Mandel JCC Annual Report 2017-2018

Celebrating Our 70th Year

MANDEL JCC ANNUAL REPORT • 2017-18

Message from Alan & Michael

Seventy years ago, we were founded as a gathering place for Jewish families and new immigrants seeking culture, recreation, community and a place to call home. While our programs and facilities have undergone dramatic changes, The J’s commitment to building and strengthening our Jewish community remains dramatically unchanged. We are and have always been dedicated, first and foremost, to improving the quality of life for those in our community.

Our vision to build and strengthen our Jewish community shines through in 2018 just as it did in 1948. You can see this clearly whenever and wherever you are at The J – In a preschool class. At a pickup basketball game. In the pool. At an author’s lecture. In a canoe at J-Day Camps.

During a yoga class. On the ropes course at Camp Wise. On a high-tech treadmill. Over a hot kosher lunch at Lunch Plus congregate meal program. At a Playmakers Youth Theatre performance. At an intergenerational Passover Seder. And, of course, at a sold-out film screening. We are 11,000 members strong and annually we touch more than 15,000 community members, young and old, through our outstanding Arts and Culture offerings, Early Childhood programs, J-Day Camps, Camp Wise and our state of the art fitness and aquatics facilities. As you can see, our impact this past year was significant:

• Provided $415,000 in financial aid to 425 individuals and families to help defray the costs of J-Day Camps, Camp Wise and membership.

• Attracted record attendance of 10,000 at our signature arts and culture & Jewish Life events, Cleveland Jewish FilmFest and Cleveland Jewish Book Festival, which brought an incredible lineup of films and authors to Cleveland including, Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director and moderator of Meet the Press.

• Celebrated The J’s Indoor Triathlon and Biathlon’s 11th sold out year, with 160 serious and casual athletes joining in for a spirited day of sportsmanship, friendly competition and fundraising. A record $50,000 was raised – and we introduced a new Kids Tri.

• Honored Peter and Aliki Rzepka, as this year’s J-Champions, for their dedication at Play at The J, our annual fundraiser which attracted

nearly 400 attendees and raised $110,000 to help support The J’s Financial Assistance Program.

• Nurtured 200 young children as they gained confidence, learned new skills, made new friends and celebrated Jewish holidays as part of our Early Childhood, Family Place and Tot Shabbat programs.

• Raised $12,000 to be used for Early Childhood staff development at Sing into Spring, our annual Early Childhood family event.

• Provided 179 seniors daily opportunities to be engaged over a hot kosher lunch at Lunch Plus, our congregate meal program. Housed at Warrensville Community Apartments in Cleveland Heights, we served over 12,000 meals six days a week and provided fitness classes, screenings, trips and video-conferencing.

• The J’s Aquatics staff provided private and group swim lesson to 1,375 babies, children and adults to teach them to swim and improve their stroke.

• The J’s Fitness staff helped 800 individuals reach their fitness goals with the guidance of our talented certified personal trainers. Attendance in our 80 weekly group fitness classes averaged 7,000 attendees per month. Plus 200 members improved their strength, posture and core at Pilates Reformer sessions.

• Invested more than $300,000 in state-of-the-art cardio, strength training and Pilates equipment to keep our members’ hearts racing.

• Provided more than 1,300 kids, ages 2 to grade 11, an amazing summer as they took part in one of our outstanding Playland, J-Day Camps and Camp Wise camps.

• Celebrated summer at Camp Wise with 125 participants at Women’s Weekend, Family Camp and Camp Chai, our one-week camp for adults with disabilities.

• Playmakers Youth Theatre presented Broadway’s favorite musicals and shows on the

Fairmount Temple stage. Nearly 200 student actors performed in five productions to appreciative audiences.

• Traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, last July, with our Cleveland delegation of 44 Jewish teen athletes who won 21 medals at the national JCC Maccabi Games – an international Olympicinspired competition.

• Provided 10 local Jewish artists the opportunity to study using Torah, text and discussion all as part of the Cleveland Jewish Arts and Culture Lab fellowship which culminated in an exhibition in May featuring their compelling mixed media works.

• With a $250,000 State of Ohio grant, gave Stonehill Auditorium a facelift with new lighting, room partitions and carpet along with sound attenuation panels for more flexible meeting space.

• Installed a brick enclosure on the front lawn for an improved Playland Day Camp environment. But 70 years is just the beginning. With the continued support and encouragement of our Board and lay leaders, our many funding partners, donors and volunteers, our talented staff and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, we can accomplish so much more. With you, our members and stakeholders, by our side we will continue to bring people together to create opportunities for meaningful connections that enrich lives. And in doing so, we strengthen our entire community. Here’s to the next 70 exciting years!

Front cover photos: Top: Mayfield JCC building groundbreaking, July 12, 1959. (l-r): Shoshanna Spiegel, George Goulder, Ida Schott, Morton Mandel, Alfred Benesch, Kenneth Tobacman, Howard Metzenbaum & Herman Eigen

Bottom row (l-r):

• Camp Wise campers, late 1930s

• Russian immigrants in JCC Intensive English program learn about the Torah from Rabbi Herbert Schwartz of Temple on the Heights, 1979

• Elaine Rembrandt as Golda Meir in the Halle Theatre production of “Golda”, 1986

• Becky Rocker working out in Fitness Center, 2017

Alan B. Semel, Board Chair

Michael G. Hyman, President & CEO

• Sam and Jack Spiegle at the airport before heading to the 2017 Maccabi Games

Opposite Page: First Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, included a Golden Age Presentation November 30, 1949

L’Dor v’Dor

An enduring value of Judaism is passing on spiritual knowledge and cultural traditions, l’dor v’dor, from one generation to another, to keep them alive. Making these connections between generations is personified in the lives of the Rocker family, whose ties to The J now extend to the fourth generation.

Only a handful of Clevelanders can lay claim to attending the ribbon cutting for the Mayfield JCC in 1960 and the Mandel JCC in 1986. Count Mikki Eigen Rocker part of that very small group.

Mikki, the daughter of Herman Eigen, the trailblazing executive director of the JCC, says

the opening of both facilities were among her father’s proudest moments.

In 1954 Herman Eigen was recruited by Mort Mandel, who was then Board President, to usher in an era of growth for the newly formed JCC. Using skills he acquired as director of the Buffalo JCC, Eigen combined the diverse

programs for Young Adults, Golden Agers, Drama and Camp Wise into one cohesive agency. He was also integrally involved in the fundraising and planning for the Mayfield JCC’s opening in 1960, and, 26 years later, its Beachwood successor.

“During his 22 years as The J’s Executive Director, my father saw the JCC as an encompassing umbrella organization whose mission was to create an atmosphere where Jews of all ages and observance were welcomed and encouraged to come together as a vibrant community,” says Mikki.

With her father as a role model, Mikki’s professional and personal path led to The J. As a teen she attended and served as a counselor, at Camp Wise in Painesville.

Joel Eigen, Mikki’s brother, also attended The J’s summer camps. Their mother, Sadie Eigen, a psychiatric social worker, started working in the late 1950s with Dr. Herman Hellerstein. Hellerstein, in collaboration with the Medical School of Western Reserve University, initiated his groundbreaking, heart-healthy exercise program at the Mayfield JCC.

When her children were little in the 1970s, Mikki was instrumental in the creation of The J’s Mom and Me classes and toddler gym classes, many of which continue today.

In 1984 Mikki joined the staff as Special Events Director and formed the Young Women’s Special Events Campaign Cabinet to help fundraise for the new Beachwood building. One of the highlights of that position was coordinating The J’s annual Fine Craft Festival, which ran from 1991-2001.

As Mikki and her husband Michael’s children grew up and married, The J was never far from their lives. All three Rocker children attended The J’s preschool programs and camps, and their son David’s wife, Becky Rocker worked as The J’s marketing manager.

Becky says even if her family did not have a personal connection to The J, she and her husband would have been drawn to the facility.

“The Mandel JCC has everything a young family like ours needs and is an integral part of our lives,” Becky says. “Our daughter Dylan attended preschool, as well as the Francine & Benson Pilloff Family Performing Arts Camp and Anisfield Day Camp. She took swim lessons and attends after school programs. Our twins are already socializing and playing with toddlers at Family Place. We look forward to sending them to The J’s Early Childhood preschool this fall.”

As a fitness enthusiast, Becky knows firsthand how exceptional The J’s fitness facilities and classes are. “The J has helped bring wellness into our lives and has also given us an opportunity to make some of our dearest friends,” she says. “Herman Eigen would have been proud to know his grandchildren and great grandchildren are thriving at his beloved Mandel JCC and that his legacy lives on.”

Opposite page: The Rocker family: Mikki, David, Dylan, Becky and twins Cruz and Sage.

Insert: Seated: Mikki and Michael Rocker and their children at the dedication of the Herman Eigen Patio This page: Becky Rocker works out at The J

25th Annual Meeting, January 6, 1974

Standing:

L-R: Past presidents Ernest Siegler, Max Friedman, Myron Guren, Julius Kravitz, Morton Mandel. Seated: Harold Klarrich, Hilda Faigin & Herman Eigen, Executive Director

Mikki Rocker, far left, leads her teen group as they receive “Senior Club of the Year” honors, early 1970s

Dylan Rocker and fellow campers at J-Day Camp’s Performing Arts Camp, 2017

A Family Tradition

For 70 years the Mandel JCC has impacted the lives of everyone who has walked through its doors. Scott and Shani Spiegle and their sons Sam, 17 and Jack, 15 are no exception. In fact, three generations of their family have been involved with The J.

“We are a Mandel JCC family,” says Scott. “Shani was an Anisfield camper in 1976 and

as a teen I spent a lot of time at The J. I still remember sleeping on bunk beds when my Fairmount Temple confirmation class had a Shabbaton in rooms at the back of the building, way before Stonehill Auditorium was built.”

Not only did Scott play and learn at The J, he worked here as well. His first job in

high school was in the Men’s Health Service, from 1987-1989, followed by a stint in the afterschool day care program. But it was at The J’s Anisfield Day Camp in Burton where he worked for eight years, from 19871994, that he made his mark. Scott was a counselor, supervisor and assistant director at J-Day Camps.

“Anisfield was a place where I could help kids make the most of their summer camp experience and promote Jewish values,” Scott says. “I have wonderful memories of that time. The positive impact of Jewish camp for kids remains important to me to this day.”

Shani also has wonderful memories of The J as a teen, especially when the facility opened in Beachwood. “My mom, Marsha Blond, who was so active at the Buffalo JCC where she grew up, saw the new Mandel JCC as a great resource for our family – and she was right. In fact, my mom continues to take adult education courses at The J and my uncle, Michael Miller, a documentary filmmaker, has been active on the Cleveland Jewish FilmFest Committee since he moved to Cleveland several years ago from California.”

Jewish identity. I’m looking forward to being a junior counselor at Anisfield this summer.”

Jack, an incoming Hawken freshman and a two-year Maccabi competitor, says, “I feel so lucky to have made really great friends at camp and Maccabi. I like going to The J in my free time to play basketball and hang out. The J has made me proud to be Jewish.”

As young parents, Shani and Scott found a place for their sons at The J. “When the boys were toddlers we went to Mom and Me classes and also spent lots of time in the Debra Ann November Kidspace,” says Shani, a community volunteer. “The J’s family activities were so fun and we loved hanging out there.”

As soon as Sam and Jack could carry a backpack and lug a duffel bag filled with camp gear, they were off to Anisfield Day Camp and then Camp Wise. As teens, they are part of the Cleveland delegation that attended the JCC Maccabi Games, an Olympic-inspired competition that attracts Jewish teens from all over the world. The summers spent at J-Day Camps, Camp Wise and the Maccabi Games have had a life-defining effect on both boys.

“My closest friends are the people I met at Camp Wise and at Maccabi, “says Sam, who will be a senior at Hawken in the fall. “Being so connected to The J through camp, BBYO, and three Maccabi games, has strengthened my

Because of what the Mandel JCC has meant to their family, Scott and Shani are generous philanthropic supporters. Scott, a financial advisor, serves as a member of The J’s Board of Trustees, and Executive Committee, was chair of the J-Day Camps Committee and is currently chair of the Development and Maccabi Committees. He has also competed in two Mandel JCC Indoor Triathlons, and along with Shani, attends screenings and author events at the Cleveland Jewish FilmFest and Book Festival.

Shani and Scott agree their sons have reaped countless benefits from The J, including the chance to meet kids from different schools and suburbs. “Going to a small school like Hawken I’m so happy The J has helped our sons expand their circle of friends,” says Shani. “The Mandel JCC has always made us feel a welcome part of our vibrant and strong Jewish community. There is no question that l’dor v’dor, from generation to generation, our entire extended family has been greatly enriched by our involvement with The J.”

Opposite page Sitting (l-r): Sam Spiegle, Marsha Blond, Michael Miller and Jack Spiegle. Standing (l-r): Shani and Scott Spiegle

Inset photo: Anisfield Day Camp village staff, early 1990s. Scott is pictured top row, far right. This page: Sam and Jack at the airport before heading to the 2017 Maccabi Games.

Anisfield Day Camp song leader Noah Budin, 1998

Camp Wise, Solel Village, 2017

Celebrating Shabbat at Camp Wise, 1960s

Anisfield Day Camp Nature Specialist Don Sayre leading a nature session on weather stations, 1971

A Rich 70 Year History

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE JCC

In 1889, in a small frame building at East 20th and Woodland, the Council Educational Alliance began a settlement house for Jewish immigrants arriving in Cleveland. By 1932, eastward movement of the Jewish community prompted construction of a new building at Kinsman and East 135th Street. Settlement work continued here while new programs began to serve an increasingly American-born Jewish population. Extensions of this program followed at East 105th Street, Superior Avenue and Arlington at East 123rd Street.

By the end of WWII, four Jewish agencies – the Council Educational Alliance, Camp Wise, the Jewish Young Adult Bureau and the Cultural Division of the Jewish Community Council – were serving the community in many similar ways. They joined forces in 1948, as the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland.

1948

In 1948, the year that heralded the birth of the State of Israel, another beginning took place in Cleveland. That year the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland was created by the merger of four organizations.

The JCC, having no permanent home, ran its programs in converted homes, basements, warehouses and commercial properties.

Recognizing the need to have one central location for the growing number of JCC activities, in the late 1950s two fund-raising campaigns were held to raise money for land and a building.

1950s – 1960s

1956 A capital campaign is launched to raise funds for a permanent home for the JCC.

1960 JCC opens on Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights.

1960 First production at Halle Theatre opens to enthusiastic audiences.

1961 Cardiologist Dr. Herman Hellerstein, one of the early researchers whose work helped in the rehabilitation of heart attack patients using dietary controls and exercise, creates the JCC Physical Fitness Program in collaboration with the Medical School of Western Reserve University.

1966 The JCC day camp, formerly known as Round-Up Ranch Day Camp, is renamed Anisfield Day Camp in memory of Cleveland philanthropist John Anisfield and has its first summer season at the 75-acre site at Halle Park in Burton.

1966 Camp Wise moves from Painesville to the 325-acre Blanche R. and Eugene S. Halle Park in Burton, Ohio. Anisfield Day Camp is its nearby neighbor.

1968 A three-day Jewish Book Festival, to mark the observance of Jewish Book Month in November, is launched.

Camp Wise, Painsville, 1947

Childrens Carnival at the Kinsman Branch of the Council Education Alliance, 1948

Jewish Book Council of Cleveland, (l-r): Mrs. Claire Biel, Mrs. Leonard Adler, Mrs. Dan Ressler, Mrs. Michael Blumberg & Mrs. Irving Kushner, 1967

Playland Day Camp campers

1970s – 1980s

1975 Mayfield JCC develops programming and resettlement services for Russian immigrants including ESL classes, a lunch program and social events.

1980 David Berger National Memorial sculpture, created by David E. Davis is constructed at the Mayfield JCC in memory of Shaker Heights native David Berger, one of 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

1981 “Freedom Seder” held at Mayfield JCC in honor of the new Soviet Jewish immigrants, includes an English-Hebrew-Russian Haggadah.

1981 A “Master Plan” is developed to renovate the Mayfield Building and to purchase a new site for the construction of a second JCC complex.

1984 Groundbreaking for the Beachwood JCC is funded by a capital campaign that raises $13 million for the construction of the new facility.

1985 The new Beachwood JCC building is named the Mandel Building in honor of, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel and their families.

1986 Mandel JCC opens on 53 acres in Beachwood. The new building includes fitness and aquatics facilities, a day camp, Safran Park, preschool and the William C. Treuhaft Conference Center.

1990s

1990 New American Program begins at the Mayfield JCC to help integrate the many Soviet immigrants arriving to Cleveland.

1991 The Pilloff Family donates funds to establish the Francine & Benson Pilloff Family Performing Arts Camp.

1994 The Maurice L. and Marjorie H. Stonehill Auditorium addition opens at the Mandel JCC and includes a stage and dance floor.

1994 The JCC North American Maccabi Youth games is hosted by the JCC and attracts 2,500 teen athletes from around the world.

1997 Playmakers Youth Theatre has it’s first production at the Mayfield JCC’s Halle Theatre.

1999 Festival of Jewish Books & Authors is relaunched, now known as Cleveland Jewish Book Festival.

Park opens on the Beachwood

and is named in honor of JCC Board President, Gordon

& his family,

Intensive English Program (l-r): Thank Pham, Sumyon Rapoport, teacher Lois Southward, Anatoly Yankosky, Roslina Braverman.

David Berger National Memorial with sculptor David E. Davis, 1980 (l-r): Gordon Safran, Philip Wasserstrom & David Kleinman at new site, 1983 Safran

campus

Safran

1986.

2000 -The Present

2000 Rzepka YOUTHFITness Center addition, a dedicated fitness center for teens, opens.

2005 “Halle-lujah! A Center-mental Journey” tribute event signals the end of the JCC’s Halle Theatre.

2005 The cost of operating two facilities becomes too large a burden and the decision is made to close the Mayfield building.

2005 The Jewish Federation’s Centennial Initiative provides $6.7 million to fund much needed additions to Camp Wise and Anisfield.

2006 David Berger National Memorial sculpture moves to Mandel JCC campus.

2006 The $2.6 million, 60,000 square foot Preston’s H.O.P.E. handicapped-accessible playground opens.

2007 The JCC of Cleveland is renamed Mandel JCC of Cleveland.

H.O.P.E. playground dedication.

2007 The J’s Indoor Triathlon & Biathlon is launched.

2007 Camp Wise celebrates its 100th year.

2007 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest celebrates its inaugural year with ten Jewish-themed films.

2009 Capital campaign is launched to renovate and expand the Beachwood facility. At the groundbreaking Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel were honored for their $16 million gift

2011 Dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for the completion of The J’s $18 million renovation and expansion of its 132,000 square foot facility. Improvements include new fitness center, renovated Early Childhood wing, remodeled meeting space and improved indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities.

2012 Jewish Arts and Culture Lab artist fellowship program is launched with a

culminating Spring exhibit. The program wins an award for innovation from National JCCA.

2013 After raising $675,000, Camp Wise Infirmary opens and is staffed by a team of nurses and volunteer doctors.

2014 Membership to the Mandel JCC reaches 10,000 individuals.

2016 Debra Ann November Aquatics Center opens at J-Day Camps in Burton – made possible by a lead gift from Iris November and her late husband, Mort.

2017 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest and Book Festival attract record attendance of 10,000.

2017 Receives a $250,000 State of Ohio grant to update Stonehill Auditorium.

2018 $300,000 of new in state-of-the-art equipment is installed in the Fitness Center.

Preston’s

(l-r): Stephen Hoffman, Stacie Halpern, Darrell Young, Jackie Fisher, Barry Reis & Michael Hyman, 2006 Photo credit: Cleveland.com

Ribbon cutting commemorating completion of The J’s renovation & expansion, 2011 Photo credit: Nannette Bedway

(l-r): Indoor Triathlon co-chair Scott Spero & founder & co-chair, Keith Polster, 2018

Iris November at the Debra Anne November Aquatics Center Dedication, 2016

Annual Campaign

MAY 15, 2017 – MAY 15, 2018

MANDEL

Anonymous

Robert Gold

CHAI

Trish & Mark Adler

Dan & Ellen Zelman Family Foundation*

Candy & Brent Grover

Ida & Irwin Haber

Shelley & Greg Marcus

Laurie & Rob Marks

Stanley & Barbara Meisel II Philanthropic Fund*

LEADERSHIP

Raquel & Stephen Bassett

Bernard D. & Susan Goodman

Family Philanthropic Fund

Alina & Prasad Bodas

Kareen & Michael Caputo

Krantz Family Philanthropic Fund*

Mansoor Family Fund

– IHO Alan Semel

Piper Jaffray

David & Enid Rosenberg Family Foundation*

Duvin Family Philanthropic Fund*

Susan & Michael Hyman

– IMO Leonard Polster

– IMO Edward Broidy

– IMO Pauline Leber

Susanna Lachs

– IMO Leonard Polster

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Larry Mack

Cindy & Keith Polster

Beth & Brian Robbins

Sandy & Steven Laserson

Donor Advised Fund*

Lisa & Bill Schonberg

Jessica & Alan Semel

Cheri & Neal Shapero

Adrienne & Harvey Siegel

Shani & Scott Spiegle

Maxine Birrer

– IMO Leonard Polster

Timothy Bleich

Myrna & Kurt Bloch

Deborah & Howard Bobrow

Dora Bornfeld

Jeanne & Jordan Tobin

Jennifer & Neil Tramer

Deborah Warner & Michael Ungar

Miriam Vishny & Mark Cohen

MITZVAH

Aetna Foundation, Inc.

Alan & Gail Cohn Foundation, Inc. – IMO Leonard Polster

Michelle & Mark Bogomolny

Susan & Daniel Borison

Marilyn & Richard Goodman

Charlotte & Armin Guggenheim

– IMO Leonard Polster

Ellen & Earl Leiken

Leslie & Ken Levine

Joan & Stanley Levy

Darby & Jon Miller Steiger

Heidi & Bernard Perla

Cyndi & Rob Port

Lynn & Fred Rosenberg

Evie & Gordon Safran

Weintraub Family Fund

CHAVERIM

Anonymous**

Jack Abel

Robin & Michael Abrams

– IMO Leonard Polster

Janice & Mitchell Adell – IMO Leonard Polster

Amy & Steven Adler

Shayna Bach

Billie Bankoff

IMO Pauline Leber

Louise & Joseph Barmann

Jennie & Ben Becker

Nancy & Larry Bell

Bennett & Donna Yanowitz

Philanthropic Fund*

– IMO Leonard Polster

Beth & Brett Levy

Philanthropic Fund*

Marc & Abigail Glick

Alan Greenberg

Marilyn & Stuart Greenwald

– IHO Selma Greenwold

Bob Gries

Sally & Mark Bram

Lori Brown & David Dvorin

Ellen & Jonathan Brown

Carol & Scott Burg

Charlotte Burgin

– IMO Leonard Polster

Susannah Butler & John Miller

Nancy Chalifour

– IMO Pauline Leber

Lynn & Barry Chesler

Heidi & Loren Chylla

Cultured Stone by Boral

– IMO Leonard Polster

David B. Orlean Philanthropic Fund*

Mindy & Martin Davidson

– IMO Leonard Polster

Cindy Demsey

Susan Dery Preisler & Bill Preisler

Edward & Roslyn Kowit

Philanthropic Fund

Karen Eisenberg

Lori & Jeff Epstein

– IMO Leonard Polster

Jane Esselstyn & Brian Hart

Marcia & Robert Fein

Rachel Felber

Traci Felder

– IMO Leonard Polster

LuAnne & Ronald Fisher

Linda & Jack Fogel

– IMO Jerry Rubenstein

– IMO Leonard Polster

– IMO Arthur Leb

Marc Freimuth

– IMO Leonard Polster

Alan Friedman

Jeanie Wyckhouse-Friedman & Howard Friedman

Simon Fuchs

Eti & Alex Ganin

Linna Li & Yusheng Gao

Joshua & Hannah Gendelman

Sherrill George

Sheldon Gerson

H. & R. Marcus Family Philanthropic Fund*

Stacie & Jeffrey Halpern

– IMO Leonard Polster

Reggie Harris

– IMO Leonard Polster

Susan & John Hersh

Robert Hexter

Judy & Don Jacobson

Joanne & Richard Prober

Family Fund

Teri & Eldon Kabb

– IHO Linda Fogel’s mothers 100th birthday

Suellen & Larry Kadis

Maxine Karns

Michelle & Ethan Karp

Oliver Katz

Terrie & Jan Kleinman

– IHO Bernie Goodman

Terri & Stuart Kline

– IMO Ann Kline Gilbert

Betsy & Gary Kohn

Sally & Howard Kramer

DeAnna & Jake Krider

Susan & Milton Lakin

– IHO Selma Greenwold’s 100th birthday

Ellyn & Barry Lefko

Edith Lerner

Liraz & Jacob Levi

Judith Levy

– IMO Pauline Leber

Nancy Levy & Gerald Yosowitz

Lieberman Family Fund

Debby Botnick & Michael Linden

– IMO Leonard Polster

Deana & Seth Linfield

Kenneth E. Looney

Lori Weinstein & David Sherriff Philanthropic Fund*

Jennifer Mandel

Kathy Marsh & Vladimir Vekstein

– IMO Leonard Polster

Deborah McCreath

Deborah Meckler

Kenneth Methven

Kelly & Aaron Millstone

Sarah Mowry & Paul Pooommipanit

Network for Good Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation

– IHO Barry Guttman

Leann Olansky

Eileen O’Leary

– IMO Marilyn Manns Dooling

Donna Oppenheimer

Joseph Payner Memorial Fund

– IMO Zahava & Dr. Steve Galon’s mother, – IMO Rabbi Rosette Haim

Barrow’s Mother, – IMO Bev Galun, Marlene Wolf & Family’s Mother, – IMO Rick Mendolsohn

Susan & Frank Perpetua

– IMO Leonard Polster

Allison & Scott Peterson

Vadim Pinus

Debra & Don Posner

– IMO Leonard Polster

Esther & Lester Potash

Emily Daigle & Brandon Potter

Jamie & Jeff Rindsberg

Susan & Mark Ringel

Erica Rivera

Rabbi Daniel Roberts & Elaine Rembrandt

Robin Romisher

Enid & David Rosenberg

– IMO Maria Greene

– IMO Leonard Polster – IMO Pauline Leber – IMO Belle Likover

Arleen & Jordan Rothkopf – IMO Belle Likover – IMO Lewis Likover – IMO Pauline Leber

Mary Ann & Daniel Rothstein

Jon Rubinstein

Marjorie Bell Sachs

Virginia Sample

Sandra K. & Jeremy S. Rosenthal Philanthropic Fund*

Sheila & Jeff Schiffman

Diane & Harvey Scholnick

Kathleen & William Schwab

Scott & Amy Bilsky Family Charitable Fund

Maude & Melvin Shafron

April Shepherd

Elisabeth & Brad Sherman

– IMO Leonard Polster

Mary Kay Shuba & Sean McNeeley

– IMO Leonard Polster

Esther & Edward Silver

Ilana & Joshua Hoffer Skoff

Elizabeth Stern & Michael Madorsky

Eugenia & Ronald Strauss

Cara & Matthew Sulzer

– IMO Lou & Bea Sulzer & Bill & Ruby Schwartz

The Fred & Lynn Rosenberg Charitable Fund

Randy Thomas Linda Tobin

– IMO Pauline Leiber

Unilock Ohio

– IMO Leonard Polster

Robert Vickers

Maria & Ilia Volokh

Sondra & Marvin Wasman

Joni & Steve Wasserman

Emily Hoffman & Eric Weingart

Eleanor Weisman

Jennifer & Arthur Weisman

– IMO Leonard Polster

– IMO Merle Laserson

Michelle & Amir Weiss

Sarah & Thomas West

David & Tamara Wilkof

Eileen & James Wilkoff

Cheryl Davis & Jonathon Wise

Sue Wyman

Christie Yonkers & Sagi Shilo

Iris & Gerald Zahler

– IMO Leonard Polster

LEGEND:

Mandel: $5000+

Chai: $1,800 – $4,999

Leadership: $1,000 – $1,799

Mitzvah: $ 500 – $ 999

Chaverim: up to $499

Funding Partners

The Mandel JCC thanks all of our funding partners who have generously supported us throughout this past year. We especially thank the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cleveland and United Way of Greater Cleveland for their continued commitment and support.

FOUNDATIONS

Aliki & Peter

& COMMUNITY FUNDING SOURCES ($1000 and above in support)

Bennett & Donna Yanowitz Philanthropic Fund*

Bernard D. & Susan Goodman

Family Philanthropic Fund

B’nai Jeshurun Congregation

Charles & Ilana Horowitz

Ratner Philanthropic Fund

Cleveland Automobile Club Orphans Outing Fund

Cleveland Israel Arts Connection*

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Dan & Ellen Zelman Family Foundation*

David & Enid Rosenberg

Family Foundation*

David & Inez Myers Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Duvin Family Philanthropic Fund*

Ellen & Victor Cohn

Philanthropic Fund*

Fairmount Temple

Friends of Jewish Lifelong Learning

George F., Stephanie M., & George L. Traub Fund*

Greater Cleveland Film Commission

H. Ross-Lowenstein & Irwin Lowenstein Philanthropic Fund*

Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Harry K. & Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation

Henry & Eugenia Green Family Foundation

Herman & Sadie Eigen Memorial Fund

Irving I. Stone Foundation

Jason & Jennifer Drasner Donor Advised Fund

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

John Andrew Lang Philanthropic Fund*

John P. Murphy Foundation

Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School

Karen R. Horowitz & Jeffrey M.

Kahn Donor Advised Fund*

Keith & Cynthia Polster Philanthropic Fund*

Krantz Family Philanthropic Fund*

Larry & Bonnie Frankel Philanthropic Fund

Legacy Heritage Programming

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Mansoor Family Fund

Mayer-Haber JCC Endowment Fund*

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Humanities

Peterman Family Arts & Culture Fund of the Mandel JCC

Polster Family Foundation

Robert & Eileen Sill Family Foundation*

* Indicates Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland ** indicates multiple gifts

CORPORATE SPONSORS ($1000 and above in donations or in-kind support)

Adelphia Metals

Alson Jewelers

Ark Jewelers

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Beachwood Plastic Surgery

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Brennan Heating & Cooling

Cleveland Cinemas

Cleveland Jewish News

Coit Services of Ohio, Inc.

Crystal Clear Building Services

CT Consultants

Darrell A. Young Enterprises

Dr. Sasha Ross (Yasinow) of Western Reserve

Periodontics in Beachwood and Dr. Shira Tor of Weiss and Tor in Beachwood Fabo Architecture, Inc.

Fedeli Family Foundation

Gross Builders

Haber Enterprises

Huntington Bank

HW & Co.

Jay Auto Group

Kantina

Legacy Construction Services, LLC

Marriott Cleveland East

Mason Structural Steel

Merril Lynch Wealth Management

Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream

Ronald & Helen Ross Family Philanthropic Fund*

Rufus M. Ullman Endowment Fund*

Sandy & Steven Laserson Donor Advised Fund*

Shani & Scott Spiegle Donor Advised Fund*

Stanley & Barbara Meisel II Philanthropic Fund*

Stephanie & Jared Miller Fund of the Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation

The Covenant Foundation

The Demboski Robinson Family Fund of Akron Community Foundation

The Iris Bialosky Zahler Lecture Series of the Mandel JCC

The Lerner Foundation

The Suburban Temple Kol Ami

The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Party 411

Perspectus Architecture LLC

Piper Jaffray

Precious Cargo Transportation Inc.

RSM

Run Avril Run/Club Rock

The Melting Pot

Ulmer & Berne LLP

University Hospitals, Rehabilitation Services

Rzepka

Donor Funds & Funded Projects/Programs

MAY 15, 2017 – MAY 15, 2018

ABEL BOOSTERS

Faye Kaplan

ANISFIELD DAY CAMP

Heidi & Loren Chylla

Ashley & Alex Garson

AQUATICS

Marcia Spiro

– IMO Lyle Reed

– IHO Selma Greenwold’s 100th birthday

In Memory of Lyle Reed

Anonymous **

Deborah Abbot

Eliza & Brian Adams

Nicola Ammons

Marilyn Malkin & Henry Bloom

Jill & Gary Cappy

Raquel Deutsch

Diane Douglas

Toby & Steven Eisenberg

Marilyn Estrin

Traci Felder

Linda & Jack Fogel

Joni & Todd Giterman

Shirley Goldberg

Robyn Gordon & Ron Turney

Kim & Marc Gottlieb

Kathleen Griffin

Diana Huguley

Susan & Michael Hyman

Taryn & Andy Isaacs

Harriet Jakob

Michele & Howard Klein

Doron Krakow

Phoebe Kraus

Lynn & Ira Krumholz

Judi & Jeff Likover

Gayle & Jeff Marks

Audrey Merhaut

Michael & Julie Frayman

Family Foundation

Sean Morgan

Frannie & George Morris

Paulette Oswiecinski

Wanda Otankis

Debra & Don Posner

Olga Rekhson

Jan & Bruce Rutsky

Wendy & William Schwarz

Gloria Sharp

Stephanie Silverman

Randy Thomas

Janet Thompkins

Hildee & Gary Weiss

AREA OF GREATEST NEED

Anonymous

Peter Bankoff

– IMO Pauline Leber

Sid Brail

– IMO Pauline Leber

Liliya Charfas

Marcy & Brett Shankman

– IHO Gil Rubanenko

IMO Leonard Polster

Debbie Ellerin

Jill & Dan Green

Suellen & Larry Kadis

Eliana LeVine & Josh Polster

Nick Ridge

Connie & Neil Waxman

Beth Weiner

ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING

Traci Felder

Ilana & Charles Ratner

Puffin Foundation West, Ltd.

CAMP CHAI

Robert & Eileen Sill Family Foundation*

CAMP WISE

Amanda Bendis

Ellen & Jonathan Brown

Scott Brown

– IMO Patti Sperling

Andrea & David DeMar

Dr. Herman Smith

Memorial Fund*

Lila Drasner

Charleen & Sol Factor

– IHO Alexa Konover

Foundation for Jewish Camp

– IHO Jodi Sperling

Terri Grossman

Naomi & Jeremy Grunzweig

Harold Grinspoon Foundation

Lillie Herbst

Jason & Jennifer Drasner

Donor Advised Fund at Schwab Charitable

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

John Andrew Lang

Philanthropic Fund*

Debbie & Russ Klein

Dolores Kleinman

Lee Korland

Pam & Matt Kurtzman

Lauren & Yale Levy

– IHO Abby & Molly’s wedding

Jordin Luxenberg

Evan Meles

Melvyn P. & Eleanor N. Galin Family Foundation

Jake Muencz

Michael Robinson

Sally Rubinstein

Scott & Amy Bilsky Family Charitable Fund

Joan & Jeff Shall

– IHO Jessica & Alan

Semel’s 30th Wedding anniversary

Jennifer Slate

– IHO Rishon Boys Staff

First Session

The Demboski Robinson

Family Fund of Akron

Community Foundation

The Pittsburgh Foundation

– IMO Leonard & Elaine Messer

The Roth Family Charitable Fund

Beryl Tishkoff

– IMO Irv & Phyllis Tuffyas

Edie Ungar-Shafran & Steve

Shafran

– IHO Michael Ungar & Deborah Warner’s 30th

Wedding Anniversary

Cathy & Brian Zbanek

Laura & Michael Zeilinger

Nancy & Robert Zimmerman

CAMP WISE INFIRMARY

Marci & Daniel Ungar

CLEVELAND JEWISH

B00K FESTIVAL

Roz Abraham

– IHO Grandchildren & great-granddaughter

Edna & Yair Akrish

– IHO Grandchildren: Joshua & Liam Akrish & Isabella Scharfeld

Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple

Faye & Michael Bass

Fran & Marv Bauer

– IMO Tracy Ellen Bauer

Barbara & Bob Bilenker

B’nai Jeshurun Congregation

Books of Aurora

Frances & Aaron Bulloff

Charles R. & Emma M.

Berne Library Fund*

Bonnie Chizek

– IMO Lawrence Chizek

Cleveland Play House

Bonnie & Mike Cole

Beth & Rand Curtiss

Deedra Dolin

Marilyn Estrin

Fairmount Temple Sisterhood

Elaine & Roman Frayman

Friends of Jewish Lifelong Learning

Peggy & John Garson

Judith & Adi Gerblich

– IMO Jessica Frankel

Giant Eagle Legacy Village

Bonnie & Lenny Goldfarb

– IHO Grandson Hunter Kalk’s 1st birthday

Noreen KoppelmanGoldstein & Barry Goloboff

– IHO Midwest Materials 65th Anniversary

Ronald Goldstein

Judy & Andrew Green

Leona Green

Kathleen Griffin

Henry & Eugenia Green Family Foundation

Herman & Sadie Eigen Memorial Fund

The Iris Bialosky Zahler Lecture Series of the Mandel JCC

Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School

Amy & Richard Kalk

– IHO Hunter Kalk’s 1st Birthday

Maxine Karns

– IMO Rosette Lurie

Sandra & Gary Kaufman

Nancy & Joel Kay

Lenore Golden Kessler

Merle & Robert Kiwi

– IHO Book Festival

Sue Klarreich

– IHO Betsy Klarreich Kohn

Terri & Stuart Kline

– IMO Ruth & David Gelb

Kol Nashim-The Women of Suburban TempleKol Ami

Eliana LeVine & Josh Polster

Berinthia & Mark LeVine

Joan & Stanley Levy

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Renee Lieberman

– IMO Florence Weissman

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Bonnie & Daniel Marks

Marriot Cleveland East

Darby & Jon Miller Steiger

Minnie & Sidney Russack

Memorial Philanthropic Fund

Harriet & Mel Morris

Na’amat USA

Anat & Saul Nurko

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Humanities

Podl Family Fund

Elaine Rembrandt & Daniel Roberts

Erica & Erick Remer

Jamie & Jeff Rindsberg

Enid &.David Rosenberg

– IHO Book Festival

Co-Chairs

Margo & Robert Roth

– IMO Joan Krohn

Andrea & Stuart Rubin

Wendy & William Schwarz

– IMO Phyllis Schwarz

Sally & Larry Sears

Jessica & Alan Semel

Abigail & Steve Sender

Judith & Izhak Shamir

The Sharon Freimuth

Memorial Fund of the Mandel JCC

Jane Sherwin

Stephanie Silverman

Laura Simon & Steven Moss

Naomi & Edwin Singer

Karen & Ezra Steiger

Susan C. & Howard Levine

Donor Advised Fund*

– IMO Henry & Eugenia Green

The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Miriam Vishny & Mark Cohen

– IHO Julie Frayman

Gail & Edward Weintraub

Fern Weiss

– IHO Darby Steiger

Judi Wolf

Sandy Zieve

– IMO Rose Zieve Lasky & Mae Roby

CLEVELAND JEWISH FILMFEST

Gloria & Ian Abrams

Amit Cleveland

Julie Jaslow Auerbach

Baratz Family

Faye & Michael Bass

Nancy & Larry Bell

Berman Moving & Storage

Blue Rock Select LLC

Beth Wain Brandon

Phyllis & Ken Bravo

Tamar & Peter Brosse

Cafe 56 Catering

Marilyn Cagin

Kareen & Michael Caputo

Cleveland Cinemas

Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center

Cleveland Israel Arts

Connection*

Coit Services of Ohio, Inc.

Bonnie & Mike Cole

Beth & Rand Curtiss

Cuyahoga Community College

Cuyahoga County Public Library

Rita Cydulka & Marc Collin

David & Inez Myers Foundation

Helene Diamond

Maureen Dinner

Deedra Dolin

DOS-55 Company

Emily D. Edelstein

Marilyn Estrin

Traci Felder

Rina & Sam Frankel

Ann Freimuth

Norm Friedman

Phyllis & Avrum Froimson

Debra Gold

Brenda & David Goldberg

Fran Goldlust

Noreen KoppelmanGoldstein & Barry Goloboff & Midwest

Materials

Florence Goodman

Great Lakes Brewing Company

Greater Cleveland Film Commission

Harry K. & Emma R. Fox

Charitable Foundation

Erica Hartman-Horvitz & Richard Horvitz

Herman & Sadie Eigen

Memorial Fund

Ilana & Charles Horowitz

Ratner

House of Lights

Sheila & Bradley Hull

Ingenuity

Sally Isenstadt

Donna Isroff

George F., Stephanie M., & George L. Traub Fund*

Jewish National Fund

John P. Murphy Foundation

Joseph & Florence Mandel

Jewish Day School

Roseanne & Michael Kadis

Leah Kagan

– IHO Anat & Saul Nurko

Art Kaplansky & Bobbie Freedman

Lesley & Jonathan Kaye

Judy Kirchick

– IHO Erica HartmanHorvitz

Donna Chernin Kurit

Giselle & Steve Lander

David Leavitt & Leah Spector

Norma Lerner

Jean & Alan Lettofsky

Heather Ross-Lowenstein & Irwin Lowenstein

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Marriott Cleveland East

Susan Michelson

Hedy & Mike Milgrom

Marci & Michael Moses

Peta & Roland Moskowitz

Anat & Saul Nurko

Ohio Arts Council

Marilyn & Kenneth Oif

Carol & David Paley

Peterman Family Arts & Culture Fund of the Mandel JCC

Precious Cargo Transportation Inc.

Julie Raskind

Mila & Simon Rekhson

Elaine Rembrandt & Daniel Roberts

Marjorie Reuven

Beth Robbins

Roberta & Stuart Sears

Helen & Ronald Ross

Judi Rosenthal

Suzanne & Jonathan Scharfstein

Lisa & Bill Schonberg

Sally & Larry Sears

Robin & David Shapiro

Stephanie & Todd Silverman

Snow Brothers Appliance

Cathy & Jonathan Stamler

Janet Stotter

Elizabeth Sunshine

Barbara & Norman Wain

Walthall CPAs

Susan & Eric Wasserman

Weils of Bainbridge

Gail & Edward Weintraub

Jennifer & Arthur Weisman

Erwin Weiss

Ruthy Wolfson

Wood Trader

Andria & Darrell Young

DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Legacy Heritage Foundation

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM

Eliza & Brian Adams

Andrea & Eric Adler

Apples for the Students

Helene & Edward Broidy

Danielle & Jonathan Eisenberg

Traci Felder

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Debra & Don Posner

Rod Rezaee & Sara

Schiavoni Charitable Trust

Kelly & Gil Rubanenko

Lynne & Allan Saltz

Cara & Matthew Sulzer

Emily Hoffman & Eric Weingart

ELLY FRIEDMAN FUND

Andrea Friedman

– IMO Helen Emerman

FAMILY PLACE

Larry & Bonnie Frankel Philanthropic Fund

FITNESS, WELLNESS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Linda & Jack Fogel

– IMO Gail Lynn

Lori Gottlieb

– IMO Leonard Polster

Giselle & Steve Lander

– IMO Leonard Polster

Alice Reckel

Steve Tepper

– IMO Leonard Polster

HEBREW IMMERSION

ANISFIELD

Richard Bogolmony & Patricia Kozerefski

Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner Philanthropic Fund*

Anita & William Heller

Audrey & Albert Ratner

HERMAN EIGEN/STAFF

ALUMNI FUND

Mikki & Michael Rocker

Daryl & Ron Bailey

INDOOR TRIATHLON

Adelphia Metals

Trish & Mark Adler

Andrea & Eric Adler

Bruce Allen

Abby Aresty

Alison & Michael Arkin

Laura Ashmun

Elizabeth Aslakson

Dee Banks

Zach Barsman

Jennie & Ben Becker

Cynthia & Daniel Becker

David Becker

Marcy & Jay Becker

Elizabeth Bell

Nancy & Larry Bell

William Biscoff

Lisa Blanchard

Michelle & Mark Bogomolny

Susan Bohinski

Susan & Daniel Borison

Jane Botella

Botnick Realty Company

Matthew Bowden

Marilyn Bowling

Johanna Boylan

Jenifer Braun

Jessie Bruder

Deborah Brunk

Terri & Donald Burck

Rachel Cahn

Carmela Caporossi

Giovanna Caporossi

Robyn & Pasquale Caporossi

Jill & Gary Cappy

Christine & Frank Chahulski

Debbie & Daniel Chessin

Elizabeth Chois

Sandrine & Jeremy Cleron

Cleveland Running Co.

Clayton Coffman

Coit Services of Ohio, Inc.

Jacob Cole

Allison Colvin

Anne Connelly

Madison Connelly

Lory Conte

Julie Curtis

Beth & Rand Curtiss

Jennifer Cutler

Hallie Damon

Jill & Brad Davidson

Mindy & Martin Davidson

Carlo Del Rosario

Megan & Mark Dickinson

Lawrence Edwards

Lawrence Faulkerson

Traci Felder

Julie & Todd Felder

Barry Feldman

Jennifer & Steven Fishman

Adam Fleder

Fleet Feet Sports

Livia Gandhi & Jan Flesche

Rie Fortin

Laura Fox & Michael Salzinger

FPT-Cleveland LCC/ Weingold Rubbish Company

Michelle Franey

Liz Franzmann

Hilary Frohnapfel

Livia Gandhi & Jan Flesche

Ann & Scott Garson

Chris Garson

Rosanna Georges

Giant Eagle

Adrienne & Philip Goldberg

Alan Goldberg

Edith Goldstone

Steve Greene

Jen & Kevin Greene

Susan & Steve Green

Seth Greenfield & Trista Onesti

Gregory & Shelley Milin

Marcus Philanthropic Fund*

Helen Grubb

Michelle & Ross Halloran

Holly Handman-Lopez

Sarah & Craig Hannibal

Cynthia & Bob Hazelton

Gail & Daniel Heim

Tim Hickok

Casie Hilliard

Mary Hipp

Erica & Adam Hirsh

Katie Hogan

Sophie Hollingsworth

Cathy & James Holloway

Susan & Michael Hyman

Melissa Ingraham

Taryn & Andy Isaacs

Cheryl & Alex Isaacson

Allison Isbell

Mark Jaffee

Jewish Family Service Association

Jane Joseph

Adam Josephson

Lola & Mel Kamins

Ami Kann

Keith Kanner

Abby Kaufman

Cindy & Craig Kaufman

Keith & Cynthia Polster Philanthropic Fund*

Mike Kenney

Khasen Kirkland

Paula Klausner & Jonathan

Gordon

Debbie Klein

Kottler Metal Products, Inc.

Tiffany Kovacevich

Dan Kovijanich

Joshua Kramer

Liz & Brett Krantz

David Kulik

Mandy & Ben Kwait

Marvin Lader

Marie & Arthur Le Levreur

Ling-Ling Lee

Marsha Levenson

Levin Consulting

Nancy & Adam Levin

Leslie & Ken Levine

Gregg Levine & Howard Epstein

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Zachary Lewis

Nancy & Keith Libman

Alina Litwack

Tom Lopez

Carly Lovullo

Jordin Luxenberg

Chris Mahoney

Missy Marans

Shelley & Greg Marcus

Elle Marcus

Laurie & Rob Marks

Rachael Martin

Brandon Marucci

Mason Structural Steel

Steven Mattlin

Lisa & Joshua Mayers

Kevin McCardle

Stacey McKinley

Zachary Mcmains

Sandra & Michael Meckler

Stan Meckler

Eileen & David Meisler

Stacy Miller & Todd Clark

Darby & Jon Miller Steiger

Mallory Millet

Michelle Milstein

Lori & Alan Mirkin

Andrew Mirkin

Ken Mirkin

Demetrios Mittas

William Mittas

Tiffany Mixon

Frank Mocilniakr

Jennifer & Edward Monahan

Beryl & Irwin Moore

Jordyn Musi

Sharon & Refahel Muskin

Alicia & Alex Namrow

Mat Napchen

Neers Produce

Jim Neustadt

Sedef & Gokhan Ozuner

Kurtay Ozuner

Julian Peskin & Anne Mulholland

Annette Petranic

Joshua Pickner

Polster Family Foundation

Sarah Popovic

Debra & Don Posner

Daniel Post

Susan Post

Zach Post

Meredith Pressnell

Maureen Price

Shirin Rastgoufard & Peter Psarras

Erica Rabb

William Reitman

Mila & Simon Rekhson

Richard & Lisa Immerman

Donor Advised Fund*

Sarah & Josh Rintamaki

Jordan Ritchie

Anthony Rito

Arthur Ritt

Rick Ritt

Tom Roach

Erin Rodriguez

Rachel Rood

Sarah Rood

Erin Huber & Adam Rosen

Sharon & Bruce Rosenbaum

Enid & David Rosenberg

Shawna & Matt Rosner

Cullen Roth

Jeff Rotsky

Barbara Rubanenko

Dalya Rubanenko

Gabriel Rubanenko

Samuel Rubanenko

Yoram Rubanenko

Patrick Russo

Andrew Saltzman

Christine Santoni

Sheila & Jeff Schiffman

Chris Scott

Jessica & Alan Semel

Kari Semel

Katie & Michael Shames

Melissa Shamis

Brien Shanahan

Shani & Scott Spiegle*

Martin Shankle

Cheri & Neal Shapero

Judith Shapiro

Kerry Sheridan

Adam Short

Melissa & Nate Siegel

Scott Sill

Betsy & Brent Silver

Teri Skadron

Elizabeth Slingsby

Katie Smith

Kathy & Robert Solganik

Dana Paris & Maxwell Soroky

Yael & Carl Sperber

David Sperber

Donna & Howard Sperber

Jodi Sperling

Jody & Scott Spero

Timothy Starling

Liam Steele

Milena Sterio & Frederic Girault

Michael Stuble

Caroline & Alexander Taich

Thermo-Rite

Manufacturing, Inc. & Star-Fire Distributors

The Bagel Shoppe

The Vitamin Shoppe

Kate Toohig

David Toth

Kelsey Toulouse

Jessica Toy

Susan Tucholski

Michael Ungar

Edie Ungar-Shafran & Steve Shafran

Unilock Ohio

Claire & Jay Van Antwerp

Saul Varga

Cher Wallroff

Susan Wang

Wendy Ward Price

Connie & Neil Waxman

Ricia Weiner & Carlos Jackson

Ann Weinstein

Jennifer & Arthur Weisman

Emily Weitekamp

Julie West

Judy & Steven Wilensky

Chase Williams

Andria & Darrell Young

Beth & Chris Young

Heather Zak

Robert Zaremsky

Ronna & Robert Zelwin

Jill & Jeff Zimon

Era Ziroe

Lilly Zoller

Caryn Zwick

Bruce Zwick

Donna Zwick

IRWIN WEINBERG

CHILDRENS

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Irwin Weinberg – IHO Bobbi Weiss’

Birthday

JEWISH ARTS & CULTURE LAB

Irving I. Stone Foundation The Covenant Foundation

JEWISH LIFE & LEARNING

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Jennifer Moses – IMO Len Polster

Bonnie Spiegle

Karin Zauderer – IMO Leonard Polster

JOAN MORGENSTERN

EC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

Joan Morgenstern & Robert Valente

IMO Edward Broidy

Cathy & Paul Becker

Lynne & Irv Berliner

Carole Blake

Arlene Brown

Scott Brown

Cynthia & Michael Bruder

Florence Chelm

Mindy & Martin Davidson

Ryan Davidson

Ira Davis

Deanna Fakadej

Judi & Jeff Likover

Jamie & Jeff Rindsberg

George Roth

Janice Schindler

Louise Sternberg

David Wakser

IHO Joan Morgenstern

Anonymous

Scott Brown

Deanna Fakadej

Ilyssa & Josh Gordon

Eleanor Leahy & Eric Forman

Jori & Lowell Mintz

Allison & Scott Peterson

Jamie & Jeff Rindsberg

Robin & Aaron Taylor

Rachelle & Christopher Tenggardjaja

Elizabeth Weinstein & Jason Confino

JOSEPH PAYNER

MEMORIAL FUND

Joseph Payner Memorial Fund – IMO Eric Leiser

LUNCH PLUS

Anonymous

Blanche K. & Walter L.

Wachs Endowment Fund*

Joel Cohen

Morton Cohen

Tim Cole

Ruth Goldstein

– IHO Barbara KoganJaffe

Barbara Jackson

Minnie Kaufman

Louis, Celia & Joseph L.

Abrams Memorial Fund*

Rufus M. Ullman

Endowment Fund*

Barbra Schwartz

– IMO Renee Hertzberg

Patricia Standen

Catherine & Willie Stewart

University Circle, Inc.

MACCABI YOUTH GAMES

Kelly & Todd Adelman

Amy & Michael Cantor

Shani & Scott Spiegle

Donor Advised Fund*

Stacy & Bruce Friedman

Lisa & Steven Friedman

Melissa & David Gottlieb

Robin & Brian Green

Sheri & David Gross

Naomi & Jeremy Grunzweig

Lisa Iacco

Loren & Keith Israelstam

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Julie & Jonathan Kaplan

Lisa & Michael Kaufman

Beth & David Krasnow

Debbie & Michael Marks

Leanne & Craig Melnick

Merrill Lynch

Kelly & Aaron Millstone

Dvora & David Millstone

– In Honor of Kelly Millstone

Marci & Michael Moses

Juliann & Joshua Nathanson

Erin & Adam Pollock

Sheerli & Joel Ratner

Rock the House

Tatyana & Leonid Shuster

Laura Simon & Steven Moss

Rebecca & Jason Smith

Shani & Scott Spiegle

Lisa & Adam Waldbaum

Nancy & Rob Zimmerman

MAYER HABER FUND

Mayer-Haber JCC Endowment Fund*

NANCI FEINER

MEMORIAL FUND

Susan & Stephen Bergman

– IHO Susie Kornbluth

Ellen & Martin Fishman

– IHO Susie Kornbluth

Irwin & Susie Kornbluth

– IHO Janice Rubin Milstone

PERFORMING ARTS

CAMP CURRENT YEAR

Anonymous

PLAY AT THE J

Gloria & Ian Abrams

Deborah & Harry Ackerman

Trish & Mark Adler

Hedy & David Adler

Adventure Zone, Inc.

African Safari Wildlife Park

Alson Jewelers

Amy’s Shoes

Lawrence Apple

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Raquel & Stephen Bassett

BBYO

Jennie & Ben Becker

Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Sheryl Benford

Bennett & Donna Yanowitz

Philanthropic Fund*

Elaine Bercu

Laura & Erol Beytas

Marsha Blond

Deborah & Howard Bobrow

Alina & Prasad Bodas

Michelle & Mark Bogomolny

Susan & Daniel Borison

Brennan Heating & Cooling

Jodie & Seth Bromberg

Buckeye Medical Supply

Rochelle Busbey

Linda & Howard Chapman

Heidi & Loren Chylla

Cleveland Metro Parks

Cleveland Orchestra

Leora Cohen

Nan Cohen & Dan Abrams

Ellen & Victor Cohn

Coit Cleaning & Restoration

Comprehensive Risk Management, Inc.

Corky & Lenny’s

Crystal Clear Building Services

CT Consultants

Darrell A. Young Enterprises

David & Inez Myers

Foundation*

Mindy & Martin Davidson

Ashleigh Davidson

Lois Davis

Development Corporation for Israel

Bonnie & Neil Dick

District

Deedra Dolin

DOS-55 Company

Cindy & Michael Duber

Lawrence Edelman

Edward & Roslyn Kowit

Philanthropic Fund*

Larissa & Yakov Elgudin

Ellen & Victor Cohn Philanthropic Fund*

Ken Evers

Express Employment Professionals

Fabo Architecture, Inc.

Fedeli Family Foundation

Traci Felder

Donna & Jerry Fiala

Katie & Michael Fiala

Arlene & Philip Fine

Fish Furniture

Becca Fleisher & Ben Sattin

Mary Ann & Brent Fletcher

Joel Fox

Sherri Foxman

Bonnie & Larry Frankel

Samuel Frankel

Elaine & Roman Frayman

Julie & Michael Frayman

Ann Freimuth

Marc Freimuth

Lynne & Norm Friedman

Sharon Friedman

Roslyn & Ted Friedman

Friendship Circle of Cleveland

Marci & Brent Garson

Giant Eagle, Inc.

Larry Goldberg

Robert Goldberg & Linda Weisenberg

Susan & Steven Goldberg

Tobi & David Goldfinger

Diane Goldring

GoodWorks Foundation

Francine Gordon

Linda & Mark Gottfried

Lottie Gray

Judy & Andrew Green

Kitty & Alan Greenberg

Sarah Greenblatt

Gross Builders

Candy & Brent Grover

Charlotte & Armin

Guggenheim

H.A.M. Landscaping

Raquel Flatow-Haas & Michael Haas

Haber Enterprises

Heidi’s This n That

Hillel at Kent State University

Sandra Horwitz

Hughie’s Event Production Services

Huntington Bank

Susan & Robert Hurwitz

HW & Co.

Susan & Michael Hyman

Taryn & Andy Isaacs

Sally Isenstadt

Jack’s Deli & Restaurant

Jay Auto Group

Jewish National Fund (JNF)

Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School

Joshen Paper & Packaging

Kantina

Art Kaplansky & Bobbie Freedman

Lesley & Marvin Karp

Kenneth J. Fisher Co. L.P.A

Jerry Kirschbaum

Mavis & Harold Klein

Seymour Kopelowitz

Liz & Brett Krantz

Lynn & Ira Krumholz

Amanda & Ken Kurland

Elayne & Bob Kwait

Larry Bloch Builders

Sandy & Steve Laserson

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Laurice Skin Care & Cosmetics

Diane Phillips-Leatherberry & Bill Leatherberry

Legacy Construction Services, LLC

Legacy Village

Ellen & Earl Leiken

Nancy & Adam Levin

Leslie & Ken Levine

Bethamie & Brett Levy

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Linda & Clifford Wolf Family

Donor Advised Fund*

Lingers Lumberjacks Inc.

Live Nation

Colette Livingston

Maltz Museum of Jewish

Heritage

Rita & Bruce Mandel

Shelley & Greg Marcus

Gayle & Jeff Marks

Marshall Carpet One

Merril Lynch Wealth

Management

Darby & Jon Miller Steiger

Dvora & David Millstone

Jan & Rick Mitchell

Mitchell’s Ice Cream

Nanny’s Muffins

Nathan & Fannye Shafran

Philanthropic Fund*

Jill Okun

Stephanie & David Orlean

Brad Ortman & Melissa Myers

Kim & Hugh Osmic

Paul M. Katz & Lisa B. Arson

Donor Advised Fund*

Party 411

Bernard & Heidi Perla

Perspectus Architecture LLC

Barbara & Michael Peterman

Allison & Scott Peterson

Pinot’s Palette

Deborah Coleman & Dan Polster

Julio Popovsky

Cyndi & Rob Port

Debra & Don Posner

Precious Cargo

Transportation Inc.

Eric Pros

Haleigh Raff

Red Maple Inn

Red Restaurant Group

Winifred Reed

Jamie & Jeff Rindsberg

Beth & Brian Robbins

Daniel Roberts & Elaine Rembrandt

Mikki & Michael Rocker

Enid & David Rosenberg

Dr. Sasha Ross (Yasinow) of Western Reserve Periodontics

Mary Ann & Daniel Rothstein

RSM

Kelly & Gil Rubanenko

Rozalina & Bennett Rubin

Run Avril Run/Club Rock

Aliki & Peter Rzepka

Fred Rzepka

Rita & Harry Rzepka

Josh Rzepka

Lisa Rzepka & Ram Tamir

Michael Rzepka

Michelle & Jeffrey Rzepka

Evie & Gordon Safran

James Samuels

Elizabeth Dery & Steve Schecter

Janice Schenk

Lisa & Bill Schonberg

Wendy & William Schwarz

Dorit & David Seed

Jessica & Alan Semel

Shaker Auto Lease

Cheri & Neal Shapero

Elisabeth & Bradley Sherman

Adrienne & Harvey Siegel

Joshua & Ilana Hoffer Skoff

Snow Brothers Appliance

Ivan Soclof

Stacy Schlein & Jeremy Sosin

Len Spacek

Shani & Scott Spiegle

Murray Stein

Stephanie & Jared Miller

Fund of the Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation

Carol & Richard Streem

Holly Sukol

Cara & Matthew Sulzer

Shira & David Teller

The Krill Company, Inc.

The McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal, Liffman Foundation

The Melting Pot

David Thompson

Jeanne & Jordan Tobin

Dr. Shira Tor of Weiss & Tor

Ulmer & Berne LLP

University Hospitals, Rehabilitation Services

Lori Washington

Joni & Steve Wasserman

Peggy & Phil Wasserstrom

Connie & Neil Waxman

Penni & Stephen Weinberg

Jennifer & Arthur Weisman

Annabelle Weiss

Welshfield Inn

Sally & Stanley Wertheim

Frances Wesley

Where I’m From Apparel

Joan & Charles Whitehill

Paul Wilms

Ellen & Daniel Worthington

Iris & Gerald Zahler

Ken Zeisler

PLAYMAKERS YOUTH THEATRE

Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple

Corky & Lenny’s DOS-55 Company

Leona Green

Gross Schechter Day School

Hathaway Brown School

Jack’s Delicatessen

Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School

Kahn Brothers Flooring

Kelly & Aaron Millstone

Montefiore

Ohio Arts Council

Tibors Kosher Meat Market Inc.

SHARON FREIMUTH MEMORIAL FUND

Marc W. Freimuth Philanthropic Fund*

SHERI & DAVID GROSS FAMILY PLAYMAKERS FUND

Stacey & Steve Schore – IHO Aviva Soclof’s Bat Mitzvah

SIDNEY L. & ELEANOR S. PETERMAN MEMORIAL FUND

Lynn Heiman – IHO Barbara Peterman

Barbara & Michael Peterman – IMO Gary Melsher

Gayle Rosenberg – IHO Barbara Peterman

SING INTO SPRING

Anonymous

Eliza & Brian Adams

African Safari Wildlife Tours

All City Candy

American Girl

Ankle Biters Improv

Michelle Arendt & Jay

McGrath

Arhaus Furniture

Marina Duran & Moises Auron

Samantha Licker & Adam Babcock

Key Bank

Raquel & Stephen Bassett

Gurkan & Gamze Bebek

Kara & Percy Bhathena

Megan & Douglas Blank

Alina & Prasad Bodas

Botanical Garden

Lindsay & David Brigati

Sabrina Shilad & Nikolaus Brown

Bruegger’s Bagels

Kathryn Bryan & Mark Aronica

Cafe O’Play

Cain Park

Andrea & Andy Carlson

Cavs Merchandise

Cheesecake Factory

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

Choolaah

CLE Clothing Club Rock

Elizabeth Weinstein & Jason Confino

Corky & Lenny’s Deli COSI

Tan Xu & Taroan Cui

Cuts & Curls

Alison & Joel Dachner

Mindy & Martin Davidson

Carly & Matthew Day

Ankita & Niraj Desai

Dewey’s

Diamond Shine Express Car Wash

Sharon & Miguel Duran

East Coast Original Frozen Custard

Danielle & Jonathan Eisenberg

Amanda Emerman

Alla Greenberg & Gil Even

Traci Felder

First Flips party

Flying Fig

Eleanor Leahy & Eric Forman

Susan & Jeffrey Forman

Ursula Freundlich & Ari Levine

Marilyn Freundlich

Fun n Stuff

Jessica Gilway & Michael Gelbart

Mariya & Alexander Geube

Elena & Gregory Glikin

Robyn Gordon & Ron Turney

Kelly & Jeff Goshe

Jennifer & Robert Gourley

Graeter’s Ice Cream

Lottie Gray

Hands on Pottery Studio

Hard Rock Racino

The Hawkins Family

Gwen & Josh Herman

Emily Hoffman & Eric Weingart

Bo Hu & Dan Ma

Intercontinental Hotel

Devi & Manoj Jhaveri

Melanie & Derek Johnson

Jump Start Gymnastics

Melissa & Tim Kalan

Lili & Benjamin Kaplan

Terry & Roger Karp

Cindy & Les Keller

Leslie & Bob Kleinman

Hallie & Eric Kogelschatz

Carmen & Arun Kottha

Julie & David Kronenberg

Kate & Ryan Kutnick

La Coiffe Salon & Spa

Ashley & William Lanphear

Sandy & Steve Laserson

Laurel School

Michelle & Richard Lawther

Legacy Village

Abigail & David Levin

Shelly & Scott Lewis

Yingying Wang & Bo Li

Rachel & Luke Lindberg

Maltz Museum of Jewish

Heritage

Shelley & Greg Marcus

Marketing Communication Resource, Inc.

Master Marr’s Taekwon-do

Gauri Wagle & Jaywant Masurekar

Memphis Kiddie Park

Alina & Julian Mihai

Lindsay & Jason Miller

Sarah & Scott Miller

Jori & Lowell Mintz

Jan & Rick Mitchell

Yajuan Wang & Tingwei Mu

Mulholland & Sachs

Music Box Supper Club

Natural History Museum

Amma & Drew Odum

Paladar

Danielle & Anthony Pavli

Patti & Bruce Perlmuter

Allison & Scott Peterson

Play Arcade & Kitchen

Playground World

Cindy & Keith Polster

Isabel & Kevin Pritchett

Jennifer Chin & Christopher Przybycin

Shirin Rastgoufard & Peter Psarras

Diana Rezaee

Beth & Brian Robbins

Becky & David Rocker

Elena & John Rodriguez

Rube Adler Sports

Jennifer Watts-Sabroff & Westley Sabroff

Sanity

Kelly Schneider & Gregory

Gordon

Corinne Bazella & Brian

Schroer

Scott & Sarah Miller Family

Senders Pediatrics

Kim & Jared Shapiro

Michael Sher

Erin & Scott Shuller

Amy & Davis Shumaker

Sky Zone Indoor

Trampoline Park

Shani & Scott Spiegle

Marla & Andrew Spitz

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Starbucks

Stone Oven Bakery

Studio CK

Sugar Arts Bakehouse

Cara & Matthew Sulzer

Donna Sulzer

Swings & Things

Robin & Aaron Taylor

The Nanny Connection

The Sulzer Family

Tittle & Perlmuter

Margot & Adie Tomer

Trader Joe’s

Lily Veeravalli & Prabhu

Vallabhaneni

Jennell Vick & Greg Lee

Jing & Sihua Wang

Yingying Wang & Bo Li

Emily Hoffman & Eric Weingart

Elizabeth Weinstein & Jason

Confino

Sarah & Ben Weiss

Yevgeniya & Gadi Wininger

Allison & Jason Wuliger

Fuxiang Luo & Wulong Xiao

Sasha & Scott Yasinow

Your Nanny Connection

Li Wang & Kuilin Zhang

Ziaoquan Rao & Jixin

Zhong

Ceci Dadisman & James Zink

SPECIAL NEEDS CAMP

CURRENT YEAR

Cleveland Automobile Club

Orphans Outing Fund

Gitta Stein Fund*

Maurice Saltzman Youth

Grant Program*

Robert & Eileen Sill Family Foundation*

WISE ALUMNI 110 CAMPAIGN

Gary Buchler

Lisa & Mitchell Cronig

Harvey Golombek

Debra & Jason Hollander

Susan & Michael Hyman

Naomi & Matthew Kall

Shoshana Nyer & Stephen Langel

Jordan Marks

Jill & Josh Miller

Jodi Moskowitz

Jodi Sperling

– IHO Rachel Felber

Aaron Terkel

The Birnbaum Family Fund

Michael Woll

Special thanks to the Cleveland Jewish News and Western Reserve Historical Society for generously making their archives and photographs available.

Board of Trustees

MANDEL JCC

BOARD OF TRUSTEE

OFFICERS 2017-2018

Alan Semel, Chair

Mindy Davidson, 1st Vice Chair

Greg Marcus, Vice Chair

Keith Polster, Vice Chair

Bennett Rubin, Vice Chair

Neil Tramer, Treasurer

Rick Mitchell, Secretary

Jamie Light, Asst. Secretary

Scott Spiegle, Asst. Secretary

MANDEL JCC

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2017-2018

Mark Adler

Stephen Bassett

Ben Becker

Alina Bodas

Mark Bogomolny

Susan Borison

Loren Chylla

Lottie Gray

Brett Krantz

Ira Krumholz

Sandy Laserson

Leslie Levine

Stan Levy

Shelly Lewis

Dan Mansoor

Robert Marks

Anat Nurko

David Orlean

Heidi Perla

Allison Peterson

Rob Port

Beth Robbins

Matthew Rosner

Cheri Shapero

Harvey Siegel

Jeremy Sosin

Darby Steiger

NOMINATED TO SECOND 3-YEAR TERM ENDING 2021

Stephen Bassett

Loren Chylla

Shelly Lewis

Heidi Perla

Beth Robbins

Scott Spiegle

NOMINATED TO FIRST 3-YEAR TERM ENDING 2021

Robert Angart

Barry Feldman

Michael Goulder

Lawrence Mack

Cara Sulzer

NOMINATED TO FIRST 2-YEAR TERM

ENDING 2020

Karin Schleifer

Dan Spitz

NOMINATED FOR RE-ELECTION TO ONE-YEAR TERM ENDING 2019

Robert Port

Jeremy Sosin

HONORARY TRUSTEE FOR LIFE

Alan Semel

NOMINATED TO SERVE AS OFFICERS 2018-2019

Mindy Davidson, Chair

Greg Marcus, Vice Chair

Keith Polster, Vice Chair

Scott Spiegle, Vice Chair

Sandy Laserson, Vice Chair

Lawrence Mack, Treasurer

Neil Tramer, Asst. Treasurer

Rick Mitchell, Secretary

Bennett Rubin, Asst. Treasurer

2018-2019

MANDEL JCC BOARD

DEVELOPMENT & NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Arthur Weisman, Chair

Alan Semel, Board Chair

Ben Becker

Mindy Davidson

Brett Krantz

Sandy Laserson

Greg Marcus

Rick Mitchell

Heidi Perla

Keith Polster

Enid Rosenberg

Matthew Rosner

Miriam Vishny

PAST PRESIDENTS

Hilda Faigin*

Marc Freimuth

Max R. Friedman*

George Goulder*

Alvin Gray

Brent Grover

David B. Guralnik*

Myron Guren*

Harold L. Klarreich*

Julie Kravitz*

Earl Leiken

Morton Mandel

Michael Peterman

Enid Rosenberg

Peter Rzepka

Gordon Safran

Ernie Siegler*

Jeanne Tobin

Peggy Wasserstrom

Arthur A. Weisman

Darrell A. Young

MANDEL JCC 2017-2018 STANDING COMMITTEES

Arts & Culture Katie Shames, Chair

Audit Neil Tramer, Chair

Camp Wise Rob Port, Chair

Cleveland Jewish Book Festival Eliana LeVine, Laura Simon, Darby Steiger, Co-Chairs

Cleveland Jewish FilmFest Cathy Stamler, Chair

Day Camping Matt Rosner, Chair

Early Childhood Allison Peterson

Executive Committee Alan Semel, Chair

Facilities Planning & Development Darrell Young, Chair

Finance Neil Tramer, Chair

Fund Development Scott Spiegle, Chair

Jewish Life & Culture Susan Borison, Chair

Leadership Development and Nominating

Arthur A. Weisman, Chair

Technology Robert Marks, Chair

Back cover photos: (top to bottom, left to right):

• Groundbreaking for Mandel JCC renovation, 2009. (l-r) Stephen Hoffman, Jeanne Tobin, Darrell Young, Mort, Joe and Jack Mandel, Michael Hyman, Enid Rosenberg and Harley Gross

• Mezuzah hanging on the new Mandel building in 1986 (Clockwise from top): Rabbi Pickholtz, Ernie Siegler, Hilda Faigin & David Kleinman

• Mezuzah hanging on the renovated and expanded Mandel JCC in 2011 (l-r): Jeanne Tobin, Michael Hyman & Mort Mandel

• Membership Desk at the Mayfield JCC

• Welcome Desk at the JCC in Beachwood, 2000s

• Fitness Center, Mayfield JCC, early 2000s

• Halle Theatre performance of “Tintypes”, 1986.

Photo Below: Past presidents tour the new Beachwood building, 1986 (l-r): George Goulder, Morton Mandel, Hilda Faigin, Gordon Safran, Max Friedman, and Ernie Siegler.

Staff Operating Funds

MANDEL JCC EXECUTIVE STAFF

2017-2018

Michael G. Hyman, President & CEO

Deborah Ackerman, Vice President, Finance

Traci E. Felder, Vice President, Fund Development

Debra Posner, Vice President, Membership & Marketing

Gil Rubanenko, Vice President, Operations

MANDEL JCC MANAGEMENT STAFF

2017-2018

Liza Adams, Assistant Director of Early Childhood Programming

Janice Adell, Executive Assistant

Perry Battaglia, Facilities Engineer

Deborah Bobrow, Director, Arts & Culture

Scott Dann, Director, Finance

Jill Davidson, Director, Information Management Systems

Rachel Felber, Director, Camp Wise

Brent Fletcher, Director, Security & Facilities

Sara Hodgson, Director, Human Resources

Abby Kaufman, Associate Director, Camp Wise

Yolanda Nixon, Lunch Plus Supervisor

Abbey Phillips, Day Camp Assistant Director & Anisfield Site Director

Tricia Price, Manager, Digital Marketing

Jamie Ross, Assistant Director, Children, Youth & Teen Services

Adriana Skowron, Fitness Services Supervisor

Bryan Smith, Interim Aquatics Manager

Daniel Solomon, Membership Manger

Aaron Tevlowitz, Director, Children & Day Camping Services

Kate Toohig, Director, Fitness, Wellness & Recreation

Rachel Zake, Director, Playmakers

Rich Zatta, Assistant Director, Fitness, Wellness & Recreation

Nancy Zimmerman, Director, Jewish Life & Culture

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017

Our Mission

The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland builds, connects and strengthens our Jewish community and the greater Cleveland community through exceptional life-long programs and services that reflect the richness of Jewish life and enhance physical, intellectual and spiritual well-being.

Core Values of the Mandel JCC

PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

The Mandel JCC strives for excellence by hiring and developing outstanding staff, maintaining state-of-the-art facilities and providing the highest quality programs and services to our members and the community. Excellence is realized through continuous improvement, exceeding expectations & inspiring innovation.

JEWISH EXPERIENCE

The Mandel JCC instills Jewish values, ethics and traditions into all of our programs and services in order to enhance Jewish continuity and identity. Our members, staff and the community are enriched and inspired to connect with and be part of Jewish life.

WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT

The Mandel JCC is a place where everyone is treated in a warm, respectful and friendly manner. Within our inviting atmosphere people make connections, build friendships and feel involved in our community.

WELLNESS

The Mandel JCC provides integrated programs and services for our members and employees to help them achieve optimal well-being and a high quality of life.