L to R Honoree Inge Feinswog with daughters Carrie Greenstein and Hanna Gleiberman .
JFS Heart & Soul Centennial 2018 Gala L to R Gala Honorees Jill Spitzer, Estee Einhorn, Lois Richmond, Evelyn Rady, Marsha Berkson, Jenny Daniel, Kira Finkenberg.
our TOWN BY LINDA BENNETT & EMILY BARTELL, PHOTOGRSPHY COURTESY OF THE JFS
Honorary Chair Ernest Rady.
18 SDJewishJournal.com | May 2018
With such excitement in the air, Jewish Family Service celebrated 100 years of vital support and life-changing connections with their Heart & Soul Centennial Gala, “Our Next Century Starts Now.” The celebration highlighted the contributions of inspiring women who have helped shape Jewish Family Service’s history.Centennial Mitzvah Honorees – Marsha Berkson, Jenny Daniel, Estee Einhorn, Inge Feinswog, Kira Finkenberg, Evelyn Rady, Lois Richmond and Jill Spitzer reflect and exemplify leadership at Jewish Family Service.Heart & Soul Centennial Gala Chairs, Jamie Carr, Erin Combs Pearl, & Karen Toranto created a beautiful evening, which included a pictorial catalogue, representing 100 years of the agency’s accomplishments. About 600 people were in attendance to enjoy the evening festivities, including Danielle & Brian Miller, Pat Libby & Mike Eichler, Gregg & Lisa Kornfeld, Barbara & Mathew Loonin, Ilene & Charles Mittman, Karen & Jeffrey Silberman, Caryl Lees Witte, Lee & Amnon Ben Yehuda, Liz & Dan Coden, Ron Cohn, Emily & Daniel Einhorn, Zita Liebermensch, Hannah & Mark Gleiberman, Vivien & Jeff Ressler, Nadja Kauder, Alberta Feurzeig, Beverly Press, Louis Galper, Beverly & Dick Fink, Carolyn & Herb Schaer, Brittany Lederman, Samantha Gleiberman, Ray & Rhona Fink, Vincent Andrunas, Ann & Charly Jaffe, Shari & David Jacobson, Debbie Kempinski, Bill & Elyce Nissinoff, Larry & Trish Liebermensch, Sheldon Derezin, Marc & Marlene Hamovitch, Nanci & Ron Slayen, Rebecca & Larry Newman and many others. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention some of the wonderful theatre happenings we were lucky to attend. The Klezmatics took command of the David & Dorothea Garfield stage at the LFJCC, with an extraordinary performance, featuring special guest, Joshua Nelson. Some seen in the audience were Herb & Marsha Lubick, David & Elana Heller, Linda & Peter Levine, Karen & Warren Kessler, Sam & Sarita Zands, Sandra Silverstein and Leann Knetzer. Also of note, Phil Johnson performed in his latest solo show called, “A Jewish Joke.” This newest play, “a drama about comedy,” and written by Phil with Marni Freedman, will be headed back to NY for a run at off-Broadway’s Lion Theatre in 2019. Audience members included: Carol & Harvey Korfin, Don & Dale Goldman, Natalie Stolper, Rosie Jacobson, Jeanne Gold, Ellen Gruer, Marty & Ruth Weiss, Barbara & Sandy Rosenthal, Lois Bloom and Paul & Suzanne Schulman.A