have four children, nine grandchildren, and six Great Grandchildren. Merle’s father, Frank Stein, was the first president of Temple Israel.

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Community Involvement: Board of Directors, President, and President of the Past Presidents Board of the Orlando Science Center Responsible for changing the name from The John Young Planetarium to the Orlando Science Center and John Young Planetarium Member of the Board of Directors of Winter Park Hospital, Board of Directors of Winter Park Health Foundation and Chairman of the Investment Committee Member of City of Maitland Parks and Lakes Committee President of Maitland Home Owners Association President of the Jaguar Club of Florida and member of the Board of Directors Jaguar Clubs of North America

Religious Involvement: President of Temple Israel Board of Directors Jewish Federation Board of Directors Jewish Family Services Founder Jewish Community Center and First Treasurer Founder of Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Foundation and Chairman of the Investment Committee.

Professional Involvement: Member of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter’s Chairman’s Club Advanced training Securities Industry Association, Philadelphia Advanced training Wharton’s School University of Pennsylvania Developer of the National Retail Syndicate Distribution System for Reynolds Securities

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Marc Katzen Marc was born in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, on February 11, 1940, to Margaret Gordon Katzen and Harry Katzen. He was the middle of five children and the first boy. Sykesville was a town of about 1,000 people with only two other Jewish families. Marc’s grandparents were all from Latvia. Marc's mother took care of the children, and his father was a businessman.

Marc and his four siblings all attended college and graduate or professional programs. His sisters went to Jewish camps and one attended with Henrietta and “fixed them up”.

Because both Marc’s and Henrietta’s fathers died in their early 50’s from heart attacks, Marc planned his life so he could retire early and move to Florida. While still in high school and later in college at Penn State, he took over the management of the seven farms and 225 Polled (no horns) Herefords. Adding farms and cattle to the family economics came as a result of needing out-of-the-way sites to handle the smelly deadstock business that had become a part of Harry Katzen Company. Marc juggled everything with his college program and did a lot of traveling back and forth from Penn State, sixty miles away from the family home, business, and farms in Jefferson County of northwestern PA. While at Penn State, he partnered with Penn State and Michigan State, in the ownership of some Polled Hereford breeding bulls. Marc’s family-owned cattle business was known at MarKay Farms and had about 25 Guernsey dairy cattle and 225 prize Polled Herefords. As a teenager, Marc showed the Herefords during the summers at eight county fairs in the western Pennsylvania area.

At Penn State, Marc earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business. Marc and Henrietta were married in 1960 while they were Penn State students and they had two little boys, Hank and Halbert, by the time Marc went to Law School at Dickinson in Carlisle, PA. After law school, at the age of 25, Marc opened a law office in Sykesville.

He was active in the Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Jaycees, Elks, and Grange. In 1968, Marc was recognized as one of Jaycee’s Three Outstanding Young Men in the state of Pennsylvania. His election as the youngest County Commissioner in PA at 27 created the first Democratic majority for Jefferson County. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees at Clarion State University for 12 years; in several of those years, he also served as their Chair. For thirty years he was Chairman of the Board for Reynoldsville Casket

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Company. For ten years he built and ran public warehouses in his home area in western PA, and at the age of 35 retired from active participation in the businesses. This was made easier because his son, Hank, started to become more active in the family businesses.

Raising a Jewish family in rural PA in the 1960s and 1970s was a challenge because of the small number of Jewish families and the lack of large active synagogues. Even though the small rural congregations had only ten or twenty families, Marc and Henrietta helped run a Sunday School with a handful of children and an Israeli grad student to teach Hebrew. They built sukkahs, ran Seders, and had Purim carnivals. They helped conduct campaigns to raise funds for Israel Bonds and JNF although Hadassah and B’nai B’rith were the only local Jewish organizations holding regular meetings. In 1976 they took their first trip to Israel with a group of other young adults from Altoona, PA. This was an eye-opening experience. Seeing what was missing for a Jewish family in rural PA was an impetus to move to Florida. In 1980, Marc, Henrietta and their youngest son, Hirsh, then in fifth grade, moved to the Orlando area. Hirsh’s brothers were already in college by that time.

Marc was very active in the Jewish Academy of Orlando (formerly HDS) supporting the computer program by providing the money required to ensure that every student had an Apple Mac. He also served as a TOP Jewish Foundation Trustee CAP (Community Alliance Program) Chairman that built the Maitland Campus. As president of UCF Hillel, he spearheaded the campaign to build a combination dormitory/Hillel/Catholic Campus Ministries facility which has become a model for other universities all over the country.

Travel became a large part of the family’s activities with trips to Cancun, Key West, and on Disney Cruises. The Katzen's have done two around-the-world cruises. The Cancun trips were with Marc’s mother and siblings and their spouses and were done every year for almost fifteen years. Marc and Henrietta with their children and grandchildren enjoyed Disney cruises, Alaska, the Caribbean, and National Parks. A bridge group, now in existence for over 38 years, also went on many trips together.

Marc feels blessed to have had a long life and overcome many health issues. The 8 over Eighty Salute Our Seniors recognition is greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who have made it possible.

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Harvey Kobrin I, Harvey, arrived in Orlando with my parents and older brother in 1955. We left Liberty, New York, a small town located in the borscht belt of the Catskill Mountains.

I graduated from Edgewater High School, one of just a handful of Jewish students. From there I went to the University of Florida and graduated with a BS in Business Administration. While at Florida, I was a member of the Phi Lambda Phi Social Fraternity and Pi Sigma Epsilon honorary business fraternity.

After college, in 1962, I joined the family business, Kobrin Builders Supply, and moved to Brevard County to attend to our customers there. While living in Cocoa Beach, I met my soon to be wife, Rochelle.

We soon had 2 boys, Scott and Craig. We stayed in Brevard County until 1969 when the space industry slowed down to a trickle. With my wife and 2 young sons, we moved back to Orlando where we built a home in Spring Valley. Soon after, we had the pleasure of welcoming our third child, a daughter Mindy.

Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t survive. In 1977 I met and married my soulmate Nancye. With Nancye’s 5 children and my three, we certainly became a blended family. After 34 years of a loving and caring marriage, Nancye passed away after a long struggle with Alzheimer's.

Looking back, I was thankful for the summers we had the opportunity to put family time ahead of the business. We cherished the time when our children and grandchildren would come to our home in the mountains of North Carolina. There were many wonderful memories from those visits.

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Enter Faye David – I was on the Board of Orlando Health for several years. One day, while strolling down my one block long street, a neighbor stopped me and pointed to a home across the lake from where I lived. They knew a lovely lady living there whose husband had passed away a few years prior. They thought we should meet.

Soon after, the CEO of Orlando Health was retiring, and they were going to have a large retirement party for him. I had planned to attend the party alone when I received a phone call from my longtime friend, Barney Chepenik. He asked if I was going to the party and would I like to drive with him and his wife Claire. I accepted!

The very next day, a doctor friend called and asked if I was planning to attend the same retirement party. When I answered yes, he immediately asked if I would like to drive with him and his wife. He sweetened the offer by saying they were picking up a lady to take to the party and wouldn’t it be nice if we met. I accepted and called Barney and told him I had a better offer!

When the doctor and his friend picked me up, they literally drove 3 or 4 blocks to the very same house that my neighbors had pointed out just a few days prior. That is what I call Karma.

Faye and I have been together for 10 years. With Faye’s 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren and my 8 children and 22 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild, we have a full and blessed life.

Between traveling to see family and traveling to see the sights of the world, we have been a busy couple.

So, you see, life is not dull or boring for Harvey. With Faye, family, daily exercising, golf 2-3 times a week, traveling and good health, life is wonderful.

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Renée Roberts Picture this. In 1962, Renée Israel traveled to Israel aboard the SS Israel. I could not have made this up. Here's the story. After graduating from the University of Florida and spending a year doing social work for the Welfare Department, I was accepted into the Master's Program at the Hebrew University. So, I headed to Jerusalem—a single girl traveling alone. Quite an adventure but nothing when compared to my late father's. At age 16, Hungarian-born Eugene Israel wanted to start a new life in America, but the quotas were closed. For the next several years, undaunted, he worked on docks in Turkey, Greece, and Italy---learning to speak six languages--ending up in Cuba. He managed to stow away on a ship headed to California and finally wound up in New York City.

It was there he met my mother, Alice Schwartz, whose parents were Hungarian. They married and had three daughters, Janice, who died two years ago, myself, and my kid sister, Sharyn. We settled in the Bronx, where Dad owned a fruit and vegetable store.

Growing up in the Bronx was exciting and a great place for an education in life experiences. No one owned cars. We walked or took buses or the subway. We were exposed to music, culture, museums, theater, and friends from all backgrounds. After graduating from high school, I took night classes at Hunter College. I worked days for an executive for Israel Bonds.

When my father got ill, we needed to move to a warmer climate. We chose Tampa, where he manufactured stuffed toys and sold them to boardwalk concessions, carnivals, and state fairs. My mother, then in her forties, started volunteering. She was secretary and treasurer at Tampa's chapter of Hadassah and a board member at Tampa's Jewish Tower. At 91, she volunteered at Menorah Manor in St. Petersburg.

She ushered at the Performing Arts Center and---picture this--- shopped and delivered groceries for fellow residents at the Jewish Tower, who did not drive.

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I attended the University of Tampa, transferred to UF, then moved to Tel Aviv, where I worked at a shipping company and took lessons in Hebrew. But after meeting the families of Holocaust survivors, I realized how much I missed my family. I packed up to head home. The shipping company I worked for booked me free passage to Marseille. From there, using a rail-pass, I spent two months touring Europe, returning home on the SS France.

Back in Tampa, I was doing social work when friends invited me to a Young Adult Jewish Singles party on Christmas Eve, 1962, in Orlando, where I met Stan. Before the evening was over, I knew I had met the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, and it was mutual. We were married six weeks later. We have three children, Shaune, Erica, and Evan—and six grandchildren. As they say in Yiddish---it was bashert!

As our kids were growing up, I started volunteering. My projects included: Brownie and Girl Scout leader; Room mother; PTA board, chaired School Bookfair; the Maitland Art Center board; Opera Guild designer house tour; Hadassah house tours and co-chaired two fundraising luncheons; cochaired Israel Bond luncheon; JCC first summer camp committee; WPHS crew team board, with Stan, published the yearbook; Congregation Ohev Sisterhood board; worked on programming and education; prepare and bake at luncheons for Onegs; two terms as Sisterhood president; cochaired Florida Branch Women's League convention; Ohev committees for the Gala, Kehillah and Strategic Planning; Federation Choices committee, cochaired Choices; and for six years, and currently, job coach at RAISE mentoring young adults. Topping many happy experiences at COS was my adult bat mitzvah in 2004.

Along the way, I worked as a travel agent, which provided an opportunity to see the world, much of it with Stan. I can't think of many places we missed.

I want to congratulate the other honorees, all people I know who have contributed to help make this a vibrant Jewish community to live in and raise families.

Volunteering brings together people who share similar ideals, culture, and willingness to help others. You work alongside someone, and you are bound to become friends.

For me, this has been one of the joys of my life.

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Barry Rubenstein I was born in Cleveland, Ohio on November 17, 1939. My father Kal (Kalman) was born in 1908 in Conneaut, Ohio. His father, Emil, was from Suwalki in what is now Poland. Emil married his cousin Anna Turkowski from Surel, Russia. They moved to the USA in 1899.

My mother, Irene Buschow, was born in Cleveland in 1913. Her father's family was originally from Germany and her mother's family was from the Czech Republic. In the early 1900s, Cleveland was the center of the women's cloak and suit industry. My great grandfather was a tailor from Prague, and he started working for a garment company, later becoming their plant manager. My mother was a librarian at Western Reserve University during the day and a singer at night. While working at a supper club, she met my father and they married in 1938.

My mother’s brother was drafted in 1940 and stationed in Los Angeles. My family, grandmother, and aunt moved to Los Angeles to be near him. My father started working for Kaiser Shipbuilding in San Pedro. Later, my uncle was sent to the South Pacific where he was badly wounded.

Growing up in Los Angeles was great because the weather was usually good although, while there, we moved several times. We returned to Cleveland in 1948. I attended six elementary schools. We finally settled in Cleveland, but always had a close family. My brother was born in 1945 and the following year my father inherited my grandfather's scrap metal business.

Cleveland was a great city for my parents to raise children. Sports were always fun.

There were good parks and museums, and the Cleveland Orchestra was the best. I lived close to the Jewish Orphanage athletic field. We were never stopped from playing baseball and using their swimming pool and gymnasium. We had a good life!

My sister was born in 1951 and became a special education teacher in Columbus.

Ohio. She is now enjoying retirement with my brother-in-law. My brother,

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unfortunately, passed away in 2013. He was a partner in a Dry-Cleaning company that had 22 stores when they sold out.

I first saw my wife at Temple in 1959. She was very pretty and caught my eye. A year later, a mutual friend of our parents recommended I call her because they thought we would make a good couple. I called her, made a date, and by our second date that was it for life. We have been married for 58 years.

I graduated from high school in mid-year and enrolled at Ohio State University where I majored in marketing. After graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree, I entered Cleveland Marshall Law school. After graduating from law school, I went into sales relating to legal matters.

My daughters were born in 1967 and 1969 and my life centered around work and raising our children. Our parents lived nearby and there was always a lot to do.

I always missed the warmer weather of Los Angeles, but Florida was closer. In 1985, I bought a dry cleaner in Orlando. It was an easier change, and we were closer to Cleveland where we could visit our parents.

We certainly have enjoyed life in Orlando and have made many good friends. After retiring, I started helping my wife volunteer for the Jewish Pavilion. I continue to meet and help many fine people. The friendships that I have formed during the holiday and Shabbat programs are very special. Knowing that I’m adding a little enjoyment to their day certainly adds enjoyment to my own.

Our daughters both have wonderful families, and we are proud of them. My older daughter lives in Singapore where my son-in-law is an engineer in the oil business.

They have two daughters. My younger daughter and son-in-law live in Dubai with their daughter and son. My son-in-law is a marketing manager for General Electric in their MRI division. We don't get to see them that often, but Zoom has made it easier for us. Because they have moved so much, we have traveled often to be with them.

We have visited them in London, Paris, Italy, The Netherlands, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Japan. As soon as the epidemic allows us, we will visit them again.

We have been quite content with our lives. I have enjoyed volunteering for The Jewish Pavilion and hope to continue.

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Roz Weinstein On April 11, 1939, I, the youngest of two children, was born to Bill & Helen Ginburg, the Clinton, Connecticut General Store owners. We lived above the store on Route 1. Clinton is a small town of 3000 whose numbers grew each summer time to 8-10,000. As we grew older, my sister and I helped in the store, which had a soda fountain, grocery, meats, toys, etc. My family was one of two Jewish families in Clinton, and the closest synagogue was 25 miles away in New Haven. As a child, I was a tomboy. I also loved school from an early age. I can remember asking my Father while waiting on customers to pay me $1.00 for every A on my report card. Of course, being busy, he said sure! He had no idea how expensive that would become, but I enjoyed it.

In High School, I always enjoyed the math, sciences & labs the most. I was part of a large 7th-grade class that needed to be made smaller, so another girl and I skipped the 7th grade, which meant that I eventually graduated High School at 17. I had always wanted to go to college at Brandeis University in Boston. Still, despite having the grades, Brandeis said that there were too many Connecticut applicants and declined to admit me. Instead, I found Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA, where I could enroll in a science degree.

I spent my freshman year at the Abington, PA campus of Penn State. In my firstmorning analytic geometry class, I met a returning Navy veteran named Bernie Weinstein. We dated the entire four years of school and married on October 30, 1960, in New Haven, CT. My first job was in the Antibiotic Research department of Charles Pfizer in Groton, Connecticut. Bernie got a position in Hartford, and we settled in Saybrook. When Bernie changed jobs to Bridgeport, I found work with McKesson & Robbins.

Eventually, I became the head Bacteriologist at Bridgeport Hospital, where I stayed until having our first child, Joseph. We then moved to Hamden, CT, where Bernie continued to look for a position in his own firm. We answered ads all over the U.S.,

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including one in the N.Y. Times for a once in a lifetime partnership opportunity in Orlando, FL. Arriving in Orlando, we joined Temple Israel. My husband was asked by Harry Rein and Howie Seligson in different years to be the Treasurer of the Temple. Because he was busy, I helped with the bookkeeping. We both wanted more children, and Harry Rein encouraged us to adopt. Hence, we added Billy and Michele to our family of three, including our firstborn, Joseph.

Jerome Bornstein asked us to be part of the search for a Director of the Jewish Community Center in Maitland. We were pleased to help hire Marvin Friedman. We were also part of a group of young couples led by Rabbi Adler at Ohev Shalom. That helped us become part of the community.

In different years, Bernie and I have been active members of Temple Israel and the Temple Israel Cemetery Corporation. Through the years, Bernie's practice grew, and I eventually joined his firm as the bookkeeper. Last December, we closed the accounting office, downsized the workload, and brought the remaining clients to our house. We are still trying to stay active in the community when possible.

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We Gratefully Acknowledge our 2021 Sponsors BEST PICTURE

Dick and Dottie Appelbaum BLOCKBUSTER

Marc and Henrietta Katzen Harvey Kobrin Morgan Stanley and Louis Feinberg, Andrew Feinberg and Steve Schelling Pearlman, Minkow and Bolton Philanthropic Fund RED CARPET

Sharon Ginsburg Marcie and Hank Katzen, Hirsh Katzen and Melissa Marshall, Halbert Katzen Susan and Jerry Roth Mardi and Ron Shader Barbara Weinreich Scott and Lauren Zimmerman MENSCH

Patricia and Roy Ambinder Susan and Arnold Bierman Barney and Claire Chepenik Larry Gutter and Debbie Meitin Farlen Halikman Joseph Hara Charitable Trust Judith and Robert Hara Alan and Margie Helman Susie and Ed Kleiman Gilbert and Joyce Walker Ben and Maura Weiner Dick and Louise Weiner Bernie and Roz Weinstein Phyllis and Edward Zissman Aetna CarePlus

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Mazel Tov to all of the incredible honorees!

Thanks to the Kinneret Board of Directors for their Commitment to our Seniors!

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blockbuster Morgan Stanley “Congratulations to all of my fellow honorees for your dedication and service to the community.”

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Thanks to Kinneret and especially Sharon Weil for the wonderful 8 over 80 Celebration!

Mazel Tov to all

Marc and Henrietta Katzen KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

‫משפחה זה לא דבר חשוב‪ ,‬זה הכל‬

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blockbuster “If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people are those who devote themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self-interest.”

- John Glenn

The Pearlman-Minkow-Bolton Philanthropic Fund applauds

the 2021 “8 over 80“ honorees who have demonstrated a love of life and the ability to share their enthusiasm with their families and community.

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Thank you to our over honorees for a lifetime of dedication, that continues to enrich the Orlando and Jewish communities.

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Sharon Ginsburg

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RED CARPET Dear Dad, Mazel Tov on this well deserved honor.

L’Dor V’Dor. You taught us well to give of time and resources.

We love you, Marcie, Hank, Halbert, Hirsh, Melissa, Jaron, Katie, Alex, Max, Mason, Miles, and Kelvin

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RED CARPET Congratulations to

Louis E. Feinberg and to all the honorees, for all you have done to make our community a better place.

Susan and Jerry Roth

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Mazel Tov to all the 2021 "8 over 80" Honorees!

Thank you for your commitment to the entire community.

Mardi and Ron Shader KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

RED CARPET With respect and appreciation for our

"8 over 80" for their guidance and influence through the years.

Congratulations!

Barbara Weinreich #SaluteOurSeniors

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Congratulations to the honorees tonight.

Thank you for making our community a better & brighter place.

Your friends at Writer's Block Bookstore & Scott and Lauren Zimmerman

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To the incredibly inspiring 8 over 80!

“The excitement of wondrous living can add zest to every age and stage of life.”

We celebrate your wondrous lives!

Patricia and Roy Ambinder #SaluteOurSeniors

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Here’s to those at Kinneret who are over 60, those who are over 70 and those over 80…

Enjoy your years at Kinneret!

The Biermans

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mensch Mazel Tov to all the 2021 “8 over 80“ Honorees!

You Enrich the Entire Orlando Community With all your Efforts, your Tzedakah, and your caring Involvement.

Larry Gutter and Debbie Meitin

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In Loving Memory Herta Sylvia Rapp Z"L Ernest David Rapp Z"L Anita Hara Z"L Joseph Hara Z"L

by Judith and Robert Hara and Family KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

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In Loving Memory Anita and Joseph Hara

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Barbara and Family Bob and Family

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mensch A special Congratulations to Louis and Harvey.

And Congratulations to all of the 2021 “8 over 80” honorees!

Alan and Margie Helman KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Mensch The entire Kleiman family congratulates all the “8 over 80” honorees.

Thank you for your community service and enhancing the lives of others.

Susie and Ed Kleiman and Family #SaluteOurSeniors

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“8 over 80” You exemplify the true meaning of volunteerism.

Thank you for all you do.

Gilbert and Joyce Walker KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

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Congratulations to all of the “8 over 80” Honorees!

You strengthen our community with your tireless efforts and generosity.

Ben and Maura Weiner

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Mensch Mazel Tov to the 8 shining stars tonight!

Thank you for making our community a better and brighter place.

Dick and Louise Weiner KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

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Wishing all of my fellow honorees Mazel Tov!

Roz Weinstein

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Honoring our dear friends.

Thank you for your inspiration and leadership.

Mazel Tov – Edward and Phyllis Zissman KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

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When we have joys we yearn to share, we remember them.

So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us.

In Blessed Memory Harvey Arnowitz Esther Gluskin Ruth Goldhar Sheldon Greene Anita Hara Phyllis Kamenoff Don Kaplan Bea Kellogg Harriet Lake Joe Lefkowitz Rosalind Levitt Elaine Lustig Lester Mandell

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Robert Petree Berny Raff Gerald Robison Bunny Rosen Charlotte Rotenberg Betty Stein Helen Tishman Harvey Titen Dr. Norman Wall Robert Weissmann Abe Wise Madeline Wolly

“You make a living by what you get.

You make a life by what you give.”

- Winston Churchill

Congratulations to the 2021 Honorees

Thank you for being outstanding role models!

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2012

2013

2014

2015

Jean Dolen

Helen Greenspun

John Lowndes

Bill Kahn

Avie Abramowitz

Al Gross

Claire Mercer

Gordon Kotzin

Helen Hosid

Tess Wise

Gloria Newberger

Rose Savage

Morris Rashy

Irv Shargaa

Barbara Weinreich

Ron Shader Sandy Silbert Mark Silverberg

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Irwin Feldman

Dick Appelbaum

Lillian Berkowitz

Bruce Burpee

Jes Baru

Robert Geller

Sheldon Brook

Doris Gilbert

Fayge S. Cohen

Barney Chepenik

Judy Godorov

Judith Cohen

Bette Ann Leider

Rose Ellen Fenster

Joan Forino

Dr. Marvin Newman

Phyllis Englander

Eva London Ritt

Key Howard

Elaine Gamson

Dr. Harry Rein

Edie Fenster

Charles Schulman

Joel Jones

Harry Lowenstein

Edith Schulman

Melvin Kohn

Dick Weiner

Sonja Marchesano

Henry Schilowitz

Carol Simpson

Sonia Mandell

Sandra Moss

Sandi Solomon

Helen Tetenbaum

Gilbert Walker

Harriet Weiss

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We love you and are proud of you Mom, Grandma/Mom-Mom, Sister, Aunt, and Great Aunt Ruth

Bev, Fred, Cayla and Sarah

Howard, Amy, Arielle and Andrew

Saul, Sherry and Seth, Bret, Becca, Max, Benjy, Ruby and Isaac

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Congratulations Ruth Darvin on being selected one of the 8 over 80’s.

We are so proud of you!

Berger, Phillips, Darvin and Cwerner Families KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

We congratulate all of the 8 over 80 Honorees For Their Contributions to our Central Florida Community

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Susan Bierman Harvey Kobrin Ruth Darvin Renée Roberts Louis Feinberg Barry Rubenstein Marc Katzen Roz Weinstein

Marian and Edward Bromberg #SaluteOurSeniors

CARTERET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION Proudly Salutes

All the Honorees

Thank you for making a difference!

And thank you to Kinneret Council on Aging (KCOA) for its ongoing commitment and generous support to the residents of the Kinneret Community

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Mazel Tov to Renée Roberts, Our wife, mother and grandmother …. and to all “8 over 80” honorees.

You inspire us to do good deeds.

With much love!

Stan, Shaune, Erica, Evan, Jeff, Susanne, Joe, Emily, Nick, Max. Brody and Becca

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In loving memory of our grandparents

George and Anne Harris our parents

Theodore “Teddy” and Henrietta Weinroth our brother

George Harris Weinroth

and in honor of our cousin

Renée Roberts and all those honored by Kinneret Council on Aging

Michael and Linda Weinroth KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Thank you, Louis, for all you do for our family and for being such a good friend.

Congratulations and Mazel Tov.

Michael and Ilene Worman Sandra and Jay Epstein Jeffery and Bella Worman P.S. Why don’t you fix your left door?

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‫המשפחה היא אחת מיצירות המופת של הטבע‬

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Mazel Tov to our 2021 Honorees!

XOXO Geanne, Adrian, Angela, Ben, and Olivia

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Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc. is honored to celebrate this year's 8 over 80.

Mazel Tov!

Congratulations to This Year's

"8 over 80" Recipients Thank You for All You Have Done to Make our Community a Wonderful Place to Live.

Neal & Genie Blaher

Mazel Tov to the Honorees for Your Inspiring Dedication to our Community.

Barbara & Burt Chasnov #SaluteOurSeniors

Congratulations….

You keep the lamp of achievement burning in Orlando….

Thank You….

Bob and Elaine Gamson

To Marc…

A Lifetime of Friendship and a Lifetime of Service to the Community

Abby & Ed KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Congratulations to Our Two Special Friends - Susan Bierman, Marc Katzen –

Miriam and Gene Josephs

Blessings from East Polk, LLC

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Congratulations Renée on this most deserving honor!

To all of the 2021 recipients, Yasher Koach and Thank You for helping to build our Jewish community.

Loren and Robert London

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Congratulations to the “ over ” Honorees.

Your efforts enrich our entire community.

Rhea and Harry Rein KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Congratulations to Marc Katzen and all the other honorees.

We appreciate all your service to the community.

Maxine and Paul Rosenthal To my Husband and to our Dad and Grandfather, We want you to know how proud we are of you and how much we love you. We know you enjoy your volunteering and will continue.

All our love,!

Pat Rubenstein Pam, Mark, Gabrielle, Lukas Stoesz Karen, Roberto, Isabel, and Jelsi Lorato

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Congratulations 2021 8

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to the incredible “ over ” recipients for their commitment and dedication making our community such a special place.

Elise and Henry Schilowitz

Congratulations to all this year’s “8 over 80” honorees!

Barbara M. Simons KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Mazel Tov to the 2021 “8 over 80” Honorees.

You make this a better world for all.

Carol & Marc Feuerman

In loving memory of Z”L Marion and Ira Daitzman

Lynn and Mark Fenster

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“Aging is not 'lost youth' but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”

- Betty Friedan

Mazel Tov on reaching this significant milestone. Wishing you many more years of health and happiness.

Most fondly,

Mazel Tov To All!

Roz Fuchs

Mazal Tov to all the grEIGHT 8 over 80 Award recipients.

Renée, Congratulations on this well-deserved honor.

The Krinker Family!

Jodi, David, Lauren and Leah

Elaine & Bob Gamson Judy & Bernie Fraden Ellen & Laurence Morrell KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Congratulations to our dear friends and All

2021 Honorees

Your contributions over your years plants the seeds for our entire community

Sandi and Allen Saft

Congratulations to Barry and all of the

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“ over ” Honorees

Lois and Mark Silverberg

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In Honor of Marc Katzen Thank you for all you do for the community.

Nancy & Marc Sharfman and Frances Fisher

To our loving Father and Grandfather, We are always proud of your kind heart and generosity.

We love you!

GIRL POWER!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND WELCOME TO ‘THE CLUB’

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Harriet Weiss

Our gratitude to Susan Bierman, Ruth Darvin, Renée Roberts, and Roz Weinstein for all you do to make our Jewish community and the world a better place!

With affection and appreciation,

Lori Pearson and Daniel Wise

Congratulations to my wonderful and deserving sister, Renée Roberts!

With much love,

Sharyn (Brookins)

Mazel Tov to all of the honorees!

Nancy & Dean Faracchio KINNERET COUNCIL ON AGING

Special Congratulations to Ruth & Renée on a well-deserved honor!

- Marlene Adler, Elaine Gamson, Sheila Greenspoon & Susan Livingstone -

Mazel Tov on a wonderful honor – Ruth Darvin & Barry Rubenstein - Brenda Altus, Jo Fischer, Marlene Adler, Marilyn Bederow & Susan Livingstone -

Congratulations, Barry on being selected as one of “8 over 80”.

- Ruth Darvin and Mel Berger Our warmest congratulations to all of this year's honorees.

- Emily and Martin Glickstein Mazel tov to all the wonderful honorees who have enhanced our community.

- Fondly, Nancy & Craig Ludin -

Mazel Tov to all the recipients!

- Les and Lynn Kramer -

Congratulations Marc from the “Pool Gals” - Linda - Diana - Marsha -

Congratulations to all “8 over 80” participants.

- Rosalie Levy -

Congratulations, Ruth, on this well-deserved honor!

- Love, Faye & Bill Novick -

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Greetings Dear Ruth, MAZAL TOV on this well-deserved honor.

- Love, Rhoda, Stephe and Family -

Congratulations to all of our amazing honorees!

- Mollie Savage -

Mazel tov to all the honorees.

May they continue to go from strength to strength.

- Marilyn and Franklin Schwartz -

Mazel Tov to “8 over 80” Honorees!

- Jo Staffin and Chuck Dorfman -

A well-deserved honor to Marc for so much good community work!

- Elliott and Marcia Jo Zerivitz -

To Susie: Volunteer virtuoso, friend forever, Jewess jewel!

A well-deserved honor!

- Hugs from Marcia Jo and Elliott -

Mazel Tov to all of the 2021 Honorees. Well Deserved.

- Fayge Siskind Cohen -

We hardily congratulate all who are being recognized for their support and generosity. Our special thanks and praise to Susie Bierman, who has dedicated so much of her adult life to enhancement of Jewish causes in our community.

- Pearl and Howard Lefkowitz -

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The Kinneret Council on Aging is grateful to all of our community sponsors, volunteers and staff for their generous support of our residents throughout the year.

Our 2021 “8 over 80” Committee Carol Feuerman * Joanne Kane * Mollie Savage * Geanne Share

Special thanks to our Kinneret Apartments staff who have stepped up during this crisis and under incredibly challenging conditions, have worked tirelessly to ensure a safe environment for residents and employees alike.

With much gratitude to our KCOA resident staff and volunteers.

KCOA residents who work both as Kitchen staff and volunteers, pick up food at Second Harvest Food Bank, sanitize, organize, fill and distribute the bags and so much more... always with a positive attitude and lots of care for their fellow residents.

Mary Ann Friedel * Enid Maldonado Mildred Martell * Ruby Rongo * Jose Ortiz Amalia Chagos * Ernesto Acosta

A special thank you to the Kinneret Tenant Association (KTA).

The KTA has had to limit all of its activities due to Covid-19. Through their effort’s residents have been able to purchase food directly through the co-op and have the groceries delivered without the worry of leaving the safety of their homes.

Anita McKibben * Janice Lecain Barbara Del Virginia * Lynda York

Through their efforts, Kinneret isn’t just a place to live, it’s home!

Kinneret proudly acknowledge these generous donors who have partnered with the Tampa-Orlando-Pinellas Jewish Foundation to create a Legacy securing the future of programs at Kinneret Apartments.

Berk Family Designated Philanthropic Fund Frances R. & Joseph G. Lefkowitz Philanthropic Fund Ralph & Bluma W. Meitin Designated Fund Sylvia H. & Ernest D Rapp Designated Fund Zelig O. & Bobbi Wise Philanthropic Fund Edward & Phyllis Zissman Kinneret Endowment Fund Kinneret Field of Interest Fund

Thank you to our affiliate community partners who we interact with throughout the year and help better the lives of our residents at Kinneret.

Central Florida Hillel Congregation Ohev Shalom Congregation of Reform Judaism Israeli America Council (IAC) Cares Jewish Chamber of Commerce Jewish Family Services Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando

Jewish Pavilion JOIN RAISE The Rosen JCC The Roth Family JCC Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteers for Community Impact

Susan You put a shine on my shoes.

And a Melody in my heart…

Love and Congratulations - KC 1035

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“Caring for Those Who Cared for Us” www.kinneretliving.org · Follow us @KinneretLiving 407-425-4537 · 515 Delaney Ave., Orlando, FL 32801 2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rhonda K. Pearlman, President, Kinneret I & II Carol Feuerman, President, KCOA Scott Zimmerman, Treasurer Dick Appelbaum, VP Buildings and Grounds Alison Polejes, VP Dining Jacob Hara, VP Resident Relations Joanne Kane, Secretary Geanne Share, Immediate Past President

Neal Blaher Lynn Fenster Larry Gutter Robert Hara* Erin Katzman Amy Lefkowitz Don Levin Paul Mandelkern* Ross Pearlman Mollie Savage Olivia Share Mark B. Silverberg*

*Emeritus Board Member