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Inspiring bnei & bnot Torah to thrive in the modern world

Dear Academy Friends and Supporters: For more than 70 years, the Academy has not only transformed the life of our Jewish community, but also the lives of each other—as only a family can!

Recently, I was at a conference convened by a major Jewish foundation. Together with 50 Jewish leaders, lay and professional, I heard a presentation on day school affordability from an Academy alum. Sitting next to me was a young woman, a lay leader in her community, who leaned over and whispered “my mother went to the Academy.”

And so it was at that conference and as it is when I travel almost anywhere in the world—one by one I discover more and more people who are members of our Academy family.

As such, we bear a sacred responsibility to one another, to the traditions of our school founders and to the future of our children. We must regale in the memories of those who dreamed of creating an institution that would offer the finest Jewish education while we continue preparing students for a lifetime of contributions to community. It was their sacrifice, dedication and vision that created Ida Crown Jewish Academy.

Looking toward the future, we must build on that foundation—finding new ways to address the challenges and the opportunities of the 21st century. As always, our goal is to provide our students with the knowledge, skills, pride and inspiration to be bnei and bnot Torah who will thrive in the modern world.

Our faculty continues to innovate, creating new curricular opportunities and new connections. From Bible to science, math to Jewish thought, our faculty reviews every aspect of our program to make it ever more meaningful and successful.

We are fortunate to have lay leadership who challenge and support us, faithfully and with dedication, to experiment

Message from the Dean “As always, our goal is to provide our students, the knowledge, skills, pride and inspiration to be bnei and bnot Torah who will thrive in the modern world.”

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and to move forward beyond our past successes and into a future of continued greatness. This is why that our community recognizes Ida Crown Jewish Academy as the school that offers the finest combination of Jewish and general education.

This past year, we witnessed students and alumni achieve great accomplishments, some of which you will read about in the pages of this report. We have launched our Strategic Plan 2.0, which promises to drive our agenda of excellence forward into the future. We added new faculty, new technology and new opportunities. But most importantly, we have shared in each other’s lives, as does a family, celebrating success, comforting those in need and working together to make a difference in G-d’s great and glorious world.

If you are already a member of our extraordinary Academy family, thank you for your support, for your trust and for your children. And if you are not yet a member of our family, I invite you to join us in this extraordinary venture as we shape the future, engaged in a modern world infused with Torah values.

B’virkat HaTorah,

Rabbi Leonard A. Matanky, Ph.D. (ICJA class of ‘76)

From athletics to academics, this past year at Ida Crown Jewish Academy was one of astounding growth and achievement.

Reflections from 2012-13 In academics, our students’ accomplishments rival or exceed those of any top-notch college-preparatory school in the nation. To name just a few notable achievements:

• 11% of the senior class were recognized by the National Merit

Scholarship Program: 1 National Merit Scholar, 3 finalists, 2 semi finalists, 3 commended

• 37% of seniors were Illinois State Scholars • 35% of seniors passed the Jerusalem Exam, an advanced test of Hebrew and Jewish knowledge

• 44% of seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society, Torah Chapter

• 40 candidates in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program • 2 students in Honors’ Talmud placed in the top three spots in Yeshiva University’s national girls’ Bekiut competition

• 2 student publications received national recognition • 7 students won state-wide essay contests This year, our students left their mark locally and nationally in academics, athletics, advocacy and student clubs. In their first time competing in an interscholastic robotics competition, the Academy team took second place

overall in the Chicago region and received the Judge’s Choice Award for overall excellence in design, engineering and programming.

Students learned crucial Israel advocacy skills both in and out of the classroom, joining a local rally and JUF’s Israel advocacy program. Many students also attended national programs like AIPAC and Panim el Panim in Washington, D.C. A cohort of students participated in Yeshiva University’s Model UN convention where one student took first place and another received honorable mention.

In athletics, our teams were recognized locally and nationally as formidable competitors. Our varsity girls cross country team took 1st place in the IHSA Chicago Prep Conference Meet they hosted; the young wrestling team took 3rd place at the YU Wittenberg Invitational Wrestling Tournament; the Lady Aces basketball team took 2nd place in overtime in the Women’s Day School Basketball Tournament; the boys’ basketball team played in the IHSA regional finals, in what was an all-Jewish game against CJHS; and in a rebuilding baseball year, the Aces narrowly missed a conference championship and the Columbus Jewish World Series championship.

Most importantly, whether in a local or national interscholastic program, our students were recognized for their talent, character and commitment to the community.

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73% of this year’s seniors are headed to programs in Israel, including: yeshivot and seminaries, universities and the IDF

THE class of 2013 has been accepted to the finest universities & to the finest programs in Israel Art Institute of Chicago, Bar Ilan, Barnard College, Binghamton University, Boston University, Bradley University, Brandeis University, Columbia College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Drexel University, IDC Herzliya, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University, New York University, Northwestern University, Oakton Community College, Princeton University, Stern College, Touro College, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Kansas, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, Yeshiva University & Washington University Bar Ilan, Derech Ohr Samayach, Ein Hanatziv, Emunah v’Omanut, Eretz Hatzvi, Har Etzion, Lev HaTorah, Machon Maayan, Mevaseret, Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim, Midreshet AMIT, Midreshet Harova, Midreshet Moriah, Mechinat Yeud, Migdal Oz, Orayta, Sha’alavim, Tiferet, Yesodei HaTorah & Israel Defense Forces

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CLASS OF 2013 COLLEGE READINESS COMPARED TO NATIONAL AVERAGES 80 70

Students prepared for college

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While the challenge of an outstanding dual curriculum is great, the success of our graduates proves that our school continues to excel.

Countless alumni both in our formal alumni survey and informally have noted that heading to college after four years of rigorous academics from early morning until nearly 6PM has made them uniquely prepared to manage their time and courses in university.

More than that, among national concern over whether high school students are prepared for college, Ida Crown Jewish Academy is ahead of the curve, ensuring that our students leave with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.

Over the last five years, our math department has Phenomenal AP Results implemented the ACT’s QualityCore instructional Academy students took 123 Advanced improvement program, designed to ensure that the Placement tests in 11 different subjects this outcomes of math courses are aligned with essential past spring. Their results were on par with the postsecondary skills. QualityCore provides researchtop high schools in the nation. A score of 3 is based educational resources to shape rigorous course passing and is the average score in all tests. content and improve outcomes.

In science, students in biology, chemistry and Mode Median physics have followed a QualityCore curriculum for the past four years. Both the math and science Biology 4 4 spring finals are QualityCore exams.

Calculus AB 4 4 The new curriculum allows faculty and English 5 5 administration to track overall student improvement Language each year, revealing that the final exam scores English 5 5 in both math and the sciences have improved Literature from year to year among ICJA students (see chart European 5 5 at left). Additionally, the administration tracks History each individual student’s progress through the standardized EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT exams. Results Physics 3.5 3 from those exams have repeatedly shown that ICJA Psychology 5 5 students are improving their scores individually, US History 5 5 while students who enter high school behind grade Chemistry 5 4 level in college preparedness are able to catch up Statistics 5 5 with their peers during their four years at ICJA.

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Since 2008, when ICJA began implementing ACT Quality Score standards in curriculum, class averages on the ACT test have improved significantly.

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Professional faculty

Academy faculty have always participated in professional development programming, but through On the Mark!, this I C JA S t rat eg i c P l a n fo r 2 1st C e n t u r y L e a r n i n g programming is more standardized and focused than ever. Newer teachers, who have worked at the Academy for five years or less While every institution is proud of its successes, at Ida Crown Jewish Academy we continue to have an assigned mentor who collaborates with them. Teachers of all have the data to not only to prove our achievements, but also to inform us of areas of levels meet in teams focusing on professional growth. In addition, faculty participated concern. in the National Digital Jewish Learning Network to develop models of blended This past school year marked the fourth and final year of the first phase of On learning in the classroom. the Mark! ICJA’s Strategic Plan for 21st Century Learning. The plan was created in To recognize achievement among faculty, administration and staff initiated a partnership with Yeshiva University and PEJE (Partner for Excellence in Jewish mobile award system, where students, parents and staff voted four times last year Education), and was developed and evaluated by outside consultants. to recognize staff members for exemplary work in curriculum and student advocacy.

Dr. Jeffrey Glanz, senior fellow of the Institute of University School Partnership of During faculty meetings, winners of the award were recognized by their peers.

Yeshiva University—who worked closely with ICJA faculty and administration on our Strategic Plan, wrote in his educational assessment report, “ICJA should be proud Curriculum of its efforts to pay serious attention to instructional improvement by incorporating Each year On the Mark! focuses on two subjects for curriculum development. We have cutting-edge instructional technologies.” partnered with outside consultants and faculty leaders to improve subject areas based With the conclusion of this first Strategic Plan, planning began this past year for on field standards. Past subjects have included math, Chumash, history, Nach and the next phase, which will focus primarily on fundraising and recruitment—to support new initiatives in education. Many of the initiatives of Strategic Plan 1.0 have science. We are focusing on our Advanced Jewish Studies Program and English for this coming year. now been incorporated into regular school operations, such as data-driven review, Last year, after four years of aligning the ICJA math curriculum with the ACT curriculum and professional development.

QualityCore standards, math department faculty condensed course levels to assure On the Mark! has made an impact in every facet of school life—from curriculum that more Academy students are on track for college math. We are pleased to to finances. Following are some of the areas we have focused on for the 2012-2013 announce that the QualityCore test results, taken at the end of the 2012-2013 school school year. year, show significant gains in the number of students who are at or above national standards for college readiness.

Student Achievement Rabbi Louis Fliegelman, director of guidance, has developed a matrix of Jewish life at colleges to which our students apply, informing parents of programs, davening and kosher food service available. Last year, over 80 percent of our seniors chose schools that meet our benchmarks of having a strong Jewish life. This year, graduating seniors participated in a thorough exit interview with Rabbi Louis Fliegelman, director of guidance. Students gave feedback on the guidance program and insights on college readiness in order to identify key strengths and areas of improvement for the future.

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fiscal viability

Through the Jewish United Fund, the Academy is participating in a Financial Benchmarking Project, led by the University School Partnership of Yeshiva University, that helped us identify ways to increase revenue. Fiscal viability is one of the main focal points of our next stage of the Strategic Plan.

stakeholder surveys

As part of On the Mark!, the Academy regularly surveys our stakeholders, using both Measuring Success, LLC, an independent company who administers surveys, and Yeshiva University.

Surveys this past year included: a young alumni survey (‘08-’12), a current student survey, exit surveys of graduates and a staff climate survey. Some results from the surveys are below. (Peer school statistics are provided by Measuring Success.)

From finances to curriculum, On the Mark! ICJA’s Strategic Plan for 21st Century Learning is guiding ICJA’s community to further the mission of academic excellence for all students. Consulting funding for the plan is provided by a joint grant from the Institute for University School Partnership of the Center for the Jewish Future of Yeshiva University and PEJE (Partner for Excellence in Jewish Education). ICJA is one of only a handful of day schools nationwide participating in this joint initiative.

strategic planning 2.0

The next phase of On the Mark! will focus on development, recruitment, marketing, technology and education. These areas were selected for improvement based on a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) by Academy leadership and facilitated by outside consultants. Planning is in place to continue to shift ICJA’s fundraising focus to an annual campaign with structured cultivation and stewardship and an alumni campaign, rather than primarily relying on events to raise funds. Read more about development on page 18.

In the admissions department, staff and lay leadership are creating a formal ambassador program where lay leaders will be in closer contact with prospective families. Marketing initiatives will support both the development and admissions elements of the Strategic Plan.

HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE SURVEY: ATTITUDES COMPARED TO PEER SCHOOLS

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The responses are on a scale from 1-5, with 1 being “very poorly or never” and 5 being “very strongly or decisive

COMMUNAL INVOLVEMENT

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ADEQUATE CARE ABOUT COMFORTABLE LISTEN TO TALKING MY OPINIONS INTERACTION HOW I AM TO TEACHERS DOING

The responses are on a scale from 1-5, with 1 being “very poorly or never” and 5 being “very strongly or decisive

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Teachers in the Academy math department worked tirelessly this spring and summer on plans to implement numerous enhancements to the math program next year. Building on recent changes to the curriculum and course levels, their goal is to continue to improve students’ critical thinking skills and grasp of the material.

Funding for the math innovations is thanks to the Academy’s George Shay z”l Endowment Fund, an endowment gift to an ICJA academic department from alum Scott Shay (’75). Teachers annually submit a grant proposal to a committee of lay and professional leaders who select a department to receive the funding.

The purpose of the endowment is to enhance the learning environment and appreciation of academic arts and sciences. The endowment is intended to foster a passion for general studies, consistent with Torah values. Funding for 2013 was granted to the math department, and funding for 2014 was granted to the English department.

program. Professor Shai Simonson spent seven years teaching middle school mathematics and recently published a book, Rediscovering Mathematics (MAA, 2011), which shows how to learn and teach mathematics through investigation, experimentation and discovery. Professor Simonson will be spending a sabbatical year in Chicago next year and will use ICJA as a pilot site for adapting this groundbreaking work to a high school level.

Secondly, the Academy is partnering with the Illinois Math and Science Academy’s problem based learning (PBL) initiative (part of the Illinois “Race to the Top”). PBL provides a relevant and meaningful context for students to engage in learning, helping them acquire critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and self-directed learning skills. Just this summer, ICJA hosted a three-day workshop for our math and science teachers as well as teachers from some of our feeder schools—Arie Crown and Hillel Torah. The teachers spent a day working through math problems similar to the ones they will be proposing to students next year and then another two days learning how to incorporate this new kind of thinking into next year’s curriculum.

Finally, Dr. Stephanie Whitney of Depaul University, a former teacher of high school mathematics who now researches how teachers translate initiatives such as the Common Core State Standards into the classroom, has agreed to evaluate ICJA’s math program. She will bring stateof-the-art methodology in which students use head-mounted cameras while solving problems, to allow teachers to reflect on student thinking and learning.

Together this work will build on ICJA’s Strategic Plan, which is better preparing all students for the mathematical thinking and analysis required for success in college and throughout their lives. The spirit and framework for change are present, both in the revised course sequence and in a faculty striving to better Mrs. Stephanie Pederson, head of the math department, teach mathematical problem solving. is pictured after being selected “We’re seeing students take more ownership over their math by staff for a curriculum because they know that the material they’re learning can apply development award. to future material we learn and to real life,” says Pederson.

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Math Department to focus on Experiential Learning By making mathematical inquiry an integral component of instruction, the Academy math department looks to enhance students’ overall mathematical understanding and its practical applications. The plan is for students to discover mathematical ideas in class on their own, experiment with related recreational puzzles and make new conjectures. The explorations are a natural, yet innovative way to teach mathematics, helping students generate and not just receive mathematics.

Stephanie Pederson, math department head, along with other mathematics teachers have attended workshops on teaching students how to critically think through complex, real-life math problems. Teachers are learning to give openended questions, where the students have to consider many mathematical equations to come up with the correct answer. “We’ll tell them that their friend dares them to jump from a second story window into the backyard pool, and they have to figure out all the scenarios that would make this safe or dangerous,” says Mrs. Pederson.

To continue strengthening the independent and critical thinking component of the math curriculum, ICJA’s math department is partnering with experts who will work with staff and students and then evaluate the success of the

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Ask Ms. Sheri Goldstein why the arts are important to high school education, and she gushes. “The thing

visually, interpersonally and kinesthetically. The quarter will culminate with a group performance.

bringing theater into the classroom that makes us most human is our connection with In addition, Writers’ Theatre staff will work with the arts. Music, art and theater expose and mirror Judaic and general studies faculty to teach theater to us that which is truly human. Everything else is ideas and techniques. The plan is that pairing external, but art forces us to look inward.” students and teachers with professional artists who Ms. Goldstein, who has taught English at the use writing, theater and ensemble exercises will Academy since 1987, has always incorporated the enhance creativity, imagination and literacy in the arts into her classroom. Academy students in her classroom. class as well as other ICJA courses annually act out The program with Writers’ Theatre builds on Shakespeare, read poetry and take trips to the Art past programs Ms. Goldstein has brought to her Institute of Chicago and The Chicago Shakespeare students. Recently, Ms. Goldstein brought an artist Theater. Still, though, she says, “Kids are finding less in residence into the classroom, but the program and less time for the arts. I mean who reads poetry reached only a handful of students. these days? But, memorizing and saying these “With the help of the Shay Grant, this program things makes you more aware of the world.” will make an impact on every Academy student’s Thanks to the Shay Grant Ms. Goldstein and the education.

English department won for the 2014-2015 school year, planning is in the works to make drama and the arts more formally part of the Academy classroom experience.

Ms. Goldstein is partnering with the Writers’ Theatre, an award-winning organization located on Chicago’s North Shore, to create a Writers’ Theatre Residency Program. The company specializes in creating customized programs and workshops for schools using academic and creative exercises to increase student enthusiasm for learning.

Each quarter, staff from the Writers’ Theatre will AP European History students Ricky Miller and David Quintas act as philosophers during Ms. Sennett’s Enlightenment work with a different grade to bring various texts Salon. With the help of the Shay Grant in 2014, staff and the students study to life. These activities include students will have more opportunities to bring Jewish and ensemble-building tasks that are creative and teach general studies texts to life.

fine arts at the academy

One of the highlights of the Academy fine arts program is the advanced art competition in the spring, where students submit work to the Bonnie Dayan a”h Art Competition. Winners are selected from dozens of pieces to win monetary prizes.

Funding comes from Harvey and Yetta Saltzman and Triangle Printers, and judging is by ICJA staff and Triangle Printing representatives.

Gavriella Stein, 1st place

Leah Gaynor, 2nd place

Rani Silvert, 3rd place

Every year a small but significant number of students join the Academy family, with little to no Orthodox Jewish education. They arrive from public schools or secular private schools with a strong desire for Jewish education and spiritual growth. Some of them come after positive experiences in NCSY programming or from families who are growing in Jewish observance.

friends and teachers. I stuck it out and I completed a full year at the Academy— something I never thought I could do.”

While there is no official mechina (beginner’s program) at ICJA, teachers, administrators and students work tirelessly to help new students from public school adjust to ICJA. “My teachers accommodated me the whole time. When I didn’t know how to daven, my teachers tagged the siddur for me.

Now I know exactly how to daven. My teachers sat with me, learned with me and caught up with me. They and my friends made sure everything is okay and that I was happy and not overwhelmed,” says Hadar.

Sophomore Seth Wasserman, who started at the Academy as a freshman, says his first year teachers were instrumental in his transition to Jewish day school. Although he came to the Academy with limited Hebrew skills and knowledge, he was so successful that he moved into honors courses for sophomore year. “I had amazing teachers last year. Rabbi Fliegelman really helped me grow as a person and as a Jew. He taught me about being Jewish in today’s world and taught me about life.

Another teacher taught me to read and learn better so I would be more confident in class. Other teachers let me take tests orally.”

Seth says it’s thanks to his friends that he is able to keep up with honors coursework. “I’m missing a lot of background information, especially regarding Halacha because I’ve only been keeping Shabbat on and off for two years. Students will help me out so that I can understand the information in class.”

Regardless of their grades in Judaic courses, both Hadar and Seth say their Jewish studies classes are ultimately about personal growth. “For me, it’s more important to get more knowledge than to get a good grade. As long as I’m able to understand the concept I’m happy with myself,” says Seth.

And as for her parents, says Hadar, “My parents are definitely proud of me because they know that this was the hardest decision I made in my life. I changed my whole life to come here. I spend so much more time on school than I ever did. They like to hear about what I learn at school. It’s all about being happy where you are.”

transfer students find their way at icja To transfer to a Jewish day school education in high school is on its own a huge leap, without even considering the cost of tuition. Thanks to the Shay Scholars Endowment Fund, we at Ida Crown Jewish Academy are able to remove the financial obstacles, offering students from public schools a tuition scholarship.

This year, six students came to the Academy from public schools. Hadar Ramot just completed her sophomore year at the Academy, transferring after her freshman year from Glenbrook South High School. She had started becoming interested in Torah and mitzvot through Junior NCSY. During her freshman year in public high school, she had already committed to learning more, taking on additional mitzvot and even wearing skirts. “I had friends at Glenbrook South, but it is really hard when you’re trying to grow and your friends don’t know that side of you,” she says.

With the encouragement of her rabbis and peers, she proposed to her parents to switch high schools, a request that took a lot of convincing. “My whole summer was invested in coming here—applying for scholarships, filling out applications and learning to read and write Hebrew. I was trying to convince my parents while trying to convince myself that this was a good idea.”

Now, after completing a year at ICJA, Hadar couldn’t be prouder.

“My first two weeks, I wanted out—there was too much work.

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Life as a boarding student at icja a small cohort of students from out of town join the Academy family each year. They come from cities with limited options for A Jewish high school education and are willing to separate from their families in order to pursue one. Anat Berday-Sacks, who just completed her first year at the Academy as a sophomore, describes what school is like as a boarding student.

“The skills I have gained from being a boarder, beyond making my bed, gave me experience with living comfortably and independently in a new environment. This year I began over again after switching from a large public high school in Indianapolis, my hometown, to being a boarding student in order to attend high school in Chicago. As a result of this transition, I am not hesitant about introducing myself to new classmates or peers. I was excited to meet this school’s large group of students who have overlapping interests with me. As a new student, my ability to initiate conversation can help break the ice and spark discussion, which is sometimes slow to happen in new group settings.

“Since I live in the house of a classmate and her family, I am capable of being a communal player while giving people space. This makes me a flexible roommate and student. The same skills of knowing

when to participate and when to step back translate into being a better participant in both academic and casual settings. I help mediate group work by encouraging quieter members to speak up, emphasizing the value of each person’s opinion. At the same time, I respect the equal effectiveness of working on one’s own.

“My interest in current events and curiosity about the process of a legal trial has driven me to try new clubs like Model UN and Debate Club. Going to the Yeshiva University Model UN gave me experience in meeting new people, developing working relationships quickly and following formal procedures. I have participated in multiple debates through my school’s debate club.

Both through working on my own or in a group, I plan to take advantage of all opportunities available and support others to do the same.” ~ Anat Berday-Sacks

Sophomore Anat Berday-Sacks is pictured at the Torah Awards night with her grandparents, Dr. Jerome and Mrs. Tamar Sacks, who live in Skokie.

FOCUSING ON DAY SCHOOL AFFORDABILITY Nearly 50 community leaders gathered recently in New York in an AVI CHAI initiative to focus on day school affordability. Rabbi Matanky was one of only a few heads of school to join the Jewish Day School “Strategy_Lab.” Also attending were Lesley Said Matsa of Crown Family Philanthropies and Charles Cohen (‘95), manager of the National Day School Affordability Project PEJE. Following the conference, Rabbi Matanky said, “We are proud that ICJA is recognized nationally and internationally for our fiscal and communal responsibility. To have been chosen to join such a select group of leaders was an honor, directly attributable to the great accomplishments of our administration and lay leadership.”

At an all-school Yom Iyun, two YU Torah Mitzion Kollel members, along with assistant principal Dr. Jeremy Kahan, opened the program with a davening demonstration. The three stood with tallesim and siddurim before the students with intentions to appear pious. Simultaneously, over the speaker boomed their pre-recorded voices, speaking out their thoughts during prayer, including: “Maybe I should make meatballs for dinner

outside of the four walls of our building to strengthen the entire Modern Orthodox community. “As a leading Orthodox institution in Chicago, our responsibility extends beyond the students in our school. A strong Jewish community builds spiritually-sound Jewish teens.” Students need an additional level of engagement prior to focusing on intensive prayer programming in school. “What we found is that we need to engage

Academy leads community-wide spirituality initiative tonight? What was I supposed to buy at the grocery? Why can’t I daven like that guy, with so much kavanah?”

The students all got a good laugh, but the message was clear. Much of our lives as religious Jews become routine, and all of us—even our rabbis and teachers—struggle to stay focused and live meaningfully.

The Yom Iyun at Ida Crown Jewish Academy, along with similar programs run by the Kollel and community leaders at Hillel Torah and Arie Crown, serve as a break from routine with the goal Assistant Principal Dr. Jeremy Kahan (left) is pictured with to awaken students to live more YU Torah Mitzion Kollel Rabbis Yaakov Trump and Etan spiritual lives, connected to G-d.

Ehrenfeld in a simulation of distracted davening.

The Yom Iyun is part of Nourishing the Neshama, a community-wide initiative to bring more meaning to mitzvot. It began last winter, when several lay leaders and community rabbis met to develop ways to inspire spiritual growth across our community. This is the first time that Ida Crown Jewish Academy has partnered with community organizations and synagogues to lead such a community-wide program. Partners include: the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel, NCSY, the YU Institute for University-School Partnership and Congregations KINS, Chovevei Tzion, KJBS and Or Torah.

The initiative is an outgrowth of ICJA’s efforts to improve students’ relationship to prayer because tefillah has been identified in national surveys as a key indicator of successful day school experiences.

In order to engage students, though, says Rabbi Leonard Matanky, we have to reach

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the entire family in order to elevate teenagers’ connection to spirituality,” says Rabbi Matanky.

As rabbi of Kehilat Chovevei Tzion in Skokie, Rabbi Shaanan Gelman says, “More and more the new generation is unable to find a meaningful connection with religion and in particular when it comes to Shabbat observance and tefilah. The program sought to foster a discussion and new focus upon these and other areas of religious observance which pertain to the ‘neshama,’ that which we commonly refer to as the spiritual side of Judaism.”

To open the dialogue with families and community members, lay leaders and rabbis organized three community forums, including a panel of leading rabbis who addressed the challenges and necessities of creating an authentic and spiritually-rich environment at home. The rabbis spoke briefly, followed by a question and answer session from attendees. ICJA parent and member of the lay leader team, Andrea Polster, hosted one of the forums and says that parents Rabbis Micah Greenland of NCSY, Reuven Brand of the YU Torah approached her afterward Mitzion Kollel, and Leonard Matanky speak to more than 30 asking, “When are we going people at one of three community-wide forums addressing to do this again because I spirituality. have more questions?”

Building on the energy of the forums, ICJA partnered with area institutions and synagogues to present a community Shabbaton on April 19-20. More than 1000

(Continued from the previous page) people attended the various programs, with 500 people attending one of the Shabbat meals. The programs in Lincolnwood, West Rogers Park and Skokie included explanatory prayer services, a women’s shiur, Shabbat meals and an NCSY program that all community members in Skokie could attend. Mrs. Ora Lee Kanner, principal of Weinbaum Yeshiva High School, and Rabbi Binny Freedman, founder of Isralite, served as scholars in residence.

Following the Shabbaton, ICJA developed a survey to gather feedback from participants. Already, though, says committee member Jennie Rothner, feedback has been positive. “There has been a overwhelmingly strong response to this program. Parents are enthusiastic about the idea of reconnecting their families to the mitzvot both physically and spiritually.”

Rabbi Zvi Engel, rabbi of Or Torah in Skokie, says these initial programs are only the beginning of what is a lifelong journey. “We’re in the phase of raising awareness. The issue is not just the launch of it but sustaining it. This project is an effort to remind everyone of the tools we already have so that we’re paying more attention to the mitzvot.”

Community rabbis are also creating Shabbat table discussion newsletters and planning is already underway for future lectures and programming. One of the future goals is to engage teens more. Rothner says, “I would like to see the kids more involved in the programming. I believe that the only way to inspire them is to involve them and let them take ownership of their practice of mitzvot and their relationship to mitzvot.”

The program is part of ICJA’s Strategic Plan for school improvement, On the Mark!.

STEM in the classroom & clubs Across the nation, top college preparatory high schools are focusing on STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering and Math—to prepare students for a future where knowledge in these areas is expected to be indispensable. The Academy is no different.

• Across all grades, science and math teachers have revamped curricula, aligning them with ACT QualityCore standards (see page 6 for more on curriculum development)—a move that has resulted in significantly higher achievement (see page 5). In several other subject areas, students have joined the Digital Learning Network to access courses that attract only one or few students. Students have studied German, computer programming, an online course in Genesis, meteorology, astronomy and more.

• Our science department has begun implementing Next Generation Science, a partnership of private industry and states. Academy science teachers are learning to incorporate more experimentation and greater depth in science courses, using workshops and interscholastic collaboration.

ICJA Physics teacher Allen Sears with students Jared Brody and Nirel Kakon.

• In math this year, we added an Advanced Placement statistics course, and every student who took the AP test scored the highest result of 5. We also added a concepts of chemistry course to our science curriculum, adding a level for students who want to learn chemistry in a meaningful way but without as much rigorous math.

• Our students also focused on STEM outside of the classroom by joining the Mathletes, an interscholastic series of meets to compete in challenging math problems, and a new engineering robotics club. Students on the robotics team competed against schools across Metropolitan Chicago, creating a robot that could simulate a Mars rover mission. The Academy team took 2nd place overall and received the Judge’s Choice Award for overall excellence in design, engineering and programming (pictured above).

Academy Alumni “You won’t believe what or where you will be in 10 years. If my own class is any indication, then sitting in this crowd right now are future community leaders, caring mothers and fathers, doctors of medicine, dentistry, psychology and history; rabbis, lawyers, MBAs, teachers, artists, writers, engineers and computer programmers. Some of you may make aliyah, others may live in cities across America or even in Berlin...

Regardless of where you go, remember this: Ida Crown Jewish Academy is more than a high school; it is a family. It is a place where everyone knows everyone else, where the teachers and students share a close bond that transcends the traditional student-teacher relationships and where a sense of community proliferates. The Academy instills in each student a sense of love, respect, pride and sensitivity toward others. Each graduate is aware of our responsibilities as Jews, as members of our community and as human beings.

As you go forth into the world, be confident that your ICJA education has prepared you. Remember that you are lucky to have received such a fine education.”

~Isaac Dayan (‘03), Vice President, Jefferies LLC in Fixed Income Strategy, speaking to our 2013 graduates

Reunions

Four Academy classes came together for class reunions this past year in Chicago, Israel and New York.

In the fall and winter, the classes of 1987, 1992 and 2012 held reunions and in May, the class of 2003 hosted their 10th reunion. Pictured are Jesse Glaser, Alex Grange, Elan Mosbacher, Judy Gershater, Meira Goldman, Ruth Balinsky Friedman and Alyssa Zeffren. For information about class reunions, contact Jane Best at jbest@icja.org.

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Alum heads to the hague Hanah Brasch (‘10), has been selected to be an intern in The Hague in October 2013, working for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The non-legal position will allow Brasch, a student at Lander College for Women, to explore a possible career in international law, while playing an active role in pursuit of justice. As a day school student who grew up educated about the Holocaust, the ethnic war crimes that took place in the Balkans during the 1990s, resonated in a horrific way for Brasch.

“I am Jewish and so much of my education focused on the Holocaust,” says Brasch. “That this could be happening in relatively modern times, was not just surprising, but depressing.”

Brasch, who will be working in the communications department, sees the demanding internship as a way to pursue justice while exploring if international law was a career that would suit her.

After an internship in dentistry turned her away from the field she had anticipated entering, Brasch promised herself not to plan a career path without first trying it out as an intern.

And although she hadn’t been interested in law at the time she was in high school, Brasch does attribute her interest in writing, her leadership skills and her love of Judaism to her experience at the Academy. “Every teacher I had was amazing and helped me in a different way. All my English teachers made me interested in writing. When deciding to go to Touro College, Rabbi Kurtz and Mrs. Yitzhak made a huge impact on me in terms of what Judaism means to me.”

After interning in The Hague, Brasch plans to finish up her degree in political science at Touro and then head to law school.

Every year we take great pride in so much of what our more than 4000 alumni accomplish, Jewishly, professionally, communally and personally. We are especially delighted when alumni contact us to share their milestones. Following are just a sampling of recent accomplishments among Academy alumni.

Send your news to icjanews@icja.org During a Yeshiva University baseball game against Lehman College, Joel Feigenbaum (’09) was playing shortstop. He started talking to a player on the other team, “He said he is Jewish, and he really had to commend us because he’s barely making it through secular college, while we juggle secular studies, Judaics and baseball. It boggled his mind.”

wasn’t until he played for the ICJA Aces his junior year, that he developed a true love for baseball. The Aces coach that year—the first year that ICJA had a boys’ baseball team—was JP Newman. “Coach Newman made me realize a drive in baseball, and in pitching specifically. He made me realize pitching is a pride thing. You’re standing on the mound battling with the batter, and you don’t want to lose. Before that, I always thought baseball was slow and not so serious.”

Feigenbaum’s decision to go to YU for college came after spending a year-and-a-half at Yeshivat Torat Shraga in Jerusalem, when he switched his college of choice from University of Illinois to YU. “My Israel experience changed me. I got my priorities in order and realized what is important in life. YU is the best situation where I can guarantee I’m in the best environment to maintain my level of religiosity.”

Once he got to Yeshiva University, Feigenbaum honed his pitching skills with Coach Albert Baez and found that despite the extra time it took to play collegiate baseball, the sport rounded out his college day. Feigenbaum begins his day with learning from 8AM-3PM. Then, classes can last until 8PM. “After that, I’m so exhausted, but then I go out on the baseball field and run around with my friends. By the time practice is over at 10PM, I am energized.”

He continues, “A lot of people don’t play a sport in college because they don’t have time in school. I realize that it’s exactly the opposite. Playing on a team gave me so many close-knit friendships of all grades, which really helped me adjust to college, and it served as a relief.”

Feigenbaum has one more year to play baseball for YU before he completes his degree as an English major, with a minor in business. After that he plans to go to law school.

Alum One of Top Pitchers Across NCAA Divisions It turns out, Feigenbaum, who has played two seasons for the Maccabees, was doing more than just “getting by” in all of his college juggling—he has been excelling. On top of his 3.85GPA and his commitment to Torah, Feigenbaum was a nationally-ranked pitcher this past season.

Early in the season, Feigenbaum boasted the most strikeouts per nine innings pitched average across all three NCAA divisions for four consecutive weeks. In his final game in the CUNY division this year, the right-handed pitcher struck out eight hitters over 4.2 innings pitched in a double header, ending the 2013 season with a school single-season-record of 48 punch-outs over 31.1 innings. He finished the season 5th in the country for Division III and 7th across all divisions. Those stats were in spite of an injury that kept him from pitching several games.

Feigenbaum began playing baseball, along with several other sports, as a boy. It

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For years Academy students have gained critical thinking and debate skills by participating in Model UN—a program designed to teach students about international diplomacy. For one alumna, though, Model UN at Ida Crown Jewish Academy was rehearsal for what would one day become her profession. As director of the General International Law Department at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sarah Weiss Ma’udi (’93) represents Israel in matters of maritime law; water law; international borders; international law relating to natural gas and oil; the recognition of states; Israeli domestic sanctions policies regarding Iran; and Israeli policies with its neighbors. Recalling her days on Model UN, Weiss Ma’udi says, “I live out Model UN in real life. It was fun, and now I get to play that role on TV.” Prior to coming to the Academy, Weiss Ma’udi attended Hillel Torah, where she says

degree at Harvard, and a law degree at New York University, Weiss Ma’udi spent every summer working in Israel, a move that she says made aliyah a smoother process. “Making aliyah is not so easy, so it’s good to have a plan.”

Her education and experience led Weiss Ma’udi to work as an associate lawyer for one of Israel’s top corporate law firms, specializing in international contract law. She also taught public international law at the Ono Academic College in Israel. Before that, she worked at the Israel Ministry of Justice’s International Treaties and Litigation Department.

Her current position involves extensive research and writing briefs on matters of international law. Weiss Ma’udi’s responsibilities also include ‘legal hasbara,’ which involves representing Israel’s legal issues and explaining the legal aspects of Israel’s foreign policy.

Legal hasbara is especially important at the United Nations, where Israel is involved in a variety of day-to-day international issues. While not always a focus in the press, these issues, nevertheless, require active involvement by Israel’s international diplomatic corps. As Weiss Ma’udi explains, “We want to be in line with like-minded countries on world issues.”

The recurring phenomenon of criticism of Israel at the U.N. is another issue in which Weiss Ma’udi is involved. Israel is often the focus of disproportionate attention and criticism in certain UN bodies, particularly the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva (the body that gave rise to the Goldstone Report). “Over 50 percent of the resolutions at the HRC are critical of Israel, and it is the only country in that forum that has a standing agenda item,” says Weiss Ma’udi. “Even if you’re critical of Israel, that’s a rather disproportionate percentage when you consider all of the human rights violations worldwide.”

Weiss Ma’udi’s day-to-day work often depends on whether or not Israel is in a crisis mode. During the Palestinian unilateral quest for statehood and the Gaza flotilla, for example, Sarah was working very intensely on developing legal briefs and opinions.

She is the Foreign Ministry’s expert on complex maritime legal issues, ranging from the construction of artificial islands in the Mediterranean to the protest flotillas to the Gaza Strip. Currently Weiss Ma’udi heads the Israeli delegation in negotiations with Cyprus on an agreement for the joint development of cross-boundary gas reserves.

Weiss Ma’udi lives in Rehovot with her husband and three young children.

Alum Directs international law department in MFA having Bnei Akiva shlichim as teachers deeply influenced her. Sarah remained in touch with one family of shlichim and met her husband over Shabbat dinner at their home in Israel.

She made aliyah completely fluent in Hebrew because of her Hebrew training at Hillel Torah and ICJA. “I always know when a North American I meet is from Chicago. People from Chicago have great Hebrew training.”

Weiss Ma’udi cites her experience on Panim el Panim in high school as a source of her passion for public service and pro-Israel activism. At the same time, her participation in an IDF summer military training program for high school students instilled in her a strong determination to make aliyah once she had completed her academic and professional training in the United States.

In college in the ‘90s, Weiss Ma’udi continued her Israel activism, and during that very optimistic period which included the Madrid Peace Conference and the Oslo Accords, she also became interested in learning Arabic. “I thought, if there’s going to be peace, I need to learn Arabic.”

While pursuing her undergraduate degree at University of Pennsylvania, a masters

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The Academy is proud that Eric Silberman (‘09) was selected as a Fulbright Scholar.

Silberman is headed to Poland after finishing his studies at Princeton University, and as a Fulbright Scholar he will work at the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. During his time there, Silberman will be able to help finish preparations for the opening of the museum, meet the museum’s first visitors and visit Jewish festivals and Jewish communities throughout the country. He will chronicle his experiences and, in general, the modern Jewish experience in Poland, through creative fiction and non-fiction writing.

Silberman majored in molecular biology with minors in creative writing and Judaic studies, interests he cultivated during his years at ICJA. He says, “Many of the teachers I had at Ida Crown inspired me to do what I did and study what I studied, such as Mr. Newman and Ms. Gleicher, for biology; Ms. Goldstein, for writing; and Ms. Sennett, for history.”

Silberman has previously visited Poland as the recipient of a Dale award and then

as one of 15 Princeton students studying with the historian and writer Jan Gross. “My studies in Poland began as a family history project, during my first trip there, and my second trip was an exploration of the history of Polish-Jewish relations,” Silberman said.

Alum named fulbright scholar

Alum named 36 under 36

This spring, Shira Greenland (‘96) was featured in the Jewish Week as one of their 36 Under 36 for her work as director of SINAI Schools’ special education high school in Teaneck, NJ. Her profession is one she decided to enter as an Academy sophomore, when she volunteered as a shadow for a Keshet student in a day camp. Working with a nonverbal autistic boy, Greenland found her passion for bringing out the best in kids with disabilities. “For me, it was eye opening in so many ways. It was fascinating that here was a boy with no language, who clearly had intelligence and independent, creative thoughts. He was so trapped to express his basic wants and needs. The kid would beat me up every day and I would come back looking for more.”

Looking back on those formative years in high school, Greenland says, “I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that if Keshet didn’t exist and wasn’t such an important part of Academy kids’ lives, I wouldn’t have entered this field. There’s a culture in Chicago that everybody does Keshet Sunday school or volunteers with special needs kids. It’s taken the East Coast

This trip is similar in some ways, but also different. “I see my upcoming year there as a further exploration of the past but also an exploration of the future of Polish-Jewish relations,” Silberman continued.

“My studies next year will relate to personal memories, those of people who have lived in Poland their whole lives, but also to national memory, and the history of the entire Jewish community in Poland.”

“At Princeton, I’ve had the opportunity to produce capstones for my studies in creative writing and biology, in the form of theses. I see this upcoming year as a capstone for my studies of Polish-Jewish history.”

a long time to catch up with what’s been happening in Chicago for many years.”

In her work at SINAI—a program similar to the Keshet High School, Greenland considers it her responsibility to ensure that every student is best prepared to fulfill his or her potential in the future. “If we don’t accept kids for who they are, then we get stuck trying to make their education as similar as possible to the mainstream. My thinking differs in that I am comfortable moving away from the academics. It’s not that we have a low bar for our students, it’s that we have such a strong understanding of what they need for their future.”

This summer, Greenland plans to open a new chapter in her life as she fulfills a long-time dream to make aliyah.

“I feel invigorated by being there. It’s a different kind of passion – connecting with G-d, our people and our land. I recognize that my professional life might take a different direction at this point and I am open to that,” says Greenland.

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This year’s ICJA@70 campaign was a tremendous success, raising more crucial scholarship dollars than ever.

It was also the first time we implemented an official annual campaign. Through the efforts of our board and parent leadership teams, we’re proud to report we exceeded our campaign goal.

After spending the past two years reviewing all areas of fiscal responsibility in the Yeshiva University Benchmarking and Financial Reengineering Project in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, we plan to continue improving our fundraising strategy. We hope to bring in more first-time givers by expanding our alumni campaign and continuing to build our annual campaign. Read more about development in our Strategic Plan on page 7.

Our parent campaign reached an all-time high of 61% participation, and more alumni than ever contributed to our annual campaign through the alumni 70@70 campaign. More than 100 alumni who contributed to the 70@70 campaign were first-time givers to the Academy. We cannot thank our donors enough for their generosity.

One of the highlights of celebrating 70 years of the Academy’s rich history was reconnecting with so many alumni. Our annual campaign video, which is posted at icja.org, drew from memories of Academy graduates going all the way back to our founding years in the ‘40s. Alumni of all ages wrote personal letters, emails and made phone calls describing cherished high school memories.

While the Academy has changed locations, staff and curriculum over the past seven decades, our founders’ vision has remained the same. We remain the Modern Orthodox high school in Chicago, preparing our students to thrive in the modern world, both as Jews and as contributing members of society. We are grateful to so many donors who enable us to fulfill our mission.

Development News

Dr. edward a crown scholarship dinner

We were proud to honor Gina & Joseph Gottesman, Parents of the Year (at left); Dr. Jeremy Kahan, Educator of the Year (center, pictured with his daughters); and Mrs. Hilda Rapoport, Crown Leadership Award (at right with Mr. Daniel Harris, assistant principal) at The 2013 Dr. Edward A. Crown Scholarship Dinner.

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Our first-ever Grandparents Day brought more than 45 grandparents for a morning breakfast, student panel led by two seniors and a school tour. Grandparents were thrilled to learn about the opportunities afforded to their grandchildren and to gain understanding about their daily lives. Pictured above is Marilyn Allswang Eisenberg with her grandchildren: Adina Allswang, Roni Allswang, Noam Feifel and Danya Allswang.

Pictured below is Darryle Gillman (event chair) with her grandchildren: Jonah Meiselman, Ethan Frank, Samantha Frank and Zeke Gillman.

ICJA depends on the participation and support of parents, alumni and friends in our effort to provide the best possible opportunities for our students.

Your participation in our annual campaign enabled us to continue to provide direct scholarship assistance to families who cannot afford full tuition and fulfilling our mission that no Jewish child should be denied the opportunity to receive a Jewish education.

We thank all those contributors who enabled us to reach our annual campaign goal.

contribute to the 5774 ICJA Annual Campaign Become a Society of Patrons member Sponsor or attend our winter event Attend the Dr. Edward A. Crown Scholarship Dinner or place in ad in the dinner ad book Contribute to our holiday appeals on Rosh Hashanah and Pesach Commit to our annual alumni campaign Contribute to our parent campaign or grandparent campaign Make a tribute gift in honor of a simcha or in commemoration of a loss

Thank you to the Jewish Federation and the generous donors to the Jewish Day School Guaranty Trust Fund.

In Fiscal Year 2012, the Trust distributed $101,482 to ICJA and $1,476,633 in total.

The Ida Crown Endowment Foundation was created in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Day School Endowment Program and the Associated Talmud Torahs to ensure that ICJA and our sister day schools have the necessary resources to meet growing and evolving community needs.

All commitments to the Day School Endowment Foundation are recognized as gifts to the Jewish Federation’s Centennial Campaign.

George Shay z”l Endowment for Excellence in Academic Arts and Sciences Anonymous Thomas and Leslie Silverstein Gary and Abby Elkins Sally Dordek Doris Rosenberg Marilyn and Melvin Eisenberg Endowment Fund The Russ Trust Alison and Alan E. Molotsky Sam Gorenstein Memorial Fund Anonymous Annette z”l and Stanley Rosen z”l Special Services Endowment Fund Ida and Harry A. Rosen Endowment Fund - for the benefit of scholarships Anonymous Bernard & Esther Lifchez Charitable Remainder Trust Sidney Meystel

Lois Newberger Debbie Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund Anonymous Margie Weil Music Education Endowment Fund Bonnie Dayan z”l Fund Leonard and Mary E. Schatz Estate of Mollie Pollack In memory of Myrtle White Gerstein, 1915 - 2010, beloved grandmother and greatgrandmother of alumni in the Domsky and Jacoby families Bryna and Rabbi Vernon Kurtz Charlotte Rosenwald Memorial Fund The Children of Michael and Jean Best in honor of their 50th Anniversary Debbie Robinson Memorial Scholarship Fund Ronald and Debbi Sirt The Shay Scholars Endowment Fund

thank you to the alumni who contributed to the alumni 70@70 campaign RABBI DAVID KRAUS, 1948 DR. JOSEPH FEDER, 1949 RABBI SOLOMON GUTSTEIN, 1950 BERNARD NEUMAN, 1950 MORRIS WOLINETZ, 1950 CHARLOTTE FEDER, 1951 RUBEN HARRIS, 1951 JEROME KAUFMAN, 1951 PINCHAS PLEET, 1951 MOISHE ROSEN, 1951 RABBI BENJAMIN SHANDALOV, 1951 JACK SIEGEL, 1951 MYRON BENUCK, 1952 BURTON BRODY, 1952 EUGENE MEYERS, 1952 SIGMUND FRIEDLAND, 1953 RABBI SANDER MUSSMAN, 1953 DONALD KIRSHNER, 1953 MORTON LEVY, 1954 FAYE ROCHELLE LEVINE SCHWARTZ, 1954 DON WELL, 1954 CELIA MUSSMAN, 1955 FLORENCE KAHANA, 1956 JOSEPH KATZ, 1956 MARVIN & DORIS LERNER, 1956 KAY SKAIST, 1956 SHAEL BELLOWS, 1957 JOEL SEITLER,1957 SARAH HERSHFELD, 1958 RITA KIRSHNER,1958 SHELDON KIRSHNER ,1958 DANIEL LITVIN, 1958 MORRIS POSTONE, 1959 ANN RITA ROSENSON SCHWARTZ, 1959 JOE BILETT, 1960 DR. HERBERT FRIEDMAN, 1960 RALPH GAN, 1960 MORTON DAVID STERN, 1960 RABBI KENNETH HOLLANDER, 1962 HEIDI WELL, 1963 ARYEH DAVIDSON, 1964 TZIVIA ROSEN BIELER, 1964 GAIL FARR, 1965 BELLA PARNES,1965 RABBI JOSEPH LIBERMAN, 1965 HELENE GERBER, 1966 LARRY MERZEL, 1966 YOSSIE STEINBERG, 1966 JOSEF STERN, 1966 RONALD MILLER, 1967

DEBORAH ROBINSON, 1967 RENE RUSSELL, 1967 ARTHUR ABERMAN, 1968 DR. CHARLENE APPLESON, 1968 MIRIAM AXELROD, 1968 HOWARD GOLDMAN, 1968 JEROME NUSSBAUM, 1969 REGINE SCHLESINGER MEISEL, 1969 DEBBIE SILVERMAN, 1969 CHERYL MAGENCE, 1970 DEBORAH KOSTER, 1971 ALIZA MAYEFSKY-SILVERSTEIN, 1971 ROBERT GREENSTEIN,1972 BETH JAWARY, 1972 ROBERT KANDELMAN, 1972 ELANA KATZ, 1972 ROBBIE LEVENSBAUM, 1972 JAY ROBINSON, 1972 DR. SOLOMON EISENBERG, 1973 ROBERT HERZFELD, 1973 LAWRENCE KRULE, 1973 CHERYL JACOBS LEWIN, 1973 RABBI LOUIS LAZOVSKY, 1973 ROBERT W. MATANKY, 1973 CHERYL ROTHSTEIN, 1973 Dr. Michael Schwartzman, 1973 TZIONA ZEFFREN, 1973 DEBORAH COHN, 1974 IRA KAHN, 1974 SHELLEY RICHMAN COHEN, 1975 SANDRA COHEN, 1975 NORMAN FINKEL, 1975 MICHELLE FRIEDMAN, 1975 JOHNNY MARELL, 1975 SARA LYNN NEWBERGER, 1975 BARBARA ROBINSON, 1975 MARTIN TANNER, 1975 SCOTT SHAY, 1975 ELLEN BERNSTEIN,1976 ROY BERNSTEIN,1976 VIVIAN BLOCH, 1976 MARLA DAICHES, 1976 LANI YAMPOL GERSHON, 1976 JUDITH GLUSTOFF, 1976 JOEL JACOBSON, 1976 RACHEL JACOBSON, 1976 TAMMY KAPLAN, 1976 STEVEN LAVENDA, 1976 GEORGE LENNON, 1976 JULIE LENNON, 1976

BURT LEVY, 1976 RABBI LEONARD MATANKY, 1976 ALISON MOLOTSKY, 1976 MICHAEL NUSSBAUM, 1976 JESSE SCHWARTZMAN, 1976 RONALD SHTULMAN, 1976 DAVID SILVERSTEIN, 1976 ORA WAX AARON, 1977 DONNA FLUSS, 1977 SARETTA ALLSWANG LAZOVSKY, 1977 LINDA WARSHAWSKY STONE, 1977 BRAD ALTER, 1978 ALLA GORDON, 1978 ALIDA HARRIS, 1978 DANIEL HARRIS, 1978 PHILLIP JACOBSON, 1978 DAN MAEIR, 1978 JAMES MATANKY, 1978 JOSEPH MISHELL, 1978 DEBRA POLIN, 1978 ADINA AARON, 1979 ELLIOT ALLSWANG, 1979 EDDIE BEST, 1979 MARA BLUMENTHAL, 1979 STEVEN EISENSTEIN, 1979 BRINA FEIGER, 1979 DAVID FERRI, 1979 NATIE FOX, 1979 TRACY FRIEND, 1979 ANITA GALSTER, 1979 RYNA GREENBLUM, 1979 DANIEL HERZ, 1979 JUDITH KATZ, 1979 LEE FRANKEL MATANKY, 1979 MICHAEL MEER, 1979 IGOR NASTASKIN, 1979 JOEL NEWMAN, 1979 MARGOT PARNASS, 1979 BARRY ROSEN, 1979 ABE ROBERT, 1979 LEAH SHULMAN, 1979 ARI WAX, 1979 DANEAL WEINER, 1979 ELLYN GOLDWIN, 1980 FERN LOORY, 1980 STUART MULLER, 1980 AARON SHAFTER, 1980 RANDY TRUBNICK, 1980 ISAAC DELEEUWE, 1981 LISA LIEL, 1981

GARY MILLER, 1981 PHYLLIS MULLER, 1981 SUZY NUSSBAUM, 1981 BETH ALTER, 1982 MICHELLE KAPLANSKY, 1982 SHARON MATTEN 1982 BARRY BEST, 1983 PHILIP BIRN, 1983 RANDI LOSKOVE, 1983 DAVID MAEIR, 1983 RENEE BIRN, 1984 DR. PHILIP SCHWARTZ, 1984 ADENA LEBEAU, 1986 RABBI BENJAMIN SAMUELS, 1986 STEPHANIE SAMUELS, 1986 REBECCA KLEIN SINGER, 1986 MICHAEL BIRN 1987 LEONARD FALKENSTEIN, 1987 ELIAS FRIEDMAN, 1987 RABBI JEFFREY HOLMAN, 1987 SHARON SCHWARTZ, 1987 ITA COHEN, 1988 ROBERT EPPENSTEIN, 1988 HARRIS PERLMAN, 1988 MELISSA PERLMAN, 1988 DAVID SALTZMAN, 1988 MIRIAM AMENT, 1989 ALIZA GILLMAN FRANK, 1989 NORA KOENIG, 1989 LISA SINGER, 1989 LEONID GROSSMAN 1990 MR. DANIEL SCHWARTZ, 1990 SAM SERED, 1990 MRS. LISA TECKTIEL LEVITAS, 1990 DANIEL ROTHNER, 1990 YAN ZALEZNYAK, 1990 ALITA BIRN, 1991 LISA GLASS, 1991 LARRY LEONARD, 1991 ERIK MOSCOVITCH, 1991 TAMI DRAPKIN, 1992 JEREMY FOX, 1992 NATIE FOX, 1992 SUSAN KIRSHNER, 1992 NATALIE SCHWARTZ MOSCOVITCH, 1992 MICHAEL SERLIN, 1992 BARRY BEST, 1983 KARIN FELIX, 1993 HEATHER WEISSBROT HOFFMAN, 1993 ARI ENGELHART, 1994

NEELI ENGELHART, 1994 WILLIAM LENNON, 1994 ELIZABETH LOW, 1994 TANI SERUYA, 1994 SAM BANAYAN, 1995 ELISHEVA KALUTSKY, 1995 EDITH KUPIETZKY, 1995 KERYN WEISSBROT SCHREIBER, 1995 SETH APPEL, 1996 AMI ROBINSON, 1996 HAMUTAL APPEL, 1997 STEVE ERMEL,1997 SHLOMO STARCK, 1997 JOSHUA LENNON, 1998 YONATON RAY, 1998 CHAI WILENSKY, 1998 CHAVA WINTNER, 1998 SARAH LICHTENSTEIN BAJTNER, 1999 NOAH MISHKIN, 1999 ADAM REINHERZ, 1999 EPHRAIM UNELL,1999 EDWARD COHEN 2000 MIRIAM HERNANDEZ, 2000 JEREMY FINE, 2000 CARRIE SHACHTER, 2000 RABBI DANNY KROLL, 2001 SHIRA KROLL, 2001 ELANA LICHTENSTEIN, 2001 PHILIP MATSUHASHI, 2001 ARIELA ROBINSON, 2001 KENNETH ROSENBERG, 2001 REBECCA SIMON STARCK, 2001 JONATHAN STERN, 2001 YEHUDIT GAVANT, 2002 ADAM GLICKMAN, 2002 SARAH HABERMAN, 2002 TAMAR LERNER, 2002 MAZAL LEVIN, 2002 LAYA PELZNER, 2002 SHOSHI ROSS, 2002 MICHAEL SHINER, 2002 DVORA WILENSKY, 2002 YONI AARON, 2003 ZACH APPEL, 2003 RUTH BALINSKY, 2003 REFAELLA BLEICHMAN, 2003 JEREMY BRESSMAN, 2003 ISAAC DAYAN, 2003 AARON FRIEDMAN, 2003 NAOMI HERNANDEZ, 2003

REGINA ISKAYEVA, 2003 ELAN MOSBACHER, 2003 ZIVYA FEIFEL MOSBACHER, 2003 JOSEPH ROSEN, 2003 ALYSSA ZEFFREN, 2003 DANIELLE GERSHON, 2004 TYE HARRIS, 2004 RACHEL LEFKOWITZ, 2004 ADAM RICH, 2004 SCOTT SCHREIBER, 2004 KAYLA AVRAHAM, 2005 JESSICA CHERRY, 2005 ALISE DOBKIN GOLD, 2005 BENJY KANDELMAN, 2005 TAL-OR KOHN, 2005 MICHAEL ROBINSON, 2005 ALIZA ROSENBAUM, 2005 JONATHAN ROSENBLATT, 2005 RACHEL SHANDALOV, 2005 NAOMI SHICKER, 2005 ZOHAR JACKSON, 2006 MEIRA WEISS-FARATCI, 2006 SAM BERNSTEIN, 2007 VIKTORIYA BOLOTIN, 2007 JASON KIRSHNER, 2007 JEFFERY KIRSHNER, 2007 ALIZA STEINBERG, 2007 MICHAL BOYARS, 2008 JOSH LOWENSTEIN, 2008 AVI MATANKY, 2008 RHO MULLER, 2008 LEORA PERLOW, 2008 ALEXANDER ROSEN, 2008 RAFI LOWENSTEIN, 2009 ELISHEVA MATANKY, 2009 NETANELA WEISS-FARATCI, 2009 DANIEL GUTSTEIN, 2010 ALIZA KATZIN, 2010 ARIEL REDLICH, 2010 SHIRA REDLICH, 2010 SAMMY SHEFLER, 2010 ILANA KATZIN, 2011 JACOB LOWENSTEIN, 2011 SAMMY MAGID, 2011 ARI SHEFLER, 2011 ILANA AARON, 2012 ARI LOWENSTEIN, 2012 JACOB MAGID, 2012 BRENNEN MULLER, 2012 MACK MULLER, 2012 EITAN REDLICH, 2012 JACKSON RICHMAN, 2012

Thank You 2012-2013 Annual campaign donors

$10,000+

Anonymous (Represents several gifts in each category) Susan and Joseph Ament Fund ** Jo and Jonah Bruck ** The Crown Family ** Gina and Joseph Gottesman ** Barbara and George Hanus * Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation * Hochberg and Lowenstein Families ** Michelle and Brian Levinson ** Gale and Eric Rothner ** Leslie and Tom Silverstein *

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Anonymous Ora and Maury Aaron * Basis Technology Corp.

Joan and Shael Bellows * Jane and Eddie Best ** Vivian and Nathan Bloch * Drs. Sherri and Jeffery Bressman * Sharon and Seth Gillman * Drs. Sharon Sholiton and Yossi Goldberger * Debbie and Robert Hartman ** Estate of vera herz Ann Dee and Edward Holland ** Ahuva and Avigdor Horowitz ** Bethia Straus and Paul Quintas * Rosenfield Family Foundation * Sheldon & Pearl Leibowitz Foundation * Renee Birnberg and Joseph Silberman * Susan and David Strulowitz * Rifka and Daniel Weiss ** Chellie and Yankee Wilensky *

$4999-$1800

Anonymous Rebecca and Jeremy Amster * Robin and Yossi Azaraf * Dr. Myra Rapoport and Rabbi Michael Balinsky * Allison and Yoni Bellows * Yarona and Shlomoh Ben-David * Sandra and Jeffrey Cagan ** Drs. Edith and Allen Chernoff * Patricia and Myron Cherry * Judy and Michael Daniels ** Elizabeth and Mitchell Dayan *

Talia and Isaac Dayan * Debra and Dr. David Dobkin * Sally and Arthur Dordek * Marilyn Allswang Eisenberg * Debra and Dr. Daniel Eisenstein * Abby and Gary Elkins * First Equity Bank * Donna and Howard Fluss * Roberta and Dr. Scott Fretzin * Linda and Lawrence Friedman * Barbara and Dr. Steven Geller * Darryle and Dr. Michael Gillman Lisa and Rabbi Sidney Glenner * Aviva and Dr. Philip Greenland ** Lana and Nathaniel Grey * Laurie and Bernard Hasten * Cheryl and Dr. Gary Hoberman * Dr. Abraham Hoffer Hungarian Kosher foods Connie and Dr. Alan Kadish * Drs. Amy and Guy Kaissar * Drs. Tammy and Edward Kaplan * Deni rosen and Dr. Kevin Kirshenbaum * Debra Korman * Sarena and David Koschitzky ** Rochelle and Rabbi Stanley Kroll ** Rivkie and Evan Lafer * Elizabeth and Stephen Landes * Roslyn and David Lennon * Aviva and Nate Lichtenstein * Judy and Norman Litz * Monica and Richard Magid * Susan and Ronnie Masliansky * Margaret and Rabbi Leonard Matanky ** Judith and Albert Milstein * Alison and Alan Molotsky * Sandra and Dr. Gary Novetsky * Dr. Joel Okner * PharMerica Laurie and Dov Pinchot * Project Mgmt Advisors Cindy and Alon Redlich ** Ida and Harry Rosen Endowment Fund * Bonnie and Sy Rosen * Yetta Saltzberg * Abraham Schiffman Myron Schreck miki and Shmuel Schreiber ** Shalom Memorial Park Lynn and Irv Shapiro

Judith and Alan Shefler ** Marianne Novak and Dr. Noam Stadlan ** Lynn and Loren Stein * Rachel and Michael Stein * Tammy and Michael Sugar * Ethel and Lester Sutker * Debra and David Well * Marilyn and Reverend Noah Wolff

$1799-$500

Laura and David Allswang Beth and Bradley Alter Lynn and Alfred Altschul Ruth and Daniel Altschul Arcelor Mittal Arm Ent. Inc. Stuart Barnett Shoshana and Howard Benditzson Sandra and Kenneth Berg Berglund Construction Gita and Allen Berk Jean Best Debbie and Sanford Bokor Shani and William Bokor Anat and Eitan Borochov Michal and Jacob Boyars (Jr. SOP) Gila Bronner Bryan Cagan Carpet Group Inc. Congregation Or Torah Annette and Dr. Morton Eleff Dr. Shana and Steven Erenberg Gail Farr Shari and Rabbi Azi Feifel Leslie and Dr. Norman Finkel Julie Forgash Aliza and Craig Frank Michelle and Robert Friedman Iris and Robert Frisch Rita and Howard Geller Debbi and Marc Geller Lani yampol and Dr. Richard Gershon Dr. Raymond Glassenberg Cathy and Dr. Joe Gluck Deena and Lawrence Goldman Arlene and Norman Goldmeier Shira and Yechiel Gordon Mari and Aron Gorenstein Sondra and Rabbi Moshe Gottesman

* Society of Patrons Member ** We gratefully aknowledge those donors who have joined our Chai Circle by increasing their SOP commitment by 18%.

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Elaine and Leonard Gryn Judith and Dr. Naphtali Gutstein Bernard Hammer Alida and Daniel Harris Integra Healthcare Equipment Miriam and Morad Jacobson Marla and Ezra Jaffe Susan and Dr. Juda Jona Chevra Kadisha Ora and Lev Katz Stacy and Dr. Myron Kirshenbaum Dr. Michael Klein David Koder Amy and Michael Kramer Susan and Larry Krule Lakeshore Recycling Systems Inc. Elana Lichtenstein (Jr. Sop) Sandra Loebmann Anita and Michael London Moshe Maimon David Margolis Lee and Robert W. Matanky Tamar and David Meiselman Rachelle and Dr. Alan Miller Much, Shelist, Deneberg, Ament, Rubenstein Lisa Levine and Mike Newlander Bernice and Dr. Oscar Novick Dvora and Michael Nussbaum Joseph Nussbaum Miki and Ami Pissetzky Premier Vending Jenita Fischoff raab and Alex Raab Julia and Yevgeniy Rabinovich Mrs. Hilda Rapoport Robinson Financial Group Michal and Dr. Edward Rosenthal Elyse and Scott Rosenzweig Jennie and Avi Rothner Joyce and Dennis Ruben Hinda and Dr. Frank Rubin Lynda and Yale Rubinson Ald. Debra and Senator Ira Silverstein Dr. Mara Tesler stein and Richard Stein Target, Take Charge of ED Total Insurance Services Inc. Trauring Family Trust Michelle and Randy Trubnick Flora and Martin Weiss Linda and Stanley Weissbrot Wintrust Financial Corp Deva and Joshua Zwelling

$499-$100

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A. Schoeneman & Co A.M.C. Electric Adina and Fred Aaron Rachel Abittan Charlene and Robert Appleson Miriam and Alan Axelrod Iris and Barry Bass Samantha Begner Laya and yedidya bejell Marilyn and Stuart Berger Ellen and Roy Bernstein Barry Best Judy and rabbi Samuel Biber Tzivia Bieler Tsai and Joe Bilett Gilda and Arthur Birn Alita and Michael Birn Renee and Philip Birn Denise Bitton Refaella and Etan Bleichman Rayli and Jonathan Blumberg Ms. Mara Blumenthal Marjorie and Daniel Bomben Bone Roofing Supply Nechama and Rabbi Reuven Brand Linda and David Braun Pamela and Howard Braun Shimmy Braun Andrea and Earl Brody Myrna and Dr. Jeffrey Buckman Sharon and Larry Chambers chicago center for torah and chesed Chicago Jewish Funerals CIC Plus Zenia and Jeffrey Cohen Rana and Kenneth Cooper Rose Ann Cope Darchei Noam of Glenbrook Edie and Rabbi Yosef Davis Jillian Diamond Marilyn and Irving Domsky Delores and William Donohue Tami and Dr. Shlomo Drapkin Diane and Lionel Dredze Sue Ellen and Fred Duboe Duro-Last Roofing Inc. Terri and Solomon Eisenberg Corinne and William Engelhart Robert Eppenstein David Erman Leonid Falkenstein Charlotte and Rabbi Dr. Joseph Feder Frederick Fenig Linda Forman

Annette and Elchanan Frankenthal Joan and Selwyn Friedlander Rena and Michael Friedman Sherry and Harry Friedman Elana Friedman Rose Friedman Michelle and Elias Friedman Drs. Laura and Benjamin Friedman Esther Friedman Susan and Larry Futterman Edith and David Gass Michelle and Robert Gaynor Elise and Rabbi Colman Ginsparg Lisa and Michael Glass Carrie and Jeff Gluck Marvin Gold Lisa and Henry Goldberg Joshua Goldman Larry Goldsmith Barbara and Berton Goldstein Evelyn and Robert Gordon Steven Gottesman Julie and Stephen Grant Eudice Greenfield Drs. Caren and Steven Greenspan Sheryl and Robert Greenstein Beth and Jordan Grey Janet and Maynard Grossman Lyudmila and Iosif Gutmanovich kari and Daniel Gutstein Sarah Haberman Eva and Simon Haberman Mary and Ruben Harris Rachel and Dr. Solomon Hasson Bonnie and Richard Hernandez Elyssa and Robert Herzfeld Yoela and Rabbi Jeffrey Holman IBM Miriam and Dr. Eli Jacobs Rachel Jacobson Debbie and Mitch Jacoby Jewish Communal Fund kbc computer services Annette Kahan Pearl and Jerome Kahan Jeremy Kahan Elana and Benjamin Kandelman Ilana and Howard Karesh Cheryl and Dr. Stephen Karesh Esther and Rabbi Harold Karp Kehilath Jacob Beth Samuel Jason Kirshner Nora and Matthew Koenig Drs. Judy and David Koenigsberg

Martin Kogan Tal-Or Kohn Joyce and Bernard Kosowsky Devorah and Joshua Kosowsky Shira and Rabbi Daniel Kroll Sara and Daniel Kutliroff Raisa and Konstantin Lakirovich Linda and Steven Lavenda Saretta and rabbi Louis Lazovsky Rachel and Steven Lefkowitz Julie and George Lennon Jamie and Larry Leonard Marsha Mayefsky and Avi Lerer Helene and David Lerner Ellen and Eugene LeVee Doris and Norman Levitz June and Dr. Jonathan Lewis Sheryl and Mark Lichtenfeld Barbara and Herbert Linn Devora and Rabbi Menachem Linzer Rachel and Hillel Lipson Sis and Joseph Litvin Arnold Loeb Beruria and Edward Loew Randi and Michael Loskove Rita and Herbert Lowenstein Joyce and David Maimon Rosie Maimon Sally Vicki Maimon Evey and Michael Margolies Wendy and Jonathan Margolin Stacey and Aaron Masliansky Trude Matanky shuli and Samuel Medow Regine and Stuart Meisel Jackie and Michael Melinger Sema Menora Sheryl and Larry Merzel Rabbi Gavriel Meyerowitz Sari and Dr. Ira Miller Gail and Yale Miller Sara and Stuart Milstein Sandy and Marty Miretzky Caryn and Stuart Morginstin Morre-tec Industries Celia Mussman Isabel and Sander Mussman Bonnie and Rabbi Michael Myers Hessie and Barry Needle Dr. William Nelson Yocheved and Jonathan Neuman Joanne and Harvey Newman North Shore Recycling North Suburban Synagogue

Melva and Rabbi David Novak Dena and Mendel Nudelman Roberta and Jerome Nussbaum Henry Nussbaum Jodi Okner Ostrow Reisin Berk & Abrams Jane and Albert Page Carole and Marvin Parsoff Peak Properties Angelo Peritore Debbie and Marc Pershan Henry Pevitz Ellen and Dr. Robert Polisky Deborah and Harold Polster Rivkah and Rabbi Ira Rabin Phyllis and Abraham Ravve Esther and Jack Reiss Andrea and Dr. Stuart Rich Menucha and Noson Robeson Deborah and Morris Robinson Aviva and Ami Robinson Dr. Barbara and Jay Robinson Romanian Kosher Sue Ann and Dr. Robert Rosen Rivka and Joseph Rosen Errol Rosen Frances and Rabbi David Rosenberg Debra and Ira Rosenberg Jonathan Rosenblatt Marcy and Dr. Morry Rotenberg Amy and Daniel Rothner Yael and Kenny Ripstein Shulamit and Tzvi Rubin Tamar and Dr. Jerome Sacks Ruth and Stephen Saks Dr. Ilana Gonik and Adam Saltzman Miriam Saltzman Marni and Elie Saltzman Stephanie and Rabbi Benjamin Samuels Harvey Schaffer Marie Schlesinger Laura Schoeneman Sharon and Daniel Schwartz Rabbi and Mrs. Raphael Schwartzman Seco Refrigeration Tzivia and Rabbi Binyomin Segal Miriam and Rabbi Samuel Seleski Beverly and Charles Serlin Simmie and Rabbi Benjamin Shandalov Drs. Amy and Michael Shapiro Dalia and Jeffrey Shapiro Yael and David Shiner Judy and Dr. Lee Shulman Marilyn and Arthur Shulman

Sharon and Jack Siegel Joyce and Jack Siegel Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel Deborah Silverman Marlene and Merv Singer Skokie Valley Agudath Synagogue Sylvia Slovin Solomon Schecter Day School Devora and Alan Sorscher Marilyn and Aaron Sprung Ethel and Israel Starck Susan and Howard Stein Michael Stein Beverly and Jeffrey Steinberg Aliza Steinberg Sharona and Eli Steinhardt Cheryl Newman and Josef Stern Adina Straus Gitelle Rapoport and Gershom Szydlowski Anat and Dr. Martin Tanner Temple Beth El Elizabeth Shelton and Paul Towb Michael Traison Marc Tropp Laurie and Rabbi Milton Wakschlag Maxima and Rabbi Burton Wax Wealshire Judy and Joseph Weil Dr. Judith Kaplan and Larry Weinger Samuel Weinstein Ronna and David Weinstock Marshall Weintraub Ruth and Lou Weisbach Jessica and Leonard Weiss Roni and Udi Yeger Drs. Rachel and Moshe Yudkowsky Rhonda and Alan Zahtz Ariel Zamarripa Gail and Martin Zimmerman

Up to $99

Sylvia Aaron Miriam and Shelly Aberman Fran Abramson Allergy & Asthma associates Elliot Allswang Hamutal and Seth Appel Daniella and Zachary Appel Leora Applebaum Marsha and Rick Arons Leah Baer Sarah and Ari Bajtner Mary and Louis Baron

Joseph Benkiel Rochelle and Myron Benuck Fay Berger Charles Bernstein Samantha and Shalom Bersson Eleanor and Irving Birnbaum Mike Blank Sarita and Les Blau Dina Danon and Eliav Block Vilma and Graziano Bomben Bonnie and Phil Zbaraz Atara and Jeremy Bressman Deanna and Irwin Broderick Michelle and Leo Bromberg Cathy and Mark Campbell Audrey and Simeon Chavel Lynn and Jerry Cherney Aviva and Doni Cohen Sandy and Steven Cohen Rochelle Cohen Sarah Batyah and Benjamin Cohen Rabbi Marvin Cohen Rosalyn and Abe Cooper Irlene and Mitchell Cutler Marla and Seymour Daiches Hetty and Abraham DeLeeuwe Devon Bank Fela Dogadko Barbara Dorevitch Bella and Dr. Seymour Ehrenpreis Elizabeth and Steven Eisenstein Naomi and Reuben Eisenstein Jennifer Eisenstein Belinda and Albert Elkaim Laurie and Rabbi Zvi Engel Victoria and Ben Ezell Doris and Irwin Feder Brina and Marvin Feiger Karin and Michael Felix Laurie and David Ferri Jessica and Jeremy Fine Mrs. and Mr. Ted Fishman Benita Flack Miriam and David Forman Miriam and Jeremy Fox Natie Fox Rochelle and Rabbi Jack Frank Joan and Sigmund Friedland Evelyn and Herbert Friedman Jeremy Friedman Karen and Bill Friedman Tracy Friend Yehudit and Aaron Gavant Mrs. Helene Gerber

Danielle Gershon Barbara and Mike Kaplan Gilbert sari and rabbi Eli Ginsparg Peggi and Bruce Glaser Chaili and Adam Glickman Nancy Gloger Judith Glustoff Rachelle Gold Alise Gold Sonia and Rabbi Norman Goldberg Meira Katzoff and Joshua Goldman Susan and Howard Goldman Jan and Dr. Stuart Goldman Howard Goldman Laurie and Phillip Goldmeier Hanna Goldschmidt Eileen and Larry Goltz Lee Gordon Gordon Food Services Bella and Shlomo Gottesman Chavee and Avi Gottlieb Alexander Grange Chana and Dr. Ronald Greenberg Ryna and Roni Greenblum Sheryl and Robert Greenstein Carole and Warren Gross Rabbi Solomon Gutstein Fran and Rabbi Joel Gutstein Adina Gutstein Shoshana Haberman Moriel and Isidoro Hamui Maxine Segal and Jacob Handelman Rena and Tzvi Harris Evelyn and Solomon Harris Marlee and Albert Hasson Sandy Hasson Zipora and Rabbi Moishe Heisler Leonard Held Andrea and Moe Herman Beth Herst Bruce Herst Dr. Sabine and Harold Himmelfarb Kenneth Hollander Carol Horwitz Miss Regina Iskayeva Judith and Michael Jackson Meryl and Alex Jacobs Cheryl Jacobs Jennifer and Joel Jacobson Beth and Rabbi Ronald Jawary Donna Kahan Erika and Bert Kahn Ada Kahn Elisheva Kalutsky

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Pearl Kane Gerry Kaplan Michele and David Kaplansky Michael Karzen Dr. Steven Kase Elana Katz Judith Katz Felice Fischer and Dr. Ben Katz Eris and Sean Katz Robbin and Dorron Katzin Peggy and Sidney Kaz Joanne and Joe KestEnbaum Rita and Sheldon Kirshner Susan Kirshner Sydelle Klein Eve Kleinerman Ellen and Lawrence Korb Norman Korb Maxine and Samuel Kosofsky Rabbi David Kraus Glenda and Dr. Howard Kravitz Sarah Malka and Steven Krinsky Edie and Jacob Kupietzky Sheilah Kutunow Lawrence Labow REPRESENTATIVE Louis Lang Ann and Marvin Leiner Shari and William Lennon Michelle Lerer Goldie Lerer Doris and Marvin Lerner Tamar Lerner David Lerner Lisa and Jim Levitas Robbie Levensbaum Timna Liberman Esther and Rabbi Joseph Lichtshein Rabbi Pinchas Lipner Melissa and Jason Lipschultz Daniel Litvin Elyse and Rabbi Stuart Litwack Cynthia and Leonard Lome Mrs. Elizabeth Low Elisa and Dr. Steven Lupovitch Julie and David Maeir Shirley and Daniel Maeir Manuel Magence Deborah and Moshe Mann Avi Matanky Aviva and James Matanky Elisheva Matanky Philip Matsuhashi Florence Mayefsky

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Louise and Dr. Jay Mayefsky Renee McDowell Tami and Michael Meer Eugene Meyers Esther Meyers Midwest Roofing Supply Ronald Miller Danya and Steven Miller Amy and Dr. Joseph Mishell David Mordecai Zivya and Elan Mosbacher Nak Pest Control Joanne and Daniel Nathan Lori and Dr. Steven Neren Miriam and Bernard Neuman Sara Newberger Jennifer and Dr. Joel Newman Marna and Dr. Mark Nitekman Adar and Jake Novak Drs. Irma and Ira Oliff Ofira and Shamir Otani Lorri and Stephen Otis Eva and Oscar Ozarowski Sharon Packer Silvia and Max Panitch Margot and Dr. Samuel Parnass Stephanie and Steven Pederson Judith and Jordan Peiper Melissa and Dr. Harris Perlman Estelle and Stanley Perlman Leora Perlow Personnel Planners Debra and Dr. Kenneth Polin Joann and Dr. Steven Potashnick Lori and David Prosnitz Brian Raven Aviel Ray Sharon Reinherz Ariella and Adam Reinherz Rejuvenate Therapy Joan and Bernard Revsine Leah and Larry Richman Marilyn Richman Omar Rihani Dr. Ralph Robbins Ariela Robinson Michael Robinson Miriam and Samuel Romirowsky Lisa and Dr. Barry Rosen Laurie and Moishe Rosen Alexander Rosen Nancy and Rabbi Shlomo Rosen Aliza and Rabbi Menachem Rosenbaum

Sheldon Rosenbaum Jason Rosenbaum Renee and Rabbi Seth Rosenberg Rachel and Chuck Rosenberg Kenneth Rosenberg Helene Rosenberg udi Rosenblum Rosenblum’s World of Judaica Joseph Rosenthal Lawrence Rosenwald Shoshana and Joshua Ross Vicki Ross Sharyl Ross Abraham Rotbart Cheryl and Robert Rothstein Mrs. and Mr. Marvin Rudack Rene and Chaim Russell Dr. Lisa Godis and Aaron Saiger Brian Saks Naomi and Morris Samber Inez and Joseph Samuels David Sanders Mindy Schiller Riva and Marvin Schlanger Lorraine Schonfield Shelley and Sanford Schwartz Dina and Jesse Schwartzman Mrs. and Mr. Samuel Sered Michael Serlin Beverly and Nate Serlin Nathan Serlin Simi and Abraham Seruya Inna shuval and Edward Shabotinsky Tamar Shames Melanie and Dov Shandalov Rachel Shandalov Ruth Lynn and Howard Shapiro Linda and Howard Shapiro Susan and Scott Shay Naomi Shicker Dinah and Michael Shiner Ronald Shtulman Melissa and Charles Shulman David Silverstein Aliza Silverstein Holly and Arlen Simon dr. helen pomper simons Andrea and Charles Simonson Lisa and Sid Singer Kay Skaist Amanda and Jacov Smith Ede and Aaron Snyder Joan and Alan Sohn

Ramesh and Siamak Daniel Soleymani Rebecca and Shlomo Starck Sari Steinberg Jonathan Stern Golda and Dr. Herbert Stoltze Ruth and Steven Strimling Marcy and David Sugar Roselyn and Renan Sugarman Superfund for Jewish Ed Andrea and Mark Tannenbaum Larry Teren Rachel Topper Leah and Misha Tzirulik Village Market Place Ellen and Bernard Walters Mrs. And Dr. Mark Warshawsky Cheryl and Robert Wasserman Pola and Ari Wax Daneal Weiner Mrs. and Mr. Zoltan Weiss Daniel Weiss Stephanie Weiss-Faratci and Shimon Faratci RW Wigoda Chai Wilensky Dvora Wilensky Ruth Wilk Linda and Alan Winick Chava Wintner Jerome Witkovsky Bricha and Rabbi Aron Wolf Morris Wolinetz Sarah and Yehuda Wolper Judith and Alan Workman Rosanne and Joseph Younes Yan Zaleznyak Amy and Dr. David Zaretsky Alissa and Rabbi Levi Zeffren Jacob Zelenietz

Financial Summary

The financial summary is based on the Audited Financial Statements for the years ending June 2011 and June 2012, the last two fiscal periods for which statements are available.

2011 REVENUES $6,818,637

2012 REVENUES $7,214,246

5.1% 5.0%

Gross Tuition & Fees 4.9% 14.3%

67.2%

7.7% 5.8%

The Bernard Heerey Family Foundation

Fundraising & Endowments Federation & DSGTF The Bernard Heerey Family Foundation

Other

Other

Fundraising & Endowments Federation & DSGTF

2012 EXPENSES $7,158,680 2.6%

8.5% 68.4%

12.9%

2011 EXPENSES $6,719,347 1.7%

Educational Expenses

3.5% 46.4%

Administrtive Expenses

47.9% 22.6%

Other

Scholarship Administrative Expenses Facilities

Facilities 24.1%

Educational Expenses

3.9%

Scholarship 23.4%

Gross Tuition & Fees

23.9%

Other

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IDA CROWN JEWISH ACADEMY

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Building

for Excellence

With a building campaign that has spanned a changing real estate market and an economic recession, the ICJA Capital Campaign is closer than ever to completion, with over $25 million raised.

The Crown-Goodman family, represented by Lester Crown and Charles H. (Corky) Goodman, is leading the final push of fundraising with a $5.5 million matching gift challenge. This gift is in addition to the $10 million lead gift the family contributed at the campaign’s launch in 2010. Shortly after, the campaign had been placed on moratorium in response to the economic downturn.

Since a May parlor meeting at the home of Gale and Eric Rothner with representatives of the Jewish Federation and ICJA lay leadership, the Academy has raised $2 million toward the matching gift.

In addition to a new building located at 8225 N. Central Park, Skokie, the capital campaign will double the school’s endowment, providing crucial scholarship funds and program support. All commitments to ICJA’s capital campaign are credited as gifts to the Jewish Federation’s Centennial Campaign.

“This is the only major metropolitan area in the country that hasn’t lost schools in this economic meltdown,” said Federation President Dr. Steven B. Nasatir, speaking at the May parlor meeting. “It’s really important for Ida Crown to have its new building. ICJA is very important to the Modern Orthodox community, which makes it a gateway to the overall Jewish community.”

Lester Crown complimented ICJA, saying, “You’ve really attracted an awful lot of smart kids, and they get smarter in their four years there. They deserve this new facility because how you’ve been able to accomplish what you have in your facility is a wonder.”

The new facility will meet the needs of modern education programs by providing more classrooms, cutting-edge science and technology facilities and expanded amenities for extracurricular activities.

David Strulowitz, co chair of the campaign, along with Jacques Gliksberg, said, “We all

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want to see the best for our kids, and we want Chicago to continue to be an attractive community for our grown children.”

The building will also house the Keshet High School program, providing the organization with increased space and continuing Keshet and ICJA’s long-standing relationship. Keshet Executive Director Abbie Weisberg pledged to raise $1 million for the project from Keshet

supporters.

The new campus will include outdoor space, sports facilities, space for cultural arts, expanded library and technology resources, study halls, expanded kollel and chavruta learning spaces, an auditorium, workout facilities, student and faculty lounges, a central

Beit Knesset that can accommodate the entire school.

We thank our partners for being the visionaries of our community’s future by contributing to ICJA’s Building Campaign and for helping us achieve a once-in-ageneration goal of building a contemporary high school for our community and strengthening ICJA’s endowment to guarantee the scholarship and financial needs of future generations.

This dream would not be a reality without the help of the Jewish Federation and our lead donor, the Crown-Goodman Family. Many thanks to all of those involved in this tremendous effort.

For more information, please contact Jane Best, Building Project Campaign Director, at (773) 973-1450 x136.

Thank You to Our Capital Campaign Donors $10,000,000 + The Crown and Goodman Family

Phyllis and Stuart Muller Dr. Steven B. Nasatir New Directions Fund

$1,000,000 - $9,999,999 Keshet

$50,000 - $99,999 Yarona and Shlomoh Ben-David Vivian and Nathan Bloch Judy and Michael Daniels Abby and Gary Elkins Gina and Joseph Gottesman Dr. Tammy and Dr. Edward Kaplan Helene and Dr. David Lerner Marianne Novak and Dr. Noam Stadlan Ethel and Les Sutker Myra Zissman

$500,000 - $ 999,999 Anonymous Joan and Shael Bellows Daniela and Jacques Gliksberg Hochberg/Lowenstein Families Barbara and Richard Rosenfield Gale and Eric Rothner Lynn and Irv Shapiro Ralph Wanger $250,000 - $499,999 Anonymous Bernice and Dr. Oscar Novick Bethia Straus and Paul Quintas Frieda and Sheldon Robinson Family Leslie and Tom Silverstein Susan and David Strulowitz Shira Malka and Dr. Yosef Walder $100,000 - $249,999 Ora and Maury Aaron Jane and Edward Best Sara W. Cohen and Samuel T. Cohen ‫ז’’ל‬ Lani Yampol Gershon and Richard Gershon The Gillman Family Laurie and Bernard Hasten Sadie and Harry Lasky Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999 Beth and Brad Alter Robin and Yossi Azaraf Drs. Sherri and Jeffrey Bressman Sandra and Jeffrey Cagan Zenia R. and Jeffrey L. Cohen Family Colliers International Debbi and Marc Geller Barbara and Dr. Steve Geller Terri and Andrew Herenstein Sandra and Howard Hoffen Dr. Amy and Dr. Guy Kaissar Miriam and Louis Kolom Rivkie and Evan Lafer The Lennon Family Aviva and Nate Lichtenstein Susan and Ronnie Masliansky Margaret and Rabbi Leonard Matanky

Trude Matanky Cindy and Alon Redlich The Family of Ida Rosen Miki and Shmuel Schreiber Lynn and Loren Stein Tammy and Michael Sugar Flora and Marty Weiss Rifka and Daniel Weiss UP To $25,000 Laura and David Allswang Lynn and Alfred Altshul Jean Best Gilda and Art Birn Helene and Mitchell Blivaiss Debbie and Sandford Bokor Aviva and Dr. Larry Camras Sharon and Larry Chambers Karen and Charles A. Cohen Elizabeth and Mitchell Dayan Debbie and David Dobkin Debbie and Dr. Daniel Eisenstein Donna Grey and Dr. Harold Fluss Roberta and Dr. Scott Fretzin Michelle and Robert Friedman Danielle and Jason Friedman Cathy and Joe Gluck Dr. Sharon and Dr. Yossie Goldberger Regina and Ernie Goldberger Beth and Jordan Grey Lana and Nat Grey Cheryl and Dr. Gary Hoberman Marla and Ezra Jaffe

Connie and Dr. Alan Kadish Shari and William Lennon Michelle and Brian Levinson Monica and Rich Magid Aviva and James Matanky Judith and Barry Mendelsberg Alison and Alan Molotsky Stuart Perlik Charitable Fund at the Chicago Community Trust Seymour, Abby and Jonathan Persky ‫ז’’ל‬ Laurie and Dov Pinchot Debbie and Dr. Kenneth Polin Diane and Robert Reichblum Erynne and Ari Rennert Ronni and Elliot Robinson Jill and Michael Rose Jennie and Avi Rothner Helen and Dr. Marc Rubenstein Charlene and Dr. David Sales Danielle Sandler Mitchell Sandler Rabbi Binyamin Siegel Renee Birnberg Silberman and Dr. Joseph Silberman and family Rachel and Michael Stein Michelle and Randy Trubnick Elissa and Zev Weissberg Linda and Stan Weissbrot Debra and David Well

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2012-2013 Board of Directors Dov Pinchot, President Noam Stadlan Laura Allswang Joseph Ament Yarona Ben-David Nathan Bloch Jeffery Bressman Art Birn Mitch Dayan David Dobkin

Michelle Friedman Steve Geller Sharon Gillman Jacques Gliksberg Manuel Gliksberg Yosie Goldberger Debbie Jacoby Ezra Jaffe Tammy Kaplan

Amy Kaissar Kevin Kirshenbaum Amy Lowenstein Richard Magid Ronnie Masliansky Stuart Muller Paul Quintas Cindy Redlich Miki Schreiber

George Hanus, Chairman Emeritus Honorary Life Members Joseph Ament  Rabbi Oscar Fasman ‫ז’’ל‬

 Ida Rosen ‫ז’’ל‬

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Paul Rosenberg ‫ז’’ל‬

Ida Crown Jewish Academy 2828 West Pratt Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60645 Phone: (773) 973-1450 Fax: (773) 973-6131 Ida Crown Jewish academy icja@icja.org

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Ida Crown Jewish Academy is an affiliate of the Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago and a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.

Athletic photos by Mitch Jacoby. Dinner and graduation photos by Deja Views.

Rabbi Dr. Leonard A. Matanky, Dean Daniel Harris, Associate Principal Dr. Jeremy Kahan, Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction Michael London, Director of Finance Deva Zwelling, Director of Development Jane Best, Project Campaign Director & Alumni Relations