CENTER

Jewish Community Center

of Greater Washington

FY12 ANNUAL REPORT

July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012

IN THE

CENTER

SPOTLIGHT

WELCOME

he importance of creating community permeates every aspect

of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington’s

programs and operations. Our strength is in our diverse interests,

backgrounds and passions. Our impact is in how we assure continuity,

build identity and create community.

Coming together the way we do so often in such meaningful ways is

what differentiates us from every other ﬁtness center, preschool and day

camp. This Annual Report captures some of the highlights of our ﬁscal

year 2012 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012).

Mission Statement

We create a welcoming and inclusive environment, connecting the

people of our Jewish community with each other, Israel, and the

broader community. We inspire individuals of all ages and backgrounds

to enhance their social, physical, intellectual and spiritual well-being

through programs of excellence rooted in Jewish values.

Vision Statement

We will be the heart of our Jewish community, playing a central role in

reaching out to build a welcoming, diverse and thriving community that

enriches Jewish life for each generation.

Core Values

• Kavod Ha-briot (Respect for

one another) – We respect the

dignity of every person.

• Klal Yisrael (One people) –

We welcome all Jewish traditions

and backgrounds.

• Kehilla (Community) –

We connect individuals to the

community and communities

to each other.

• Eretz Y’israel (Israel) –

We connect our community to the

people, history, culture and land of

Israel.

• B’yachad (Working

together) – We partner with

Jewish and secular organizations

to build a stronger community.

• Hachnassat Orchim

(Welcoming guests) –

We open our doors to everyone.

• Gemilut Chasadim (Acts of

loving kindness) –We help those

in need through acts of loving

kindness.

• Tikkun Olam (Repairing the

world) – We make the world a

better and more just place.

• Shmirat Ha-teva (Preserving

nature) – We respect our

environment.

• Torah (Jewish Learning) – We

promote Jewish learning and

intellectual enrichment.

• Shmirat HaNefesh v’HaGuf

(Preserving our selves) –

We promote the well-being and

ﬁtness of every person.

• Ruach (Spirit) – We infuse spirit

and fun into our activities and

programs.

ADULTS AND SENIORS

With community support, the JCCGW helps senior adults

stay healthy, active and engaged. Most importantly, we

help them to age in place.

• The JCCGW served approximately 10,000

hot kosher lunches to seniors at six sites in

Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.

• Through a generous gift, Sy and Sheila Herman

sponsored “The Memoir Project,” a program

designed to promote documentation of life memories.

• We formed a weekly discussion group where men can

meet new friends and discuss topics of interest such

as politics, current events and health.

• The Center hosted Holy Cross Hospital’s Memory

Academy, a program developed at UCLA’s Center

for Aging that helps participants acquire general

strategies to improve their memory.

• The JCCGW and Jewish Social Service Agency

(JSSA) partnered to provide social workers at

many Center programs for seniors who are going

through difﬁcult transitions, or who need resource

information and support services.

• Seniors took classes on subjects as diverse as

beginning computer and opera to creative writing

and Israeli current events at the Adult Center for

Education (ACE) seminars in the spring and in the fall.

• Hundreds of seniors participated in a variety of social

and educational events through the Coming of Age

(CoA) program. Funded in part by a grant from the

State of Maryland, CoA helps keep seniors connected

and promotes good health and well-being. Programs

are held at the JCCGW, Ring House and Leisure

World. Local excursions, such as trips to restaurants

and the theater, are a popular aspect of the program.

• The Hurwitz Internal Light Program, funded in part

by the George and Tess Hurwitz Internal Light Fund

and the Montgomery County Department of Health &

Human Services, offers education and information for

older adults who are visually impaired. This endowed

program also received generous support from the Aid

Association for the Blind in FY12.

• The Center’s kosher nutrition program has been

named the Selma Sweetbaum Satellite Nutrition

1. Sy and Sheila Herman, dedicated JCCGW supporters and sponsors of “The Memoir Project.”

2. Member Toby Gottesman volunteers his time and energy to facilitate the men’s discussion group.

3. Volunteer faculty members of the ACE program were honored at an end-of semester party.

4. Coming of Age members modeled current styles at a fashion show held at Ring House.

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YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

The JCCGW created the Young Professionals Task

Force with a mission to foster community by providing

a portal for new experiences and connecting local

Jewish young professionals to each other and

the greater community. Attended by dozens of

enthusiastic young professionals, events included:

• Hiking the Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls

• A cooking competition, patterned after the

television show “Top Chef,” to ﬁnd out who could

add the most creative spin to the popular Israeli

dish, shakshuka

• A community service project

• A summer social

BENDER-DOSIK PARENTING CENTER

• Storytime Morning and Music Together Babies

are just two of the many popular classes we offer

to help build brain development in babies and

parenting skills.

• We offered a variety of parenting workshops

featuring experts such as Kim West, aka The

Sleep Lady; Bonnie Zucker, psychologist and

author of Anxiety Free Kids; and Aviva Goldfarb,

author and creator of The Six O’clock Scramble.

This year, the JCCGW also partnered with PEP

(Parent Encouragement Program) to offer parenting

seminars at the Center.

Program in honor of Selma Sweetbaum, who retired

after a 35-year career at the JCCGW advocating on

behalf of senior adults. Offering hot, healthy kosher

lunches as well as lectures, cultural activities,

exercise and socialization, the nutrition program is

a lifeline for older members of Montgomery County

and Prince George’s County.

• In our Gateways program for new Americans from the

Former Soviet Union, approximately 90 senior adults

attended our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other

Languages) classes. Twenty-ﬁve of them attended

citizenship preparation class. Ten of our students took,

and passed, the exam to become U.S. citizens.

The Center’s kosher nutrition program was named in honor of Selma

Sweetbaum (above), who recently retired as JCCGW adult services

director. An expert in her ﬁeld, Selma has received numerous awards

and has been appointed to many local and national committees and

commissions, including the White House Conference on Aging.

Hiking the Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls offered a great opportunity

for these young professionals, an upcoming generation of community

leaders, to network and socialize.

Music Together, an internationally-recognized early childhood music and movement

program for children and the grownups who love them, is just one of the many

popular classes offered by the Bender-Dosik Parenting Center.

CAMP, YOUTH & TEENS

• JCC campers had an “Excellent Adventure through

Time” in summer 2011. The summer was jam-packed

with fun and meaningful activities, and enrollment

increased over 13% from the previous summer.

• The JCCGW received a grant from JCC Association

to sponsor the “Power of Words” project, which

was on exhibit in the Goldman Art Gallery. The

project encouraged campers to use creative and

artistic ways to show how words can be helpful or

harmful to others.

• Our revamped after-school program allows parents

ﬂexibility in choosing the days to enroll their

children, as well as ﬂexibility for the children

to choose electives and create a personalized

experience. Enrollment in the program increased

by 20% this year.

• Rockville Open House (ROH) meets monthly in the

Teen Center. ROH is a supervised, safe gathering

space for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender,

queer, questioning, or intersex Jewish teens.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

The JCCGW preschool utilizes a Reggio Emilia approach

to education, a program based on the principles

of respect, responsibility, and community through

exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching

environment.

• In March 2012, six members of the preschool staff

attended Study Institute at the Malaguzzi Center

in Reggio Emilia, Italy to learn about the Reggio

approach in greater depth and explore Reggio

through a Jewish perspective.

• The tour was underwritten through the JCCGW

and the preschool’s Early Childhood Parent

Committee (ECPC). Funds were raised in part

through ECPC events.

1-2. Camp JCC campers are fortunate to have the use of indoor facilities—such as the gym, art studio and auditorium—as well as outdoor facilities, including

the pool, ball ﬁeld and grounds.

3. On Grandparents Day, always a highlight of the year, this JCCGW Preschool student dressed to impress.

Goldman Art Gallery

The Goldman Art Gallery hosted nine exhibits in FY12

including:

• “Art of the Book” by Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

• “Art Without Borders: A Celebration of Humanity,”

an exhibit created by Jewish and Muslim artists

• “Debra Herman Berger: A Retrospective of Her Art”

•

“From Kiln, Paint, and Camera: COLOR!” art by Patricia

Fein Cate, Marsha Goldﬁne, and Stan Schofer

• “Slices of Life through the Lens of an Artist,”

photographs by Elaine Hoffman

• “A Lifetime of Perspective,” works by senior

adults, is funded by the Deena and Jerome A.

Kaplan Fund for Senior Adult Programming and

the Berliant/Kaplan Fund of the United Jewish

Endowment Fund of The Jewish Federation of

Greater Washington.

GILDENHORN/SPEISMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Dance

• The Senior Youth Dance Company was selected

to perform at the Youth Dance Festival at Dance

Place in Washington DC in March 2012.

• The JCCGW Dance School expanded its production

company by forming “The Junior Youth Dancers.”

• Both the Junior and Senior Dance Companies

performed in June at our end-of-year dance recital.

Film

• Nearly 2,000 patrons screened and discussed 10

award-winning ﬁlms from Israel, the US, Germany,

the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom at the 4th

Annual Jewish Film Festival in March.

• “77 Steps”— a ﬁlm about the personal journey

of the ﬁlmmaker, Ibtisam Mara’ana, who left her

Arab-Muslim village and moved to Tel Aviv—was

shown in our Kreeger Auditorium as part of Café

Seret (Israeli Movie Café). Mara’ana attended the

showing and held a post-ﬁlm discussion.

The family of Debra Herman Berger

z”l

posed proudly at the reception of the

exhibit of her artwork.

JCCGW Dance School offers classes for all ages and across many

disciplines, including tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop.

• Approximately 75 students, including children and

adults, took music lessons at the JCCGW. We also

offered music classes in partnership with a local

music school, Bach to Rock.

• The indie rock/Sephardic music band Deleon

performed in May in conjunction with the DCJCC’s

Washington Jewish Music Festival.

Kreeger Auditorium Renovation

The Center has started a major renovation on

the Kreeger Auditorium. We gratefully thank the

Gildenhorn/Speisman families and the Philip L.

Graham Fund for their generous support and the State

of Maryland for issuing a Bond Bill. The renovation

will modernize our facilities to make them more

accessible to all, improve energy efﬁciency and costs,

and enhance audience enjoyment. Once completed,

our theater will be a state-of-the-art, community

performing arts destination.

INCLUSION AND SPECIAL NEEDS

• More than 60 children with special needs were

able to attend camp alongside their typically-

developing siblings and peers. Funding for this

program is provided by generous support from

the Stanley S. Bender Special Needs Inclusion

Program at Camp JCC, The Jewish Federation of

Greater Washington, National Inclusion Project,

and the Montgomery County Department of Health

& Human Services.

Literary Arts

• The 42

Annual Book Festival took place in

November and featured a handpicked selection

of more than 5,000 newly-published books of

Jewish content and 26 author events.

• Literary programs continued throughout the

program year featuring sportswriter John

Feinstein, blogger and author Jill Smokler, and

Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat.

Music

• The Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series

celebrated its 40th anniversary season featuring six

chamber concerts. In recognition of this milestone,

Gerry and Howard

z”l

Polinger and the Polinger family

were honored at a special concert in April which

featured pianist Navah Perlman (Itzhak Perlman’s

daughter) and her fellow musicians, cellist Zuill

Bailey and violinist Philippe Quint.

1. The Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat visited the Center to discuss his book, “The Future of the Jews.”

2. The Polinger family was honored in appreciation of their vision in creating the Polinger Artists of Excellence Concert Series and for their longstanding support of

JCCGW music programs. Gerry Polinger, seated, posed for a photo with musicians (from left) Phillipe Quint, Zuill Bailey and Navah Perlman.

3. Inclusion counselors provide support for campers with special needs to participate in all camp activities alongside their typical peers and siblings.

JCC MACCABI GAMES

• In summer 2011, Team Greater Washington

traveled to Israel; Springﬁeld, MA; and

Philadelphia, PA to participate in the JCC Maccabi

Games where Jewish teens between the ages

of 13 and 16 competed in Olympics-style events.

We thank the Bender Foundation and Rockville

SportsPlex for their generous support of the 2011

JCC Maccabi Games.

• In May 2012, JCCGW athletes age 10-12 traveled

to Harrisburg, PA to participate in the Mid-Atlantic

Junior Games. They also participated in Jewish

Heritage Night, which was sponsored by the

Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning and the

Washington Wizards, at the Verizon Center in April.

• The Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family

Foundation sponsored our 2011 Camp Kochavim,

a program for teens and young adults with a wide

range of disabilities. Twenty-nine older teens and

young adults with special needs participated in

the program. Children’s Charities Foundation, the

Abraham and Frieda Hochberg Foundation, and the

Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation also

helped support Camp Kochavim.

• Twenty-six participants and 24 volunteers took

part in the Gudelsky Exceptional Swim Program for

children and adults with physical, orthopedic-related

disabilities. This program is funded by a grant from

the Bertha and Isadore Gudelsky Family Foundation.

• In observance of Jewish Disability Awareness

Month in February 2012, all three area JCCs

partnered to present “ReelAbilities: Disabilities

Film Festival.” Each ﬁlm was accompanied

by discussions and programming to bring the

community together to explore and celebrate our

diversity.

The Team JCCGW delegation of 61 teens proudly marched in the opening

ceremony of the 2011 JCC Maccabi Games in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Much more than an athletic competition, the Games promote community

service involvement, sportsmanship and religious pride, and provide the

opportunity for Jewish teens to form long-lasting memories and friendships.

A Gudelsky Exceptional Swim Program student and her volunteer coach

celebrate success. The students enjoy the opportunity to move in the forgiving

environment of water. For the families, the program offers a supportive

network to socialize and share information.

• Chief Operating Ofﬁcer Amy Gantz and Chief

Program Ofﬁcer Tracey Dorfmann participated in

the JCCA (Jewish Community Centers Association)

Familiarization Trip to Poland and Israel in December

2011. JCCA’s goals for the trip were to promote

Israel engagement and programming, and to assist

JCCs in connecting their members and Israel.

• Expressions Fine Art, a unique art exhibit featuring

Israeli artists, and A Matter of Landscape, an

exhibition of photographs taken by award-winning

Israeli photographer Chanan Getraide, were

featured in the Goldman Art Gallery.

JEWISH LIFE

• Our Chanukah and Purim celebrations drew

hundreds of community members of all ages who

participated in fun and meaningful activities that

were planned and implemented in partnership with

the Tzoﬁm (Israeli Scouts) at the Center.

• In observance of Rosh Hashanah, a Selichot

(prayers recited leading up to and through the High

Holidays) Service and a challah-baking workshop

were held in September.

• Context, an adult education program offered by

The Institute for Jewish Learning at the Jewish

Theological Seminary, was held at the JCCGW.

Offering an exploration of Jewish history and

intensive study, and interaction with accomplished

Jewish studies scholars, the program was held in

partnership with Beth Sholom Congregation, B’nai

Israel Congregation, Congregation Har Shalom and

Partnership for Jewish Life & Learning.

• Biblical archaeology lectures were held throughout

the year in partnership with ASOR (American

Schools of Oriental Research) and BASONOVA

(Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia,

Maryland and DC).

• A Bible Series was held at the JCCGW in

partnership with the Foundation for Jewish

Studies.

ISRAEL AT THE CENTER

• The JCCGW shlicha (Israeli emissary) brought

insights of Israel to the Center and the community

through a variety of lectures and discussions

throughout the school year, and through Israel-

related activities and projects at Camp JCC.

• A celebration of Israel’s 64

birthday was

held at Rockville Town Square in June 2012 in

partnership with The Jewish Federation of Greater

Washington. Hundreds of community members

gathered for a day of spirited celebration including

a performance by Danny Sanderson, one of the

most inﬂuential performers on the Israeli cultural

scene.

JCCGW Chanukah and Purim celebrations offer the opportunity for the

community to come together to honor our Jewish heritage.

Hundreds of community members packed Rockville Town Square to celebrate

Israel’s 64

birthday in June.

WELLNESS, FITNESS & SPORTS

• The Center partnered with Shady Grove Adventist

Hospital to hold health screenings, which are open

to the community, at the JCCGW.

• The JCCGW and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

cosponsored two Health Expos—one for families

held at the JCCGW in the fall, and one for seniors

held at Leisure World in the spring. The expos

served to increase awareness of health care

resources in our community, provide preventative

care information, and screen for certain conditions.

• Washington Consumers’ CHECKBOOK awarded the

JCCGW Health & Fitness Center their top rating

for quality.

• The Health & Fitness Department added new,

state-of-the-art cardio equipment with personal

audio/visual systems.

• A triathlon class was added to the Health &

Fitness schedule. The class culminated with an

indoor triathlon with 10 participants.

•

We offered more than 65 weekly group exercise classes.

• The Ariel Quartet, composed of Israeli musicians,

performed at the Center as part of the Polinger

Artists of Excellence Concert Series.

• The preschool was treated to a concert by talented

young musicians from Beit Shemesh, our sister city

in Israel. The group appeared as part of the 2012

Haﬂa (Party) Delegation, celebrating and sharing

traditions of Israel, in conjunction with The Jewish

Federation of Greater Washington’s Partnership

2Gether program for Israel engagement.

• A lecture and discussion was held at the Center

concerning Dan Senor and Saul Singer’s book,

“Start-Up Nation: the Story of Israel’s Economic

Miracle,” which depicts the amazing progress

Israel has made since its birth.

• Professor Robert Eisen of George Washington

University was at the Center to present a lecture

titled, “Hawks and Doves: the Complexities of

Religious Zionism.”

• JCCGW staff, members and guests gathered to

observe Yom Hazikaron, the day on which Israel

honors its fallen servicemen and women.

1. During a concert, Israeli musicians gave some excited preschoolers the opportunity to get in on the action.

2. “To Life: Tools for Better Living” was the theme for the spring Health & Wellness Expo, co-sponsored by Jewish Residents of Leisure World and presented by

Coming of Age.

3. These athletes were all smiles after completing the JCCGW’s indoor triathlon. Photo by David Wolf

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Three Centers, One Community

JCCGW members now have full access to the

Washington DC JCC and the JCC of Northern

Virginia thanks to the Three Centers, One

Community initiative. In addition to providing

members full reciprocity at each of the three area

JCCs, the JCCs have worked together on a number

of communitywide events including the Jewish Film

Festival, the Jewish Music Festival, “Reel Abilities:

Disabilities Film Festival” and IsraelFest. The three

JCCs are also offering a free one-year membership to

all Birthright Israel trip alumni.

CENTER WITHOUT WALLS

Recognizing the need to reach out to those in our

community who may not live in close proximity to the

Center, the JCCGW launched a Center Without Walls

initiative which will grow in the coming years.

• Author events, ﬁlm showings and a health & wellness

expo were held at Leisure World in Silver Spring.

• Our adult department has satellite sites serving

seniors in Silver Spring and Bowie.

VOLUNTEERS

• Approximately 190 adults collectively donated

close to 8,000 hours of their time to the Center.

• Jonina Duker, Isadore Goldman, and Arlene Mager

each volunteered over 300 hours.

• At our Annual Meeting in June 2012, Jerry Hulman

received the Flora M. Stetson Distinguished

Service Award for his dedicated volunteer efforts.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

We are proud to partner with community organizations

and agencies to expand our reach and capabilities.

Partnerships and programs include but are not limited

to:

Adat Shalom

Reconstructionist

Congregation

Bach to Rock

Birthright Israel

BBYO

Congregation Beth Ami

Charles E. Smith Jewish

Life Communities

Congregation B’nai

Tzedek

Congregation Or Chadash

Cub Scouts

Israel in DC

JCC Association

JConnect

JCRC

Jewish Agency for Israel

The Jewish Federation

of Greater Washington

Jewish Council for the

Aging

Jewish Foundation for

Group Homes

JSSA (Jewish Social

Service Agency)

Leisure World

Montgomery County

Department of Health

& Human Services

Montgomery County

Infants and Toddlers

Program

Music Together

Montgomery

National Inclusion Project

PACE (Parent and

Community Education)

PEP (Parent

Encouragement Program)

Partnership for Jewish

Life & Learning

Prince George’s County

Rockville Open House

Shady Grove Adventist

Hospital

Shalom Baby

State of Maryland

Tzoﬁm (Israeli Scouts)

Whole Foods

Jerry Hulman (top middle), a dedicated volunteer who received the Flora M.

Stetson Distinguished Service Award in June 2012, is shown with students from

the computer class that he teaches. Jerry’s volunteer activities have touched every

aspect of the Center.

Dinner of Champions

An All-Star Celebration!

The 20th Annual JCCGW Dinner of Champions, chaired

by Molly Meegan and Abbe Lowell, Laura Blumenfeld

and Baruch Weiss, and Sharon and Jeremy Zissman,

raised funds for the Center’s nationally-recognized

inclusion programs for children, teens and young adults

with special needs. Ted Leonsis received the 2011

Irene and Abe Pollin Humanitarian Award. Stanley M.

Brand, Reid Cherner, Max Meltzer and Ellen Zavian

were inducted into the Greater Washington Jewish

Sports Hall of Fame. Adam Bloom, Karen Beth Cohen,

Madelyn Flax, Josh Singer, Carley Sturges and Alex

Tritell received the Hyman M. & Philip D. Perlo High

School Athlete Award. Thanks to our many funders

and also to Precon Events and our wonderful Master of

Ceremonies, Chris Gordon of NBC4.

Birthday Celebration

Chairs Eve and Andy Stern and a wonderful Gala

committee hosted the JCCGW 99

Birthday

Celebration. The prestigious Benjamin Ourisman

Memorial Award for Civic Achievement was

presented to Susie and Michael Gelman. The event

raised vital funds to support the Center. Special

thanks to Martha K. Bindeman, CSEP, of Finishing

Touches Events for her contributions to the event.

• Kinor, the JCCGW’s contemporary Israeli folk

dance company, performed at Friendship Heights

Village Center in Chevy Chase.

• The JCCGW co-sponsored Washington Jewish Film

Festival’s concert featuring Israeli sensation Hadag

Nahash at The Fillmore Silver Spring in May.

• Plans are underway to host parenting classes,

preschool programs, camp sites, culture & arts

events, and expanded satellite programs for seniors

at locations throughout Montgomery County.

PHILANTHROPY

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, including

individuals, foundation and corporations, anyone

can walk through our doors and have a positive,

meaningful and even life-changing experience. Funds

raised each year help support a variety of services for

our community today and for generations to come.

The songs of Hadag Nahash, one of Israel’s most successful bands, call for

peace, tolerance and equality. The JCCGW co-sponsored their appearance at

The Fillmore Silver Spring.

Ted Leonsis, 2011 Irene and Abe

Pollin Humanitarian Award recipient,

is the founder, chairman and majority

owner of Monumental Sports &

Entertainment Washington Capitals

(NHL), Washington Wizards (NBA),

Washington Mysics (WNBA) and

Verizon Center.

2012 Benjamin Ourisman Memorial

Award for Civic Achievement

recipients Susie and Michael Gelman

were honored for their leadership and

their commitment to our community.

Kinor, which this year celebrates its 40

anniversary as the JCCGW’s

contemporary Israeli folk dance company, performed to an appreciative

audience in Chevy Chase.

Jewish Legacy Committee. Create a Jewish Legacy

is an innovative program designed to change the

philanthropic conversation in our community by

creating a collaborative approach to legacy giving. A

project of the United Jewish Endowment Fund of The

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Create

a Jewish Legacy aims to build a strong, vibrant

community for generations to come.

Flora M. Stetson Legacy Society

Flora M. Stetson’s love of the arts led her to volunteer at

the JCCGW’s Goldman Art Gallery. Ms. Stetson’s passion

for her volunteer work at the Center, and her joy in being

part of the Center’s warm and welcoming community, led

her to make a generous legacy gift that will continue to

have an impact for generations to come.

The Stetson Society recognizes and honors

individuals and families who, through their estate

plans, have created a legacy for the Center in the

form of a bequest or other planned gift.

Golf & Tennis Tournament

Held on June 11, 2012 at Lakewood Country Club in

Rockville, Maryland, this year’s Golf & Tennis Tournament

raised critical funds in support of the JCCGW’s senior

adult programs and services. EagleBank was the Kiddush

Cup Golf Tournament presenting sponsor. Michael Kay

served as honorary chair, with Andy Bridge, Monique

Buckles and Andy Shulman serving as co-chairs. The

Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation

was the presenting sponsor for the Elijah’s Cup Tennis

Tournament, co-chaired by Harris Rosenblatt and Robin B.

Taub.

Endowments

The JCCGW has more than 200 named endowment

funds. Income generated by these funds helps

underwrite the costs associated with a wide range

of classes, lectures and workshops, cultural arts,

scholarships for camp and preschool, and meals

for members of our community. Establishing an

endowment fund is a wonderful way to honor the

memory of a loved one, or to serve as a living tribute.

A complete list can be found on pages 14-16.

Annual Fund

The Board Development Committee, led by Vice

President for Development Mindy Berger, helped us

keep our doors open to welcome everyone. Each year,

Annual Fund donations make it possible for us to

offer more than $500,000 in ﬁnancial assistance and

support services to hundreds of children, adults and

senior adults in our community in the form of:

• Scholarships to families in need

• One-on-one camp counselors for children and

young adults with special needs

• Reduced-rate memberships for adults with

disabilities living in group homes

• Support services for senior adults

Create a Jewish Legacy

Planned Gifts

The new Create a Jewish Legacy program is

chaired by Neil Gurvitch and the Board’s Create a

Clockwise from top left:

Jason Mitchell, Tracy

Bloom Schwartz, Alan

Schwartz, Brad Buckles

and Monique Buckles

enjoyed a picture-perfect

day at our annual golf

and tennis tournament.

The generosity of Flora M. Stetson

z”l

will have a

profound and lasting impact on our community.

CAMP

Barbara Cohen and Walter Shorr Memorial Fund

for Camp Scholarships and Israel Initiatives

Morris Z. and Vivian Cohn Fund for Special

Recreation Services

Cora and John H. Davis Memorial Fund for Winter

Camp Scholarships

R. Andrew Helgeson “Heart of Gold” Memorial

Endowment Fund for Camp JCC Counselor

Awards

Jane Hulman Camp Scholarship Fund

Dolores Polakoff Memorial Children’s Camp

Scholarship Endowment Fund

Max and Julia Silverman Memorial Keep Rolling

Fund for Accessible Transportation

CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Carol K. and Arnold R. Altshuler Fund for

Needy Children

Edith Barry Single Parent Fund*

Bender-Dosik Parenting Center Endowment Fund

Brett, Olin, Sanger and Shesser Family

Endowment Fund for Children in Need

Daniel and Howard Caplan Memorial Fund for

Children in Need

Ida Forman Children’s Assistance Fund

Harry and Judie Linowes Youth Development Fund

Dolores and Sydney M. Polakoff Fund for the

Creative Enhancement of Youth Programming

Eva and Simon Resnek Endowment for Children’s

Scholarships

Fern Weiland Memorial Endowment for

Parenting Programs

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Brad and Monique Buckles Family Endowment

for Youth Programs

Lisa Frank Memorial Endowment for Children’s

Art Programs

Goldberg Goldman Endowment for Sports

Activities for Children with Special Needs

Marc Goodman Memorial Endowment Fund

for Sports Activities for Children

Endowments

ndowments support the Center today, and help strengthen our community into the future. Many

donors establish endowment funds to honor the memory of a loved one; others choose to establish an

endowment during their lifetime so they can see the results of their generosity.

The JCCGW currently has more than 200 named endowment funds. Income generated by these funds helps

underwrite the costs associated with a wide range of programs, including classes, lectures and workshops,

cultural arts events, scholarships for camp and preschool, and a kosher meal program for senior adults.

For information about establishing an endowment fund, please contact Samantha Frankel at 301.348.3861

or sfrankel@jccgw.org.

AQUATICS

Bertha and Isadore Gudelsky Exceptional Swim

Program Endowment Fund

Seymour and Sheila Herman Aquatic Fitness

Endowment Fund

Edward Rosenblum Swim Meet Fund

Louis and Doris Wiener Instructional Swim

Endowment Fund

ARCHAEOLOGY

Kitty and Benjamin Adelman Fund for Programs

on Biblical Archaeology

Lena and Abraham Binin Memorial

Archaeological Fund

Dr. Eric Fischer Memorial Fund for Lectures

on Middle Eastern Archaeology

Dr. Bernard Lieb Fund for Programs on Biblical

Archaeology

Kathe and Allan Schwartzberg Fund for Programs

on Biblical Archaeology

ART DEPARTMENT

Debra J. Berger Endowment for Art Education

Lisa Frank Memorial Endowment for Children’s

Art Programs

Sam Kagan Memorial Fund for Senior Adult Programs

Sarah Gertrude Kay Arts and Crafts Programs

and Projects for Senior Adults Endowment Fund

Anna Levine Fund for Adult Art Programs

ART GALLERY/MUSEUM

Rachel and David Abraham Endowment Fund

for the Visual Arts

Deena and Jerome A. Kaplan Fund for Senior

Adult Programming

Sylvan Margulies Fund in Support of the Center

Art Gallery

Herman Perlman Cultural Arts Endowment

Phillip Ratner Cultural Arts Endowment Fund

Daryl Reich Rubenstein Memorial Endowment

Clarice Smith Cultural Arts Endowment Fund

Jane L. and Robert H. Weiner Museum

Endowment Fund

Max Gruber Music Scholarship Fund

Bertha and Isadore Gudelsky Exceptional Swim

Program Endowment Fund

Matthew Kaplan Memorial Fund for Sports

for Handicapped Children

Dr. Isadore Lattman Music Scholarship Fund

Michael David Perlman Children’s Theatre Fund

Eva and Simon Resnek Endowment for Children’s

Scholarships

Rebecca Roemer Music Scholarship Fund

Louis and Doris Wiener Instructional Swim

Endowment Fund

CULTURAL/PERFORMING ARTS

Sheila Bellack Cultural Arts Endowment Fund

Shizu Fujiwara Coles Endowment Fund for Dance

Council for the Arts Endowment

Judith W. Frosh Fund for the Drama Department

David Lloyd Kreeger Cultural Arts Endowment

Bea Metalitz Endowment Fund for Original Works

on Jewish Themes

NationsBank/ASB Capital Management

Michael David Perlman Children’s Theatre Fund

Anne S. and Henry S. Reich Cultural Arts

Endowment

Steven M. Reich Memorial Endowment Fund

for Arts and Cultural Programming

Linda and Jay Rosenkranz Endowment for

Theatre Programs

Charles and Bella Jurow Ross Memorial

Endowment to Support Cultural Programming

Doris R. Sloan Endowment Fund for Cultural

Programming

Shirley Udelson Cultural Arts Endowment Fund

DANCE

Wolford and Dollye Berman Dance Endowment

Rosalie Friedman Memorial Endowment for the

Performing Arts

Kitty Kamen Performing Arts Fund

Fred and Ida Kogod Discretionary Fund

Robert P. Kogod Leadership Endowment Fund

Steve Lustig Past President’s Endowment*

Philip N. Margolius Fund for Special Events

Morris Marinoff Memorial Fund

Joseph and Mollie Muchnick Endowment Fund

Jeanette Orbach Scholarship Fund

Joseph Robinowitz Fund for Special Projects

Elaine and Stanley Rosensweig Endowment Fund

Eleanor B. Sirkis Award for Professional Achievement

Snyder Family Fund for General Operating Support

Rose and Louis Sohinki Endowment Fund for Staff

Development

Gerald and Deana Stempler Fund

Flora M. Stetson Memorial Fund

Robert H. Weiner Fund for Staff Training

Bernard M. Weisz Past President’s Endowment

for Leadership Development

HEALTH & FITNESS

Morris Z. and Vivian Cohn Fund for Special

Recreation Services

Coopers and Lybrand Fund for Sports and Fitness

Programs

Marc Goodman Memorial Endowment Fund

for Sports Activities for Children

Matthew Kaplan Memorial Fund for Sports

for Handicapped Children

Richard B. Reff, M.D. Maccabi Youth Games

Endowment Fund

Edward Rosenblum Fund for Excellence in

Amateur Sports

Herman Siegel Endowment Fund for Health

& Fitness

Beatrice and Benjamin Zohn Health Education Fund

JEWISH FAMILY LIVING AND LEARNING/

INTERFAITH OUTREACH

Marcella and Neil Cohen Interfaith Endowment Fund

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Dessoff Memorial Fund

for Hebrew Literacy

Dweck Family Hebrew Language Endowment Fund

Jack and Patricia Glass Endowment for Judaic

Education

Edward H. Kaplan Past President’s Endowment Fund

Daniel Leivick Memorial Fund for Yiddish Projects

Elaine S. Mann Endowment Fund for Israel

Education Programs

Phyllis G. Margolius Endowment for the

Celebration of Israel

Wendy Anne Ochsman Memorial Fund for

Women’s Programs

Past President’s Fund

Plotkin Jewish Traditions Endowment Fund

Mary and Charles Oshinsky Memorial Fund

for Dance Programs

Eva and Simon Resnek Endowment for Children’s

Scholarships

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Hon. Sydney S. Asher Endowment Fund

Edith Barry Single Parent Fund*

Bender-Dosik Parenting Center Endowment Fund

Lee and Isidore Forman Endowment Fund

Sally A. Goldberg Memorial Fund

Toni Goodman Early Childhood Discretionary Fund

Warren and Diane Gould Family Early Childhood

Special Purpose Fund

Yetta and Harris Hacken Memorial Fund for

Support of Deserving Children

Ida and Nathan Hurwitz Purim Fund

Infant Day Care Endowment Fund

Ethel and Ben Kornhauser Endowment Fund

for Early Childhood Staff Enrichment*

Samuel Lehrman Past President’s Fund

Harriet Nahum Early Childhood Scholarship Fund

Larry Osterman Nursery School Scholarship Fund

Kitty and Henry Reiner Early Childhood

Endowment Fund

Eugene N. and Gerald L. Reiser Memorial

Endowment

Fund for Early Childhood Education Programs

Eva and Simon Resnek Endowment for Children’s

Scholarships

Joyce and Benjamin Schlesinger Endowment

for Child Care and Young People’s Programs

Abraham and Anna L. Shulman Child Day Care Fund

Step by Step Scholarship Fund

Marc Jeffrey Streidel Memorial Playground Fund

Minna and Jacob (Jack) L. Taishoff Day Care

Enrichment Fund

GENERAL PURPOSES

Irwin Altman Memorial Endowment Fund

Edward L. and Evelyn P. Brady Endowment

Ruth Fagan Cohen Award for Administrative

Achievement

Stuart E. Eizenstat Past President’s Endowment Fund

Fanaroff and Blum General Purposes Endowment Fund

Esther Ferguson Memorial Endowment Fund

Adella and Louis Friedman Memorial Fund

for the Needy

Harry D. and Joy Friedman Endowment

Isor and Bella Gildenhorn Memorial Fund

Michael S. Gildenhorn Past President’s Fund

Toni C. Goodman Endowment for Community Needs

Edward H. Kaplan Special Purpose Fund

Lawrence Kirstein Memorial Endowment Fund

Henry S. and Anne S. Reich Education

Endowment Fund

Lawrence B. Sadoff Fund for Jewish Education

Sklar Zuckerman Endowment Fund to Promote

Ahavat Yisrael

Charles E. Smith Special Purpose Fund

Ruth and George Sorkin Jewish Family History Fund

Benjamin Weinberg Memorial Fund for Jewish

Learning

Jeffrey Wolpe Memorial Fund

LITERARY ARTS

Kass Judaic Library Endowment Fund

Maxwell and Esther Ornstein Hurston Literary Arts

Program Fund

MUSIC

Bertha Baitz Memorial Concert Fund

Joseph and Esther Silver Burstein Soloist

Endowment Fund

Nora Davenport Memorial Music Fund

Vera and Ralph Deckelbaum Music Endowment Fund

Marge Freedman Fund for Living Music

Max Gruber Music Scholarship Fund

Bernard Jacknin Memorial Concert Fund

JCCGW Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund

Dr. Isadore Lattman Music Scholarship Fund

Sally Leff Fund*

Polinger Children’s Concerts Endowment

Gerry and Howard Polinger Concert Endowment Fund

Eva and Simon Resnek Endowment for Children’s

Scholarships

Rebecca Roemer Music Scholarship Fund

Shirley Udelson Cultural Arts Endowment

RESETTLEMENT

Saul Bendit Welcome Newcomer Program Endowment

Frances K. Stern Memorial Fund for New Americans

SARAH’S SISTERS/WOMEN’S STUDIES

Rosalie Gerber Women’s Studies Endowment Fund

Roz Jonas Past President’s Endowment Fund

for Creative Programming Initiatives

Wendy Anne Ochsman Memorial Fund for

Women’s Programs

Beth Sloan Past President’s Endowment

SENIOR ADULT PROGRAMS

Lillian S. and Alfred L. Bennett Senior Adult

Program Enrichment Fund

Ruth K. Berke Memorial Fund for Senior Adult

Programs

Sara and Towia “Ted” Diener Memorial Fund

for Senior Citizens’ Health and Fitness

Endowments (continued)

SINGLES

The Emil and Flora Lachman Memorial Fund

SPECIAL NEEDS

Clement and Sandra Alpert Endowment Fund

for Special Needs

Stanley S. Bender Endowment Fund for the

Special Needs Inclusion Program at Camp JCC

Lee and Ellen Burstyn Family Fund for Campers

with Disabilities

Melvin S. and Ryna G. Cohen Fund for Exceptional

Children with Special Needs

Irving and Ruth Fogel Fund for Exceptional Children

Benjamin L. Friedberg Endowment Fund for

Children with Special Needs

Alma and Joseph B. Gildenhorn Endowment for

Children with Special Needs

Joan Kaplan Gindes Scholarship Fund for Children

with Special Needs

Goldberg Goldman Endowment for Sports

Activities for Children with Special Needs

William G. Goldstein Memorial Fund for Adults

with Special Needs

Dr. Sharyn Gould Endowment Fund for Special Needs

Nancy Moses Greenblatt Endowment Fund

Jack and Dorothy Greif – Sam and Sarah Bohm

Scholarship Fund for Jewish Children with

Special Needs

Bertha and Isadore Gudelsky Exceptional Swim

Program Endowment Fund

Gary Hirschel Memorial Fund

David Lev Kandel Memorial Endowment

Matthew Kaplan Memorial Fund for Sports for

Handicapped Children

Celia and Fred S. Kogod Endowment Fund for

Special Needs Children

Marilyn and Bill Lane Endowment Fund for

Children with Special Needs

Frank Lazarus Memorial Endowment for

Exceptional Children

Paul and Terry Lubar Endowment for the

Enrichment of Staff Serving Children with

Disabilities

Paul Albert McVearry Endowment Fund for Special

Needs Camp Scholarships

Feith Family Senior Adult Transportation Fund

Rosalie and Leon Gerber Senior Seminars

Endowment

Hymen and Sadie Goldman Memorial Fund

Ralph Goldsmith Senior Adult Fund

Greenwald Family and Friends Endowment for

Senior Adult Programs

Mary and Harry Harris Endowment Fund for Senior

Adult Programs

George and Tess Hurwitz Internal Light Fund

Sam Kagan Memorial Fund for Senior Adult Programs

Deena and Jerome A. Kaplan Fund for Senior

Adult Programming

Louis and Lillian Kaplan Fund for Senior Adults

Sarah Gertrude Kay Arts and Crafts Programs and

Projects for Senior Adults Endowment Fund

Irving L Haberman Memorial Fund for Senior

Adult Programs

Joseph and Sarah Levengard Endowment Fund

for Senior Adult Programs

G. Pearl Pollack Endowment Fund for Senior

Adult Programs

Dr. Coleman and Sylvia Raphael Endowment

for Older Adult Programs

Morris and Sonia Savage Memorial Fund for

Senior Adult Education Programs

Marjorie and Martin Schwartzberg Fund for Senior

Adult Programs

Senior Adult Enrichment Fund

Service Guild of Washington Endowment for

Senior Adults

Josephine C. Stein Memorial Fund for Senior

Adult Programs

Andrew M. Stern Past President’s Endowment

Fund to Beneﬁt Senior Adult Programming

Sweetbaum Family Fund for Senior Adult Programs

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Endowment Fund

for Senior Adult Programs

Sam and Rebecca Weistock Endowment Fund for

Senior Adult Programs

Wubnig Endowment Fund*

Beatrice and Benjamin Zohn Health Education Fund

Elizabeth Diane Mintz Fund for Special Children

Shirley and Ervin Ornstein Endowment Fund for

Special Needs Children

Aviva Kaufman Penn Memorial Fund for Special

Needs Programming

Hyman M. and Phillip D. Perlo Endowment Fund

for Children with Special Needs

Danny Rosenberg Memorial Endowment Fund for

Kochavim and Children’s Music Programs

Shema V’Ezer Bar/Bat Mitzvah Endowment Fund

Sports Hall of Fame Endowment Fund

Sasha Elizabeth Stavins “Eensy Weensy Spider”

Fund for Adaptive Equipment

Josh, Mac and John VerStandig Endowment for

Special Needs

Herbert E. and Eva F. Weiner Educational

Endowment

Saul Weiss Winter and Summer Camp Scholarship

Fund for Children with Special Needs

Joseph and Edith Weisz Family Endowment to

Beneﬁt Children with Special Needs

TEEN PROGRAMS AND TEENS WITH

SPECIAL NEEDS

Eig Life Planning Center for Teens Endowment Fund

Barry P. Forman Past President’s Fund for Teen

Programs

Lesley Israel Endowment Fund for Teen Programs

Vivian and Morton Rabineau Teen Volunteer

Award Fund

Richard B. Reff, M.D. Maccabi Youth Games

Endowment Fund

Marion and Sidney Rubin Endowment Fund for

Teen Programming*

Leo and Goldyne Schlosberg Youth Citizenship Fund

Isadore and Claire Steinberg Fund for Evening

Programs for Teens with Special Needs

VOLUNTEER SERVICES

Rose and Harold Kramer Community Service Fund

Vivian and Morton Rabineau Teen Volunteer

Award Fund

Jacob Siegel and Sarah Siegel Sacks Memorial

Fund for Volunteer Services

*Pending Board Approval

On behalf of all those who beneﬁt

from your generous support,

the JCCGW thanks you.

Howard and Geraldine Polinger

Family Foundation

Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family

Foundation, Inc.

Deena and Jerome Kaplan

Phyllis and Philip Margolius

Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen

Foundation

National Council of Jewish Women,

Montgomery County Section

Joel Plotkin

Scott and Patrice Brickman Family

Foundation

SecTek, Inc.

Audrey and Marc Solomon

Chong and Ralph Stavins

Janyse and Bernard Weisz

BENEFACTORS ($5,000-$9,999)

Wendi and Daniel Abramowitz

Lila Asher

Monique and Brad Buckles

Jessica and Andrew Chod

Carole and Barry Forman

Norma Lee and Morton Funger

Goodman-Gable-Gould/Adjusters

International

Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Inc.

Betty Kerns

Lynn and Ted Leonsis

Helene R. Weisz and Richard

Lieberman

Molly Meegan and Abbe D. Lowell

Manette and Louis Mayberg

National Inclusion Project

Nauticon Imaging System

Mia and Brian Pearlstein

Irma and Lester Poretsky

Kathy and Tom Raffa

Idelle and Gerald Rosenberg

Semilia Sack

Lissa and Dr. Andrew Shorr

Susan and Bradley Stillman

Robin and Matthew Weinberg

PATRONS ($2,500-$4,999)

Sandra and Dr. Clement Alpert

Association of Corporate Counsel

Mindy and Louis Berger

Paul Berger

Branch Banking and Trust

Heidi and Michael Brodsky

Karen and Robert Epstein

Estate of Nora Schock

Estelle Friedman Gervis Family

Foundation

Eve and David Farber

Suzanne and Michael Feinstein

Annette and Bernard Forseter

Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman CPAs

TRUSTEES ($25,000+)

Alexander Chase Trust

Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner

Family Foundation

Lerner • Cohen • Tanenbaum

Families

Arts and Humanities Council of

Montgomery County

Bender Foundation, Inc.

Howard Bender

Julie and David Silver

Nan and David Bender

Barbara Bender

Eileen and Richard Greenberg

Gildenhorn-Speisman Family

Foundation

Alma and The Honorable

Joseph B. Gildenhorn

Cathy and Michael Gildenhorn

Blanche Speisman

Brenda and Robert Speisman

Leslie and Dennis Speisman

Stephanie and Ian Speisman

Carol and Michael Winer

Estate of Flora M. Stetson

Gali Service Industries, Inc.

The Jewish Federation of Greater

Washington

JSSA (Jewish Social Service Agency)

Jack Kay

Maryland State Arts Council

Amy and Alan Meltzer

Montgomery County

Morningstar Foundation

Susie and Michael Gelman

Philip L. Graham Fund

Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family

Foundation

Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family

Foundation

Ryna Cohen

Marcy and Neil Cohen

Samson Stern

State of Maryland

United Jewish Endowment Fund

Helene and John VerStandig

GUARDIANS ($10,000-$24,999)

Aaron & Cecile Goldman Family

Foundation

Aid Association for the Blind

Carol and Gary Berman

BP Products North America, Inc.

Charles E. Smith Family Foundation

Robert P. Kogod

David Bruce Smith

Children’s Charities Foundation, Inc.

Clark Construction Group, LLC

Jodi and Scott Cohen

Cora and John H. Davis Foundation

EagleBank

Wendy and Sol Gordon

Felicia and Michael Gottdenker

Randy and Robert Greenberg

Grossberg, Yochelson, Fox & Beyda, LLP

Richard Beyda

Neil and Nina Gurvitch

Rita and Richard Helgeson

Highline Wealth Management

Jewish Agency International

Development

Jewish Foundation for Group Homes

Jocelyn and Danny Krifcher

Stuart Kurlander

Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund

Linda and Lawrence Mann

Randi and Martin Meyrowitz

Dr. Joyce and Nelson Migdal

National Council of Jewish Women,

DC Section

Melanie and Larry Nussdorf

Lisa and John Ourisman

Carolyn Goldman and Sydney Polakoff

Anita and Arthur Polott

Prince George’s County Government

Heather and Andrew Sachs

Deborah and Michael Salzberg

Sarah and Devin Schain

Saul Schottenstein Foundation

Tracy Bloom Schwartz and Alan Schwartz

Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy

& Ecker, P.A.

Jennifer and Neal Simon

Dale and Andy Singer

Marcia and Barry Strauss

Wendy and Robert Sturges

Ellen Zavian and Richard Swan

Ellen Kagen Waghelstein and David

Waghelstein

Caryn and Steve Wechsler

Wiley Rein LLP

Wilkes Artis

Carol and Michael Winer

World Bank Community Connections

Fund

Lolly and Joel Zipp

Sharon and Jeremy Zissman

Susan and Dr. Alan Zuckerman

SUPPORTERS ($1,000-$2,499)

Alston & Bird

Renee and Gilly Arie

Stanley Asrael

A W Industries

Melanie and David Bachrach

Jamie and Joseph Baldinger

Leesa Fields and Jonathan Band

Jeffrey Bender

Carolyn and Dr. Brent Berger

Elaine and Marc Berman

The Bernstein Companies

Thank You to Our Donors

Martha and Stuart Bindeman

Roslyn and Robert Black

Ruth Bloom

Holly and Bob Bloom

Nathan Bortnick

Ellen and Stanley Brand

Tina and Andrew Bridge

Carol and Robert Burman

Amy and Richard Cantor

Gail and Paul Chod

David Cohen

Sara Cohen

Robyn and William Collins

John Davis

Yvonne and Jeffrey Distenfeld

Nancy and Marc Duber

Arthur Dubin

Elno Family Foundation

Norma and Dean Eisen

Fran

z”l

and The Honorable Stuart

Eizenstat

Diana and Michael David Epstein

Debi and Jeffrey Feinstein

Janice and The Honorable Brian

Feldman

Robert Finfer

Anne and Albert Fishman

Harriet and The Honorable Gregory

Friedman

Garden of Remembrance

Alma and The Honorable Joseph B.

Gildenhorn

Phyllis and Ralph Gittleson

Shirin and Jeff Goldberg

Marcia and John Goldman

Cathy and Warren Gorrell

Sylvia and Kenneth Greenberg

Tina Gust

Sheila and Seymour Herman

Linda and Jerry Herman

IBM Employee Contributions

Nancy and Steve Jacobson

JCC Association

Rosalyn Levy Jonas and Gary Jonas

Robyn and David Judelsohn

Leslie and Samuel Kaplan

Kerry Iris and Eric Kassoff

Dianne Kay

Judy and Eli Kimel

Rose and Harold Kramer

Deena and Gerald Leener

Ellen and Dr. Stuart Lessans

Karen and Bruce Levenson

Melanie and Brian Lubin

Kathy Manning

Andrea and Dr. Louis Marmon

Amy and Mark Miller

Minor League Baseball

Morgan Stanley

Tasha and Scott Museles

This list reﬂects gifts of $500+ received during FY12 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012).

Ellen and Bernard Young

Rhonda and Robert Zahler

Cindy and Richard Zitelman

FRIENDS ($500-$999)

Adas Israel

Alan & Esther Fleder Foundation

Gary Altman

American Jewish Committee

America’s Charities

Amity Club of Washington Charitable

Foundation, Inc.

Katie Anderson

Ellen and Lon Babby

The Barker Foundation

Debra Moser and Mitchell Berliner

Jennifer and Matt Berzok

Lesley and Bert Bisgyer

Lynn and Wolf Blitzer

B’nai Tzedek Congregation

Kathryn and Daniel Borten

Ellen and John Bosworth

Brandywine Apartments of MD LLC

Jill Brigati

Ellen and Lee Burstyn

Evelyn and Dr. Bruce Bushwick

Linda and James Cafritz

Calvert Woodley

Edward Sands

Carl and Nancy Gewirz Fund

Ruth and Michael Carski

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Lyn and Barry Chasen

Barbara Carney and Bill Coston

Dale Susan Rosenthal and

Michael Cutler

Vera and Ralph Deckelbaum

Beverly Deppen

EAC Management LP

Embassy of Israel

Patricia and Jonathan England

Diane and Kenneth Feinberg

Helene and Andrew Felber

Gail Fleder

Barbara and Matthew Forman

Robyn and Mark Futrovsky

Rhoda and Dr. Joel Ganz

J. Pat O’Conner

The Olender Foundation

Jack Olender

Barbara and Robert Phillips

Helen Calvin and Albert Pollin

Linda and Kenneth Pollin Foundation, Inc.

Irene Pollin

Meredith and Adam Polsky

Howard Postal

Prime Time Couples

The Redwoods Group Foundation

Paula and Daniel Reingold

Sindy and Don Rogers

Helen and David Rubin

Alvin Saile

S. Kann Sons Company Foundation, Inc.

Sondra and Edwin Schonfeld

Sandy Perlstein and Rabbi Sidney

Schwarz

Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, PC

Susan Brett and Robert Shesser

Barbara and Andrew Ship

Pamela and Darryl Shrock

Lisa and Andrew Shulman

Marlene and Norman Shusterman

Douglas Silverman

Simcha Havurah of Congregation

Beth El

Tina and Albert Small, Jr.

Lynn and Jeffrey Snyder

Stellar Advisors, LLC

Eve and Andrew Stern

Streetscape Partners

Marilyn and Dr. Mark Taff

Taglit-Birthright Israel Foundation

Karyn and Stuart Tauber

Temple Beth Ami

Deborah Greenspan and Louis

Tenenbaum

United Way of the National Capital Area

Robin and Robert Waldman

Gail and Arthur Wasserman

Samantha Wasserman

Roslyn and Paul Weinstein

Laura Blumenfeld and Baruch Weiss

Jean and Jerry Whiddon

Deborah and Cliff White

Bernard Wolfe

Amy and Eric Gates

Margie and Ronald Glancz

Janice and Steven Glazer

Elissa and Saul Goldfarb

Barbara Goldberg Goldman and

Michael Goldman

Margie and Philip Gottfried

Greenbaum Family Foundation

Elizabeth Greenstein

Amy Doberman and Joe Griminger

Amy Guberman

Barry Gudelsky

Richard Harris

Nancy and John Harris

Bruce Harwood

Home Health Connection, Inc.

Jerry Hulman

Lesley and Fred Israel

Israel on Campus Coalition

Ethan Johnson

Robert Johnston

Robert Kalik

Hilary and Bill Kapner

Michael Kay

Robert Keats

Lauren and Jason Kirsch

Risa Bender and Ben Klubes

Evyan and Robert Koenig

Kol Shalom

David Kornhauser, M.D.

The Honorable Sherrie Krauser and

The Honorable Peter Krauser

Joan and Harold Krauthamer

Marianne Lerner

The Levitt Foundation

Dr. Kay Klass and Mark Levitt

Elyse and Jeffrey Linowes

Elizabeth and Craig Lukin

Robyn and Steve Lustig

Richard Melnick

Robin Sherman and Jeffrey Menick

Elaine Hoffman and Larry Miller

Frances Monblatt

Beverly Mowery

National Gardening Association

Roslyn and Sheldon Needle

Bernice and Roger Packer

Elaine Parks

Mary Parrish

Amy and Bruce Pascal

Robin B. Taub and Michael Pfeifer

Amanda and Curtis Polk

Nanci Porten

The Honorable John Edward Porter

Estee and Elliott Portnoy

Charles Postal

Progress Club Foundation

RAFFA, PC

Stacy Berman and Edward Rosen

Suzanne Rosenblatt

Louise De La Fuente and Mace

Rosenstein

Debbie and Jim Roumell

Lauren and Gene Sachs

Sandra and The Honorable Steven

Salant

Stacy and Ken Samet

Steven J. Schwartz

Shirley and Jack Serber

Stacey and David Shapiro

Rhona and Yosef Shemesh

Beth and Barry Simon

Heidi and Marshall Sinick

Sisterhood of Washington Hebrew

Congregation

Eugenia and Yuriy Spektor

Alisa and Jonathan Talisman

Debra Taylor

Larry Teitel

Temple Emanuel

Stacey and David Topol

Harriet and Randy Tritell

Lori and Leslie Ulanow

Village of Friendship Heights

Margo and Lev Volftsun

Karen and Vincent P. Walter III

Washington Hebrew Congregation

Sheila Weinberg

Debra Weinstein

Women’s Philanthropy of Greater

Washington

Sylvia Wubnig

Cindy and Merrill Yavinsky

Beatrice Zuckerman

Thank You to Our Donors (continued)

This list reﬂects gifts of $500+ received during FY12 (July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012). Every effort has been made to accurately list each donor. We

apologize for any omissions or errors. If you have any questions or corrections, please contact Development Director Tasha Museles at 301.348.3815 or

tmuseles@jccgw.org.

The JCCGW gratefully thanks all donors, at all levels.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON

Statement of Activity

Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

REVENUE AND SUPPORT

Program fees $ 4,872,000 46%

Membership dues 2,134,000

20%

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Inc. 876,000

Contributions 819,000

Wills and bequests 626,000

Grants 571,000

Special events, net of direct beneﬁt costs 328,000

Other Revenue including Investment gains (losses) 255,000

TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT

10,481,000

EXPENSES

Health and Fitness 3,248,000 30%

Early Childhood 2,525,000

23%

Camp, Youth and Teens 1,755,000

16%

Adult Services 1,213,000

11%

Special Needs 384,000

Management and General 1,225,000

11%

Fundraising 625,000

TOTAL EXPENSES

10,975,000

Unrecognized actuarial (gain) loss on pension plan (12,000)

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

$ (482,000)

Includes non-cash expenses such as depreciation of $552,000 (FY12) and $530,000 (FY11).

Together, we make

a difference.

Financials

2011 20112012 2012

$ 4,376,000 43%

2,125,000

21%

975,000

10%

652,000

410,000

368,000

1,280,000

13%

10,186,000

3,025,000

29%

2,468,000

24%

1,667,000

16%

1,147,000

11%

379,000

1,169,000

11%

471,000

10,326,000

(119,000)

$ (21,000)

43%

30%

23%

16%

11%

29%

24%

16%

11%

46%

20%

13%

21%

10%

2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

6125 Montrose Road

Rockville MD 20852 • jccgw.org

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Scott M. Cohen, President

Bradley Stillman, Vice President for

Administration & Finance/Treasurer

Mindy Berger, Vice President for

Development

Randi K. Meyrowitz, Vice President

for Program

Heidi Hookman Brodsky, Vice

President for Member & Guest

Services

Abbe D. Lowell, Vice President,

General Counsel

Robyn Judelsohn, Secretary

Darryl Shrock, Assistant Secretary

Andrew P. Shulman, Assistant

Treasurer

Robert G. Epstein, Ombudsperson

Rick Cantor, at-Large

Felicia K. Gottdenker, at-Large

Matthew Weinberg, at-Large

Michael E. Winer, at-Large

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Daniel H. Abramowitz

Gilly Arie

Brent Berger, M.D.

Robert I. Black

Nathan Bortnick

Andy Bridge

Monique Korn Buckles

Andrew Chod

The Honorable Brian Feldman

The Honorable Douglas F.

Gansler

Barbara Goldberg Goldman

Amy Guberman

Neil Gurvitch

Nancy Jacobson

Andrea Felzer Marmon

Brian Pearlstein

Sandy Perlstein

Arthur Polott

Adam Polsky

Helen Rubin

Andrew Sachs

David Shapiro

David Waghelstein

Samantha Wasserman

Sharon Zissman

COUNCIL OF ADVISORS

David S. Bender

Stuart Bindeman

Dean Eisen

Bernard Forseter

The Honorable Gregory Friedman

Toni C. Goodman

Eric Kassoff

Michael Kay

Mark D. Lerner

Jeffrey A. Linowes

Lawrence P. Mann

Alan L. Meltzer

Pamela S. Nadell, Ph.D.

Robert A. Phillips

Howard Ross

Julie Bender Silver

Kathy Sklar

Marc Solomon

Robin Taub

Susan Zuckerman

PAST PRESIDENTS

Morris Cafritz

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Marcella E. Cohen

The Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat

Barry P. Forman

Rosalie B. Gerber

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Michael S. Gildenhorn

Col. Julius Goldstein

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Simon Hirshman

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Lesley Israel

Rosalyn Levy Jonas

Edward H. Kaplan

Joel S. Kaufman

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Harry King

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Fred Kogod

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Robert P. Kogod

Samuel Lehrman

Harry M. Linowes

Steven D. Lustig

Philip N. Margolius

Col. Benjamin Ourisman

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Sydney M. Polakoff

Richard B. Reff, M.D.

Leo Schlossberg

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Burnett Siman

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Beth C. Sloan

Charles E. Smith

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Andrew M. Stern

John D. VerStandig

Bernard M. Weisz

Bernard S. White

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Morton H. Wilner

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Donald E. Wolpe

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of blessed memory

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Michael Feinstein, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

Ruth Carski, Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

Tracey E. Dorfmann, Chief Program Ofﬁcer

Amy I. Gantz, Chief Operating Ofﬁcer

Adrienne Fierro, Chief Communications Ofﬁcer

Tasha Museles, Chief Development Ofﬁcer