Enduring Values • Extraordinary Education

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Laying the foundation for

success in school and life

Kayitz 5775 • Summer 2015

A PUBLICATION FOR THE FRIENDS OFAMOS AND CELIA HEILICHER

MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

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Welcome to the summer issue of Bridges. In this edition, you will get a taste of HMJDS and an exceptional year of student achievement. Our students excelled in academic competitions from Math Masters to National History Day to national chess tournaments. Our most recent MAP test

scores showed HMJDS students well above the national average at every grade level. As an institution, we started a major strategic planning process and began our self-study, part of the seven-year re-accreditation process through the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS).

Next year is poised to be another landmark year for HMJDS with a newly formed Student Government, robust professional development for staff, an Academic Council for curricular oversight, and new leadership at the helm of our Jewish Life and Hebrew department. In this issue, meet Etan Weiss, incoming director of Jewish Life and Hebrew, and read the reflections of our recent graduates and older alums. And learn why a long-time community leader and philanthropist thinks supporting the Day School is an important investment for the future.

Our mission remains clear: to provide an extraordinary general and Judaic studies education for the children and families of the Twin Cities. This is accomplished through strong community and parent partnership, outstanding teaching and professional development, and extensive self-assessment. We look forward to a great 2015-16 school year!

L’shana Tovah,

Yoni BinusHead of School

Dear HMJDS

Families and

Friends,

Welcome Etan WeissDirector of Jewish Life and Hebrew

“What excites me the most about moving to HMJDS and Minneapolis is the vibrant and dedicated Jewish community.”

Amy and Etan Weiss with their daughters Nava (2) and Ya’ara (5).

August marks the beginning of a new era for HMJDS as Etan Weiss steps into the role of Director of Jewish Life and Hebrew.

“What excites me the most about moving to HMJDS and Minneapolis is the vibrant and dedicated Jewish community,” Etan said. Upon his accepting the position, he remarked, “I am inheriting a well respected Judaic and Hebrew program and I know I am charged with bringing both to a new level of excellence.”

Etan’s top priority will be getting to know students, parents, staff, and other community members. He has already had the opportunity to speak with many staff members and Jewish community members and leaders and has an initial sense of his goals for the coming year and beyond.

“The rabbis and lay leaders I have met with seem energized and eager to support the school and connect with the HMJDS in new and exciting ways,” Etan said.

“These connections, a refreshing of t’fillah practice and learning, and the continuation of K through 8 curricular design are at the top of the work I’ll be focused on with staff over the next couple of years.” Etan will also spearhead enhanced Jewish studies made possible by the April 2015 opening of the Deera and Al Tychman (z”l) Judaic Learning and T’filah Center at HMJDS.

Etan brings with him depth of experience and knowledge from his completion of the Pardes Institute program for advanced Jewish studies and as a lead Jewish educator at the Charles E. Smith Day School in Maryland. He moved here with his wife Amy, who has recently accepted a position with Yachad, and his daughters Nava (2) and Ya’ara (5), who is entering Kindergarten at HMJDS this fall.

We look forward to the energy and scope of knowledge Etan brings with him to the Twin Cities. Welcome, Etan and family!

Talia and Sari Rodich

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What I Learned at the Day SchoolBY MATAN APPELBAUM

This spring I graduated college and, for the first time in many years, had a break from school and work. Reflecting back on all of the experiences leading up to graduation from Princeton, there were a few parts of my time at HMJDS (then known as MJDS) that proved critical in my growth as a student, leader, and community member.

One of my fondest memories from the day school was a semi-regular occurrence in Mr. Portnoe’s math and Judaica classes, where the structured part of a lesson would end and we would have an open question-and-answer session. Students chose the questions. We might ask to review a difficult concept or inquire about a new, advanced topic. This gave us practice in coming up with the right questions, not just the right answers. Years later, as a mathematics major, I would often work on problems where progress was best made by challenging the questions, or looking to see how far I could push the concepts I learned in class.

The teachers at HMJDS were all extremely supportive of me as a student and encouraged me to engage deeply in what I was learning. They also encouraged me to study the subjects that interested me most, which at the time were math and sciences. My decision to major in mathematics and minor in computer science came partially from the confidence I received from my teachers that I would be successful.

Between day school and Princeton I attended St. Louis Park High School. I went in with a group of friends from HMJDS and remained connected to the HMJDS community and the Jewish community as a whole. The support and connections I had at HMJDS taught me the value of finding a strong community and being an engaged member. At Princeton I sought out communities of value and took on leadership roles in the communities I joined. The volunteer involvement at HMJDS taught me how to connect my volunteer and leadership activities to the needs of the community. In October I will start work as a software engineer at Facebook. I will have to learn how to work there and decide on a team to join. I am sure the experiences and lessons from HMJDS will help guide me as I go forward.

BY BETH AND DAN RODICH

Each and every day we make decisions for our children. Most are easy, but every once in a while we are faced with a hard decision that could impact our children for the rest of their lives. Last summer we were faced with such a decision.

We were unhappy with the progress our daughters Talia and Sari were making at their school, and we made the very difficult decision to uproot them and send them to HMJDS. This was not an easy decision for us. We spent countless hours discussing all the different scenarios, both of us wondering if we were doing the right thing. Today we can say—without a doubt—it was the smartest decision we have ever made for our daughters.

From the beginning, the HMJDS staff made the transition as simple and pain-free as possible. On the first day of school, we were not sure who was more nervous—our girls or us. As we arrived, we were welcomed with open arms. Teachers greeted us in the hallway, introduced themselves, and took each of the girls to their respective classrooms for more introductions. Our daughters came home after a great first day and said that they had made new friends.

HMJDS’s motto is that they build a caring school community of committed teachers, staff, and parents that recognizes and

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`“HMJDS taught me the value of finding a strong community and being an engaged member.”

HMJDS Alumnus Matan Appelbaum at his graduation from Princeton University.

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Thoughts and Take AwaysFrom the HMJDS Graduating Class of 2015

Each year at graduation time, HMJDS 8th graders reflect on their academic, spiritual, and social journey. Here are a few excerpts from the 2015 HMJDS graduating class. We wish them all well in high school and beyond. L’hitraot! Until we see you again!

HMJDS taught me how to stand up for myself and how to stand up for others.

We studied the core value, “Because you were strangers in a foreign land.” We discussed how to welcome others, how to be friendly, courteous, and kind. We talked about what it’s like being new to situations and having new people come into our community. I decided to connect this to when I go on to high school, when I hope that other people will be welcoming, and I will do my best to be welcoming, too.

We have had a great 9 years at this school through the many ups and downs and hope to carry these lessons and great friends with us throughout the rest of our lives.

—Talya and Natan Tapper

We’re KvellingHMJDS grads are headed to these fine colleges and universities (and uncolleges!) across the country and the world. Mazal tov!

approaches each child as an individual. These are not just words but a philosophy by which the school operates. Both of our daughters have excelled in this environment becoming more focused on their studies and repeatedly telling us that they enjoy going to school again. HMJDS’s personalized approach has allowed them to learn at their own pace and make major academic advancements.

This held true for Judaic Studies as well as General Studies. It was clear to us, at the beginning of the school year, that one of our daughters had a far greater interest in Judaic Studies than the other. The teachers at HMJDS were able to embrace their different levels of interest and deliver an experience that inspired them both.

Before this year, we had never heard our girls say that learning is fun. Our fifth grader is excited about reading and math and is, once again, confident that she can succeed at anything she puts her mind to. Our third grader’s verbal and written skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the past year. We are so impressed with the improvements our girls made this year, and we can’t wait to see what next year brings.

Change is never easy and often scary, but the decision to move our children to HMJDS was the best decision we have ever made and we could not be happier.

Beth Rodich graduated HMJDS in 1992.

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`�I am able to connect the school’s core values to my everyday life. For example, the value “If not now, when” can be applied to most aspects of my life. I will treasure this value as I enter St. Louis Park High School. There I will remember this value as I plow through my homework. This value can also apply to the necessary skill of time management, which I will need to apply to every aspect of my teen and adult life.

-Yonah Davis

`�Being part of this community has been inspiring. Each individual person is beautiful and it shows.

—Maddie Hoffman

`�For my entire time at HMJDS I’ve learned to be proud of my accomplishments and to be happy about educating others. Among other things, these are the tools that HMJDS has given me that I will use going forward.

—Aodhtan Gross

`�Because of these amazing teachers, I have such a strong Jewish identity and I am comfortable going out into the world identifying myself as a proud Jewish woman.

—Danielle Orloff

`�My teachers here at HMJDS have helped me to get over my one greatest fears, the fear of failure, while also giving me the tools needed to ensure my success.

—Daniel Kool

`�One of my favorite things about being Jewish is that it is part of our culture to argue. Not for argument sake, but to express thoughts, ideas, to challenge others and ourselves. I felt acknowledged that my opinions were taken seriously.

—Liel Pink

American UniversityAugsburg CollegeBowdoin CollegeBradley UniversityButler UniversityIowa State UniversityNortheastern UniversityOhio State UniversitySt. John’s University—New YorkTel Aviv UniversityUncollege Gap Year ProgramUniversity of Indiana

University of KansasUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Missouri—ColumbiaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin—MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin—StoutWashington University in St. Louis

Colleges listed are those known by HMJDS at the time of publication.

Save The DateHMJDS 2016

ANNUAL BENEFIT Thursday, April 7, 2016, 6:00 p.m.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE

WITH SPECIAL HONOREESAMY & JACK FITERMAN

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON.

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The Zweigbaum and Goldfine families receive the Ner Tamid Award for exemplary leadership and commitment to HMJDS at the Annual Benefit in March.

HMJDS Highlights

Marisse Covin and Racquel Fhima play flute at the HMJDS winter band concert.

Members of the award-winning HMJDS chess team (L to R): Sam Grodnick, Arlo Cornell, Ben Lubka, Solomon Lubka, Ari Kaner-Roth, Zeke Rischall, Ellie Grodnick, coach Robin Altman and Jack Grodnick in mid-May at the U.S. Chess Federation National Elementary Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. One of the HMJDS teams finished in first place in its division, and Ben Lubka won the individual competition in his division. HMJDS students in international costumes at the

Kindergarten Children Around the World presentation in May. Students greeted their audience in the native tongue of their chosen country and sang and danced to a wide range of global music.

Seventh-grader Emily Ziessman reads Torah at HMJDS the week of her Bat Mitzvah in February.

The HMJDS choir sings winter holiday

songs at the IDS Center in downtown

Minneapolis.

Community leader and HMJDS supporter Harold Smith shares his Judaica Gallery at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with 4th graders.

Seventh and eighth graders

perform as Oompa Loompas

and build sets for a rousing,

student-led production of

Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory.

Grades 5 and 6 basketball team. Go, Lions!

Students, parents and teachers participate in VOICE, a school-wide week of community service. Families pictured collected toiletries and made cards for residents at St. Joseph’s Home for Children in Minneapolis. Other service projects included decorating pillow cases for campers at Camp Heartland; assembling lunches for Harbor Light Shelter; making fleece blankets for Ronald McDonald House; and preparing food packages at Second Harvest Heartland.

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HMJDS DonorsJuly 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

$100,000+Minneapolis Jewish FederationLynne and Andrew RedleafHarold Smith

$20,000-$99,999AnonymousMelanie and Charles BarryCindi and Harold GoldfineHeilicher FoundationKaplan Family Fund Laura and Ross Kaplan Marge and Harvey KaplanLiebhaber Family FoundationWendy Lovell-Smith and Colin SmithElly and Mike Zweigbaum

$10,000-$19,999Alliance Recycling GroupAnonymousArlene and Phil GrodnickJill and Jon HalperPhyllis HeilicherSharon and William Hope

Sheila and Stephen LiebermanThe Moscoe GroupNancy and Mike SchoenbergerJudith and Jerel Shapiro

$5,000-$9,999Yaffa Cohen-Appelbaum and Mark AppelbaumPearl and Daniel BerdassAlan BergerEffress-Hymanson Family FoundationMike and Linda Fiterman Family FoundationMerle and Mort KaneSuzanne Fenton and Dan LiebermanMaslon Law FirmSam Miller Foundation/ Miller and Kupritz FamiliesEllen and Art PollackLouise and Jerry RibnickTamar FinkTarget Corporation

Twin City Fan and Blower and Barry FamilyRachael and John Vegas

$1,500-$4,999Affiance FinancialAnonymousAtlas Travel/Ratner SteelBaratz Family FoundationBarnes and ThornburgJudith and Michael BermanBest BuyStacy Pinck and Brad BirnbergCBIZEllen and Joseph FeldmanErnest I. Fink AgencyLibby and Andy FinnAmy and Jack FitermanFun2RaiseAmy and Harry FunkLiz Elert and Abe HaakBonnie and Steve HellerLiba Zweigbaum and Jeff HermanKristy and Chris Howe

Community leader and committed philanthropist Harold Smith believes that building Jewish identity in the formative years is key to Jewish continuity in the future. “We have to educate this generation in Jewish history, philosophy, music, literature, and liturgy to ensure a Jewish community will exist in America in 50 years,” he says.

HMJDS is honored to be a recent beneficiary of Harold’s generosity through a major philanthropic pledge for scholarships to help make HMJDS financially accessible to all students.

Born and raised in St. Paul, Harold recognized early the importance of giving back to the community to support Jewish education. Beginning with a deep personal association with the Talmud Torah of St. Paul, to leadership of Hillel at the University of Minnesota, to more recent, significant giving to Herzl Camp, Harold and his late wife, Mickey (z”l), have helped create and

perpetuate transformational Jewish education and identity-building experiences to the Twin Cities’ Jewish youth for more than 60 years. In memory of their daughter, Margie (z”l), the couple also built a center at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem where cancer patients can receive high-quality wigs to help maintain their self-esteem.

Harold’s recent gift to HMJDS for scholarships reflects his passion for Jewish education and his hope that, “this can be an incentive for others to join in giving for scholarships to help young families.” Harold’s pledge provides a 1:1 match for every incremental gift to HMJDS to support day school scholarships.

Harold is a valued and visible part of the HMJDS community, most recently providing HMJDS students a personal tour of the Harold and Mickey Smith Gallery of Jewish Arts at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. We are grateful for his generosity and look forward to the many ways his gift will open the door for more families in the Jewish community to experience an HMJDS education.

Donor Spotlight

Philanthropist Harold Smith: Supporting Jewish Education through Day School Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of supporters, we had another incredible fundraising year at HMJDS! We raised just under $1.4 million to support a wide variety of programs at HMJDS and to help keep our school financially accessible.

Thank you to Vice-President for Development Wendy Lovell-Smith, as well as 2015 Annual Fund Co-Chairs, Steve Leventhal and Robyn Schein. Their leadership was key to helping the school reach this unprecedented achievement.

Peter JacovesHelen KaplanGeorge Kaplan Memorial FoundationKar Ben Publishing/ Lerner Publishing GroupDebra Glassman and Robert KaufmanNissim and Wendy KhabieGary and Debbie Kohler/ Blue Clay Capital ManagementEileen and David KohnShira and Ron KrebsKrengel Dental/ Mollie and Roy KrengelMichelle and John KuhlJessica and David KutoffBeth and Todd LeonardJudith LevitanKris and John MacDonaldBarbara and Sherwood MalamudDebbie and Gil MannJoshua MannMichele and Seth MeislerMike MillerRabbi Yocheved MintzSusan and Neil Moses-ZirkesLynne and David NathanEllen Sue and Jonathan ParkerLioudmila Sitnikova and Ilya PerepelitsynLisa and Larry PlotkinLynn Lederman and Ken RaskinTracy ReidLiz and Yuri ReinbergRachel Kaplan and Bob RiesmanCarol and David RosenblattSherry and James RudinNancy and Steve SchachtmanSchechter Dokken KanterRobyn and Ben ScheinLouise and Steven SchoenbergerYvonne and Chuck SelcerHelen and Rick SiegelSignature BankJudy and Lee SnitzerJudy and Dick SpiegelSR Harris FabricDebbie and Jed StillmanEstelle and Robert StillmanLaura and Dan SwartzSharon and Joel WallerDori and Gary WeinsteinLauren and Josh WeiserJill and Yarden WolfeJulie and Scot ZiessmanDeborah Olkon and Michael Zis

$1,000-$1,4993MAnonymousTamar and David BagleyBaratz FinancialMarilyn Levi-Baumgarten and Allan BaumgartenAnne Graybeal and Yoni BinusJudith BloomCara Helper and Herb CohnDavid FineJudy FinkelsteinDebbie and Mike FinnNaomi Zuk-Fisher and

Julian FisherFredrikson and ByronAmy and Todd GellerMarlene and Sandy GoldbergFionnuala Ni Aolain and Oren GrossDavid HalperBeckie Skelton and Shep HarrisLisa HeilicherZehorit and Matthew HeilicherAnne and Bruce HopeSusan and Michael HorovitzSharon Liebhaber and Alan IserMary Ann KaneeKaplan Insurance Agency/ Addie and Brad KaplanElliot and Eloise KaplanJennifer and Bob KaplanHanna Bloomfield and Robert KarasovAndrea and Stan LevichSuzanne Weinstein and Daniel LeveyTzivia and Joel LevitonMicki and Jeremy LittonDeedee and Stephen LovellAmy Rosenblatt Lui and David LuiTamar and Schelomo MarmorMetropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates/

Michael Flamenbaum and Michelle Drake

Jane and Joseph MicallefHeidi Schneider and Joel MintzerMorrell Companies/Terry MorrellDebbie and Alan NathanKaren and Rick NemerEddie OrensteinPartners in PediatricsVivan Fischer and William PentelovitchMia and Raul PosadaPsychology Consultant SpecialistsMerit and Kevin RaffMindy and Dan RibnickAnn Kaner-Roth and Marc RothTerry and Sam RothLois and Larry SchochetRenee and David SegalGail and William SkeltonRosa SteinSwiller/Lederfine Wealth ManagementHelene and J.R. TapperJudi Belzer and Jerry WaldmanJean and Sheldon WertWilf Family Foundation

$500-$999Margo and Cantor Barry AbelsonAdvances in Orthodontics/ James R. Miller, DDS, MSTamar and Moshe AkninAnonymousAnonymousSara and Blake BaratzJulie and Ben BaumDina and Chad BlumenfieldBMO Harris Bank

Sara and Jeff BravermanCarol and Michael BromerNaomi Heller and Shawn BulgatzDebra and Yonatan BundtJan and Mitch BurkeCamp Ramah in WisconsinCamp TekoSue and Mitch ChargoSara Weiner and Jancis CuriskisEsther Goldberg-Davis and Rabbi Alexander DavisFingerhut Family FoundationNancy and Neil FinkMichal and Micah GarberLeslie and Bernie GoldblattCheryl and David GoldenbergLori and Jeff GreenbergAndrea and Scott HarrisHodroff-Epstein Memorial ChapelsJim Lupient InfinitiMyra JusterSteven A. KalinHarold KaplanJane and Robert KetroserBetty KohnJudith and Brian KrasnowCindy Reich and Rabbi Harold KravitzGinny and Ray LeviMairs and PowerPeg and Joel MandelTricia Cornell and Bruce ManningMinnesota Chiropractic and Rehabilitation/ Shane Boroditsky, D.C.New French BakeryNortheast BankKaren Curry and Aaron ParkerPasskey Computer Services/ Rachel and Bret EricksonDrew Levin and Danny PerkinsRebecca and Robert PortnoeThe Private Client Reserve of U.S. BankTina and Ivan RafowitzKristin and Thomas RogersJudy and Keith RosenblumSarah and Jack SalitaEllen Berkelhamer and David SamuelsGail Bender Satz and Mark SatzSaxon Auto Group/Mike SaxonNicole and Todd SchachtmanEileen and Harold ScherlingSela RoofingNicole SelaJuliana and Jacob SellersDavida Cytron and Ted SmetanaRobin Neidorf and Andrew SullivanJanet and Howard TarkowSherryl VolkertHeidi and Eric WeinbergRandi Levine and Joshua WertCindy and Perry WitkinKathy and Howard ZackPenny and Mark ZiessmanGayle and Burt ZisBarb and Larry Zweigbaum

$100-$4992K Consulting/Kathryn Klibanoff and Jeremy PierottiAnne Opila and Todd AbrahamAdath JeshurunAISH MinnesotaPhyllis Goren and Rabbi Morris AllenAmy Zaroff Events + DesignJody AndersonAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousCarolyn and Sheldon AzineBarbara Bach Wendy and Howard BachKerry and Scott BaderJennifer and Paul BagdadeSarah and Alex BakkumLinda and Robert BarrowsPatti and Jev BaskinJamie BeischMargo BerdassBonnie and Bruce BerezovskyBatSheva and Jeremy BermanHeather and Kevin BesikofBeth El SynagogueSarenja and Shane BetzNaomi BirgerBetsy and Barry BirnbergTammy and Carl BirnbergSue Freeman and Neil BorensteinMolly Brackett and Shane BoroditskyBox Tops for EducationKaren and Ivan BrodskyMiriam BrombergMarilyn and Tim BromsMelissa Krasnow and Dan ChanBarbara and Peter CornellDebby and Gary CortesAnn and Neil CovinJanie and Mark CovinDebby and Andrew CoxRena and Lu DaitzchmanHarriet DavisReena and Stuart DavisJamie DiamondCecilia and Steven DobrinJulie DormanAlecia and Gus DotterweichNancy and Jay DworskyEllen and Marty ElowitzLinda and David EstrinRobin and Jeff EstrinVivian and Bob EzrilovSaleit and Isaac FaleschiniChristine and Ira FeldmanMarlene FeldmanGalia FelemoviciusSandra and Isaac FelemoviciusAlana and Brett FineBeverlee Rockler FineAmy and Henry FinkGlenn FladeboeWendy and Mel FlamenbaumShelley and Joshua FogelsonSally Forbes FriedmanBarb and Dan FrankConnie Frank

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Raleigh and Richard FromsteinLili and Barry GarfinkelKim and Joel GedanAnita GellerRosie and Loren GellerBeth and Gordon GendlerLisa and Paul GendlerMarjorie Wasserman and Neal GendlerAbigail and John GewirtzDarcy and David Gilbert BurkeDebbie and Mark GlotterJonathan GoldbergNancy and Marshall GoldenDiane and Louis GoldenbergAudrey and Mace GoldfarbBonnie and Gary GoldishPamela and Robert GoldmanMarcia Cohodes and David GoldsteenRose GoodmanBari and Avron GordonEllen and Laurence GranofElaine and Timothy GreenRani Halpern and Joel GreenChuck GreenbergDiane and Martin GreenbergerShelley Kornblum and Mickey GreenbergNanette and James GreenfieldLeslie and Jerad HahnWendy Goldberg and Dan HalpernSerena and Michael HaradJudy and Jon HarrisChristine and Seth HausmanJames HeerAndrew and Steve HeifetzJory HermanJudy and Ryan HermanHMJDS Fourth Grade ClassRachael and David HoffmanAnn HunegsJoan Staveley and David HuntStan HuntKarla Ekdahl and Peter HutchinsonEvie and Alan IngberJewish Community Relations CouncilJewish Family and Children’s ServiceNoah JosephSharon and Ken KadetRosalind and Fred KaplanMarilyn KarasovArlene and Harvey KaseKaren and Irving KatzKaren and Farley KaufmannNatalia and Pavel KenigsbergLinda and Scott KetoverValeria and Mitchell KiefferAnne and Randy KleinLouise KlonerTsilya KrampfBarbara and Gary KruppBob KusnetzCharlotte and Arnold Labofsky

Lake Minnetonka OrthodonticsEllice and Roger LandySusan and Mark LederNeomi Reo and Alan LefkowitzLisa Villalta and Perry LeoElyse and Ron LessLaura and Steve LeventhalLaurie and David LeviDonna and Harvey LevitonSuzanne Veenhuis and Dan LevittStacy and Cliff LevyJennifer and Jeff LewinSteve LittonMichelle and Jeff LivonGail Freedman and Reuben LubkaGail and Steve MachovMelanie MacLeanRebecca and Michael MadiganTrudii and Merle MarkHeather McCollorRyan McKinney/ EXMARQ Capital Partners, Inc.Terry MerrittMinnesota/Wisconsin PlaygroundTrish and Steve MintzAndrea MuellerMolly and Dan Molitor-NabedrickMicki and Mort NaimanBonnie and Bruce NemerGayle NewmanMel and Scott NewmanNonprofit-360 ConsultingLisa NorcrossCharlotte and Irving NudellSarah and Rabbi Avi OlitzkyJuli and Dave OlsonMaria and Sam OnheiberJill and David OrbuchMarjorie and Charles OstrovNaomi and Joe OxmanPaster PropertiesLyudmila and Mikhail PekurovskyTamar Fenton and David PinkNaomi and Shimshie PittermanRenate and David PopeDana and Jeff ProttasSusan and Robert ProttasKen Rafowitz and Dan PorterSusan and Gary RappaportArlene and Michael ReichSusan and Michael ResnickSue and Rob RibnickJennifer and Josh RiffBeth and Dan RodichSusan and Geoff RoetherWendy RosenthalEileen and David RostonMike SchechterDeborah and Rabbi Jeffrey ScheinLaura and Jeff SchmiegSheryl and Wesley SchochetPeggy SchraiberBrenda SchwartzbergMarcy and Brian SchwayMarissa Onheiber and Jeff SeewaldMichele and Spenser SegalEleanor ShaverJudy and Neal Sher

Sholom Community AllianceCarol Sarnat and Rick SiedbandGail (z”l) and Wayne SiegelLaura and Stephen SilberfarbBarbara and Arthur SilverBeth and Girard SmetanaLois SomonBecka and Dan SteinbergSusan and Gabe SteinbergAmy and Michael SternHarriet SwatezTCO Sourcing and Consulting/ Tony MoldoTemple Israel/Rabbi Sim GlaserMichelle TharpUnited WayJudy and Jeff VictorEnid and Barrie WeiserDana Beth and David WeismanWells FargoErin and Skylar WerdeRobin and Mark WolffRandi and Barry WolfishEllie and Mike WolpertSara and Boris ZukMarlee ZweigbaumSharon Zweigbaum

Up to $99Alissa and Stephen AbelsonZander AbramsJennifer AjsenbergSharon AkimotoLisa Hunegs-Aleskow and David AleskowDebra AllerhandJessica AllersRabbi Sharon Stiefel and Davida AlperinRobin and Robert AltmanAmazon SmileAmy and Jeff AronowMolly AshcraftRobyn and Josh AwendLisa Hoff and Jon BacalLeslie and Peter BacigSandi Laskin and David BednarDana BergerElizabeth and Jerry BerkelhamerSara and Burton BernsteinBrenda BieverSusan and Mike BlehertShellie BlumenfieldLou Ann BongardGail and Steve BrandJanie and Alan BuchbinderMarlene and James BuksteinSusie ChalomStuart ChazinSherry and Joel CoffinoMarilyn CondonGloria and Peter CooperCrystal Bright PhotographyChris DallagerJodi and Jeff DanovskySarina and Yosef DavidBarbara and Tom DavisBarbara EigerDeborah and Gerard Engelen-EiglesIlene and Ed EngleAudrey and Paul Estrin

Linda and Rabbi Avram EttedguiChristine EyalEphi EyalRonit and Michael FalckHolly Brod Farber and Jon FarberJanice and Frank FeinbergMiriam FeingoldLinda and Leslie FieldmanJessica and Rabbi Jeremy FineFirst Minnesota BankNoreen FisherRafael ForbushForever Living Products/ Marlene BuksteinRachael FreedMarsha and Frank FreedmanBobbi and Larry FriedmanLisa and Igor FurmanHani and Oded GaliliSylvia and Howard GarlandSany GehrmannSam GendlerRachel and Jack GeretzHeidi and Howard GilbertLinda GilfixJulia and Tim GinzburgEzra GolbersteinNancy Joseph-Goldfarb and Alan GoldfarbJill and Steve GottliebMyra and Roger GreenbergTammy GrodnickElaine Madigan and Paul GrossKara Paymar and Jeff HaddorffArlene and Sidney HarrisSherry HarrisVictoria Thor and Martin HarrisHerzl CampAnne and Merle HillmanElla and Shawn HoffmanMackie and Sherman HorowitzDiane IngberInvitations by Sheryl Sue/ Sheryl Sue WarrenLeora and Michael ItmanJ. Hilburn/Judy SkadronMichael JamnickKathy JerdeAndrea JohnsonBarb JohnsonRachel JoslinJean and Yale KanterJason KapelAllyson and Amir KatsCindy and Jamie KatzPam and Ronald KaufmanTasya and Robert KelenEmer O’Connor Keller and Michael KellerKenesseth Israel CongregationLili and David KhabieMiriam and Leroy KiefferRoxie and Eric King-SmithMitchel KirshbaumRachel and Michael KleinDanya KornblumBette and Louis KotlarzMissy and Joel LavintmanElisa, Alan, Maurice, Jason and Andrew Leavitt

Heidi LermanBrooke LeventhalYaakov LeviJoy Levy and Marshall LevineElena and Matt LevittWilliam LiebesnyAndrew LienLoraine LindenbaumAddie and Joe LissJudith and Marvin LisztNadia and Oleg Maccabee-RyaboyPeter ManningIlena and Kip MarronBonita MaxonFran and Bernard MeierElly and Astrid MeislerSara and Mark MeklerGail and Howie MilsteinMinneapolis Community KollelEva and Jack MoreimiSue and Chuck MuscoplatJudith NathensonDana NemerMarcia and Mark NiedorfJoyce and Martin OrbuchBarrie and Steve OrloffFrances and Mark PaperFreddi PaulsrudAbbe PaytonMarilyn and Morton PercanskyRomy PercanskyDorothy and Norman PinkLloyd PrischmannShereen RahamimNorma and Robert RankAnne Monique Vos-Rapaport and Ed RapaportLiz and Matt RappaportBarbara RatnerAimee Orkin and Michael RaymondDenise ReinbergCarla RoehlClaire RomeraDan RooneyElaine and Richard RosenCynthia Rosenberg-NelsonJoe Ross

Nina Sayer and Alexander RothmanAndrea RubyGerri and Marshall SamuelsPatricia SandersonJoy SandlerSarah SannaSandy SatzRachel Zukrow and Jonah ScheinRuth SchoenbergerDanie SchulmanMarilyn and Darrell SchultzLucinda Cummings and Robert SegalSheri SellyIris Tzafrir and Jonathan ShaverArtice and Mort SilvermanAnna SimonKarin Vineretsk and Ilya Sirotin

Something Nice/Jan ReedNancy and Larry SperlingRobin and Henry SteinDoris StiefelHarriet and Stephen SwartzDianne Newmark-Sztainer and Hector SztainerLaurie and Jeffrey TackelBarbara TaraganTaylor Tarvestad-SztainerKim and Scott TeplinskyThirty-One Gifts/ Deb WieberdinkKim ThommesJodi ThompsonGayle Kaplan and Tyler TurnerJoanna and Michael VolkRoza VovotinovAnnette WeinbergGail and Richard Weinberg

Amy and Etan WeissArdis and Tom WexlerRebecca Wilson SchwengberFremajane and Blair WolfsonJill and Steve WolpertNancy YoungJennifer and Jeremy ZacksRobin and Yefet ZedakaEsther and Mel ZirkesMinnie Zweigbaum

HMJDS apologizes if any donor was inadvertently left off this list. For corrections or questions about philanthropy at HMJDS, please contact Institutional Advancement Director Rebecca Skelton at rskelton@hmjds.org or 952.381.3503.

Thank you to our amazing 2015 HMJDS Annual Fund Co-Chairs, Robyn Schein (L) and Steve Leventhal (R), and Vice President for Development Wendy Lovell-Smith (Center).

HMJDS GENERAL FUNDIN HONOR/ APPRECIATION OFMarlys and Elliot BadzinPam and Ron Kaufman

Allison Birnberg (Bat Mitzvah)Suzanne Fenton, Dan, Emet, Charles and Leo Lieberman

Anderson Blum (Bar Mitzvah)Marilyn and Tim Broms

Tomi Bundt (Bar Mitzvah)Suzanne Fenton, Dan, Emet, Charles and Leo Lieberman

Alex ChanJudy and Brian Krasnow

Susan and Alan Divine’s New Granddaughter, Kylie ElyacharRoz and Fred Kaplan

Jessica FineRabbi Jeremy Fine

Bradley GawronskiJennifer Kaplan and Family

Ari Geller (Bar Mitzvah)Amy and Jeff Aronow and FamilyMarilyn and Tim Broms

David Goldenberg (Birthday)Ellie and Mark Wolpert and Family

Alex Harris (Birthday)Tamar and David Bagley

Lisa Heilicher (Speedy Recovery)Leslie and Bernie Goldblatt

HMJDS 4th Grade Teaching StaffJuliana Seewald and Family

HMJDS Staff and FacultyAmy, Harry and Willie Funk

Miriam Hope (Bat Mitzvah)Diane, Martin, Kalman and Lily Greenberger

Tributes and MemorialsJuly 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

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Olivia HymansonJoni Hymanson

Jordan, Gabriel and Johanna KaplanEllen and Martin Elowitz

David Khabie (Bar Mitzvah)Anna Simon and Zach SchnitzerEsther Goldberg Davis and Rabbi Alexander Davis

Devra Lewin (Bat Mitzvah)Suzanne Fenton, Dan, Emet, Charles and Leo Lieberman

Yarden Nachmias (Bar Mitzvah)Diane and Martin Greenberger and Family

Yasmin Nachmias (Bat Mitzvah)Diane and Martin Greenberger and Family

Liel Pink (Bat Mitzvah)Suzanne Fenton, Dan, Emet, Charles and Leo LiebermanBarbara RatnerRebecca and Dan Steinberg and Family

Robert PortnoeShira and Ron Krebs and Family

Leila Raymond (Bat Mitzvah)Barbara RatnerRebecca and Dan Steinberg and Family

Louise and Steven SchoenbergerRobyn and Benjamin Schein

Helen Siegel (Birthday)Marilyn Broms

Wendy Lovell-Smith and Colin SmithRobyn and Benjamin ScheinAmy and Etan Weiss

Zachary Weiser (Bar Mitzvah)Marilyn and Tim BromsEsther Goldberg Davis and Rabbi Alexander DavisRoz and Fred Kaplan

Anna Wert (Bat Mitzvah)Amy and Jeff Aronow and Family

Etai Wert (Bar Mitzvah)Amy and Jeff Aronow and Family

Samantha Wolk (Bat Mitzvah)Suzanne Fenton, Dan, Emet, Charles and Leo Lieberman

Emily Ziessman (Bat Mitzvah)Amy and Jeff Aronow and FamilyMarilyn and Tim BromsDiane and Martin Greenberger and FamilyHeidi and Howard Gilbert

Julie Ziessman (New position as HMJDS Director of Admissions)Penny and Mark Ziessman

IN MEMORY OFEsther Burke (z”l)Marjorie Wasserman and Neal Gendler

Marilyn and Tim Broms

Mina Freier (z”l)Naomi Zuk-Fisher and Julian Fisher

Evelyn Friedman (z”l)Marjorie Wasserman and Neal Gendler

Edith Goldschmidt (z”l)Roz and Fred Kaplan

Barbara Gorman (z”l)Wendy Lovell-Smith and Colin Smith and Family

Gale Held (z”l)Dianne Neumark and Hector SztainerRoz and Fred Kaplan

Shoshana Herman (z”l)Gail Freedman and Reuben Lubka and FamilyWendy Lovell-Smith and Colin Smith and Family

Arona ‘Ronnie’ Jacobson (z”l)Marjorie Wasserman and Neal Gendler

Mariana Lippa (z”l)Gail Freedman and Reuben Lubka and Family

Vera Lubotsky (z”l)Wendy Lovell-Smith and Colin Smith and Family

Sarah Nemer (z”l)Marjorie Wasserman and Neal Gendler

Henrietta Portnoe (z”l)Joan Staveley and David Hunt and FamilyMarilyn and Tim Broms

Helen Rosen (z”l)Jill and Jon Halper

Bill Segal (z”l)Haya and David Fine

Gail Siegel (z”l)Heidi Schneider and Joel Mintzer and Family

Yehoshua Tzafrir (z”l)Gail Freedman and Reuben Lubka and Family

Jim Villalta (z”l)Gail Freedman and Reuben Lubka and Family

Rachel Zadaka (z”l)Tamar and David BagleyAnne and Merle HillmanRoz and Fred KaplanAnne Monique Vos-Rapoport and Ed RapoportHMJDS 2014-15 Fourth Grade Class

HAPPY HANUKKAHPatti BaskinJesse JacobsonJuli OlsonDavid ShawRebecca SteinbergBarbara TaraganVic ThorYefet ZadakaJulie and Benjamin Baum and Family

AUDREY AND MACE GOLDFARB FUND FOR SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONAudrey and Mace Goldfarb (55th Anniversary)Tammy and Carl BirnbergNancy Joseph-Goldfarb and Alan Goldfarb and Family

In memory of Stephen Goldfarb (z”l)Miriam and Leroy Kieffer

Marilyn Marker (Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah)Miriam and Leroy Kieffer

HERB AND BETTY KOHN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In memory of Benji Freedson (z”l)Betty Kohn

In memory of Bea Getzkin (z”l)Betty Kohn

In memory of Ann Ginsberg Hofkin’s Mother (z”l)Betty Kohn

In memory of Jerry Gold (z”l)Betty Kohn

In memory of Barbara Grossman (z”l)Betty Kohn

In appreciation of Shirley HaskovitzBetty Kohn

In memory of Brad Jolsen’s Mother (z”l)Betty Kohn

In honor of Madelina KelnerBetty Kohn

In honor of Judy and Brian Krasnow (50th Anniversary)Sandy and Brian Salita

Joel Lavintman (Speedy Recovery)Betty Kohn

Paula Lehman (Speedy Recovery)Betty Kohn

Harry Lerner (Speedy Recovery)Betty Kohn

In memory of Alan Levy (z”l)Betty Kohn

In honor of Erica Van AdelsbergBetty Kohn

In memory of Rabbi Barry Woolf (z”l)Betty Kohn

HMJDS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn honor of Alison Berdass (Birthday)Ellen and Joseph Feldman

In memory of Fred Berdass (z”l)Ellen and Joseph Feldman

In honor of Zavdi FisherSharon Liebhaber and Alan Iser

In memory of Henrietta Portnoe (z”l)Robin and Yefet Zadaka

In memory of Douglas Ravdin (z”l)Debbie and Jed Stillman and Family

In honor of Nancy Schoenberger (Birthday)Ellen, Joey, Evie and Kira Feldman

In honor of Nancy and Michael Schoenberger (40th Anniversary)Ellen, Joey, Evie and Kira Feldman

CORNFIELD FAMILY JUDAIC STUDIES ENHANCEMENT FUNDIn memory of Rachel Zadaka (z”l)Ellie, Mark, Sydney, Carli and Amaya Wolpert

PATTI AND JEV BASKIN FAMILY BOOK FUNDIn honor of Patti and Jev Baskin (45th Anniversary)Karla Ekdahl and Peter HutchinsonMyra and Roger GreenbergFrances and Mark PaperFremajane and Blair Wolfson

In honor of Vivian and Bobby Ezrilov (50th Anniversary)Patti and Jev Baskin

In honor of Susan Goldenberg (Birthday)Patti and Jev Baskin

In honor of Miriam Kiefer (Birthday)Patti and Jev Baskin

In memory of Gerri Maisel (z”l)Patti and Jev Baskin

In memory of David Meshbesher (z”l)Patti and Jev Baskin

In honor of Maxine and Ben Steinberg (50th Anniversary)Patti and Jev Baskin

DOROTHY AND HAROLD WITTCOFF FUND FOR SCIENCE EDUCATIONIn honor of Dorothy Wittcoff (Special Birthday)Elisa and Alan Leavitt and FamilyMaurice, Jason and Andrew Leavitt

DR. RAY LEVI FUND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTGinny and Ray Levi

WILLIAM S. ROSEN JEWISH EDUCATION FUNDIn honor of Esther Rosen (Special Birthday)Julie Dorman

JOSEPH AND DONNA BROCHIN FUND FOR HEBREW LANGUAGE EDUCATIONLisa and David Aleskow (Happy Hanukkah)Ann Hunegs

In honor of Susan Divine (on Retirement)Ann Hunegs

Rabbi Danny Ettedgui (Speedy Recovery)Ann Hunegs

In honor of Earl Hoffman (on Retirement)Ann Hunegs

In honor of Aiden Hunegs (Special Birthday)Lisa and David Aleskow and Family

Emily and Josh Hunegs (Happy Hanukkah)Ann Hunegs

In honor of Sadie Hunegs (Baby Naming) Ann Hunegs

In honor of Ginny and Ray Levi’s granddaughter, MaggieAnn Hunegs

In Memory of Dr. Theodore ‘Ted’ Papermaster (z”l)Ann Hunegs

In memory of Henrietta Portnoe (z”l)Ann Hunegs

In honor of Jackie and Hal Sadoff (50th Anniversary)Ann Hunegs

In memory of Bill Segal (z”l)Ann Hunegs

In memory of Rachel Zadaka (z”l)Ann Hunegs

DEERA AND AL TYCHMAN JUDAIC LEARNING AND T’FILAH CENTERIn memory of Henrietta Portnoe (z”l)Diane, Martin, Kalman and Lily GreenbergerMel and Scott NewmanRebecca and Robert PortnoeEllen Berkelhamer and David and Emma SamuelsDianne Neumark Sztainer and Hector Sztainer

In honor of Judy and Jerel ShapiroMarilyn Levi-Baumgarten and Allan BaumgartenBatSheva and Jeremy BermanAnne Graybeal and Yoni BinusStacy Pinck and Brad BirnbergKaren and Ivan Brodsky Jan and Mitch BurkeAlana and Brett Fine

Linda and Mike FitermanLili and Barry Garfinkel Beckie Skelton and Shep HarrisHMJDS 8th Grade Class of 2015Hanna Bloomfield and Robert KarasovTasya and Robert KelenWendy and Nisso Khabie and Family Shira and Ron KrebsBeth Kieffer Leonard and Todd LeonardKris and John MacDonaldTamar and Schelomo MarmorMichele and Seth MeislerGail and Howie MilsteinNaomi and Joe OxmanLynn Lederman and Ken RaskinLouise and Steven SchoenbergerRenee and David SegalWendy Lovell-Smith and Colin SmithJudy and Lee SnitzerJudy and Dick SpiegelJudi Belzer and Jerry WaldmanLauren and Josh Weiser

SHARON LERNER VISUAL ARTS FUNDLyudmila and Mikhail Pekurovsky

HMJDS apologizes if any tributes or memorials were inadvertently left off this list. For corrections or questions about philanthropy at HMJDS, please contact Institutional Advancement Director Rebecca Skelton at rskelton@hmjds.org or 952.381.3503.

Judy and Jerel Shapiro at the opening of HMJDS’s new Deera and Al Tychman Judaic Learning and T’filah Center in April 2015, named in memory of Judy’s parents.

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