November January Bulletin A FAITH IN THE FUTURE A BELIEF

November 2007 - January 2008 Bulletin A FAITH IN THE FUTURE. A BELIEF IN ACTION. National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, in partnership with Trinity Cathedral, is proud to present The 4th Annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture Building Bridges to Peace—Ishmael & Isaac featuring Anita Gray & Samir Mohammad Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland The Jewish and Arab American communities are linked to Israelis and Arabs in the Middle East by cultural, religious and family ties. The problems are known, and Ishmael & Isaac is working towards building successful co-existence between Cleveland’s Arab and Jewish communities. Join us and learn. See how you can be involved. The evening is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Reservations are required. Call NCJW at 216-378-2204 or email: mnorton@ncjwcleveland.org Include reservation for transportation, if needed. Please turn to page 3 for further details. Also that evening, NCJW, CS will present the Esteemed Service Award and the Advocacy in Action Award. Please join us. 1 Presidents’ Message Janice Bilchik & Roey Margulies ext. 103 Psychiatric Habilitation Center identified a critical need for group housing in our community and advocated to make it a reality. SCHIP, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, is an ongoing legislative act that provides health insurance to children of low-income families. We have been involved at the national and state level, advocating for the renewal of this act with an increase in both available funding and income level of the families eligible to enroll their children in this program. We are currently working on collaborating with the Department of Employment and Family Services to ensure that all families eligible for this vital insurance are enrolled. NCJW, Inc. (our national organization) has recently announced our newest collaborative initiative to build bridges between community partners and within our own organization of advocacy, community service and program/education. Plan A: NCJW’s CAMPAIGN FOR CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS, educates and empowers individuals to advocate for women’s universal access to contraceptive information and health service.Through a combination of education and advocacy initiatives at the community, state and national levels, Plan A aims to secure and protect access to contraceptive information and health services for all, putting individuals back in control of their personal health decisions. Many people do not realize that individual pharmacists, physicians and hospitals can refuse to dispense prescriptions for contraceptives based on their own personal beliefs even though 93% of Americans believe in contraception. As a first step, we will be collaborating with Planned Parenthood and other like-minded organizations in a community assessment to determine the status of our own community. We hope that you will all join us in this extremely important initiative. Everyone can and should speak up by signing up at www.ncjw.org to become an informed advocate for women’s reproductive health access. We are extremely proud of all the bridges that NCJW, Cleveland Section has built and will continue to build. Please join us in our efforts. To volunteer for Plan A, SCHIP, our 22 community service projects, education and advocacy efforts or any other facet of Cleveland Section, please contact Leslye Arian, our Director of Volunteers. With our “Strength in Numbers,” we can join together to make our community a better place in which to live. Janice Bilchik 2 Sir Isaac Newton once said, “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” NCJW, Cleveland Section can be very proud that this quote does not hold true for us. For over 113 years, NCJW has been a powerful force for social change by building bridges to improve the quality of life for women, children and families in the Greater Cleveland community. We have built bridges through our many collaborative efforts with community partners and within our own organization between community service and advocacy. Every community service project that we embark upon has an advocacy link. By building bridges between community service and advocacy, NCJW has become a powerful force for social change within the Jewish and general communities, locally, nationally and internationally. “Building Bridges to Peace-Ishmael & Isaac,” our annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture, will focus on the relationship between the Jewish and Arab communities of Cleveland. It will address what we, both as an organization and as individuals, can do to improve relations between the two both in Cleveland and the Middle East. This program is a collaborative effort of Ishmael & Isaac, Trinity Cathedral and NCJW. Judi Wolf, NCJW’s State Public Affairs Chairperson, recently received the Carolyn Grossman Award from the Heights Parents Center in recognition of her commitment to the growth and success of children and families. Judi created “Play It Safe,” an advocacy event that promotes non-violent play and toys in conjunction with the Heights Parents Center. On the other side of the bridge with community service, Judi also created our “I Will Ask” Gun Safety Program, a presentation that alerts parents to the danger of having guns in the home and gives advice on creating safe play spaces. On this same topic, the community services program/education and advocacy departments recently jointly co-sponsored “Where Did The Gun Come From?” This community forum shifted the attention from people who use illegal handguns to people who sell them, getting to the root of the problem. Lois Bruck, former vice-president of community service and honorary director, received the prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award at our opening major meeting for her efforts towards the establishment of Council House in collaboration with Jewish Family Service Association 30 years ago. Council House, a group home for severely and chronically mentally ill male Jewish clients of JFSA, was the first group home of this nature in the country. Lois and other volunteers of the joint NCJW/JFSA friendly visitors program for the Jewish patients of the Western Reserve Roey Margulies TAKE ACTION TODAY SAVE THE DATE ! 44th National Convention March 9–11, 2008 Chicago, IL Set the Course for NCJW’s Next Triennium Shape NCJW's Resolutions and Bylaws Elect new NJCW leaders Be inspired by nationally renowned speakers Network with other leaders of social change from across the countr y Demonstrate your section's contribution to NCJW's pioneering spirit at Showcase Applaud the outstanding work of NCJW sections Feel the power of hundreds of NCJW women working together For more information contact action@ncjw.org or call 800–829–NCJW (6259) x 152 Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture • Tuesday, November 13, 2007 National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, in partnership with Trinity Cathedral, is proud to present th The 4 Annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture Building Bridges to Peace—Ishmael & Isaac featuring Anita Gray & Samir Mohammad u u u u u Tuesday, November 13, 2007 • 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland The Jewish and Arab American communities are linked to Israelis and Arabs in the Middle East by cultural, religious and family ties. The problems are known and Ishmael and Isaac is working towards building successful co-existence between Cleveland’s Arab and Jewish communities. Join us and learn. See how you can be involved. Please join us Tuesday, November 13, 2007 for the Fourth Annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture, 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue as we present Anita Gray and Samir Mohammad, co-founders of the organization Ishmael & Isaac. The forum is free to the community. Founded in 2003, Ishmael & Isaac has chapters in Cleveland, Detroit and New York. Anita Gray and Samir Mohammad will speak about the inception of the organization, its statement of purpose, and its mission. Ishmael & Isaac has had successes and challenges and, above all, has grown in providing mutual support and understanding between communities. This is no easy task. In Cleveland, the Jewish and Arab populations each number approximately 80,000. Of the Arab population, 20,000 are Palestinians, including both Christians and Muslims. Come be part of the discussion as we find ways to promote shared values and create possible solutions to the present-day volatile situation. Our willingness to be involved in important small steps of cooperation is crucial. Anita Gray is a consultant in fundraising, political and community relations, and has been the Cleveland Director for the Jewish National Fund and AIPAC. She is the National President and co-founder of Ishmael & Isaac. Anita has long been involved with the local, national and international Jewish community as well as the general community. Samir Mohammad is Chief Deputy/Chief of Staff at the Cuyahoga County Auditor’s Office. He is National Co-Chair of Ishmael & Isaac and a co-founder and board member of Cleveland’s chapter. Samir is an active board member of AACCESSS-OHIO, CAAMEO, and El-Bireh Palestinian Association. He is also an Executive Committee Member of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and an alumnus of CSU’s College of Urban Studies. Join us the evening of November 13, 2007 for this free community event. Anita Gray and Samir Mohammad definitely will provide a stimulaon ting opportunity to hear about good people doing good things despite very difficult situations. To gain a conceptual background for the event, Ishmael & Isaac suggests reading the book “Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths” by Bruce Feiler. Reservations are requested by Friday, November 2 by phone (216-378-2204) or by email: mnorton@ncjwcleveland.org Include your name, phone number and if transportation is needed. Esther Moss and Sharon Priesand Event Co-Chairs Judy Eigenfeld V.P. Advocacy In Memory of Lois Zaas In honor of the memory of Lois Zaas and her love of NCJW, especially our advocacy efforts, her husband Don and family have graciously funded the Annual Lois Zaas Memorial Lecture. While achieving an endless list of awards and honors, Lois remained a humble, quiet and steadfast champion of children and seniors in Cleveland and in Israel. For almost 50 years, Lois was an unstintingly generous and loyal Cleveland Section Life Member. Her loyalty was most evident in 1977 when, without hesitation, Lois assumed the responsibility of President upon the sudden death of then President-elect Phyllis Brook. In 1983, Lois began a 13-year period as a NCJW National Board Member where she served as the National Recording Secretary, on the National Israel Affairs Committee and as the national trainer for Hello Israel. Nan Rich, past National President and now Florida State Legislator, remembers Lois as “the progressive woman Hannah G. Solomon had in mind when she founded NCJW in 1894.” No matter how busy or complicated her schedule (Lois traveled to Israel for NCJW at least 15 times), she always had time and attention for Cleveland Section. Lois was a devoted mentor, a great NCJW friend and a woman of vision. Those who were fortunate to know Lois Zaas will always miss her. 3 Advocacy Vice President Judy Eigenfeld ext. 172 NCJW,CS members continually expend great amounts of energy on becoming informed, taking action and giving voice to changing public policy on behalf of those most vulnerable in our society. So in this Bulletin, note the many collaborations between the Community Service, Program/Education and Advocacy departments of Cleveland Section. Look for how to become a SCHIP volunteer (see box on page 5). If the October 2 program--Where Did The Gun Come From?—raised your awareness regarding gun safety, join us as we take action. We will work to influence legislation that deals with illegal gun trafficking, and we will be calling on you for help. Our big, new initiative is easy, yet compelling. Read and learn about NCJW Addresses Issues through our new writing campaign. Contact Rita Rome or Leslye Arian to learn how to participate. I look forward to seeing you at the fourth annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy Lecture on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. ADDRESSING THE ISSUES...Or Sit Down, Write, and Be Counted How many times have you signed a petition and wondered if your voice was really heard? Or clicked your mouse and figured it was lost in a sea of e-mails? Join us as we get together to help one another with talking points. Then we will compose and send individual letters that will be counted towards making a difference. We will send them to our representatives, to corporations, to others in charge in order to make our voices heard when change in public policy will benefit those most vulnerable. We will cover contraceptive availability; reproductive rights; strengthening hate crime legislation; discrimination of race, religion, and sexual preference; separation of church and state; and the well-being of women, children and families. Bring your pens, your pencils, or your laptops. Gather your stationery or your computer paper. Add your name to our e-mail list, and we will contact you for our writing sessions. Where? In public. We will gather in coffee shops wearing our new t-shirts that advertise our advocacy campaign: NCJW ADDRESSES THE ISSUES. How often? Just come when you can. We may meet every other week, but we will let you know. Our first two sessions will be: Wednesday, October 17, 10:00 a.m. at Stone Oven Bakery, Eton Collection and Tuesday, October 30, 1:00 p.m. at Bruegger’s Bagels at The Pavillion, Chagrin Boulevard, Beachwood. We would love to see you there. Questions? Call Rita Rome at 216-896-9906 or e-mail Leslye Arian at: larian@ncjwcleveland.org If you are interested in having your voice heard, please add your name to our email list for writing and/or for receiving Action Alerts from National NCJW. Please return this slip to the NCJW office. ABORTION IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT This year is the 35th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision. Over the years, it is becoming more and more difficult for women to obtain appropriate and safe reproductive freedom whether through contraception, emergency medication, or abortion. NCJW is staunchly pro-choice; this is one of our most important advocacy platforms. The Freedom of Choice Coalition Cleveland is sponsoring its annual observance of the Roe vs. Wade decision on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Fairmount Temple. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:30, followed by the program at 7:00. The speakers will include Louise Melling, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project Director (from their National Office); Jamie Miracle (Education Director from the Columbus office of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio); and the medical director of a local abortion clinic. NCJW is an active member of this coalition. Put this date on your calendar and plan to attend. The charge for the evening is $15 for general admission and $35 for supporters. Please mail your check to FOCC, P.O. Box 443, Berea, OH 44017-9998. Reservations are required and must be received by January 18. Please call the NCJW office at 216-378-2204 if you plan to attend. NCJW ADDRESSES THE ISSUES Name___________________________ Address__________________________ Phone number_____________________ E-mail___________________________ Days/Times Available for Writing Sessions _________________________________ 4 PLAN A is NCJW’S initiative to maintain contraceptive rights... Sign up today by contacting www.ncjw.org Director of Volunteers Leslye Arian ext.107 As Thanksgiving brings families together to share common blessings, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our Vice Presidents of Community Service, Susie Gordon and Maude Shafron; Chairperson Susan Ringel; the Program Survey Committee; and the Board, for one of NCJW’s newest community service projects: Done In A Day. This organization has recognized that an active lifestyle is a foundation for volunteering and that time is everyone’s most limited commodity. NCJW, Cleveland Section has the capacity and receptivity for increased volunteerism. For these reasons, the intense, short term projects of Done In A Day will have a huge impact on those in need, strengthen our relationships with our affiliates: JFSA, JCC, Montefiore, Jewish Community Federation and Council Gardens. It will link our community service projects together and provide new and meaningful ways for our NCJW family to feel the power of the mission of this organization. Rabbi and author Harold Kushner has said, “When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, ‘yes, this is how I ought to feel.’” I truly believe that idealism and hope inspire and lead us to action. Volun-CHEER! Marcy Cowan, Bea Immerman, and Shirley Shatten are three NCJW members who have turned their hobbies into acts of kindness. Marcy loves garage sales and that is where she has found hundreds of stuffed animals for the foster children of Cuyahoga County. Often, Marcy has found that when she is shopping, the seller donates the stuffed animals to her because she wants them for such a worthy cause. This makes her project a real community effort. Women and children at New Life Community, a transitional housing facility, are the beneficiaries of Bea’s favorite hobby. Bea has made beautiful handcrafted quilts and donated many of her creations to New Life. The children are certainly lucky to be wrapped in such love. For Shirley Shatten, bridging service organizations to support a common goal is what she had in mind. With the help of the ABC Village Quilters, Shirley and the ladies work with fourth and fifth grade students at Center School to design beautiful original quilts. In addition, Shirley introduced the Mayfield Women’s Club to the Dignity Project and came up with a great idea. For the past two summers, boxes and boxes of new school supplies were donated to families in need. Shirley made a difference for many schoolchildren with her act of kindness. Marcy, Bea and Shirley are wonderful examples of how each person can help change the world. If you have a special hobby or interest that could help touch the lives of others, please call Leslye Arian, 216-378-2204, ext. 107. NCJW,CS is partnering with the Department of Employment and Family Services to help enroll eligible families in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP or “Healthy Start” as the county calls it). By reaching out through the various schools, we hope to increase the number of registered children for this program. If you are interested in being a volunteer for this NCJW initiative, Please call Leslye Arian at 216-278-2204, ext. 107 or email her at larian@ncjwcleveland.org NEWS IN THE MAKING • • • • • Working With Special Children We are exploring the possibilities of working with a special-ed class of young children with emotional difficulties as well as mentoring young children in a regular classroom in the Cleveland Municipal Schools. If you are interested in either type of volunteer opportunity, please contact Leslye Arian, Director of Volunteers, at the number above. 5 Membership VPs Myrna Arlen Bloch and Karen Wayne Golovan ext. 171 BUILDING MEMBERS = STRENGTH IN NUMBERS THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP For You... For Your Friends... For Your Family... Thank you for being a member of NCJW, CS. As a member, you are a part of an organization that is at the forefront of social change--championing the needs of women, children and families--while courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child welfare, women’s rights and reproductive freedom. All who join NCJW share a belief that progressive ideals put into action can make the world a better place and that NCJW is the most potent, effective, and satisfying place to put their beliefs into meaningful action. Won’t you share NCJW with a friend? Look through this Bulletin, and call or email a friend to come with you to the next program or meeting that you attend. Bring someone with you when you volunteer at your favorite community service project.You’ll be glad you did! Reach out to someone and share the gift of Membership in NCJW. Whether you take an active part as an NCJW member or view yourself as a supporter of NCJW’s mission, please know that your membership is valued.Your support of NCJW’s efforts enables many volunteers to make a difference in our community. $35 Annual Membership sss $350.00 Life Membership For more information, please call NCJW, 216-378-2204 WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Karen Bassin Irene Bloom Miriam Bloom Sandra Bohl Lenore Kessler Diane Kirstein Karen Mintzer Leslie Moss Barbara Newman Phyllis Plotkin Marilyn Rockman Marcie Rubin Lynn Simon Kathy Solomon Judith Solonche Marcia Vendeland NEW LIFE MEMBERS Jody Miller Dana Morris Designer Dress Days Does It Again! We would like to thank these NCJW, CS members who have worked diligently every Monday or Thursday throughout the year sorting, tagging and pricing clothes, jewelry, accessories and furs for our yearly sale. Some of our volunteers are even working on this project at home or on other days. They are Carolyn Adelstein, Myrna Arlen Bloch, Judy Kirsh, Ruth Lee, Annette Paley, Sue Portnoy, Heddy Rabe, Linda Rich, Shirley Rose, Ellen Schwartz, Joe Seder, Marian Seder, Sandy Stern, Eudyce Tucker, Lois Weiss and Phyllis Wolk. Thank you also to our “Monday and Thursday Ladies” who helped us in the warehouse. We also want to thank our warehouse staff for helping us: Shirley Martin,Tianae Jones, Nate Harris, Shawn Lathon, Terree Lathon and Andre Carter. Our office staff is to be commended, too: Merry Lugasy, Leslye Arian, Marti Katz, Inge Kurtz and Michelle Norton. With all these great workers, we knew it would be a great sale. This is the biggest fundraiser for NCJW, CS. Thank you all for making DDD 2007 a huge success. 6 Evening Branch The Evening Branch continues to be busy welcoming new members, learning and playing mahj, discussing interesting books, and attending events. We started the new year with an outdoor get-together at Michele Kaminsky’s house where members had the opportunity to see other members and their families, greet new members, and perform a mitzvah as well. The children created beautiful fall leaf sun catchers that were given to Montefiore residents to hang on their windows and brighten their rooms. When Sukkot came, we gathered at the home of Lori Riga Saks to enjoy food and friends in her sukkah. Thanks to our programming co-chairs, Karen Mintz and Amy Zlotnik, we also participated in a creative eco-friendly gift exchange where everyone had the opportunity to receive a new “green” product they could enjoy. In addition, Judy Eigenfeld, Cleveland Section’s advocacy vice president, also informed us about NCJW’s crucial advocacy agenda and shared the many President Darcy Edelman ext.169 ways we could get involved. Looking ahead, November will usher in a new Evening Branch program. New board member Arielle Cohen has organized a movie night for Monday, November 5. Members can enjoy a girls’ night out at the movies followed by dessert and discussion. On Sunday, November 11 from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Evening Branch will continue it’s tradition of performing mitzvot for the children and families served by Bellefaire/ JCB. We will gather again with our families at my house to spread holiday cheer by wrapping gifts for their needy clients. Community Service co-chairs Jodi Speigel and Julie Hayes also have promised fun craft projects for the kids. On Thursday, December 13, we will hold our annual Chanukah party. We are still working on the plans, so keep your eyes open for details to come. In January our membership chairs will treat us to an event designed to improve our health in 2008. Watch for those details to come, as well. As always, I hope you will take advantage of the many fun and educational section events listed in the Bulletin. There is no excuse for the winter blues when there are so many fun and interesting things to do at NCJW! So get involved now! EVENING BRANCH MEMBERS &THEIR FAMILIES ENJOYED A FALL MITZVAH PROGRAM... Cleveland Section Office Has New Email Addresses Please change your records. Co-Presidents Janice Bilchik and Roey Margulies president@ncjwcleveland.org Director of Operations Merry Lugasy mlugasy@ncjwcleveland.org Director of Volunteers Leslye Arian larian@ncjwcleveland.org Administrative Assistant Inge Kurtz ikurtz@ncjwcleveland.org Administrative Assistant Michelle Norton mnorton@ncjwcleveland.org VP Administration & Finance Debbie Kalette dkalette@ncjwcleveland.org Bookeeper Marti Katz mkatz@ncjwcleveland.org 7 Check out our new (and still under construction) Website: www.ncjwcleveland.org Program/Education Jewish Study Group with Ruchi Koval VPs Elise Goldner & Rita Langer ext. 175 Please join us for these terrific programs! Cleveland native Ruchi Koval is Associate Director of the Jewish Family Connection, a family educational center and Hebrew School that she and her husband founded in 2005. In her discussions, she incorporates her vast Judaic knowledge, wisdom and humor in a friendly, interactive manner. Ruchi will lead a series of three discussion groups this fall. The sessions will cover women’s issues such as abortion, divorce and head coverings from the traditional Judaic perspective, as well as insight into the Midrash. The cost for all three sessions is $25. Please RSVP to the office by Oct. 17. #1 Women’s Issues I Date: Monday, October 22 Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Place: Beachwood Library #2 Women’s Issues II Date: Monday, November 12 Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Place: Beachwood Library #3 The Midrash Date: Monday, December 3 Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Place: Beachwood Library Chairs: Ellen Leiken and Nancy Levy Rocky River Public Library recently completed a $3 million renovation of its Cowan Pottery Museum. The collection includes the luminous blues of Viktor Schreckengost’s Jazz Bowl series as part of the approximately 1,100 richly glazed and stylish art deco pieces of pottery. R. Guy Cowan and his colleagues used these to enliven their household. The pottery was affordable and designed to allow the public to bring beauty into their homes. It was collected by people such as Eleanor Roosevelt who commissioned a Jazz Bowl for the White House. NCJW,CS is planning a trip to the library for a private, guided viewing of the museum on December 5. We will depart from the Fairmount Temple parking lot at 10:15 a.m. and carpool to the Rocky River Library for an 11:00 private tour. There is no cost except for a “Dutch Treat” lunch at a local restaurant before returning home. RSVP to the NCJW office by November 24 (216-378-2204). Please let us know if you will be available to drive that day and how many passengers you can accommodate. Date: Wednesday, December 5 Departure time: 10:15 a.m. from Fairmount Temple parking lot Place: Rocky River Library Fee: Cost of lunch Maximum: 25 Participants Chair: Esther Moss Cowan Pottery Museum Tour Book Group Curl up with a good book this winter as the NCJW,CS Book Group continues. Join us for fascinating books and thoughtprovoking discussions. New participants are always welcome to join fellow NCJW members for this enjoyable afternoon. 2007-08 Book Group Titles and Authors November 1 December 6 January 3 Time Place: For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander Disobedience by Naomi Alderman Raquela: A Woman of Israel by Ruth Gruber Dinner and a Movie 8 1-2 p.m.** Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Legacy Village Limit: Members only Fee: Free Co-Chairs: Sandy Littman and Ruth Wertheimer **Many members gather at noon at Joseph-Beth’s Bronte Café for a “Dutch Treat” lunch. Please join us for an evening of dinner and movie, followed by a delightful and informative discussion of the movie. Your cost is for admission to the movie and dinner. Please fill out the tear-slip so that we can contact you regarding the title and time of the selected film and the location of the restaurant. Date: Monday, January 14 Time: Late afternoon. Actual time to be determined. Place: Cedar Lee Theater, Cleveland Heights Dinner: Restaurant on Lee Road to be determined Fee: Cost of dinner and movie Chair: Sharon Goldman Anyone for Bridge, Mah Jongg, or Canasta? Are you interested in learning to play Bridge with other members of NCJW? Perhaps you have always wanted to play Mah Jongg or Canasta, but didn’t know how. Just call Program/ Education Co-VPs Elise Goldner or Rita Langer at 216378-2204, x175 to get started. Program/Education continued REGISTER FOR PROGRAM/EDUCATION Date  Nov. 1  Dec. 6  Jan. 3  Program Book Group Book Group Book Group Ruchi Koval Study Group (10/22, 11/12, 12/3) Deadline: Oct. 17 Cowan Pottery Museum Tour Deadline: Nov. 24 Dinner & A Movie I am interested in: Cost Free Free Free $25 MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! NCJW,CS Winter Major Meeting and Luncheon will be Wednesday, February 13. The featured speaker will be Susan Goldberg, new editor of the Plain Dealer. The ever-popular NCJW,CS Boutique will be back, too! TEAM CARD 2007 October 27 - November 11  Dec. 5  Jan. 14 Cost of lunch Cost of dinner/movie  Beginners Bridge  Mah Jongg  Canasta  Evening Programs Name Address Email Address Phone Zip Please send to: NCJW, 26055 Emery Road, Warrensville Hts., OH 44128 Make checks payable to NCJW, CS Philanthropia Luncheon NCJW, Cleveland Section is once again a participant in Philanthropia, an annual fundraising luncheon underwritten by Executive Caterers and held at Landerhaven. The luncheon benefits non-profit organizations in Northeastern Ohio. It will be held Monday, December 10 at noon. Admission is a $50 check made out to the non-profit organization of your choice. Besides a delicious lunch, there will be entertainment by the renowned “Singing Angels.” We would love to have you join us at the NCJW table. For additional information, call the NCJW office at 216-378-2204 by November 23. Team Card 2007 is now on sale. If you have not already purchased one, please call the office or stop in and pick one up. For only $50, you can enjoy 16 days of big savings on shopping, dining and pampering at nearly 200 establishments! And don’t forget--100% of the proceeds from the sale of the Team Cards directly benefit NCJW,CS. 9 Calendar Wednesday, October 17 NCJW Addresses the Issues 10:00 a.m., Stone Oven, Eton Monday, October 22 Ruchi Koval Study Group 1:00 p.m., Beachwood Library Tuesday, October 23 Done in a Day 1:00 p.m., New Life Community Wednesday, October 24 Council Coach Tour 8:30 a.m., leaving from Montefiore October 27 – November 11 Team Card time! Tuesday, October 30 NCJW Addresses the Issues 10:00 a.m., Bruegger’s Bagels, Beachwood Tuesday, October 30 Mental Illness Discussion/ Volunteer Opportunity 10:30 a.m., JFSA Thursday, November 1 Book Group, Joseph-Beth Booksellers Noon, Dutch treat lunch 1:00 p.m., Book Discussion Monday, November 5 Evening Branch Movie Night Friday, November 9 Done in A Day 4:00 p.m., Montefiore Sunday, November 11 Evening Branch Family Mitzvah Project 2:00 p.m., Edelman house Monday, November 12 Ruchi Koval Study Group 1:00 p.m., Beachwood Library Tuesday, November 13 Art Appreciation 10:30 a.m., Baldwin Wallace Tuesday, November 13 Lois Zaas Memorial Lecture 7:00 p.m., Trinity Cathedral Wednesday, November 14 Art Appreciation 6:30 p.m., Corporate College East Thursday, November 22-23 Office Closed for Thanksgiving Monday, December 3 Ruchi Koval Study Group 1:00 p.m., Beachwood Library Tuesday, December 4 First night of Chanukah Wednesday, December 5 Cowan Pottery Museum 10:15 a.m., Fairmount Temple Thursday, December 6 Book Group, Joseph-Beth Booksellers Noon, Dutch treat lunch 1:00 p.m., Book Discussion Friday, December 7 Done in a Day 4:00 p.m., Montefiore Monday, December 10 Philanthropia Luncheon Noon, Landerhaven Tuesday, December 11 Art Appreciation 10:30 a.m., Baldwin Wallace Wednesday, December 12 Art Appreciation 6:30 p.m., Corporate College East Thursday, December 13 Evening Branch Chanukah Party Tuesday, December 25 Office Closed - Christmas Tuesday, January 1 Office Closed - New Year’s Day Thursday, January 3 Book Group, Joseph-Beth Booksellers Noon, Dutch treat lunch 1:00 p.m., Book Discussion Tuesday, January 8 Art Appreciation 10:30 a.m., Baldwin Wallace Wednesday, January 9 Art Appreciation 6:30 p.m., Corporate College East Monday, January 14 Dinner & A Movie Time & Place: to be determined Monday, January 21 Office Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Wednesday, January 23 Freedom of Choice Coalition 6:30 p.m., Fairmount Temple Tuesday, February 12 Art Appreciation 10:30 a.m., Baldwin Wallace Wednesday, February 13 Winter Major Meeting, Luncheon, & Boutique Landerhaven Wednesday, February 13 Art Appreciation 6:30 p.m., Corporate College East We Remember... BERNICE “BEE” EISENBERG Bee Eisenberg, our beloved past president and winner of our prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award, passed away on July 31 at the age of 88. Bee’s daughters, Nan and Susan, describe their mother as a person who was dedicated to the welfare of children and their families. After completing her term as president of Cleveland Section, Bee became an administrator for the division of early childhood in the Cleveland Municipal School District. In this position, she was responsible for developing many volunteer programs. After her retirement from the schools, Bee returned to NCJW, Cleveland Section and was the co-chairperson of the Holocaust Archives Project. The video testimonials developed through this project are housed at the U.S. Holocaust Museum and a documentary based on them--“A Time to Remember”-- was produced and shown on WEWS/Channel 5. Bee also was actively involved at the JCC, RSVP and Jewish Vocational Services. The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented to an “individual who brightens a community by service, leadership, and continued action toward improving the quality of life for women, children and families, the aged, and disadvantaged.” These are the words by which Bee lived her life. She will be missed by her many friends and colleagues at NCJW. 70 ½ Years and Older For those of you who are 70 ½ years and older, there is a new law which allows you to make tax-free distributions in 2007 of up to $100,000 per year directly from your IRA to public charities such as National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section. The tax advantages of giving from your IRA are that under this new law, a distribution from your IRA is excluded from federal and Ohio income tax. Please consider a tax-free distribution to NCJW, CS in 2007 to benefit you, your family and your community. Thank you. 10 Honors 2007 ESTEEMED SERVICE AWARD Ethel Schultz will be the 2007 recipient of the prestigious NCJW/CS Esteemed Service Award, presented annually to an outstanding non-direct service volunteer. She will receive the award at the fourth annual Lois Zaas Memorial Lecture on November 13, 2007. A member of NCJW for twenty years, Ethel has served on various committees and has been on the Board of Directors for eight years. As Vice President of Public Relations, Ethel has been responsible for all of NCJW’s publicity for the last three years, working with the press and taking pictures of NCJW members and events. She has helped NCJW become much more visible in the community. Currently, she serves on the Fundraising, Membership and Financial Development committees. Ethel’s accomplishments are many. She served as district president for Women of Reform Judaism and as National President for six years. In addition, she has been very active at Temple Emanu El, serving on the Board of Trustees at the present time and for the last twenty years. In 1991, along with her husband Elliott, she received the Emanu-lite of the Year Award. She currently is chair of adult education and co-chair of volunteers. In speaking with Ethel, she expressed her love for NCJW and the fact that there is a place for everyone. In her volunteer roles at Temple Emanu El, she worked closely with Lois Zaas who told her, “NCJW teaches you how to treat volunteers.” Ethel is also active in the Cleveland Opera League, currently serving her ninth year on its Board of Governors. Ethel and Elliott have two children and five grandchildren whom they love to visit in Cincinnati and New Jersey. NCJW is very fortunate to have such a dedicated volunteer in our midst! And remember—if you should see Ethel make sure you smile. She may be taking your picture! TWO WIN NCJW, CS ADVOCACY IN ACTION AWARD Belle Likover and Esther Saginor, NCJW has been blessed to have Esther both NCJW, CS Honorary Directors, Saginor as an involved member will receive the third annual NCJW, CS for over 65 years. She has served as Advocacy in Action Award at the fourth Vice President of Advocacy and is annual Lois Zaas Memorial Advocacy an Honorary Director. She remains Lecture on November 13. This award active on many committees including recognizes members who exhibit an inBylaws and Policies, Advocacy and depth commitment to advance social Resolutions, which she has chaired for causes fulfilling NCJW’s mission to improve the past twenty years. This committee is the quality of life for women, children and fundamental to NCJW’s philosophy. She families and to ensure individual rights and has repeatedly answered the Advocacy Belle Likover & Esther Saginor freedoms for all. We are fortunate to have in Action criteria by her involvement in two women who exceed these criteria in government and civic issues. In 1989, every way and who are two of NCJW’s treasured life members. she was also an honored recipient of the Hannah G. Solomon Award. This award is presented to a person who brightens her Belle Likover has dedicated her adult life to the field of human community with continued action towards improving the quality services and has been publicly recognized for well over twenty of life for women, children and families and who has enlightened years for her significant contributions to the field of gerontology. the community through education and information on social Belle works tirelessly with our aging citizens to enable their issues of concern. informed decisions at the ballot box and to be active participants in government and community affairs. Esther is an “unsung hero” who shuns publicity as well as “titled positions.” In her words, she prefers to be the “behind the scenes Belle, recipient of the 2001 Hannah G. Solomon award, the advocacy activist.” She is not only the hand that continually “rocks highest honor bestowed upon a member of NCJW, has been the cradle,” but the brains behind setting it in motion. Now, in a driving force behind assisting the elderly in navigating their the ninth decade of her life, Esther remains actively involved as a way through the Medicare health care maze and because of that volunteer in Cleveland’s greater community as well as a proponent concern, formed the Coalition to Monitor Medicare Managed of major issues vital to its aging population. Care to advocate for Medicare beneficiaries and assure that managed-care organizations were accountable to consumers and Esther serves on the Board of Directors for the 5-county Western operated in the public interest. Reserve Agency on Aging, the State of Ohio Library Board and is a life member of the Board of Directors of the Cuyahoga County It is obvious that Belle Likover is truly a “Renaissance woman!” League of Women Voters. She is also an Ohio State appointed This multi-talented advocate for senior citizens has demonstrated ombudsman to Menorah Park. For over 15 years, Esther visits on time and again that one can live a most productive life beyond a regular basis to serve as an advocate for the residents, most of retirement. With passion, courage and determination, Belle has whom are actually younger than she. been successful in evoking change to help improve the lives of our growing senior population. She is an inspiration to others Almost every day that passes, regardless of the weather, Esther, and has certainly made a significant contribution to Cleveland in her own humble, quiet and effective manner is advocating for a Section, greater Cleveland and throughout Ohio. worthy cause. She is truly a mentor and role model who shares her 11 many talents with heart, generosity, passion and ENDURANCE! Financial Development Co-Chairs Linda Ludwig & Ellen Rossen ext. 102 NCJW, CS is pleased to acknowledge these people for establishing endowment funds. Thank you. • Bess Abt* Thriftique Fund • Hope S. & Stanley I. Adelstein • Mildred* & Martin* Becker Memorial(established by Eli & Barbara Becker) • Marilyn & Al* Bennett • Joanne & Norman* Berman • Janice & Gary Bilchik • Myrna Arlen Bloch • Debra & Kenneth Bloom • Ruth B. & Wilton* Cahn & Susan C. & Howard Levine • Elaine K. & Robert A. Chaplin • Jeanne Daus* • Fran & Mark Doris • Bernice (Bee) Eisenberg* • Linda & Bernard Friedman • Sadie* & Maurice* Friedman • Marianne Gogolick* • Lillian & Al Gordon • Susan & Marc Gordon • Margaret (Sis)* & Harold* Gottlieb • Rita Leblang Greenberg • Ernestine Greenberger • Debbie & Andrew Hoffmann • Maddy & Frank E. Joseph,Jr. • Charlotte* & Ben* Kahn • Kalette/Genshaft Families • Marti Katz • Paul Katz • Ruth Kimmelman • Belle Likover • Linda & Saul Ludwig • Barbara Mandel • Roey & Jeff Margulies • Michaeline Maschke* • Esther & Milton Moss • Eudice “Eudie” Paull • Rosemary Pazol Mundell* & Anne K. Pazol* • Carla Polak* • Arline Pritcher* Memorial Fund • Julie & Peter Raskind • Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner • Gloria “Gert” Resnick • Minnie Roman * • Roz & Harvey Rosenbaum • Ellen & Howard* Rossen • Jackie & Fred Rothstein • Rita & Robert Saslaw • Toni & Donald Scherzer • Lynn Schmelzer • Ethel & Elliott Schultz • Paula & Walter Schwartz • Naomi Schumann* • Jo Hershey Selden* • Senkfor Family Foundation • Cheryl & David Senkfor • Loramae & Ronald Simkoff • Peggy & Philip Wasserstrom • Nancy & Marvin Whitman • Joan & Stuart* Wittenberg • Roslyn Z. Wolf* • Roz* & Milton* Wolf • Lois* & Donald Zaas • Lois Zaas* Memorial Fund (established by Zaas Family) * of blessed memory NCJW, CS Endowment Funds (established by granddaughter Nan Cohen) NCJW, CS Legacy Society Have you named NCJW, CS in your will? Does your estate plan include a charitable gift to NCJW? The NCJW, Cleveland Section Legacy Society honors those who plan to make legacy gifts to Cleveland Section through their wills or other types of deferred giving. The following individuals have provided for NCJW, CS in their estate plans by means of a bequest, trust, pooled income fund, life insurance, or a charitable gift annuity. If you have made such an arrangement, you are automatically a member of the NCJW, Cleveland Section Legacy Society. Please call Linda Ludwig and Ellen Rossen at 216-378-2204 to add your name to this growing list. • Carolyn Adelstein • Hope S. and Stanley I. Adelstein • Betty Bernon* • Elaine Bolasny • Ruth B. Cahn • Betsy Cohen* • Francine Cole • Jeanne Daus* • Evelyn Garber* • Edith Garver* • Phyllis Gilroy* • Della Goldberg* • Sharon Goldman • Sylvia Goldman • Helen Goodman* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Frances Lehman Halle* Enid Harris Maddy & Frank E. Joseph Jr. Ann R. Klein* Susan C. and Dr. Howard Levine Shelley & Ronald Lipson Linda Ludwig Michaeline Maschke* Selma Monosson* Janet Moses Carla Polack* Adele S. Reisman* Gloria (Gert) Resnick Sadie & David* Rose Roz & Harvey Rosenbaum • Jackie Rothstein • Sandy Rosenthal • Esther Saginor (Gift Annuity) • Lynn Schmelzer • Marcelle K. Schnurmacher* • Gayle & Nathan Schneider • Marcy Schreibman • H. Charles Schock* • Eleanor Steigman • Esther Stern* • Pearl Turner* • Renetta Waldman (Gift Annuity) • Lois Zaas* * of blessed memory 12 Fundraising HELLO ISRAEL FUND We are pleased to announce the establishment of a fund to benefit our Hello Israel project in honor of Carolyn Grossman. Carolyn, chair of Hello Israel, was recently presented with the prestigious Irene Zehman Award by the Women’s Division of the Jewish Community Federation. She graciously designated NCJW,CS to be a recipient of the grant provided by this award. This contribution, along with the generous gifts from her friends and family, was used to establish the new fund. Mazel tov, Carolyn, and thank you. Vice President Barbara Somogyi ext.178 BOUTIQUE IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! You talk and we listen. The feedback from the merchants and shoppers at last year’s boutique before the February Major Meeting and Luncheon was so positive that we are bringing it back for a fourth year! We will be looking for you at Landerhaven on February 13, 2008 when you will be able to browse and shop at our spectacular showcase of jewelry, ceramics, clothing, accessories and so much more! Vendors should contact Karen Wayne Golovan at 216-2807508 by December 1 to reserve a table. Space is limited. The fee for vendors is $65 per 8’ table. Look for details about the February Winter Meeting in the next Bulletin ANNUAL FUND. . .THERE IS STILL TIME Annual Fund letters have been mailed, and we are pleased with the generosity of our membership. Your donations are vital to the continuation of our many community service projects. Please help us enhance the success of these programs by supporting NCJW, CS with a gift to the Annual Fund. Remember, every dollar you donate gives the women, children and families we serve a chance at a better life. Donations made by December 31st are tax deductible for 2007. PILLARS OF LIGHT Add beauty to your home and the holiday with our lovely hand-dipped Hanukkah candles. They also make great gifts! You can purchase a set of 44 tapers in shades of blue for $10 at the office or at the Lois Zaas Memorial Lecture on November 13. Help support NCJW with your purchase. Stock up now…the first night of Hanukkah is December 4. NCJW GOES GREEN!!! NCJW Cleveland Section has decided to show our colors and really go GREEN! Did you know that... l 75% of what we throw away can be recycled l Paper products make up 40% of all trash Arrangements have been made with our contracted waste management company to provide a special dumpster specifically for recyclable items. There will be containers in the office designated for recyclable materials. When you are in the office, please be conscience of this effort when disposing of “trash.” Ask any staff person if you are unsure of where to dispose articles. Email Addresses Wanted Please send us your current email address so that we can update our database. Send to: ikurtz@ncjwcleveland.org 13 Community Service DONE IN A DAY New Life Community VPs Susan Gordon and Maude Shafron Our Unsung Heroes: Volunteering Keeps Them Young ext.173 We will be preparing an apartment for a new family to move into New Life Community, a short-term transitional housing program. New Life Community teaches and empowers persons in homeless and/or jobless families to become independent, financially stable, and live in permanent housing. We will generate much positive energy as we “set up house” (with light housekeeping and good organization) for a new family to start a new life. This project will be held Tuesday, October 23 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. There is an optional opportunity to bring an item for the apartment, such as a cleaning supply. We will provide a “wish list” to volunteers. New Life is located in Cleveland just past the Shaker Heights border. Shabbat Services at Montefiore Bring joy and warmth to Montefiore residents as we help them celebrate Shabbat on Friday, November 9 and/or Friday, December 7.Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated.We will arrive at 4:00 p.m. to help transport residents from their rooms to the chapel.We will be part of the congregation for the Shabbat service, led by Rabbi Joel Chazin, from 4:30-5:15. After the service, we will go to the different dining rooms to lead the residents in the Shabbat blessings. We will be finished by 6:00 p.m. Please join us for this wonderful mitzvah that truly reaches the “J” in “NCJW.” Feel free to come for one or both dates. Sign up for a DONE IN A DAY Project! Shabbat at Montefiore o Friday, November 9 o Friday, December 7 New Home at New Life o Tuesday, October 23 Name_____________________ Phone_____________________ Email______________________ For Corrine Coen and Faye Kaplan, life is always more fun when they are volunteering at Jewish Day Nursery. Although both of these dynamic women are over 80 years old, they faithfully go to JDN one morning a week…and this is not a passing fancy. Corrine began volunteering at Jewish Day Nursery when her youngest child began kindergarten 40 years ago. In fact, Corrine has been there longer than any teacher or administrative staff person! Although she has seen many changes take place at the school, including many new children and teachers, she says that it is always exciting, and she is very grateful to be a part of this wonderful learning environment. In the past, Corrine used to be active in her temple’s sisterhood and was a member of the Mother’s Singers at Belvoir School. Corrine has two children and two grandchildren. Faye’s first volunteer experience was at Jewish Day Nursery and she has continued this loyal service for 30 years. She says that she gets a “lift from the little ones” and hopes to continue volunteering for as long as possible. Faye has donated countless hours, as well as provided funds that help the programs at JDN. Her funds also help provide scholarships for students who otherwise would be unable t o attend. She loves being with children and has found a perfect match at JDN. Faye has three children and one step- daughter, i n addition to eight grandchildren. Consistency is so important in the lives o f young children, and these two special volunteers embody this philosophy with their commitment and dedication. NCJW,CS salutes Corrine Coen and Faye Kaplan, not only for their warmth and enthusiasm, but for demonstrating that volunteering has no age limit. Jewish Day Nursery and NCJW shine brighter because of these two lovely, “young” women. Congratulations, Faye and Corrine. Jerry Dombcik unloads a trunk full of school supplies for the Dignity Project. 14 At a recent birthday party, Ruth & Jerry requested that their guests bring school supplies in lieu of birthday gifts. The generosity of their guests was amazing... Thank you one and all. Become a part of a program that teaches tolerance. Face to Face is a multi-faceted Holocaust education program for middle and high school students sponsored by Shaarey Tikvah and affiliated with NCJW, CS. Volunteers are needed to meet and greet students in the museum from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school year. Additional positions are available for behind-the-scenes such as set-up and take-down of the museum displays, and review and recommendations of new books on the Holocaust. Time commitments can be whatever suits your schedule best—weekly, monthly, or on a one-time basis. Please call Marilyn Greenwald at 440-449-2449 or email her at marilynandstuart@aol.com. Become a part of this dynamic program and make a difference in our world. Another Volunteer Opportunity: Face to Face 2007 LOVE! FORE! DIGNITY -- ANOTHER WINNING SEASON! $500 Tee/Green Sponsors Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Preferred Rubber Compounding Corp. Mars Electric University Primary Care Practices Love! Fore! Dignity Committee $300 Tee/Green Sponsors Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Arnoff, LLP Cleveland Nasal Sinus & Sleep Center Eastgate Fiber Seal of Cleveland Hawkins Sales McCarthy Lebit Crystal & Liffman New York Life, Jerry Fish Managing Partner Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP Zinner & Co. LLP Barbara Somogyi, Fundraising VP Fran Doris and Susan Levine, Co-Chairs Janice Bilchik, Debbie Bloom, Wendy Elconin, Marilyn Goldfein, Elise Goldner, Loe Goldwasser, Debbie Hoffmann, Natalie Horwitz, Michele Kaminsky, Rita Langer, Nancy Levitan, Roey Margulies, Rosean Schmidt and Ethel Schultz. Honorary Co-Chairs Cuyahoga County Commissioners Jimmy Dimora, Tim Hagan and Peter Lawson Jones Love! Fore! Dignity Volunteers Volunteer Chair: Natalie Horwitz Leslye Arian, Myrna Arlen-Bloch, Faye Bass, Claire Biel, Rachel Bloom, Darcy Edelman, Judy Eigenfeld, Carol Friedman, Marilyn Goldfein, Sharon Goldman, Karen Wayne Golovan, Susie Gordon, Ruth Hurwitz, Suzanne Joseph, Michele Kaminsky, Lisa Kaufman, Laurel Kest, Samantha LoPresti, Merry Lugasy, Kelly Maduri, Mary Palazzo, Annette Paley, Rosean Schmidt, Ellen Schwartz, Cheryl Senkfor, Maude Shafron, Susan Shapiro & Barbara Somogyi Donations In-Kind Cleveland Jewish News Merrill Lynch, Pepper Pike Group News Channel 5 Dick’s Sporting Goods, Legacy Village Mitchell’s Fish Market at Eton Collection Raymond James & Associates, Michael Frayman Shaker Auto Lease, Brian Davis 15 Look What’s Happening in Cleveland Section! Scenes from Cleveland Section’s Opening Meeting Love! Fore! Dignity Charity Golf Event A terrific event: Lots of mahj, lots of members, lots of fun, and best of all, lots of funds raised for the Dignity Project. 16 Tribute Funds Tribute Funds: The Gifts That Keep on Giving. Thank you to those of you who support our Community Service Projects. Contributions under $10, while appreciated, will not be published in the Bulletin. All contributions of $10 or more will be acknowledged in the Bulletin and to the donor. All donations will be acknowledged to the appropriate recipient. Thank you! Cleveland Section makes it easy for you to send tributes to family and friends. Mail in a check and establish a Tribute Account. Everytime you’d like to make a donation, e-mail Inge Kurtz at: ikurtz@ncjwcleveland. org or call: 216.378.2204, ext. 101.The donation will be deducted from your account. Inge will notify you when your account is getting low. Make it easy to remember simchas and sorrows - open your account today. Open a Tribute Account Today! When is it correct to send a Tribute? ANYTIME!! For...       someone who is ill a special birthday  in memoriam baby-naming/bris  a promotion/new job graduation parents of the bride/groom  a special “thank you”  holidays...and more bar/bat mitzvah Call the NCJW office: 216-378-2204 or e-mail: ikurtz@ncjwcleveland.org Tributes are mailed immediately. Donations are tax deductible. Bess Abt Thriftique Fund In Honor of: BUNNY LUTSKER’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY Lois & Howard Israel Beverly & Dick Gold Nan Cohen & Dan Abrams ENGAGEMENT OF ROBERTA & STUART SEARS’ SON, RYAN TO GINNY Janice & Gary Bilchik In Memory of: ELAINE DISCONT Janice & Gary Bilchik TED ROSSEN Ellen Rossen & Family Renee & Marvin Resnik Roberta & Stuart Sears Elizabeth Schneps Debbie & Steve Kalette Leslye & Keith Arian Rita & Bruce Langer Judy Eigenfeld & Rick Maron Suzanne & Henry Schneps Ethel & Elliott Schultz Marilyn Goldfein Rosean Schmidt Sharon & David Galin Shapiro & Galin Families Maude & Mel Shafron Sharon & Paul Priesand Roey & Jeff Margulies Jean & Allan Kleinman Marianne Dattilo DR. MARTIN RESNICK Wendy & Richard Feldman SIS GOTTLIEB Wendy & Richard Feldman HENRIETTA DOLIN Wendy & Richard Feldman STUART WITTENBERG Wendy & Richard Feldman Sable Fund In Memory of: SHIRLEY “SHU” SCHLOSS Phyllis E. Levine JEROME ACK Phyllis E. Levine ELAINE DISCONT Jackie & Fred Rothstein Abbe & Eric Froimson SIS GOTTLIEB Jackie & Fred Rothstein Phyllis & Avrum Froimson IRVIN CHESLER Lois & Howard Israel Rosemary Pazol Mundel & Anne K. Pazol Memorial Fund In Memory of: STANLEY “BO” FINEBERG Phyllis & Elmer Freiberg BETTY BASH Phyllis & Elmer Freiberg SHELDON TIRK Phyllis & Elmer Freiberg In Honor of: JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Ellen Rossen INA & MORLEY WHITE’S NEW HOME Ellen Rossen BIRTH OF ELLEN ROSSEN’S GRANDSON Inge Kurtz Marie Walzer Roey & Jeff Margulies In Memory of: ELAINE DISCONT Ellen Rossen JOHN STONE Ellen Rossen & Family BEE EISENBERG Ellen Rossen In Honor of: JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Loramae & Ronnie Simkoff LORAMAE & RONNIE SIMKOFF’S GRANDSON, ETHAN’S BAR MITZVAH Bobbie & Sandy Kalman Ina White Advocacy Fund In Honor of: JUDI WOLF RECEIVING THE CAROLYN GROSSMAN AWARD FROM THE HEIGHTS PARENT CENTER Maude & Mel Shafron Rossen Bilchik Family Mental Health Fund In Honor of: JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Susan & Bob Shapiro Ethel & Elliott Schultz Loe & Gary Goldwasser Lynn, Larry & Suki Schmelzer Wendy & Gene Elconin Myrna & Kurt Bloch Linda & Bernie Friedman Natalie & Harvey Horwitz Merry Lugasy In Honor of: HERB GOLDBERG’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Marilyn & Don Rockman MR. & MRS. BARRY BROUMAN’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY Marilyn & Don Rockman In Memory of: JENNIE GREENBERG Judy & Donald Schermer Eli Rosenberg Entertainmobile Fund The Scherzer Family Fund In Memory of: ELAINE DISCONT Toni & Don Scherzer BOB TOLKAN Toni & Don Scherzer STUART WITTENBERG Toni & Don Scherzer TED ROSSEN Toni & Don Scherzer In Memory of: ELAINE DISCONT Ina & Morley White Judy Eigenfeld & Rick Maron RHEA MARON Judi & Marshall Wolf Susie & Marc Gordon Elise Goldner & Rita Langer Rosean & John Schmidt Roey & Jeff Margulies Nan Cohen & Dan Abrams STUART WITTENBERG Ina & Morley White Wendy & Richard Feldman Family Fund In Memory of: Jerome & Goldie Loramae Simkoff Emerging Leadership Fund Nancy & Marvin Whitman Endowment Fund 17 Tribute Funds In Honor of: MALCOLM ELSOFFER’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY Nancy & Marvin Whitman ROBERT DAVIS’ SPECIAL BIRTHDAY Nancy & Marvin Whitman In Memory of: SIS GOTTLIEB Lynn & Loren Mintz JUDY WILCOFF KAUFMAN Nancy & Marvin Whitman continued RECOVERY Rhoda & Herbert Agin Natalie & Harvey Horwitz ENGAGEMENT OF BARBARA & STEVE SOMOGYI’S SON, BRAD Roey & Jeff Margulies BUNNY LUTSKER’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY Lois & Ed Bruder Carol Tuschman DON GOLDMAN’S MILESTONE BIRTHDAY Beth & Howard Simon MARRIAGE OF JUDY URAM’S SON, DAVID TO RACHEL CANTOR Beth & Howard Simon SHARON & DICK COHEN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY Sandra Lipman In Memory of: DON & MARY PERLMUTER’S SISTER Fran & Mark Doris MAXINE BRATEN’S GRANDMOTHER Sharon & Marvin Starr STANLEY GOTTSEGEN Judy & Joe Sturman BEE EISENBERG Ruth Hadlow Cheryl & Franklin Lewis Maureen Kreick Barbara & Bob Sobel Marian L. Eichar Gail & Martin Trembly Esther Saginor Marjorie & Charles Evans Nancy & David Wild Marcy & Howard Schreibman Ruth Katz Joyce Gordon Loe & Gary Goldwasser Nathalie & Jim Diener Rachel Nelson Alice & Jordan Band Nancy & Marvin Whitman Ann & Goldie Robinson Patricia Wyman IRL RUBIN Judy & Joe Sturman JEAN ROTH Hope & Brian Ellis EMILY ROSEN Joyce Gordon PHILIP JACOBS Roey & Jeff Margulies LEO MOSS Judy & Joe Sturman JERRY LIBAVA Judy & Joe Sturman JENNIE GREENBERG Loe & Gary Goldwasser SOPHIE PUSTYLNIKOV’S SON Natalie Silverberg & Lisa Zimmerman TAMMY ZLOTNIK Darcy & Ken Edelman ARTHUR ORLEAN Judy & Joe Sturman JUDY WILCOFF KAUFMAN Judy & Joe Sturman STUART WITTENBERG Susan & Marc Gordon Sharon & Marvin Starr Sandra & Don Jaffe ELAINE DISCONT Debbie & Ken Bloom Rhoda & Herbert Agin Myta Weisberg Mary Rosenberg Ellen & Harvey Schwartz Ann & Tom Cicarella Marilyn & Stuart Greenwald Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Silver Wendy & Gene Elconin Susan & Bob Shapiro Betty Rosskamm Marti Katz Margery Isabel Singer Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Kitay Lanny Solomon Family Barbara & Steve Somogyi Ethel & Elliott Schultz Adele & Phil Neshkin Merry Lugasy Elise Goldner & Rita Langer Natalie & Harvey Horwitz Fran & Mark Steinbock Shirley & Milton Steinbock Maude & Mel Shafron Fran & Mark Doris Debbie & Steve Kalette Loe & Gary Goldwasser Rosean & John Schmidt Myrna & Kurt Bloch Gayle & Nate Schneider Marian & Joe Seder Eudyce & Leonard Tucker Marilyn & David Goldfein GENE DIAMOND Rebecca Gelfman HORTENSE MEYER Roey & Jeff Margulies LOREN BURG Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wolff Judy & Joe Sturman JOHN STONE Barbara Lebit Paula & Walter Schwartz HARRIET GOODMAN Paula & Walter Schwartz IRVIN CHESLER Judy & Joe Sturman ALAN WEINER’S MOTHER Sharon & Marvin Starr Elvira Wintner Music Fund In Honor of: DEBBY & HOWARD JACOBS’ NEW HOME Susan & Howard Levine REBECCA LEVINE’S ENGAGEMENT Lynn & Larry Schmelzer In Memory of: EMILY ROSEN Betty Rosskamm Rebecca Zeid Fund In Honor of: INA & MORLEY WHITE’S NEW HOME Ronna & Ira Sherman BIRTH OF MARLA & DAVID KEILIN’S NEW GRANDSON Ronna & Ira Sherman JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Ronna & Ira Sherman Children & Youth 18 In Honor of: BIRTH OF RITA & BRUCE LANGER’S GRANDDAUGHTER, ELANA PAIGE NOVAK Lynn & Ed Barry MARRIAGE OF GAIL KAMEN & DR. NEIL BLUM Marge & Norman Reuven BIRTH OF CAROL & DICK STREEM’S GRANDDAUGHTER, SARI Loe & Gary Goldwasser SUSAN & IRWIN DINN’S 45TH ANNIVERSARY Loe & Gary Goldwasser B’NAI MITZVAH OF RHODA & LARRY BIALES’ GRANDCHILDREN, BLAISE & TANNER Loe & Gary Goldwasser SANDRA JAFFE’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Sharon & Marvin Starr GILDA COHEN’S GRANDDAUGHTER, RACHEL’S BAT MITZVAH Joan Wittenberg LARRY SOPPEL’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Maude & Mel Shafron ALY DIM’S BAT MITZVAH Annette & Les Paley DR. & MRS. BOB BRENNER BEING NAMED PARK CENTERITES AND THEIR 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Joan & Stuart Wittenberg MARION & ARNOLD BLITZER’S GRANDSON’S BAR MITZVAH Natalie & Ted Silverberg HARRIET & MEL MORRIS’ 65TH BIRTHDAYS Natalie & Ted Silverberg MARILYN GOLDFEIN’S MAHJ LESSONS Emily Phillips Sandy Arnovitz Neela Eisner CAROLE & NORMAN STARK’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY Maude & Mel Shafron MR. & MRS. JOEL AXELROD’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY Myrna & Kurt Bloch DICK ADLER’S 75TH BIRTHDAY Myrna & Kurt Bloch JUDI WOLF RECEIVING THE CAROLYN GROSSMAN AWARD FROM THE HEIGHTS PARENT CENTER Loe & Gary Goldwasser Judy Eigenfeld & Rick Maron Myrna & Kurt Bloch JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Maude & Mel Shafron Joyce Gordon Debbie & Ken Bloom BAR MITZVAH OF MARTIN & DEBORAH RABINOWITZ’ SON, ARI Myrna & Kurt Bloch FRAN & MARK DORIS’ ANNIVERSARY Nan Cohen & Dan Abrams ENGAGEMENT OF STUART & ROBERTA SEARS’ SON, RYAN Susan & Bob Shapiro SHELLY FRIEDMAN’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Maude & Mel Shafron SHARYN BAILIN’S SPEEDY Council Gardens In Memory of: DALE SHAPIRO Linda & Bernie Friedman CHARLOTTE NOTHMANN Paula & Walter Schwartz HORTENSE MEYER Paula & Walter Schwartz SIS GOTTLIEB Carolyn & Jim Herman Irene Heiber Debbie & Phil Weiss Jewell Goldstein Luise & Steve Rosoff Hyla Winston Dr. Howard & Dr. Michael Braun Beverly & Dick Gold Barbara Lebit Nancy G. Rome Nan Cohen & Dan Abrams Casey & Jamie Bankhurst Kathy & Lanny Solomon Sue Englander Dr. Daniel & Ellen Worthington Jane & Sheldon Katz, Betsy, Erik & Jim Diana Packer Joanne Stern Sheila & Bob Lash Leslie Resnik Pearl & David Hachen Susan & Mark Ringel Annabelle Weiss Charlene & Dick Ratner Donald Zaas Sheila & Marty Botnick Phyllis & Alan Wolk Lynn, Larry & Suki Schmelzer Rhoda & Herbert Agin Florence Chelm Barbara & Bob Sobel Janice & Gary Bilchik Shirley Stern BEE EISENBERG Roey & Jeff Margulies IRVIN CHESLER Eleanor Steigman Council House In Honor of: SHELLY FRIEDMAN’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Susan & Bob Shapiro LOIS BRUCK RECEIVING THE HANNAH G. SOLOMON AWARD Marie Walzer Annabelle Weiss Donald Zaas In Memory of: SIS GOTTLIEB Leslye & Keith Arian Diane & Jeff Wasser Tribute Funds ELAINE DISCONT Kathy & Robert Leb continued LOREN BURG Susie & Marc Gordon Jackie, Rob & Josh Hicks Sharon & Paul Priesand Natalie & Harvey Horwitz Elaine & Bob Chaplin Joan Nutkin Cookie & Alan Hartman Myrna & Kurt Bloch Hedy & Irv Weiss FRANCES WALDORF Natalie & Harvey Horwitz STUART WITTENBERG Rhoda & Shia Shapiro Paula & Walter Schwartz Shelly & Don Plasco Barbara Lebit Shelley & Ronald Lipson Beverly & Dick Gold Ellen & Harvey Schwartz Lynne & Ted Rudolph Roey & Jeff Margulies Terri & Terry Gordon Cary Gordon Loe & Gary Goldwasser Linda & Bernie Friedman Wendy & Gene Elconin Janice & Gary Bilchik Carolyn Adelstein Marilyn & David Goldfein Judi & Marshall Wolf Maude & Mel Shafron Rosean & John Schmidt Judy & Joe Sturman Hope & Brian Ellis Marilyn Bennett Fran & Mark Doris Gayle & Nate Schneider Loramae & Ronnie Simkoff Natalie & Harvey Horwitz Hilary & Dan Rosenbaum Goldie & Dan Ermine Claire & Mort Biel ALAN GOODMAN Janice & Gary Bilchik JERRY LIBAVA Dolores & James Kleinman ARNOLD FRIEDMAN Marilyn Bennett ELAINE DISCONT Elaine & Milt Weinstein Marie Walzer LAWRENCE KLEIN Rhoda & Leonard Robuck LEO MOSS Shelly & Don Plasco HORTENSE MEYER Debbie & Steve Kalette JUNE BRUNSWICK Dee Weisberg STUART MARCUS Joan & Stuart Wittenberg JERROLD H. PASS Barbara Lebit SHELDON TIRK Debbie & Jerry Ross Ethel & Elliott Schultz Barbara Lebit HENRIETTA DOLIN Terri & Stuart Kline The Dignity Project In Honor of: MOLLY KRAVITZ’ 95TH BIRTHDAY Marge & Norman Reuven ENGAGEMENT OF BARBARA & STEVE SOMOGYI’S SON, BRAD Joan & Stuart Wittenberg DON GOLDMAN’S BIRTHDAY Sue & Bob Shapiro SALLY & BUD RICH’S ANNIVERSARY Mike & Fran Weissman NATALIE SILVERBERG’S SPECIAL BIRTHDAY Lynn & Jerry Rosen HARRIET & MEL MORRIS’ SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS Lynn & Jerry Rosen Nancy & Norm Hyams ELAINE & HOWARD SILVER’S MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY Claire & Mort Biel JUDI WOLF RECEIVING THE CAROLYN GROSSMAN AWARD FROM THE HEIGHTS PARENT CENTER Margie & Seth Hirschfeld In Memory of: JUDY WILCOFF KAUFMAN Sheila & Marvin Wolf ELLEN BLAUSHILD Blaushild Family Club ARTHUR ORLEAN Lois Butler ELAINE DISCONT Claire & Mort Biel SIS GOTTLIEB Sheila & Marvin Wolf EVELYN ROLFE Ruth & Vic Wertheimer JENNIE GREENBERG Linda & Robert Sanders Clare Shaw STUART WITTENBERG Sheila & Marvin Wolf Toby & Jay Siegel DALE SHAPIRO Toby & Jay Siegel KAY & MEL RESNICK’S SISTER Toby & Jay Siegel Senior Adults In Memory of: JENNIE GREENBERG Joan & Stuart Wittenberg MARGE MAZZEE Fran Horwitz DAVID BOWERS Weiss Movers General Remembrance In Honor of: MR. & MRS. NORBERT LOEB’S 50th ANNIVERSARY Steve & Anita Ross HARRIET & MEL MORRIS’ MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS Shelly & Don Plasco In Memory of: SIS GOTTLIEB National City Bank SUSAN DICKER Michael Dicker Special Contributions In Honor of: PRESIDENT’S DISCRETIONARY FUND JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Susie & Marc Gordon HELLO ISRAEL ROZ & BILL SUKENIK’S NEW GRANDCHILD Diane & Jerry Wasserman NCJW Research Institute in Israel In Honor of: DR. MEL GALIN’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Susan & Bob Shapiro LOIS & BOB GOLDSMITH’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY Marge & Norm Reuven In Memory of: LEO MOSS Linda & Avi Wiener JENNIE GREENBERG Linda & Avi Wiener NATALIE PERLMUTER Barbara & Bob Sobel DAN CORT Janice & Gary Bilchik HELLO ISRAEL In Memory of: ELAINE DISCONT Michele & Jordan Kaminsky TAMMY ZLOTNIK Michele & Jordan Kaminsky DAN CORT Ciril & Stan Fears Shirley & Gene Rose Phyllis & Alan Wolk Ellen & Harvey Schwartz Rita & Bruce Langer Ruth & Jerry Dombcik NCJW College Scholarships In Honor of: MARILYN GOLDFEIN’S MAHJ LESSONS Ilene (Dolly) Sigel In Memory of: BEE EISENBERG Marie Walzer NCJW/Montefiore Hospice In Honor of: JANICE BILCHIK’S SPEEDY RECOVERY Janet & Dick Aach ENGAGEMENT OF ANN & MARC FREIMUTH’S CHILDREN, JOEL & JILL Joan Wittenberg In Memory of: ALBERT KAUFMAN Barbara & Bob Sobel EDDIE KATZ Elaine Bolasny JUDY WILCOFF KAUFMAN Hope & Brian Ellis Remember... To make a Tribute, call Inge: 216.378.2204 Ext. 101 OR EMAIL (please note new email address) ikurtz@ncjwcleveland.org 19 Annual Silver Sale in conjunction with the Larchmere Holiday Stroll Donation Thanksgiving Weekend November 23-25, 2007 NCJW & Thriftique need you! PLEASE Bring us your donations: Drop offs Furniture 12611 Larchmere Blvd. 216.231.6060 Friday, November 23 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24 - 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25 - 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. Prints China Housewares Jewelry Silver Small Appliances Linens Portable TVs Clothing (on hangers) Shoes Accessories Crystal Paintings Lamps Bring your treasures (in resale condition) to: 26055 Emery Road (rear) (Between richmond and brainard) Monday-friday 9:00am - 4:00pm Call 216.378.2204 for Furniture Pick ups Please bring donations to the NCJW, CS Warehouse, 26055 Emery Rd., Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 26055 Emery Road, Unit L Cleveland, OH 44128 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 658 DATED MATERIAL DELIVERY REQUESTED BY OCTOBER 17, 2007 Janice Bilchik & Roey Margulies, Co-Presidents Ethel Schultz, Wendy Elconin, Co-VPs, Public Relations Stacey Hader Epstein, Editor/Graphic Design Diane Phillips-Leatherberry, Senior Editor 20