Organization Directory Organizations Continued from page 11 CONGREGATION DOR HADASH Pittsburgh’s Reconstructionist Congregation
5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-5158 Website: dorhadash.net
President, Ellen Surloff; VP of Ritual, Lisa Levinson; VP of Administration, Paul Needle; Secretary, Beth Silver; Treasurer, Jim Silver; Adult Education, Deborah Prise; VP of Youth Education, Wendy Kobee; Life Events, Dan Leger; Social Action, Kerry Ban; Social Events, Craig Churilla; Membership, Lisa Budd; Programming, Janice Gordon; Member-at-Large, Dana Kellerman; KOL Editor, Lou Fineberg; Principal, Dor Hadash Religious School, Hal Grinberg; Lay Cantor, Cheryl Klein. ••• CONGREGATION EMANU-EL ISRAEL To support Judaism and the welfare of our community.
222 North Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724-834-0560; Fax: 724-834-7650 Website: ceigreensburg.org Email: ceimain50@aol.com
Stacy L. Petersohn, Rabbi; Sara Rae Perman, Rabbi Emeritus; Richard Virshup, Pres. & Admin.; Gary Moidel, 1st V.P.; Dan Reiter, 2nd V.P.; Julie Goldstein, Treas.; Virginia Lieberman, Secy.; Marion Slone, Sisterhood Pres. & Fundraising; Bob Gelman, Men’s Club Pres.; Robert Halden, Archives; Irene Rothschild, Caring; Shoshana Halden, Edu.; Esther Glasser, Endowment; Shirley Shpargel, Library; Robert Slone, Long-Range Planning; Irene Rothschild Membership; Richard Virshup, Physical Properties; Ronda Goetz, Ritual Practices; Terri Katzman & Mary Ellen Kane, Social Action; Dan Reiter, Mitch Goldstein & Zach Virshup, I.T. ••• FORWARD SHADY APARTMENTS Owned by Forward Housing Corporation and managed by the award-winning SeniorCare Network, this 117-unit supportive senior housing community offers efficiency, one and two bedroom apartments in a convenient location along Forward Avenue in Squirrel Hill.
5841 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-3065 Fax: 412-521-6413 Email: forwardshady@srcare.org
John Spear, Pres.; Donna Kruman, V.P.; Terry Lerman, Treas. ••• THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH Building inclusive community for those with special needs, one friendship at a time.
1922 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-224-4440 Website: fcpgh.org Email: info@fcpgh.org
Rabbi Mordy Rudolph, Exec. Dir.; Rivkee Rudolph, Dir.; Dr. Laura Marshak, Prof. Advisor; Ann Grandinetti, Development Assoc.; Caitlin Miller, Development Assoc.; Hayli Firtell, Volunteer Coord.; Julia Averbach, Member Coord.; Adina Waren, Dir. of Programs; Gila Zimbovsky, Office Manager; Casey Briglia, Friends on the Town Program Coordinator; Riki Rudolph, Friends on the Town Program Associate; Emily Vogt, PULSE Intern; Board of Dir.’s: Dr. Tracy Levy, Chair of the Board; Amy Spear, V. Chair; Dorothy Pollon, Secretary; Alan Gordon, Treas.; Michael Bernstein, David Goldberg, Ina Gumberg, Lee 12 MARCH 30, 2018
Hurwitz, Kathy Klein, Mollie Hanna Lang, Aaron Morgenstern, Natalie Moritz, Joshua Schachter, Steve Silverman, Cindy Vayonis. ••• GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION 1400 Summit St. White Oak, PA 15131 Phone: 412-678-8859; Fax: 412-678-8850 Website: gemilaschesed.org Email: gemilaschesed@gmail.com
Rabbi Moshe Russell, Interim Rabbi; Gershon Guttman, Pres.; vice president Larry Perl; Bruce Gelman, secretary; Richard Bollinger, Treas.; Gabbaim are Gershon Guttman and Alan Balsam. ••• HADASSAH GREATER PITTSBURGH 1824 Murray Ave., Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-8919; Website: hadassah.org/pittsburgh Email: pittsburgh@hadassah.org
Rochelle Parker, Nancy Shuman, Freda Spiegel, presidium; Barbara Scheinberg, past president; Sharyn Stein, VP Membership; Kathleen Belskey, VP Programming; Christina Zern, VP Fundraising; Emily Levine, VP Education; Marcia Weiss, VP Advocacy; Judith Kadosh, Recording Secretary; Esther Schwartz, Corresponding Secretary; Nancy Glynn, Treasurer; Francine Surloff, Exec. Dir. ••• HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION 4307 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-8868 Website: hflapgh.org
Jim Sheinberg, Pres.; Alison Karabin, 1st V.P.; John Spear, 2nd V.P.; Shelley Daniels, Treas./Secy.; Ellen Clancy, Dir. of Operations; Aviva Lubowsky, Dir. of Marketing & Development. ••• HILLEL ACADEMY 5685 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-8131; Fax: 412-521-5150
Daniel Kraut, Esq., CEO; Rabbi Sam Weinberg, Principal & Ed. Dir.; Ella Ziff, Dir. of Student Services; Elky Langer, Assistant Principal K-4; Rabbi Oren Levy, Assistant Principal K-4; Yikara Levari, Assistant Principal 5th- 12th-grade girls; Rabbi Yisroel Smith, Assistant Principal Boys High School; Kira Sunshine, Dir. of Admissions; Ruth Pohuly, Early Childhood Dir.; Sarah Hartman, Fin. Mgr.; Selma Aronson, Exec. Admin. to the CEO. ••• THE EDWARD AND ROSE BERMAN HILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER The Mildred and Joseph Stern Building
4607 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-621-8875; Fax: 412-621-8861 Website: hilleljuc.org Email: info@hilleljuc.org
Daniel Marcus, Exec. Dir. & CEO; Robyn Markowitz Lawler, Assist. Dir.; Julia Katz, Dir. of Development; Lori Ferguson, Development Coordinator; Danielle Kranjec, Senior Jewish Educator; Jennifer Poller, Director of Operations; Jodi Tandet, Janet L. Swanson Dir. of Jewish Student Life at the University of Pittsburgh; Alex Zissman, Jewish Student Life Coordinator at Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew Callman, Israel Engagement Coordinator; Elina Lipov, Israel Fellow; Ariel Walovitch, Springboard Innovation Fellow; Katie Whitlatch, Board Chair; Michael Warshafsky, V. Chair Fin.; Matthew
Weinstein, V. Chair Development; Gina Levine, V. Chair Jewish Life; Sue Berman Kress, V. Chair Board Governance/HR; Zachary Block, Immed. Past Chair. •••
HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH 826 Hazelwood Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-1500; Email: info@hcpgh.org Website: hcofpgh.org
Dr. Roy “Jake” Jacobson, Board Chair; Lauren Apter Bairnsfather, Director; Board Members: Dr. Barbara Burstin, Dr. Tim Crain, Marc Friedberg, Paul Guggenheimer, Lori Guttman, Dr. Rachel Kranson, Debra Levenson, Dr. Melissa Marks, Dr. Manuel Reich, Harry Schneider, Barbara Shapira, Benjamin Simon, Paula Spiro, David Sufrin, Hal Waldman, Roberta Weissburg, Dr. Yolanda Avram Willis. ••• ISRAEL BONDS 6507 Wilkins Ave., Suite 101 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-362-5154; 1-800-362-2669 Email: Pittsburgh@israelbonds.com
Julian Elbling, Campaign Chair; Marian Ungar Davis, Advisory Council Chair, Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein, Women’s Division Chair; Adrienne Indianer, Registered Representative; Patty Minto, Office Manager; Harold F. Marcus, Executive Director. ••• ISRAEL HERITAGE ROOM University of Pittsburgh Susie Rosenberg Phone: 412-298-6698 Website: pitt.edu/~natrooms Email: Susan.b.rosenberg@gmail.com
Susan Binstock Rosenberg, Chair; Ruth Gelman, Eileen Lane, Dr. Alex Orbach, Judith Robinson, Dr. Adam Shear, Marcia Weiss, Vice Chairs; Ruth Gelman, Treas.; Dr. Nancy Glynn, Corr. & Fin. Secy.; Sylvia Busis, Nancy L. Shuman, Hon. Chairs. ••• JEWISH ASSISTANCE FUND P.O. Box 8197 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-3237 Website: jewishassistancefund.org Email: Info@JewishAssistanceFund.org
Skip Grinberg, President; Joyce Berman, VP; Sylvia Elias, VP; Gean Goldfarb, VP; Charles Porter, VP; Roberta Letwin, Secretary; Ellen Primis, Secretary; Harvey Wolsh, Treasurer; Sharon Weisberg, Assistant Treasurer; David Maretsky, Past President; Cindy Goodman-Leib, Executive Director. ••• JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING 200 JHF Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-420-4000; Fax: 412-521-0932 Website: jaapgh.org
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH JCC Values: Building Community Every Day
Website: JCCPGH.org Squirrel Hill: 5738 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-8010; Fax: 412-521-7044 South Hills: 345 Kane Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Phone: 412-278-1975; Fax: 412-446-0146
James S. Ruttenberg, Chair of the Board; William S. Goodman, Scott E. Seewald, Kenneth T. Segel, Hilary S. Tyson, V. Chairs; Samuel W. Braver, Treas.; Audrey Russo, Asst. Treas.; Stefani Pashman, Secy.; Carole S. Katz, Asst. Secy.; Marc Brown, Immed. Past Chair; Brian Schreiber, Pres. & CEO. ••• JEWISH FAMILY and COMMUNITY SERVICES (JFCS) Supporting people through life’s changes and challenges.
5743 Bartlett St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-7200; Fax: 412-422-1162 Website: jfcspgh.org
Matthew A. Keller, MD, Board Chair; Howard S. Berger, David R. Lassman, Jillian F. Sacks, Esq., Vice Chairs; Eric J. Perelman, Treasurer; Scott I. Americus, Secretary; Carol Robinson, At-Large; Jordan Golin, Psy.D., President & CEO. ••• JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH 234 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-681-8000 Website: jfedpgh.org
Meryl K. Ainsman, Board Chair; Charles Porter, David D. Sufrin, Scott E. Tobe, Vice Chairs; Jan Levinson, Treasurer; Dr. Susan G. Berman Kress, Assistant Treasurer; Chuck Perlow, Secretary; Linda Joshowitz, Assistant Secretary; Jeffrey H. Finkelstein, President & CEO. ••• JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Jewish National Fund Administrative Center/Mailing Address 60 Revere Drive Suite 725 Northbrook, IL 60062 Website: jnf.org Email: jrose@jnf.org Phone: 412-521-3200
Jason A. Rose, Associate Executive Director, Midwest. Steven H. Schwartz, President. ••• JEWISH RESIDENTIAL SERVICES From disabilities to possibilities
Mitchell Pakler, Board Chair; Andrew Stewart, V. Chair; Mike Levin, Treas.; Lynette Lederman, Secy.; Steve Halpern, Immed. Past Chair; Deborah Winn-Horvitz, Pres. & CEO. ••• JEWISH CEMETERY & BURIAL ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH P.O. Box 81863 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-553-6469 Website: jcbapgh.org Email: jcbapgh@gmail.com
Jonathan Schachter, President; Rochelle Sufrin, 1st Vice President; Eileen Lane, 2nd Vice President; Stanley Kirshenbaum, Treasurer; Natalie Rosenbloom Secretary;
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Harvey Wolsh, Historian; Schachter Acting Exec. Dir. •••
4905 Fifth Ave., Suite #3 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-325-0039 (administrative office) Fax: 412-621-4260 Website: jrspgh.org Email: info@jrspgh.org
William S. Stein, Interim, Executive Dir.; Paula Pagnotta, Off. Mgr.; Audra Thomas, Dir. of Residential Support Servs.; Marty Brown, Prgrm. Coord. of Residential Support Serv.; Jill Pawlowski, Dir. Howard Levin Clubhouse; Sarah Hughes, Prgrm. Supervisor; Alison Karabin, Project Mgr., Young Adults in Transition; Judy Greenwald Cohen, President. Gary Dubin, Vice President; Gerri Lynn Sperling, Vice President; Lorrie Rabin, Secretary; Paul K. Rudoy, Treasurer. Please see Organizations, page 21
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