ParentChild+ program celebrates its graduation ceremony
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JFCS to honor Jacob Garber’s legacy of giving at this year's Annual Benefit IN THIS
Inside this Issue
From Judy’s desk
Long ago, a wise person who happened to work with older adults told me, “only the lucky get old.”
If you are of a certain age, those words are not just a simple statement, but a meaningful reminder that though there are inconveniences associated with aging, it is also a privilege not everyone receives. Unfortunately, meeting the needs of seniors who have the desire and ability to age in place does not come free, and isn’t easily funded. With all of the competing, compelling issues to support, addressing seniors’ needs often comes last.
At Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis, our work serving the needs of older adults has been a time-tested and important component of our program delivery. We focus on three groups – those who are able to age in place with support; those who are caregivers; and those who are the “sandwich generation,” caring for their immediate families while also caring for aging parents.
Our services for older adults include Kosher Meals on Wheels, Garber Transportation, family care consultation, case coordination and care management, memory support programs such as Powerful Tools For Caregiving and Dementia Friends programming, Holocaust Survivor Support Services, Memory Care programming, shopping services and so much more.
Considering that so many of us will be aging, and caring for loved ones who are also aging, JFCS wants to ensure that our programs and compassionate staff
are prepared to meet the current and future needs of our families and community. That is why this year one of our fundraising focuses is on aging and all that is involved in offering the supports most people will need at some point – to both age in place with good health and safety, as well as care for those we love and support.
Jake Garber, of blessed memory, was a fan of JFCS in many ways, including our senior programming. One of his best friends, Sid Sharpe, was a volunteer driver in our transportation program. Jake would say that every day when Sid would show up for their daily card game after his JFCS transportation shift, he would joyfully rave about the transportation program and how much he loved “chauffering” his riders. When Sid passed, Jake made sure the program would continue with the resources needed to help sustain it.
We’ll honor Jake and his many contributions to JFCS at our Annual Benefit this December. We will also be sharing information throughout the year about our senior services to raise awareness about all that is offered, with hopes that you will be compelled, as Jake was, to help support this area of programming.
Here’s to being fortunate to grow old and to supporting our elders. Here for all. Always.
Judy Halper, JFCS Chief Executive Officer
ParentChild+ celebrates the graduation of 99 children and their families
By Chantel Jullie • ParentChild+ Program Manager
What an exceptional year it has been for the ParentChild+ program, both locally at JFCS and in collaboration with our partners across Minnesota!
ParentChild+ is a free in-home visiting program catering to families with children ages 18 months to 3 years over a two-year period. Our highly skilled Early Learning Specialists conduct bi-weekly 30-minute sessions in homes, providing free educational books and toys to foster children’s passion for learning through imaginative play and reading. At the core of ParentChild+ is the mission to empower parents as their child’s first and most important teacher.
Collaborating closely with families lies at the heart of our program. Throughout May and June, the ParentChild+ team dedicated time to honoring the remarkable achievements of our families who devoted two years to their children’s education. Each graduate was adorned with a graduation hat, a personalized certificate, a backpack, and a book.
Additionally, parents received a heartfelt gift—a magnet featuring their graduate’s picture. Individualized celebrations were held during the final visit with their Early Learning Specialist, allowing moments for reflection on the journey and the growth witnessed in each child. We are thrilled for our graduates and eagerly anticipate their bright futures as they embark on their educational paths in preschool and kindergarten!
In total, ParentChild+ Minnesota celebrated the graduation of 99 remarkable children. This included 45 graduates at JFCS; 7 at Cass County; 13 at Promise Neighborhood of Central MN St. Cloud; 13 at Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association Rochester; and 21 at Rice County.
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates! We extend our heartfelt gratitude for entrusting ParentChild+ to be a part of your educational journey.
Congratulations to our 2024 graduates!
Outcomes
ParentChild+ children compared to their socio-economic peers:
• 30% higher graduation rate
• 50% more likely to be ready for kindergarten
JFCS to honor Jacob Garber’s
Friends of the Family Award will be presented at the JFCS Annual Benefit in memory of Jacob Garber
Jacob Garber’s father died when he was just a kid – he watched when his recently widowed mother declined support from a charity, as she believed the family would be able to hold their own. As the oldest child, Jacob took it upon himself to start collecting bottles, delivering papers – anything to help make money – as he became the “man of the house” at a young age. He went on to have a very successful career in the ball bearings industry, and despite seeing his mother decline charity as a kid, being philanthropic was always extremely important to him. Jacob, who died in 2014 at age 99, was a dedicated donor both in his lifetime and all the years since thanks to his legacy giving.
Jake, as he was known, was a longtime supporter of several organizations in the Twin Cities – including JFCS, where his legacy gifts support programs such as PJ Library, Hag Sameach, Academic Scholarships, Food Security, and of course, the Jacob S. Garber Transportation Program. His namesake program provides rides for adults who benefit from rides to activities that help keep them vital and engaged, such as card games, beauty shops, medical appointments, friends’ houses, grocery stores and more.
Thanks to his longtime support and legacy of giving, JFCS will honor Jake’s memory at its Annual Benefit in December with our annual Friends of the Family Award. It will be presented in memory of him and recognizes Frank Trestman (z’l), Kevin Brazner, and Sally Forbes Friedman for carrying out his wishes.
“His intention as a philanthropist was to do as much good as he could, but out of the limelight,” said JFCS CEO Judy Halper. “He didn’t want any attention or acknowledgement. Much of his philanthropy was provided through his estate after his passing to achieve this outcome.”
Humble and generous
How Jake came to support the program that would later be renamed in his honor is perfectly representative of his personality. He enjoyed playing cards with friends at the Minnesota JCC and one of his friends, Sid Sharpe, was a volunteer driver with the program. Sid always talked about how great it was, and just based on that, Jake decided to provide financial support to the ride program. It previously had a different name and was renamed the Jacob S. Garber Transportation Program in 2018 thanks to Jake’s legacy gifts.
Sally Forbes Friedman, a member of the advisory committee, said the majority of his philanthropy was below the radar. “He was a humble man who did things anonymously,” said Sally, who knew Jake for many years. “He took care of a lot of things for a lot of people that no one will ever know.”
Despite a successful career, Jake kept an office for decades in the basement of a building on Minnetonka Boulevard in St. Louis Park. His home was similarly modest. When he died, his obituary was one sentence – as he directed it to be.
Sally met Jake years ago when she was practicing at Kaplan Strangis and Kaplan and was assigned to work with him on his estate. “Jake was single-handedly the most generous philanthropic person that I ever met,” she said. “He was so impressive in his nature about caring about the community and family.”
Frank Trestman knew Jake for decades – from the days when they would see each other at the Lincoln Del. Frank spent a lot of time talking to Jake about what types of programs he wanted to support, which included scholarships for college and camps, youth programs, Israel initiatives, and more. “Wonderful work is being done thanks to Jake’s estate,” said Kevin, Frank’s son-inlaw. “He would be very proud of the legacy that he left.”
Judy said Jake was kind-hearted and she always looked forward to conversations with him. He would share funny and amazing stories about his life, often remarking about his good fortune. “Jake’s love for children and his respect for helping older adults live out their lives with dignity are evident in his ongoing support for programs benefitting these individuals,” she said.
“Jake was single-handedly the most generous philanthropic person that I ever met”
Pilot program pairing gift deliveries with senior visits a huge success
JFCS’ Hag Sameach program plans to expand this initiative in the future
"It honestly was so incredible visiting –I think all three of us experienced a positive afternoon together."
By Mindy Teele • Hag Sameach Program Manager
JFCS’ Hag Sameach program ensures joyous holiday celebrations for families and individuals in need by providing them with gifts and ritual items during the winter holidays and Passover. One of the ways we continue to offer meaningful experiences for everyone involved in our program is by getting feedback from volunteers and our program recipients.
Following the 2023 winter holidays, we surveyed our program recipients to find new ways to empower them in the referral process and to hear if the program is meeting their needs and expectations.
JFCS Senior Services hosted a training for JFCS staff about the current epidemic of loneliness, particularly in seniors as identified by the U.S. Surgeon General. This training spurred an internal conversation with Senior Services, Hag Sameach and Volunteer staff, wondering if we could strengthen the impact of the Hag Sameach program. We asked if recipients preferred our current method of having a volunteer drop off their gift packages or if they would enjoy having a delivery visitor who would spend some time with them. An overwhelming number of people stated that a visitor would mean so much to them.
Based on this feedback, JFCS established a pilot project to offer delivery visitors as an option for our Passover program. For this trial, we had a limited number of visits so we could gain insight if it would be a meaningful addition to the program. The feedback from the recipients and volunteers was unanimous – everyone loved it.
One visitor new to our program shared that, “It honestly was so incredible visiting – I think all three of us experienced a positive afternoon together.”
Another visitor reported a similar positive experience. “I just left the client’s house and we just clicked,” she said. This visitor had such a positive experience that she signed up to begin serving as an outreach visitor, which pairs members of the community with seniors for a chance to connect in person a couple times each month for outings and connection.
We know that isolation and loneliness often increase as people age and can be hard to overcome, due to a number of factors. One of the goals of this pilot
was to test different ways to foster meaningful connection. We were pleased to see that this highly individualized, person-centered approach provided both clients and volunteers an increased sense of connectedness, and that they simply enjoyed their time together.
This pilot project, a collaboration between the Hag Sameach program, Senior Services and Volunteer Engagement, was a wonderful success. Based on the meaningful impact it made for both the volunteer visitors and the recipients, we are excited to incorporate this addition into the Hag Sameach program to continue to find ways to be Here for all. Always.
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Tribute Gifts
The following donations were received between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2024.
In Honor Of
Elaine & Charles
Abramson
60th Wedding Anniversary
Gail & Earl Bender
Joyce & David Abramson In Their Honor
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Harriet & Stephen Swartz
Loni Ansel
84th Birthday
Beth & Jeff Ansel
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Receiving The JFCS Friends Of The Family Award
Allie & Mark Divine
Etta Barry
60th Birthday
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Sybil & Seymour Wilensky
Irene S. Bartram
Fiona’s Bat Mitzvah
Dana Rubin
Seymour Lee Foundation
Patti Baskin
Birth Of GreatGranddaughter
Karen & Morris Davidman
Carly Bass In Her Honor
Diane Braunstein
Lois Baum
Special Birthday
Barbara Bearmon
David Bayer
65th Birthday
Denise & Marshall Hertz
Carol Berg
Special Birthday
Shelly Reichert
Jane Bolter
85th Birthday
Marilyn Marker
Suzi Nathanson
Alexander Botvinnik
Work With Garber
Transportation Program
Nancy Strauss
Larry Braufman
80th Birthday
Roz & Fred Kaplan
Lisa & Bruce Peilen
Jill Brazner
60th Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Arlene & Rick Noodleman
Fran & Marvin Burstein
Graduations Of Granddaughters, Sarah and Addie
Barbara & Tom Carlstrom
25th Wedding Anniversary
Paula & Robert Maisel
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Daughter’s Marriage
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Connie & Butch Clayman
60th Wedding Anniversary
Shelly Reichert
Richard Cohen
80th Birthday
Judy Emmons
Susan & Richard Proman
Jana Rubin
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Extraordinary Friendship
Phyllis Sudit
Peggy Cohn
90th Birthday
Rita & Larry Covin
Deea & Malin Greenberg
Eva Kieffer
Lori & Dan Leavitt
Linda & Max Rutman
Stacey & David Spencer
Liba & Tom Stillman
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Rick Werlin & Stuart Bader
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Rita & Larry Covin
50th Wedding Anniversary
Shelly Reichert
Gary Dachis
80th Birthday
Debbie Dachis Gold &
Michael Gold
Susan & Richard Proman
Linda & Tom Sklar
Ron Dachis
Special Birthday
Debbie Dachis Gold &
Michael Gold
Yale Dolginow
Bar Mitzvah
Corrine Feinberg
Judie & Stephen Elston
45th Wedding Anniversary
Betsy & Mayer Tapper
Dan Epstein
85th Birthday
Carol & Mark Epstein
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Birth Of Granddaughter
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Vivian Ezrilov
Birth Of Great Granddaughter
Allie & Mark Divine
Judy Emmons
Lorin & Scott Godes
Judy & Andy Halper
Susan & Richard Proman
Andrea & David Shapiro
Judi Belzer & Jerry Waldman
Corrine Feinberg
91st Birthday
Amy & Tom Lieberman
Anna Ferdelman
In Her Honor
Jonah Rothstein
Linda & Les Fieldman
55th Wedding Anniversary
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Beverly Finkelstein
Special Birthday
Bernice Greenberg
Stacy & Steve Finkelstein
Granddaughter, Shai
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Steve Finkelstein
Retirement
Fran & David Bayer
Rollie King
Debbie & Michael Finn
Birth Of Maddie
Ricki Butwinick & Jim Tankenoff
Mike Fiterman
Birthday
Barbara Stillman
Harold Fogel
Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Gretta Freeman
Special Birthday
Tudie Ross
Sue Freeman
60th Birthday
Lynn & Bernard Abramson
Harriett Friedman
Award
Liba & Tom Stillman
Sally Forbes Friedman
Birth Of Granddaughter,
Charlie
Dana Rubin
Don Frishberg
97th Birthday
Sue & Benjamin Frishberg
Jaclyn Gavzy
In Her Honor
Allie & Mark Divine
Rosalind & Loren Geller
55th Wedding Anniversary
Linda & Miles Braufman
Sharon Gelperin
Bat Mitzvah
Marsha Chernoff Golob
Sheldon Klugman
Debra Gensler
Birthday
Charlotte Labofsky
Karen & Bruce Gershman
David Gewolb
Special Birthday
Sandra Wallack
Lyn & Michael Gleeman
60th Anniversary
Eileen & James Gantman
Lorin & Scott Godes
10th Wedding Anniversary
Linda & Miles Braufman
Eileen & James Gantman
Noah Goldberg
Special birthday
Liba & Tom Stillman
Stuart Goldenberg
65th Birthday
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Audrey Goldfarb
85th Birthday
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Fruma & Benjie Goldfarb
Wedding Of Joey And Lauren
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Melanie Goldish
Special birthday
Barbara Bearmon
David Goldsteen
In His Honor
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Joy L. Gordon
Bat Mitzvah
Sharon & Michael
Posnansky
Sherri & Jay Gould
Birth Of Grandson, Jack
Cindy & Doug Kanter
Sam Graber
50th Birthday
Ann & Neil Covin
Judy Graceman
Special birthday
Judy Emmons
Suzi Nathanson
Susan Chalfen & Dan Silvers
Ellen Greenberg
80th Birthday
Eileen & James Gantman
Beverly Grossman
91st Birthday
Thomas Flock
Molly Grossman
90th Birthday
Sandra & Julius Berezovsky
Marilyn Marker
Joyce & Myron Shapiro
Chelle & Marvin Stillman
Meryl Gruber & Bruce Maisel
New Home
Fran & David Bayer
Paula & Robert Maisel
New Baby
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Judy Halper
Birthday
Cindy & Doug Kanter
Jim Tankenoff
Arlene Harris
Special Birthday
Sharon Kivens
Linda Harris
Special birthday
Char Cohodes
Jodi & Bryan Hartman
Birth Of Maddie
Ricki Butwinick & Jim Tankenoff
Denise & Marshall Hertz
New Home
Fran & David Bayer
Barbara Hirsekorn
Special Birthday
Lois Baum
Barb Hoffman
Special Birthday
Sylvia & Robert Fine
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman & Frank Hornstein
Birth Of Grandaughter, Lusia
Dana Rubin
Susan & Michael Horovitz
Jake’s Bar Mitzvah
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Joann Jacobs
Special Birthday
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Erica Jacobson
Mother’s Day
Carrie & Ralph Jacobson
Lisa Jacobson
Mother’s Day
Carrie & Ralph Jacobson
Roberta & Alan Jaffe
Marriage Of Dan And Ericka
Elaine & Peter Levy
Stan Jaffy
Special Birthday
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Sandra & Jerry Johnson
Birth Of Great-Grandson
Sheldon Klugman
Sherry O’Donnell & Gary Johnson
20th Anniversary
Linda & Miles Braufman
Stan Kagin
Special Birthday
Howard Chanen
Daniel Dockman
Wendy & Randy Engel
Marlee & Howard
Kaminsky
Birth Of Granddaughter Romy
Fran & David Bayer
Cindy Kanter
70th Birthday
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Nancy & Rick Grobovsky
Ricki Butwinick & Jim Tankenoff
Larry Kaplan
80th Birthday
Andrea & David Ornstein
Roz & Fred Kaplan
Evan’s Bar Mitzvah
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Isla Katzovitz
Special birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Carolyn Kaufmann
Special Birthday
Renee Gainsley
Linda Singer & Steve Krikava
Anniversary
Diane & Allen Kuperman
Allen Kuperman
Special birthday
Ann & Neil Covin
Diane Kuperman
Special Birthday
Ann & Neil Covin
Carol Kvasnik
Special birthday
Sheryl & Randy Rutzick
Mike Levine
Lorraine Levine’s 100th Birthday
Robert Dachis
Ruth Levine
Grandson’s Wedding
Dory & Isaac Einisman
Sheila & Stephen Lieberman
64th Wedding Anniversary
Toodie Trestman
Carrie & Joseph Lifland
Birth Of Elana Ray
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Carrie Lifland
Special Birthday
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Sura Fraida & Arnie Blatt
David Lipschultz
80th Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Mary & Bob Mersky
Howard Lopata
Special birthday
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Gail Machov
70th Birthday
Patty & Steve Nogg
Paula Maisel
80th Birthday
Barb & Dan Bindler
Marla Cohen
Karen & Morris Davidman
Sharie & Jerry Frank
Phyllis & Phil Garon
Jeanne & Stan Kagin
Judy & Jerry Zafft
Peggy Mandel
60th Birthday
Dori & Gary Weinstein
Susan & Paul Mann
Birthday’s
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Bill Marver
75th Birthday
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Bobbi & Larry Friedman
Betsy & Eduard Michel
Sam’s Wedding
Cindy & Doug Kanter
Dana Rubin
Eduard Michel
Special birthday
Betsy & Eduard Michel
Carly & Sam Michel
Juliana Michel
Diane Mintz
Special Birthday
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Joyce Moscoe
In Her Honor
Marcia & Philip Marcus
Bettey Naymark
Special Birthday
Linda Singer & Steve Krikava
Harriet Newman
90th Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Arlene & Rick Noodleman
45th Anniversary
Toodie Trestman
Les Novak
80th Birthday
Ann & Neil Covin
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Diane & Allen Kuperman
Ellis Olkon
85th Birthday
Ardis & Thomas Wexler
Andrea & David Ornstein
Mike Ostendorf
40th Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Howard Palay
In His Honor
Barbara & Larry Zweigbaum
Stephen Pinsky
Special birthday
Mary Lutz
Toni Raihill
Birth Of Grandchild
Ruth Usem
Toni Raihill
Special Birthday
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Vivian & Norman Resnick
60th Wedding Anniversary
Gail & Earl Bender
Nancy Rhein
70th Birthday
Fran & David Bayer
Bill Ribnick
In His Honor
Janet & Edward Swadden
Judy Ribnick
65th Birthday
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Martin Rich
Max’s Bar Mitzvah
Fremajane Wolfson
Dory Rose
Special birthday
Barbara Bearmon
Simie Kaye
Donny Rosenthal
90th Birthday
Karen & Morris Davidman
Elaine Rubin
95th Birthday
Lorin & Scott Godes
Karen Rubin
Special Birthday
Kim Leventhal
Wendy & Steve Rubin
Grandaughters’s Bar Mitzvah
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Gloria Jaffe
Eva Kieffer
Joyce Moscoe
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Adrienne Summerfield
Randee & Sam Wolfson
Elliot & Cindy Salzman
Birthdays
Wendy & Randy Engel
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
55th Wedding Anniversary
Ian Schaffer
B’nai Mitzvah Of Alexa And
Simone
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Sharon & Gerald Schraber
55th Anniversary
Vicki Schraber
Ron Scolman
Special birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Carol Segal
80th Birthday
Liba & Tom Stillman
Millie Segal
87th Birthday
Susanna & Tim Lodge
Stefanie Segal
Special birthday
Liba & Tom Stillman
Yvonne & Chuck Selcer
Birth Of Grandson
Sandra & David Marrinson
Michelle Shaller
Special Birthday
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Gale & Soren Shamblott
New Home
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Joel Shapiro
Special Birthday
Eva Kieffer
Ralph Shapiro
70th Birthday
Marilyn Chern
Tanni Stone-Dorshow & Loren Dorshow
Kay & Bruce Goldstein
Andrea & Daniel Greenstein
Margaret & Stan Jaffy
Karen & David Katz
Karen & Farley Kaufmann
Charlotte Labofsky
Gail & Steve Machov
Leslie & Lex Nerenberg
Dona & Michael Rodich
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
Cindy & Joel Shapiro
Debbie & Tom Simon
Pamela & Steven Wexler
Kathy & Howard Zack
Morris Shechtman
90th Birthday
Sheldon Klugman
Wendy & Marty Shragg
Birth Of Grandson, Simon
Lorin & Scott Godes
Amanda and Jacob Sieger
Birth Of Olivia Reese
Barbara Bearmon
Steven Kahn
Special birthday
Diane & Allen Kuperman
Loreen Silverman
Marvin Liszt
75th Birthday
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Graduations Of Granddaughters, Gabriela and Isabelle
Paula & Robert Maisel
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Jacob Sieger
Special birthday
Barbara Bearmon
Orlin Silverman
Special birthday
Gail & Richard Weinberg
Michael Simon
60th Birthday
Lynne & Andrew Redleaf
Bob Singer
80th Birthday
Sheri Rosen & Jeremie Kass
Stacey & David Spencer
Birth Of Grandson
Barbara Bearmon
Barbara Friedman
Judy & Andy Halper
Jory M. Herman
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Ellen Spokane
Special Birthday
Barbara Bearmon
Anne-Monique VosRapoport & Ed Rapoport
Farrell Steigler
Special birthday
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Hilarie Stein
90th Birthday
Patti & Michael Colich
Vicki & Lloyd Stern
60th Wedding Anniversary
Marilyn Marker
Norton Stillman
91st Birthday
Liba & Tom Stillman
Sue & Tom Stillman
55th Anniversary
Linda & Miles Braufman
Cooky & Arnold Strimling
Celebrating Nathan
Mary & Bob Mersky
Susie & Stuart Swartz
60th Wedding Anniversary
Judy Emmons
Marilyn Marker
Helen Swatez
101st Birthday
Shirley Held
Cindy & Jon Tarshish
Birth Of Noa Brooke Tarshish
Jane & Todd Lifson
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Jerry Teichman
80th Birthday
Roz & Fred Kaplan
Marilyn Trestman
85th Birthday
Suzi Nathanson
Toodie Trestman
Special Birthday
Linda & Miles Braufman
Suzi Nathanson
Shelly Reichert
Ruth Usem
Special Birthday
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Judy Emmons
Marilyn Marker
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Amy Silvermann
Len Wahl
80th Birthday
Mara & Troy Beugen
Bob Weinstine
80th Birthday
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Jim Tankenoff
Julie & Brian Weisberg
Birth Of Noa Brooke Tarshish
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Phyllis Weisberg
90th Birthday
Judy Emmons
Eva Kieffer
Marilyn Marker
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Joyce & Mike Shapiro
Sandra Wallack
Sophie Weil & Freddie Weisberg
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Rick Werlin
Anniversary Of Heart Transplant
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Karen & Alan Winner
50th Wedding Anniversary
Marcia & Philip Marcus
Arlene & Stephen Winnick
Birthday’s
Sharon Snyder
Stephen Winnick
85th Birthday
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Betty Winston
Mother’s Day
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Julie Yarosh
Birthday
Erica Strohl & Craig Oppegaard
Scott Yarosh
Your 65th Birthday
Amy & David Cohen
Rochelle Zagalsky
Birth Of Elena Ray
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Bonnie Zeff
Special Birthday
Harolyn Rudoy
Garber Transportation Staff
Transportation to Refugees
Trinity Episcopal Church
In Appreciation Of
Molly & Sid Bader
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Dennis & Nancy Ditlove
A Lovely Dinner and Evening
Liba & Tom Stillman
N.P. Flom & Neil Kvasnik
Robyn & Marc Ingber
Lee Friedman
Angie Podvin & Tim Lester
Lori & Brad Fritz
Fran & David Bayer
Gordon Family
Scott Muskin
Byron Hechter
Sarah Teske
Jeanne & Stan Kagin
A Wonderful Seder
Paula & Robert Maisel
Carole & Marty Kaplan
Adrienne Kaplan
Anna & Yale Levin
Your Hospitality
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Marcia Levine
Marilyn Marker
Sara Lieberman & Ron Saxon
Marilyn Marker
Sheila & Stephen Lieberman
Extraordinary Friendship
Marilyn Marker
Sandra Okinow
Marilyn Marker
Martin Rich
Fremajane Wolfson
Michael Saxon
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
Arlene & Zvi Leibovich
Elaine Steinman
Marilyn Marker
Michael Stern
Allie & Mark Divine
Howard Tarkow
Diane & Ivan Arenson
Kathy & Howard Zack
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Dinner
Marilyn Marker
Thinking Of You
Kathi Balaban
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
Gary Bell
Mary & Bob Mersky
Lanny Berke
Barbara Friedman
LaNell LeClair
Amy Pinto Lome
Sally Masnek
Shirley Held
Sheila Sloan
Shirley & Larry Zipkin
A Speedy Recovery To
Gary Bell
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Martin Bell
Linda & Miles Braufman
Margie & Stuart Cohen
Judy Emmons
Linda & Tom Sklar
Ricki Butwinick & Jim Tankenoff
Toby Berman
Susan Chalfen & Dan Silvers
Joanne Blindman
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Steven Bomser
Sharon & Marvin Resnick
Sari Engel
Linda & Les Fieldman
Tracy Galinson
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Linda & Miles Braufman
Adam Glick
Renee Gainsley
Bill Goldenberg
Lynn & Bernard Abramson
Marilyn Marker
Toodie Trestman
Cookie Goldman
Marlene Garvis
Steve Krasner
Linda & Les Fieldman
Ellie Mednick
Liba & Tom Stillman
Mary Mersky
Jim Tankenoff
Philip Politz
Margie & Michael Marks
Nancy Rosenberg
Colette Jaffe
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Jim Tankenoff
Max Rutman
Rick Werlin & Stuart Bader
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Lisa & Chuck Perlman
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Nancy Schachtman
Jim Tankenoff
Gary Stone
Colette Jaffe
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Jeff Upin
Deborah Charan & Roy Ginsburg
Sandra Wallack
Sandra Freeman
Liba & Tom Stillman
Beverley Walter
Diane Walzer
Marilyn Chern
Ann Wasserman
Marlene Garvis
Yahrzeit Of
Aaron Feuer
Susan & Bill Schmidt
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Annette “Netty” Kaner
Bruce Walonick
Jami Marks
Jill Ann Marks
Tybie Proman
Bonnie Sell
Claire & Nate Roberts
Gerald Roberts
Manly Rubin
Harry Rubin
In Memory Of
We note the following five individuals who passed away between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2024. We thank their families for thoughtfully designating JFCS for their memorials. It is a beautiful tribute to those who passed and a fitting way to ensure their legacy will continue to enhance the lives of many others in the community. May their memories always be for a blessing.
Wayne Freeman
Avis Held
Stephen Kieffer
Perry Silverman
Michael Singer
Dorothy Abrams
Amy & Lee Friedman
Carolyn Abramson
Shirley Held
Kevin Abramson
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Pauline Ajsenberg
Connie & Peter Frank
Peter Albrecht
Ruth Usem
Stan Alexander
Tom Silver
Karee & Brad Lehrman
Judi Belzer & Jerry Waldman
Darrell Ansel
Fran & David Bayer
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Julie & David Ezrilov
Cass & Andrew Stillman
Abby & Michael Strauss
Ruth Usem
Sandra Wallack
Stuart Applebaum
Cindy & Doug Kanter
Lisa & Bruce Peilen
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Barry, Dana & Betsy Rubin
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Jim Tankenoff
Ruth Usem
Ellen Arist’s Mother
Barbara & Bob Weinstine
Dan Avi
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
Eileen Badiner
Shelly Reichert
Sharon Balto
Bruce Feld
Shirley Bank
Shirley Held
Gloria Murman
Maddie Banwell
Tom Silver
Judy Baron
Barbara & Neal Frank
Susan & Richard Proman
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Annette & Vic Sandler
Linda & Tom Sklar
Stanley Beck
Karen & Morris Davidman
Israel Begam and
Heather Reich
Esther Begam
Fern Bekenstein
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Michael Berman
Eileen & Loren Colman
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Rosalyn Bernstein
Cari & Jeff Shaw
Marge Binder
Sandy & Jason Sondell
Laurie Blicker
Shirley Held
Karen Blumenthal
Susan & Richard Proman
Ruth Usem
Jack Blumin
Joanne & Douglas Savitt
Dan Blustin
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Teri & Michael Greenstein
Susan & Richard Proman
Judi Belzer & Jerry Waldman
Shirley Breitman
Janet & Howard Tarkow
Burton Brenner
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Sanford Brody
Deb & Jim Bomberg
Tina & Ivan Rafowitz
Horace Cohen
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Bruce Cooperman
Sheila Paisner
Carolyn Cooperman
Fran & Marvin Burstein
Judy Cooperman
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Fran & Marvin Burstein
Scott Burstein
Natasha & Lev Koyrakh
Elaine & Peter Levy
Annette & Vic Sandler
Ruth Usem
Julie & Brian Weisberg
Sybil & Seymour Wilensky
Angela Cowan’s Grandmother
Lee Friedman
Rebeka Daitzchman
Amy & Jeff Alch
Miriam Goldfein &
Pat Matre
Mindy & Dan Ribnick
Sue & Robert Ribnick
Norman Dann
Amy & Tom Lieberman
Sophie Weil & Freddie Weisberg
Clarice Danzker
Janice Levin
Laurie Daube
Joyce Moscoe
Sherman Devitt
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Joan & Bob Levine
Gary Diamond
Joyce Moscoe
Marlene & Thomas Moscoe
Elias Eisenberg
Shirley Held
Gene Engelson
Roz Schwartzman
Lucas Espuche
Christina Lujan
Howard Falls
Teri & Michael Greenstein
Beverlee Fine
Ann & Neil Covin
Bobbie Goldfarb
Dr. Bruce Idelkope
Elaine & Peter Levy
Amy Silvermann
David A. Sussman
David Sussman
Harriet Swatez
Ruth Usem
Bernard Finifter
Marlene Garvis
Fred Fiterman
Rosemary Sullivan
Bruce Frank
Barbara & Neal Frank
Wayne Freeman
Melanie Barry
Linda & Miles Braufman
Eric Brotman
Sheetal Chhaya
Andrea Cosnowsky
Carol & Stan Dobrin
Lyn & Michael Gleeman
Elaine Hanson
Kelly & Eric Ingvaldson
Audra Keller & Frank Claymon
Knox Avenue Financial Corp
Julie Koritz
Elaine Langer
Lincoln International
Jamie & Darin Morgan
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Gerald Roberts
Jana Rubin
Liba & Tom Stillman
Gail & Ron Szarzynski
Joni & Darcy Szarzynski
Tom Szarzynski
Lynn & Ron Zamansky
Bonnie & Alan Ziskin
Gerald “Gerry” Frisch
Sharon Lehrman & Steve Ptaszek
Susan & Richard Proman
Frank Garner
Laura & Roy Hanson
Lisa & Bruce Peilen
Allan Garvis
Joyce & David Abramson
Linda & Miles Braufman
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Ann & Neil Covin
Elaine & Gary Dachis
Karen & Morris Davidman
Susie & Bobby Diamond
Judy Emmons
Barbara & Neal Frank
Sandra Freeman
Marlene Garvis
Sue-Ann Garvis
Susan & Bill Goldenberg
Elaine Langer
Jeffrey Levy
Marilyn Marker
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Gary Garvis
Karen & Morris Davidman
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Bobbie Goldfarb
Teri & Michael Greenstein
Adam Olkon
Tom Silver
Liba & Tom Stillman
Betsy & Mayer Tapper
Ruth Usem
Michael Geller
Inna & Cary Geller
Maurice “Moe” Goldstein
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Julie & David Ezrilov
Barbara & Neal Frank
Susan Goldstein
Abbe & Ralph Bernstein
Amy & Lee Friedman
Clare Gravon & Family
Judy & Andy Halper
Kristi & Michael Murray
Barry Rubin
Dana Rubin
Rebecca & Matthew Sanders
Kori & Charles Savitt
Estelle Weiss
Lillian Goltzman
Laney Bank
Judy Emmons
Missy & David Gewolb
Amy Pinto Lome
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Kori & Charles Savitt
Mimi Winger & Howard Shapiro
Jonathan Gordon
Joyce & David Abramson
Barry, Dana & Betsy Rubin
Sally Gordon
Lisa & Bruce Peilen
Irene Bartram
Linda & Miles Braufman
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Wendy & Randy Engel
Corrine Feinberg
Linda & Les Fieldman
Debbie Kusnetz
Joyce Moscoe
Judy & Steven Schumeister
Harriet Swatez
Joan Wernick
Marlyn Goulett
Susan Nudell Kalin
Annette & Vic Sandler
Joshua Gruber
Naomi & Joel Oxman
Toby Gurney
Dory & Isaac Einisman
Shirley Hallberg
Kristi & Michael Murray
Barbara Harris
Denise & Marshall Hertz
Sidney Harris
Joyce & David Abramson
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Harriette & Fred Burstein
Marilyn Chern
Susie & Bobby Diamond
Ann Goldstein
Arlene Harris
Diane & Irwin Ingber
Evie & Alan Ingber
Karen & Irving Katz
Sharon Kivens
Jan & Bill Kuretsky
Joanie Levinsohn
Rollye & Chuck Rinkey
Linda & Max Rutman
Judie & Cary Shaich
Joyce & Myron Shapiro
Loreen Silverman
Susan Chalfen & Dan Silvers
Chelle & Marvin Stillman
Abby & Michael Strauss
Harriet Swatez
Arlene Sweet
Sandra Wallack
Max Edward Haskovitz
Amy & Lee Friedman
Dorothy Herman
Sheldon Klugman
Eileen & Michael Kopman
Andrea & Bob Oleisky
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Andrea & David Shapiro
Abby & Michael Strauss
Avis Held
Irene Bartram
Bonnie & Bruce Berezovsky
Marlene & James Bukstein
Nancy Devitt & Richard Chase
Ann & Neil Covin
Linda & Les Fieldman
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Sue & Frank Hechter
Sallie & Ted Held
Betsy & Richard Herman
Diane & Irwin Ingber
Pam & Ronald Kaufman
Wendy & Michael Klein
Eileen Leiderman & Ben Brener
Cheri & Alan Nakisher
Sheila Ross
Rebecca Steinberg
Evan Tapper
Michael Wagener
Randee & Sam Wolfson
Lanita Hinderks
Bonnie Sell
Barb & Bruce Holzman’s
Sister Helene
Babe & Norm Wartnick
Janet Jaffe
Molly & Sid Bader
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Eileen & James Gantman
Elaine & Peter Levy
Kristi & Michael Murray
Liba & Tom Stillman
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Janet Jaffe (Cont.)
Ruth Usem
Randee & Sam Wolfson
Cecile Claudette Javinsky
Bobbie Goldfarb
Evelyn Kamin
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Jane & Todd Lifson
Marilyn & Ralph Shapiro
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Richard Kanner
Karen & Morris Davidman
Lottie Kaplan
Bobbie Goldfarb
Stephen Kaplan
Susan & Richard Proman
Naomi Kassler
Eileen & Jim Mitson
Frank Katzovitz
Melanie Barry
Linda & Miles Braufman
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Rita & Larry Covin
Julie & David Ezrilov
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Howard Held
Nancy Held
Colette Jaffe
Amy & Brad Kanter
Amy & Tom Lieberman
Stephen Kieffer
Lynn & Bernard Abramson
Jean & R. Nick Bryan
Jeannie & Paul Finnegan
Renee & Bernard Herman
Miriam Kieffer
Amy & David Klaiman
Elisa Koff-Ginsborg
Annalee & Arnold Odessky
Roxie King-Smith
Abby & Michael Strauss
Uri Koppel
Sarah Squillace & Ross
Schaich
Judie & Cary Shaich
Harriet Swatez
Noel Korengold
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Lois Kozberg
Bailey Gurwitz
Nina Kadan-Lottick
Cameron Kranich
Debra & Mitchell Gensler
Dale Krishef
Joan Gainsley
Bobbie Goldfarb
Crissy Kuspa’s Grandfather
Lee Friedman
David Leon
Bette & Lon Blumenberg
Louise & Jerry Segal
David Leventhal
Joyce & David Abramson
Scott Burstein
Eileen & James Gantman
Bobbie Goldfarb
Susan & Richard Goldman
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Vicki Schraber
Ruth Usem
David Levi's Mother
Barry Rubin
Gary Levin
Liz & Judge Richard Spicer
Gloria & Bill Levin’s Granddaughter
Ruth Usem
Randy Levin
Debbie & Michael Finn
Father Of Joni Levy
Marlene & Thomas Moscoe
Peter Levy
Steve Litton
Harolyn Rudoy
Judith Linowes
Vicki & Dennis Rivas
Theodor “Ted” Litman
Barbara & Neal Frank
Eileen Lipschultz
Arlene Harris
Marc Lome
Judy Emmons
Jennifer & Richard Ezrilov
Shelly Reichert & Marty Bell
Rose Los
Ann & Neil Covin
Diane & Allen Kuperman
Helen MacDonnell
Arlene & Rick Noodleman
Jim Malkus
Karen & Morris Davidman
Israel Begam and Heather Malmberg
Esther Begam
Frances Marblestone
Robin & Jim Gale
Debra & Scott Grayson
Marilyn Weisberg
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Robert Markman
Allie Divine
Yelena Martinez
Amy & Stan Baratz
Doug Marvy
Joyce & David Abramson
Elaine Meier
Kori & Charles Savitt
Paul Michel
Betsy & Eduard Michel
Marshall Miller
Molly & Sid Bader
Simie Kaye
Shelly Reichert
Harriett Rochlin
Sue Miller’s Mother
Andrea & David Shapiro
Bernie Milstein
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Carol Miropol
Amy & Brad Kanter
Harold Mortenson
Lee Friedman
Angie Podvin & Tim Lester
Jack Moskowitz
Bonnie & Alan Ziskin
Gayle Newman
Sybil & Seymour Wilensky
Gaby Olazabal’s Mother
Sheldon Klugman
Carrie Oleisky
Joanne Ferraro & Bob Beugen
Donna A. Olson
Elyse Rabinowitz & Jim Porter
Stevens Square Foundation
Liba & Tom Stillman
Hy Paisner
Molly & Sid Bader
Linda & Miles Braufman
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Corrine Feinberg
Barbara & Neal Frank
Gloria Jaffe
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Chelle & Marvin Stillman
Toodie Trestman
Ruth Usem
Harrison Paster
Sheri & Steve Abrams
Amy & Stan Baratz
Carol & Stan Dobrin
Alan Paymar
Barry Rubin
Maggie B. Pistner
Denise & Marshall Hertz
Adelaida Quiniones
Bobbie Goldfarb
Susan Rappaport’s Mother
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Janet Raskin
Karen & Irving Katz
Louise Ribnick’s Sister
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Sue Rocker's Husband, Nate
Kathi Balaban &
Phil Schneider
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Barb Roether
Debra & Scott Grayson
Philip Rosengard's Wife
Barbara & Bob Weinstine
Eliot Rosenheim
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Nina Rovner
Tom Silver
Jack Rubenstein
Stuart Bader & Rick Werlin
Wendy Fox & Jeff Barin
Melanie Barry
Marilyn Chern
Judy & Andy Halper
Diane & Irwin Ingber
Karen & Irving Katz
Janie & Orrin Kirschbaum
Karee & Brad Lehrman
Patricia Lichterman
Louise & Joe Price
Beth & Scott Puchtel
Gerald Roberts
Annette & Vic Sandler
Tom Silver
Ricki Roberts &
Mark Simon
Harriet Swatez
Diane & Russell Walzer
Babe & Norm Wartnick
Sonia & Steve Winthrop
Janet Sabes
Joyce & David Abramson
Loni Ansel
Connie Berman
Joanne Ferraro & Bob Beugen
Ricki Butwinick
Barbara & Tom Carlstrom
Paula & Arvin Cohen
Peggy & Billy Cohn
Elaine & Gary Dachis
Judy Emmons
Carol & Mark Epstein
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Melanie & Vic Greenstein
Cindy & Doug Kanter
Marnie Dachis-Marmet & Jordan Marmet
Louise & Bruce Moss
Susan & Richard Proman
Linda & Max Rutman
Linda & Tom Sklar
Chelle & Marvin Stillman
Lisa & Ricky Swartz
Jim Tankenoff
Ruth Usem
Bonnie & Alan Ziskin
Mae Schmidt
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Faye Segal
Joey & Jerry Laurie
Kristi & Michael Murray
Andrea & Bob Oleisky
Bonnie Sell
Beverly Shacter
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Lila Shapiro
Marlene & Jack Spencer
Merton Shapiro
Amy & Stan Baratz
Myrna & Gary Bell
Anne & Bruce Hope
Ellen & Earl Reinhardt
Rose Jean Sharpe
Marilyn Chern
Joy Leibman
Judy & Steven Schumeister
Janet & Edward Swadden
Estelle “Estie” Sherman
Harriette & Fred Burstein
Inna & Cary Geller
Bobbie Goldfarb
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Shirley Held
Diane & Irwin Ingber
Gloria Jaffe
Rosann Kahner
Susan Nudell Kalin
Lori & Dan Leavitt
Gail & Bill Ribnick
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Annette & Vic Sandler
Joanne & Douglas Savitt
Kristi Bader & Gary Swartz
Jacob Shiff
Amy & Brad Kanter
Jill & Jeff Mirviss
Louise & Bruce Moss
Susan & Richard Proman
Bonnie Sell
Anne Shom
Dee & Joel Muscoplat
Carol Rafsky
Bob Sigel
Barbara Bearmon
Corrine Feinberg
Perry Silverman
Karen & Charles Aaron
Joyce & David Abramson
Arlene Badiner
Marlys & Elliott Badzin
Jennifer & David Barget
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Ronnie Bland
Sura Fraida & Arnie Blatt
Sherrill Borkon
Nicky & Douglas Bredeson
Nancy Bredson
Shawn Brooks
Fran & Marvin Burstein
Harriette & Fred Burstein
Haley Schaffer & Martin Chester
Howard Cohen
Laura L. Cohen
Tracy & Daniel Cosentino
Lori Wilcox & Stephen Creasey
Karen & Morris Davidman
Susan & Troy DeLuca
Susie & Bobby Diamond
Carol & Stan Dobrin
Lois & Dale Dobrin
Lisa Effress
Susan & Phillip Fantle
Sylvia & Robert Fine
Beverly Fink
Carole & Harold Fogel
Barbara & Neal Frank
Amy & Lee Friedman
Lori & Brad Fritz
Eileen & James Gantman
Phyllis & Phil Garon
Shiva Meal Donations
Rochelle Gittleman
Lorin & Scott Godes
Steven Godes
Marlene & Sandy Goldberg
Diane & Louis Goldenberg
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Regina & Gary Gottschalk
Melanie & Vic Greenstein
Adrienne & Jerome Harris
Arlene Harris
Kate & Irwin Hershkovitz
Mitzi & Terry Kane
Amy & Brad Kanter
Carole & Marty Kaplan
Tom Kozlak
Roberta & Fred Kravitz
Linda Singer & Steve Krikava
Diane & Allen Kuperman
Ray Lazar
Arlene & Zvi Leibovich
Sally and Ted Levens
Joan & Bob Levine
Lauren & Daniel Lieber
Joyce & Robert Liebo
Lois Liebo
Gail & Steve Machov
Paula & Robert Maisel
Peggy & Joel Mandel
Carol & Robert Mayeron
Alan Miller
Louise & Bruce Moss
Pam & Jon Passman
Cheryl & Jack Perecman
Jeanne & Steven Prawer
Susan & Richard Proman
Rollye & Chuck Rinkey
Rollie & Martin Rosen
Shirley & Freeman Rosenblum
Barry Rubin
Linda & Max Rutman
Mary Saboe
Wendy Salita
Steve Samuels
Annette & Vic Sandler
Debra & Gregg Savitt
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
K Schwichtenberg
Eileen & Jeff Silver
Elaine Silverberg
Susan Chalfen & Dan Silvers
Mary Lee & Louie Sirkin
Linda & Tom Sklar
Laurie & Thomas Smith
Sandy & Jason Sondell
Brenda & Ben Soumekh
Kim St. Mane
Liba & Tom Stillman
Sharon Tapper
Diane & John Thorvilson
Sonia & Ron Ungerman
Debbie Vertelney
Judi Belzer & Jerry Waldman
Suzanne & Everett Weinstein
Marilyn Weisberg
Sonia & Steve Winthrop
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Ellie & Mark Wolpert
Rochelle Zagalsky
Penny & Mark Ziessman
Strong Tower Wealth
Wendy Silvermann
Denise & Marshall Hertz
Michael “Mickey” Singer
Joyce & David Abramson
Sandra & Louis Bennett
Roberta Chenren
Karen & Morris Davidman
Linda & Les Fieldman
Eileen & James Gantman
Marlene Garvis
Michael Girand
Steven Godes
Mary Goldberg
Debbie & Orrin Heller
Sheila Kantar
Jennifer Massaro
Alan Miller
Claudia Nixon
Joan Reichert & Dennis Mackany
Nadine Zuckerman
Daniel Siskin
Colette Jaffe
Bonnie & Alan Ziskin
Nancy Skadron
Eileen & James Gantman
Hindy & Scott Tankenoff
Barbara & Bob Weinstine
Marvin Starman
Amy Rosenblatt Lui & David Lui
Farrell “Spike” Steigler
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Marjorie Stempel
Joyce & David Abramson
Arlene Harris
David Stolman
Connie & Peter Frank
Lisa Sumstad
Lee Friedman
Angie Podvin & Tim Lester
Ila Tattleman
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Elaine Tobis
Sharon & Marvin Resnick
Chuck Toushin
Rollye & Chuck Rinkey
Frank Trestman
Josi Wert
Janice Waller
Lois Baum
Amy & Lee Friedman
Neil Lapidus
Jane & Todd Lifson
Berta Shapiro
Carol Steinman
Leah & Simon Temkin
Ruth Usem
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Allen Ward
Barbara Bearmon
Helene Ward
Scott Burstein
Julie & Allen Engle
Gloria Murman
Cheryl & Jack Perecman
Judie & Cary Shaich
Sue & Stuart Weinstein
Linda Weber
Elaine & Peter Levy
Judy Webster
Dory Rose
Morton Weisberg
Aimee & Noah Feldman
Julie Koritz
Marilyn Weisberg
Pat & Norm Wells
Krist & Kyle Wells
Paul Wernick
Marcus Waterbury
Marvin Winick
Deborah Charan &
Roy Ginsburg
Judy & Andy Halper
Robin & Bryan Landy
Amy & Tom Lieberman
Annette & Vic Sandler
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Harriet Wiss
Abby & Michael Strauss
Sylvia Zouber
Abby & Michael Strauss
Barbara Zucherman
Charlotte & Richard Berman
Minnie Zweigbaum
Amy & Stan Baratz
Lilly & Hersh Berman
Bette & Lon Blumenberg
Marilyn Chern
Allie & Mark Divine
Sherri & Larry Feuer
Eileen & James Gantman
Lorin & Scott Godes
Sue & Adam Godes
Bobbie Goldfarb
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
Nancy & David Goldstein
Robert Held
Karen & Farley Kaufmann
Carol Kvasnik
Nancy Liss & Marsha Liss
Mary Ann Mead
Jeanne & Steven Prawer
Vicki & Dennis Rivas
Joyce & David Rosenbaum
Judie & Cary Shaich
Melissa Cohen Silberman &
Sheldon Silberman
Debbie & Craig Spencer
Abby & Michael Strauss
Sue & Stuart Weinstein
Gayle & Ron Wiederholt
Alaine & Howard Wilensky
Sandy & Alan Witebsky
Randee & Sam Wolfson
Jack Zouber
In-Kind Gifts
Thank you to our generous donors who provided JFCS with non-cash items and opportunities for our clients between Jan. 1 and May 31, 2024.
Joyce & David Abramson
Ellen Sue & Jonathan Parker
Correction
For gifts in memory of Paul Wernick listed in the Spring 2024 edition of "Directions," we apologize for leaving Marsha Tankenoff off the list.
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JFCS Endowment Funds
Providing support annually and for the future
Bill and Bailee Aberman Family Fund for the hearing impaired and for use as needed for client services
David and Joyce Abramson Family Camp Scholarship Fund for children and youth who, without such scholarships, would be unlikely to have a camp experience
¹Anonymous Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Anonymous Fund to help improve the quality of life for the elderly who struggle with mental illness
Bob and Sharon Ansel Fund to support adults with disabilities (Caring Connections program)
Darrell and Loni Ansel Family Fund to support programs and services for children
Donna and Alvin Apple Family Fund for use where most needed
Lorraine and Sidney Applebaum Family Fund for use where most needed
Birdie L. Appleman Fund to support programs and services to individuals with developmental disabilities
Molly and Sid Bader Family Fund for children with special needs
Anita and Ben Badiner Family Fund for use where most needed
Bernard and Fern Badzin Fund for use where most needed
Barry K. Baines, M.D.
Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Margie and Michael Baker Fund to provide scholarships for guidance counseling
Ronald S. Bannack
Memorial Fund for food security
Barbush/Bartram Fund for use where most needed
Marilyn and Larry Barenbaum Family Fund for older adults and children
Wendy Fox and Jeff Barin Family Fund for use where most needed
Alex, Ben and Jacob Barry Children’s Fund for services to children
Melanie Goldberg Barry and Family Fund for use where most needed
Michael and Etta Barry Family Fund for use where most needed
Bass/Weinblatt Family Fund to support family programming
Irving and Deane Bassin Senior Assistance Fund to support programs and services for older adults
Ralph and Charlotte Bearman Family Fund to support services for older adults and for vocational programs
Barbara D. and Lee Bearmon Fund to support programs and services to children with special needs
Belzer Family Fund for children and older adults
Jane and Steve Benowitz Fund for assistance with medical and dental needs
Fred and Margo Berdass Family Fund to support services to those in need
Carol and Rick Berg Family Fund to assist children with physical, emotional or intellectual issues
Charlotte and Richard Berman Family Fund for use where most needed
Joanne Ferraro and Robert Beugen Fund to provide cultural scholarships to encourage young people with special interests
Sheri and Les Biller Family Fund for émigré educational scholarships and general programming
Birger/Goldenberg Family Fund to support Jewish Camp Scholarships
Linda and Miles Braufman Family Fund to support older adult services to include assisted transportation, respite care or where most needed
Ghita Davis Brody “Dare to Dream” Healing Get-Away Fund to help children who are ill, and their families, with recreational and cultural needs
Broms Family Fund for use where most needed
¹Elaine Budd Special Family Life Education Fund
Caring for Our Children Fund to support programs and services to children with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities
Chalfen Family Fund for use where most needed
Sarah and Ida Chapman Camp Scholarship Fund
Stuart A. Chazin Young Adult Outreach Fund
Richard and Marilyn Chern Healthcare Assistance Fund to support financial assistance with prescription medication, dental or vision care or other medical related expenses
Arvin Cohen Hustle Athletic Fund to support children and youth to participate in athletic activities
Joe and Fredell Cohen Family Fund for use where most needed
Laura Leiderman Cohen Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program and programs for people with disabilities
Edythe and Haskell Cohodes
Special Needs Inclusion Fund to provide staff and resources to children with special needs
Judy and Rod Cooperman Family Fund for use where most needed
Stan Cowle Memorial Fund to support programs and services for older adults
Leo and Yetta Cram
Maintenance Minyan Fund to provide household maintenance services to older adults and people with disabilities
Dachis Family Fund for services to children or where most needed
Davidman Family Fund to support education and children’s needs
Jesse Davidson Fund to support services related to substance abuse
Stephen J. Davidson Technology Fund to support technology used to support the services JFCS provides
Ruth Davis Fund to support athletic opportunities for youth
Deikel Family Fund for Mental Health Support Services (MHSS)
Mike and Mitzi Diamond Family Fund to support Camp Scholarships
Robert and Susan Diamond Emergency Financial Assistance Fund
Allie and Mark Divine NextGen Fund
Rita and Harold Divine Fund for use where most needed
Domestic Abuse Fund to provide prevention education and training
Domestic Violence Support and Prevention Fund to support victims of domestic violence
Caron H. Dubinsky Fund to provide assistance to single parents and financially-challenged families with school-related costs for Jewish education
Elliott S. Dubinsky Fund to support the ParentChild+ program
Lillian Dubinsky-WishnickMuscovitz/Muriel Dubinsky Fund to assist with educational costs for youth with disabilities
Doris and Mischa Dworsky Fund for emergency financial assistance
Peretz Dworsky Fund for use where most needed
AnnRita Edelberg Fund to assist clients who are hearing impaired
Michael Engler Children’s Fund to support programs and services for children
Michael Engel Memorial Fund for use where most needed
Mark and Carol Epstein Family Fund to provide support to children with special needs
Richard and Jennifer Ezrilov Family Fund for use where most needed
Vivian and Bob Ezrilov Fund to support services to children
Corrine and Tom Feinberg Fund to support programs related to Jewish education for children
David E. Feinberg Family Fund for use where most needed
Francine and Neil Feinberg Healing Fund
Joan and Arnold Feinberg Fund for use where most needed
Feinstein/Dworsky/ Molever Fund to support JFCS Senior Services and Counseling
¹Harry Feinstein Memorial Fund to meet the needs of Russian Jewish immigrant children
Aaron Feuer Fund to provide mental health services for adolescents and young adults
Ida Finne and Janice Kwiat Fund for services to the elderly
Gerda and Haskel Fishman Fund to support senior services or camp scholarships
Mike and Linda Fiterman
Youth Experience Fund to provide youth with special opportunities
Robert and Virginia Forbush Fund for use where most needed
Frank Family Perpetual GIVE Fund to support programs and services
Barbara and Neal Frank Fund for use where most needed
Bruce Frank Fund for use where most needed
Jerry and Sharie Frank Family Fund for mental health services
Libby and Ben Frank Fund to support programs and services for individuals with special needs, with a focus on children
Shirley and Byron Frank Family Fund for JFCS Senior Services
Nancy and Stuart Friedell Family Fund for use where most needed
Renee, Jim and Joan Gainsley Family Fund for use where most needed
Gale, Herman, Segal Fund for use where most needed
¹Markus and Sabina Gapany Prescription Drug Fund for the elderly to help with the cost of prescription drugs
Debbie & Mickey Gensler Choose Kindness Fund to offer support and prevention of childhood bullying.
Ida and Bernard Gingold Fund for use where most needed
Roy Ginsburg Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Greg, Tom, and Elliot Glaser-Leder Fund for expenses associated with adoption and child welfare
David and Dorothy Glickson Senior Transportation Fund to support transportation services for older adults
Leah Golberstein Family Fund for the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Gold Family Children’s Fund to provide services to children
Richard H. Goldblatt Healing Fund for use where most needed
¹Barbara and Steve Goldfarb Designated Fund to benefit the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Cindi and Harold Goldfine Fund to support the JFCS Annual Benefit Dessert Reception
Cindi and Harold Goldfine Family Fund to support Education and Learning
Sylvia and Arnold Goldman Fund for use where most needed
Lois and Stanley Goodman Family Fund for services to children and young adults, and to support hospice services and programs
Bernice Cowl Gordon Mitzvah Fund for use where most needed
Gary A. Gordon Family Fund for children with special needs
Guita Bearman Gordon Scholarship Fund for women in rabbinical or cantorial studies
Sewell Gordon Scholarship Fund to support educational expenses based on need and merit
Jacob and Golda Gottlieb Twin Cities Free Loan Fund to support the Jewish Free Loan Program in the Twin Cities area
Adeline and Mel Gould Family Fund for use where most needed
Jimmy Grais Fund to provide mental health support
Arlis and Erwin Grossman Family Fund for use where most needed
Kopple and Anita Hallock Family Fund to provide services for children in foster care, residential placement and other impermanent living situations
Judy and Andy Halper Family Fund for use where most needed
Halpern Green Family Fund for use where most needed
Arlene and Sidney Harris Family Fund for use where most needed
Sid Hartman Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Louis & Bessie Heck, Harold & Marion Kaplan and Eugene Heck Memorial Fund for use where most needed
Elissa Heilicher Family Fund for Healthy Family Relationships to support programs and services to combat Jewish domestic abuse
Avron (Ron) C. Heiligman Healing Fund to support activities of the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Jory M. Herman Family Summer Youth Experience Fund to assist youth to attend summer camp or have an Israel experience
¹Agnes Berenberg Hoffman Tribute Fund for emergency financial assistance to older adults
Holocaust Survivors Fund for special programs and services for survivors
Sam and Frances Hymanson Scholarship Fund for college scholarships
Mark (Pesach) Jaffe Fund to support services and programs of the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
JFCS Bequest Fund for use where most needed
JGB Fund to support the Jewish Free Loan Program
Marvin A. Jolson Fund to support individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and their families
Jeanne and Stan Kagin Family Fund for use where most needed
Bruce R. Kahn Endowment Fund to support services for the elderly
Orlee and Jeffrey Kahn
Family Fund for use where most needed
Janice and Steven Kalin
Family Fund for use where most needed
Joe and Estelle Kane Family Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Doug and Cindy Kanter
Family Endowment Fund for use where most needed
Carole and Marty Kaplan Family Fund for use where most needed
Esther and Reuben Kaplan Fund for educational expenses for single mothers and their children
Michael and Beverly Karch Security and Safety Fund
Bob and Stefanie Karon Fund to support mental health services for adolescents
Maynard Katz Tennis Scholarship Fund to support junior tennis scholarships for young athletes in need of financial assistance
Alvin and Audrey Kaufman Fund for use where most needed
Delores and Robert Kelber Fund for use where most needed
¹Margaret Kelen Emergency Aid to the Elderly Fund
Sharon and Marty Kieffer
Family Fund to provide mental health services and support for children and adults with disabilities
Eva, Sheldon, and Marshall Kieffer Campership Fund to provide camp scholarships
¹Jaeson and Marjorie Kline
Tribute Fund for emergency financial assistance to older adults
Deborah and Gary Kohler Family Fund for use where most needed
Julie and Marc Kozberg Fund to support services to seniors
Grace and Marvin Kramer Fund to provide emergency financial assistance to families with minor children
Nettie and Ben Kramer
Family Fund for emergency financial assistance
Kramer/Saxl Family Fund for use where most needed
Max and Eva Krause Memorial Fund to support Senior Services and Holocaust Survivors
Faye and Mayer Krupp
Family Fund for adults with developmental disabilities
Lonia and Leon Kuperman Fund for use where most needed
Martin and Judy Kuretsky Family Fund for use where most needed
Jeanette and Max Kurnow
Family Fund to provide food, shelter and emergency assistance to people in need
Teresa and Robert Laing
Family Fund to provide medical and dental care for children and older adults
Cliff and Susan Lake Family Fund to support services for children
Robin and Bryan Landy
Family Fund to support volunteer work at JFCS
Jerry Lavin Memorial Fund to support services and programs to children, with priority to those with special needs
Sam and Betty Lavine Family Fund for use where most needed
Russell F. Lederman Jewish Youth Mentoring Program Fund
Angela and Jack Leibman Family Fund for use where most needed
Judy Lehrman Fund to support Caring Connections and the Inclusion Program
Levenson/Spanier Family Fund to provide mental health support services
Robert and Sally Leventhal
Family Fund for use where most needed
Margie and Leo Levie and Family Fund to provide respite care for those who are caregivers for a frail older adult, ill spouse or sick child
Carol and Jerry Levin Family Fund for the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program and for services to older adults
¹Jeanne and Albert Levin Family Fund to provide emergency aid to the elderly
George and Marion Levine Fund for use where most needed
Joan and Robert H. Levine Family Fund for services to children with learning and other disabilities
Sid and Joanie Levinsohn Family Fund for scholarships for higher education
Lucky and Leonard (Butch) Levy Memorial Fund to support recovery and addiction services
Lichtblau Family Fund to provide support to caregivers
Ben and Ruth Liman Family Fund for use where most needed
Lois and Hy Liss Family Fund to provide services to Parkinson’s patients and their families, and to support programs and services to older adults
The Jeffrey Locketz Memorial Endowment Fund for Kosher Meals on Wheels and Senior Services programs
Francelyne and Richard Lurie Family Spirit of JFCS Fund for use where most needed
Marian Maisel Mental Health and Healing Fund
Malakoff Family Fund for use where most needed
The Mark & Roberta Mandel Family Food Security Fund so no one will ever be hungry
Hymie and Doris Margolis Fund for special experiences for children
Alyssa and Jon Marker Fund for use where most needed
Jacob, Max and Sam Mars Fund to assist children and youth with physical or emotional disabilities
Metropolitan Mt. Sinai Fund for medical prescriptions and transportation to medical appointments
Paul and Juliana Michel Fund to support Mental Health and Food Security for the elderly and children
Alvin and Mildred Miller Fund for use where most needed
Ben Miller Foundation Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Beryl and Florence Miller Family Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Mogilevsky Family Fund for use where most needed
John Morgan Fund for use where most needed
Joyce and Donald Moscoe Family Emergency Fund
Jeffrey and Gloria Murman Family Fund for use where most needed
Charles and Candice Nadler Family Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Edith and George E. Nadler Fund to provide special services for seniors
Nager Greenberg Fund for educational scholarships for Jewish students based on need
Corky and Bob Neuman Fund for services to children
Harriet and Nathan Newman Family Fund to provide holiday assistance for Jewish older adults
Louis Newman and Rabbi Amy Eilberg Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Irv Nudell Special Projects Fund for use where most needed
Jean Nudell Fund to provide financial assistance and special opportunities for single mothers and children
Alice Okrent Hag Sameach Fund to provide holiday toys, items and other goods for families in need
Okrent Wertheim Family Fund to support mental health services
Allen and Marcia Oleisky Fund to support transportation and other services for Mental Health Support Services clients
Robert E. Oleisky Fund for young adult outreach and Mental Health Support Services
Abe Olkon Fund to support respite care
Orbuch/Grayson Family Fund to support competitive workforce training
Ruth Paley Family Fund to support staff professional development
Parish Family Fund for use where most needed
Patients Assistance Fund to financially assist with medical services
Alvin and June Perlman Fund to support programs and services for older adults
Richard and Sara Pieser Children’s Fund to support programs and services for children
Scott I. Pink Fund for services to people with chronic mental illness
Marcia and Aaron Pinkus Fund to support inclusion for adults and children with disabilities
Myrna L. Pinto Family Fund for use where most needed
Sharon Plotnick Memorial Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Tracey Popkin Spiwak Fund to support programs in Senior Services
Margot and Jeno Por
Helping Hand Fund to provide non-interest loans or grants, with priority given to single parents and new Americans
Alina and Alexander Portnoy Fund for use where most needed
Steve and Jeanne Prawer
Family Fund to support Jewish children and their families by offering positive Jewish role models to children who can benefit from the relationship
Tybie Proman Fund for young adult programs and for services to adults with developmental disabilities
Rabinowitz Porter Family Fund for use where most needed
Rafowitz Family Fund to support services related to substance abuse
The Amy Susan Raskin Mental Wellness Fund to support mental health counseling
Ilana Fay Ratner Fund to provide training and education, emergency financial assistance, and support and advocacy for children with special needs and their families
Sylvia and David Ratner Memorial Fund for JFCS special needs and inclusion programs
Rachel Raviv Hoffer Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Andrew and Lynne Redleaf Fund for programs and services to children
Michael and Arlene Reich Fund for kids to experience summer camp
Marvin and Sharon Resnick Family Fund to provide dental services to those in need and transportation services to older adults
Nancy and Kevin Rhein Family Fund for use where most needed
Rollye and Chuck Rinkey Fund for use where most needed
Robbins Family Fund for use where most needed
Roberts Family Fund for emergency financial assistance
Robin Family University Merit Scholarship Fund for educational expenses, based on merit and need
Robins Family Fund to support older adult services
Robinson-Marks Mental Health Fund to support mental health programs and projects
Norton and Bert Rockler Family Fund for vocational programs and for use where most needed
Roitenberg Family Fund for use where most needed
Rolnick Family Fund for use where most needed
Phyllis and Justin Rosenblatt Fund for services to children
Ricky Rosoff Memorial Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Marie L. Rothschild Fund for use where most needed
Karen Rubin Hag Sameach Fund to provide holiday toys, items and other goods for families in need
Lisa and Ben Rubin Family Youth Experience Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Dr. Manly and Sybil Rubin Family Fund to support the care or shelter of abused children or children in need
William and Jacquie Rudelius Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships to undergraduates in Minnesota State Schools
Max and Linda Rutman Family Fund for use where most needed
Sabes Family Foundation Fund for use where most needed
Sally Salloway Memorial Fund for emergency financial needs of individuals
Saloshin Fund for special services for older adults and émigrés
Connell and Dorothy Saltzman Fund for older adults and children with special needs
Stephen and Suzanne Saltzman Fund to support Alzheimer’s, MS and ALS respite care
Helen and Michael Sandler Fund to support senior services
Clara and Leonard Savitt Family Fund for use where most needed
²Savitz Family Tikkun Olam Fund for use where most needed
Sborov Family Fund for services to émigrés from the former Soviet Union and for use where most needed
Irv and Ruth Schloff Family Fund for use where most needed
Albert Schneider Memorial Fund to support services for older adults and appropriate workshops or lectures
Schochet Family Fund for emergency financial assistance
Anita B. Schwartz Fund to support emergency financial assistance to the elderly
Linda and Ivan Schwartzman Fund for use where most needed
¹Roz and David Schwartzman Fund for use where most needed
¹Martin and Gloria Segal Fund for services to adults with chronic mental illness
Millie and Howard Segal Acts of Kindness Fund for use where most needed
Joyce and Stanley Segelbaum Fund for Jewish recovery to support JFCS Addiction and Recovery Services
Serber Family Fund to support services for children with disabilities
Dick and Rossy Shaller Mentoring Fund to provide adult mentors for children at risk
Leonard and Zetta Shapiro Discretionary Fund for use where most needed
Sam and Lorraine Shark Family Emergency Fund for emergency financial assistance
Carl and Rose Jean Sharpe Family Camp Scholarship Fund for children and youth who, without such scholarships, would be unlikely to have a camping experience
Sidney Shields Simcha Fund to support social and cultural outings for older adults and individuals with disabilities
Monroe J. and Charlotte K. Shine Family Fund for use where most needed
Beverly Siegel Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Molly and Alexander Silver Family Fund for use where most needed
Bobby Silverman Memorial Fund for children who are at risk
Loreen and Perry Silverman Fund for use where most needed
Shirley and Frances Snyder Memorial Fund for use where most needed
Evlyn Solomon Fund to support the Jewish Free Loan Program
¹Harold and Fleurette Spear Fund for Jewish camping experiences and other enriching experiences for children
Janet Specht Memorial Fund
Jeanette and Allen Spencer Family Fund to support the Jewish Inclusion Fund for People with Disabilities
Mark Jon Starr Fund to support services and programs of the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Rhonda Stein and Stuart
Goldenberg Family Fund for use where most needed
Samantha, Ari and Dori Stein
Tikkun Olam Fund to support children’s services and where most needed
²Alanna “Loni” and Allan Stillerman Endowment Fund for use where most needed
Marvin and Chelle Stillman Fund to support the Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program
Stillman Family Foundation Fund for children’s programs and services
Marcia and Larry Swartz Fund to support families in need of emergency financial assistance
Susie and Stuart Swartz Family Fund to support services for children with special needs
Dr. Ian Swatez Medical Scholarship Fund to support deserving medical students based on merit and need
Hill and Arlene Sweet Fund for use where most needed
Gary and Marsha, Scott and Hindy Tankenoff Families Fund to support hunger relief and hunger support programs
James Tankenoff Family Fund to support programs and services for children
Elizabeth and Mayer Tapper Educational Fund to support career services for individuals with barriers to employment
Sidney and Roslyn Tarshish Family Fund for Jewish educational, camping and travel experiences for children and young adults, and for Jewish individuals to pursue higher education
Taswell-Moscowitz Family Fund for use where most needed
Twin Cities Gay/Lesbian/ Bisexual/Transgender Program Fund for the Jewish community
Twin Cities Jewish Healing Program Fund
Twin Cities Mitzvahs Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Ruth Usem Family Fund to provide services where most needed
Dr. Gary Velick Memorial Fund to provide assistance with medical prescriptions and other medical needs
Jerry Waldman Fund to provide special experiences for children and youth, and professional enrichment for Jewish communal workers
Bruce Walonick Family Fund for counseling and mental health services
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fund for services to low-income individuals and families
Weiner Family Fund for innovative projects or for use where most needed
Bob and Barbara Weinstine Fund to support people with learning disabilities
Dr. Martin and Marilyn Weisberg Family Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Siegfried Weiser Memorial Fund to support services for older adults and émigrés
Dori and Herb Weisman Family Fund for staff self-care training
Steven and Debra Weiss Family Fund to support JFCS Senior Services
Shale and Joan Wilensky Fund to support people with employment issues
Sybil and Seymour Wilensky Family Fund for use where most needed
WilsonSell Family Fund in honor of Sheri A. Sell to support Mental Health and Counseling Services
¹Norman and Sally Winer Fund to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income older adults and youth
Wiss Family Fund to provide assistance to single parents and their families
Sheldon and Judy Witebsky Family Fund for use where most needed
Anne and Allen Wolf and Stephan Wolf Memorial Fund to support the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
Wolfish Family Fund for use where most needed
Fremajane and Blair Wolfson Fund for Emergency Food Assistance
Leo and Helen Wolk Fund for use where most needed
Yesnes/Finkelstein Family Fund to support programs and services for children
Young Women’s Fund to provide financial assistance to women to further their personal growth, education, recreation, fun, familial obligations and other wants and needs. The fund was created by Marshall Silberstein in memory of his wife, Debbie, an outstanding social worker, college instructor and friend to many.
Zack Family Fund for use where most needed
David C. Zalk Fund for children and youth
Shirley and Larry Zipkin Transportation Fund
Zouber Family Fund for use where most needed
Named Funds for Immediate Use
Eric and Sally Bressler Family Fund to support the Jewish Free Loan Program
Herbert A. Chernoff Fund to support eye care for children and adults
Kelner-Witebsky Memory Care Fund to provide family consultations & education for caregivers
MORE for NOW Fund for mortgage or rent emergency assistance
Jon and Diane Rappaport
Family Fund for use where most needed
²Matt Shapiro Addiction Center: Bringing resources to those affected by addiction
Waller Family Fund to support Older Adult Services and the Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
1–Endowment funds designated to JFCS through the Jewish Community Foundation
2–New Endowment funds established since March 1, 2024
This list includes funds established through July 15, 2024.
Leave Your Legacy, for Generations to Come
Endowment Funds
Establishing an Endowment Fund is a wonderful and easy way to ensure that your commitment to Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis continues over time. A fund can be established with a minimum gift of $2,500 (fulfilled in a number of ways) and can be used to benefit an area of special interest to you and/or your family or for general use to support JFCS’ many programs and services. Your contribution is also fully tax-deductible.
We also encourage the growth of your fund through additional donations from you, family or friends and investment performance. Any donations made to your fund are acknowledged with a beautiful card from JFCS indicating that a contribution was made to your fund. Distributions from Endowment Funds are drawn throughout the year to support JFCS programs and services, and a yearly fund report is sent to each fund holder indicating contributions, growth and allocations.
For more information, contact Development Director Dana Rubin at 952-542-4803 or drubin@jfcsmpls.org.
Discernment Counseling:
An approach to help couples on the brink
When couples reach a crisis point in their relationship, where termination of the relationship becomes an option, it can be a confusing, tense, and difficult time. Discernment Counseling was developed to help couples determine the path they would like to take. In Discernment Counseling these are:
• Path 1: Continue with the relationship without making changes; maintain the status quo
• Path 2: End the relationship
• Path 3: Commit to six months of actively engaging in couples counseling to work on healing the relationship
The Counseling team at JFCS is pleased to now offer Discernment Counseling as a modality to help couples on the brink of ending their relationship. This modality is currently offered on a self-pay basis.
What is Discernment Counseling?
Discernment Counseling is an approach designed to work with couples who are contemplating ending their relationship. Couples who seek out Discernment Counseling are typically “mixed agenda” couples, meaning one partner is “leaning-in” and wants to stay together and one partner is “leaning-out” and thinks it is best to end the relationship.
Typically, Discernment Counseling lasts no more than five or six sessions, and may last for only one. Samantha Shepherd, a JFCS Therapist trained in this modality, describes Discernment Counseling as “a short-term, brief intervention to help couples decide if they want
to ‘do the work’ in changing their relationship.” With Discernment Counseling, couples are supported as they take a deeper look at their relationship –examining what has happened in their relationship and how each person has contributed to the problems within it. This is meant to provide each person with understanding and clarity, and ultimately help them decide which of the three paths they would like to take.
Is Discernment Counseling the same as Couples Counseling?
Discernment Counseling is not the same as couples counseling. While the goals of couples counseling are to help partners address issues within their relationship and heal the relationship, the goal of Discernment Counseling is simply to provide clarity for the couple on what they want to do: maintain the status quo, end the relationship, or commit to six months of couples counseling.
What happens in sessions?
Discernment Counseling sessions look a little different than couples counseling sessions. “During sessions, there is a cadence of meeting separately and together, and at the end, the partners decide if they would like to ‘opt in’ for another session,” Shepherd explains. Sessions are longer than typical counseling sessions, allowing for the therapist to meet individually with each person and to meet as a couple. The individual time provides space for each person to explore what happened in the relationship, how they contributed
Discernment Counseling was developed to help couples determine the path they would like to take.
…the goal of Discernment Counseling is simply to provide clarity…
to the problems in the relationship, and what they want to do. When the couple meets together with the therapist, they are each given an opportunity to summarize their takeaways and to share what steps they would like to take. What are the benefits?
Over the course of these sessions, each person gains clarity on what they would like to do. The exploration of the relationship and one’s own contributions to the problems allows the couple to develop more understanding of what happened in the relationship. For couples who choose to engage in couples counseling, the acknowledgement of their own contributions and the commitment to actively engage and “do the work” can create a more effective starting place for the couples counseling sessions. For couples who choose to end the relationship, there tends to be increased willingness to cooperate throughout the separation period, and there are reports of more cordiality toward one another. Learn more
The JFCS Counseling team provides a compassionate, warm, and judgment-free environment where you can explore the challenges you are facing. We offer both in-person and telehealth appointments.
…the acknowledgement of their own contributions and the commitment to actively engage and “do the work”…
JFCS hosts 114th Annual Meeting, presents Exemplary Service Award to longtime Hag Sameach volunteers
Mother and daughter Marcia Williams and Kate Williams were honored at the Annual Meeting
JFCS hosted its 114th Annual Meeting on June 6, where we held elections for our Board of Directors. We welcomed those being elected for a first three-year term including Mel Dickstein, Alexis Kessler, Noah Lipshultz, Ryan Malashock, Dan Mosow, Mia Posada, Danielle Rubin and Elyse Rabinowitz.
Staff milestone anniversaries were honored at the event and we presented longtime, dedicated volunteers Marcia Williams and Kate Williams (mother and daughter) with the 2024 JFCS Exemplary Service Award. Marcia and Kate, who volunteer for JFCS’ Hag Sameach program, spoke about their experiences:
How did you originally start volunteering with JFCS?
Marcia : I work as a Care Coordinator and one of my peers told me about JFCS and how amazing they are in helping those in need. I see first-hand in the community the large number of Minnesotans that are in need.
Kate: It's hard to remember! I like to collect kids toys throughout the year to donate to Toys for Tots at holiday time. I think I had over done it one year... and was looking for other organizations to support in the area. When my mom's co-worker sent her a digital flier about the JFCS holiday program, it was perfect timing. Hag Sameach Program Manager Mindy Teele made it so easy and enjoyable to be part of the team. I felt right away we were making a difference. And the rest is history.
What draws you to volunteering for the Hag Sameach program?
Marcia : I love that it is personalized – that there are basic needs provided, along with fun and personal items that make Hag Sameach personal.
Kate: I love being able to create a little holiday magic for families in need. "Shopping" in the warehouse based on people's requests is a wonderful window into what a (nondenominational) Santa must feel like. It's pure joy. Plus... gifts are my love language. It's the perfect role for me.
How has volunteering for JFCS made an impact on you?
Marcia : I love that I can do something with my daughter that is meaningful.
Kate: It's humbling and an important reminder of life's true gifts. I've always loved that JFCS accepts and helps all. I wish more did the same.
Do you have a favorite memory/story of your time volunteering?
Marcia : While shopping in the warehouse, it is so fun to find the perfect item that a child is wishing for!
Kate: One year, mom and I volunteered to drop off present bundles in the area. One family, when they opened the door, let out cries of delight when they saw the bags and asked, "Is this all for us?" The visit left me floating on air. What a fantastic feeling.
How do you feel about being the recipient of JFCS’ award?
Marcia : My joy is always found in the giving. I am blessed to be able to pay it forward. I am honored to be part of a wonderful organization.
Kate: Honestly, it gives me imposter syndrome a bit. Though I usually enjoy the spotlight, being in one for good deeds is conflicting. I'll just say that it's my honor to have been able to make a small impact.
114th annual meeting
JFCS Board President Natalie Zamansky speaks at the agency's 114th Annual Meeting.
Marcia Williams and Kate Williams, a mother and daughter who are longtime volunteers for JFCS' Hag Sameach program, were presented with the 2024 JFCS Exemplary Service Award.
J-Pride’s Pride Month celebration was especially meaningful this year
By Hunter Wengersky • J-Pride Program Coordinator
Twin Cities Pride 2024 was an absolute delight! Thank you to all of our incredible community partners, volunteers, and JFCS staff members who helped staff the booth during Twin Cities Pride weekend. An additional thank you to the Minneapolis Rabbinical Association and Rabbi Stiefel for their assistance with facilitating the Ask-A-Rabbi Section of the booth, and to Hazzan Dulkin and the Cantors Assembly for the use of a Torah for the Pride Shabbat Service.
This year was marked with a joyful Pride Shabbat coled by Rabbi Aaron Weininger and Rabbi Heather Renetzky, with over 80 people in attendance. A newly added Oneg sponsored by Adath Jeshurun invited people to mingle, reconnect and meet new friends. We’d like to also extend thanks to Heritage Judaica, for the use of its kippot and tallitot during the service.
J-Pride participants and staff were joined by many folks from across the Twin Cities, including Mayim Rabim and St. Paul Jewish Federation among others, to toss candy, blow bubbles and march in the Twin Cities Pride Parade. JFCS’ PJ Library program led a storytime and craft activity for families. New to the J-Pride booth this year was an opportunity to share free PJ Library books, which was a meaningful way for the many families who visited the J-Pride booth to connect.
This year has been a particularly significant year for J-Pride, as the designation of Minnesota as a Trans Refuge state has meant an influx of new community members and new avenues of connection with current residents. We met a significant number of folks who stopped by the booth who were new to Minnesota and were excited that J-Pride exists as a pillar and source of connection for the Jewish LGBTQ+ community in Minnesota.
J-Pride kicked off this year’s Pride at the end of May with a visit to the JeanNickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies archives at the University of Minnesota to take an in-depth look at the history of J-Pride and the LGBTQ+ Jewish community – I think we can definitely say that this Pride was one for the history books!
Thank you to everyone who visited the booth, spun the “spinny” wheel, marched with us, and shared our events – we hope you’ll join us next year!
Program overview
CAREER SERVICES
Certified professionals provide complete career assistance including resume development, social media strategies, interviewing skills and more. Our programs empower people to explore and identify their visions of career success, including access to career training.
♥ Career Counseling and Coaching
♥ Dislocated Worker Program
♥ IT Pathways Career Training
♥ Minnesota Family Investment Program
♥ SNAP Employment and Training
♥ Vocational Rehabilitation Services
COMMUNITY SERVICES & ENGAGEMENT
JFCS looks for opportunities that help build and sustain well-being and meaningful connections, creating a stronger community. Through partnerships and initiatives, we aim to be a valuable and contributing member of the Jewish community, broader Twin Cities community and beyond.
♥ Hag Sameach (Happy Holidays) Program
♥ J-Pride
♥ PJ Library and PJ Our Way
♥ Shalom Baby
♥ Jewish Community Disability Services ♥ Volunteer Resources ♥ NextGen
COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Highly skilled, licensed therapists, social workers, and case managers work with care and compassion to help people address the challenges they face throughout their lives.
♥ Intake and Resource Connection
♥ Mental Health Counseling Across the Lifespan
EDUCATION AND LEARNING
♥ Mental Health Support Services/Case Managment
♥ PREPARE/ENRICH pre-marital and marriage enrichment program
JFCS’ education and learning programs for individuals, children and families provide the tools and support needed to live stable and engaged lives. They include mentorship, early childhood and parent education, support and resources for addiction, mental health, and caregiving for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
♥ Addiction and Recovery Services
♥ Annual Mental Health Education Conference
♥ Caregivers Conference
♥ Professional and Community Education
♥ Jewish Youth Mentoring Program
♥ ParentChild+
♥ Parent Coaching
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE & FOOD SECURITY
JFCS provides financial assistance and programs to aid with stability and self-sufficiency. Through camp and academic scholarships, emergency financial assistance, the Jewish Free Loan Program, and food security assistance, we provide support through the hard times.
♥ Academic Scholarships
♥ Camp Scholarships
♥ Food Security Assistance
♥ Jewish Free Loan Program
♥ Emergency Financial AssistanceENIOR SERVICES
SENIOR SERVICES
JFCS Senior Services support the dignity and independence of older adults, providing highlypersonalized care with boundless compassion. We work to ensure meaningful, safe, supported and independent living at home, and resources, education and respite for caregivers.
♥ Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Services
♥ Care Planning Consultation
♥ Jacob Garber Transportation Services
♥ Kosher Meals on Wheels
♥ Case Management/Care Coordination ♥ Memory Café
♥ Holocaust Survivor Support Services
♥ Shopping Services
Reason #94,402
Reason #94,402
“There are so many reasons we support JFCS. We give to provide more educational toys, books and support to help children prepare for school; to help provide counseling to more individuals and families; to support food security initiatives during this difficult time. At JFCS, we know our support will always be used where it’s most needed in providing essential services for people of all backgrounds.”
“There are so many reasons we support JFCS. We give to provide more educational toys, books and support to help children prepare for school; to help provide counseling to more individuals and families; to support food security initiatives during this difficult time. At JFCS, we know our support will always be used where it’s most needed in providing essential services for people of all backgrounds.”
The JFCS Annual GIVE campaign raises funds to be used where needed most, benefiting thousands in the community each year. For more information and to make a contribution visit www.jfcsmpls.org/donate
The JFCS Annual GIVE campaign raises funds to be used where needed most, benefiting thousands in the community each year. For more information and to make a contribution visit www.jfcsmpls.org/donate
Help us reach our goal of $2.5 million!
Help us reach our goal of $2.5 million!
Help us reach our goal of $3 million!
