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Mission Statement

Brandeis National Committee is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distinguished liberal arts and research university founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the University through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the University was founded: academic excellence, social justice, nonsectarianism, and service to the community.

President's Message

As summer winds down, Brandeis gears up.  When you receive your Fall

Bulletin you will  see all the great events and study groups planned.   Sign up for them early so you will not be left out.I look forward to seeing you at the Showcase

on September 30, 2015.

Lois Kahn

UP TO THE MINUTE ISSUE NUMBER THIRTY TWO AUGUST 2015 & SEPTEMBER 2015

SAVE THE DATE - BRANDEIS SHOWCASE WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 TEMPLE JUDEA Information to follow in the Brandeis Bulletin due to arrive the end of August

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Contribute to Book Fund

“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.”Barbara Tuchman

Honor the important people in your life and help Brandeis purchase books and journals for its libraries.$55 Learned Research Journal Folio for Medical Research$35 Learned Research Journal$18 Tribute Card- Louis Brandeis$10 Tribute Card$5 Tribute CardTo make a gift of these and other higher priced gifts contact Debbie Rosenkranz at (305) 663-1549 orschmebo@aol.com 5901 SW 97th Street, Miami, FL 33156

Admissions Building

Farber Library

The Chapels Chapels

Rose Art Museum MuseunMuseum

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DONATIONS TO BRANDEIS BOOK FUND- June 2015

BNC To Judie Brown, So glad you are feeling better Lili Poms To Marilyn Milstein, In memory of your brother To Barbara Bulbin, In memory of your sister-in law Naomi Honig (Folio) To Ira Boris, In honor of your 100th birthday BNC To Mel Rubin, We’re thinking about you and wishing you the best. To Sheila Resnik, We hope you’re feeling better soon Judie and Lili To George Emerson, We’re so glad to know you’re on the mend DONATIONS TO BRANDEIS BOOK FUND - July 2015

BNC To Myra Locke, Condolences on the passing of your husband Jerry

Judie Brown To Myra Locke, Condolences on the passing of your husband Jerry

Stuart & Judie Brown To Dr. Howard Ruskin, In memory of your beloved wife Paula

Lili Poms To Bea Notice, Get well soon To Sheila Resnick, Get well soon

We are accepting books for the 2016 Book Sale.

Call Rene Brodsky 305-665-5842

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

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Contacts on the South Miami-Dade Board

President Lois Kahn 305-661-7366 Study Groups Iris Salzberg 305-233-6377 Membership Shelley Hornik 305-662-4184 Registration Sheila Berke 305-238-2617 Financial Sec’y Judie Brown 305-235-7760 Treasurer Rene Brodsky 305-665-5842

LOIS IRIS SHELLEY

JUDIE

SHEILA RENE

It’s Time to Pay Your Dues Here’s the easy way to do it: Pay on Line if you haven’t already sent it to the National Office http://www.brandeis.edu/bnc/

On the lower right hand side of the page it says: Join/Renew Now (in orange) - just click on it and follow the directions… it’s that simple!

If you have paid your dues but do not see your name on the list on the next page, please do not be concerned. The National office is about a month behind in processing the renewals which they have already received. Be patient - I will put this in every Up to the Minute for the next 4-5 issues. I appreciate that so many of you have sent your renewals directly to National or have already renewed on line. You are saving me a great deal of paper work by not sending it to me. New members should follow the directions in the upcoming bulletin and send dues to me. Thanks so much - Judie Brown

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Ellie Aibel Stan Alperin Ruth Alperin

Fran Aronovitz Lisa Askowitz

Rhoda Baloff Janet Bass

Anne Becker Michael Berke Sheila Berke

Sandy Berlowe Adrienne Bezzola Rachel Blechman Hope Blonsky Sonia Bochner

Pat Bourdon Maddie Brand Rene Brodsky Lee Brooke

Harriet Brookman Barbara Bulbin Ferne Cohen Carol Davis

Barbara Davis Judy Diamond

Marny Dixon Marianne Donnell

Marcia Dunn Raisa Edelman Polly Edwards

Roberta Ehrenreich Cyndi Eisenberg Janie Emerson Marion Feingold Barbara Feldman Lorraine Feuer

Jackie Fine Paula Finkel Hedy First

Judy Franzman Bryna Ginsberg Ronnie Ginsberg Bryna Ginsburg Suzzi Glaser Frances Glick Sharon Glick

Sandra Goldman Ronnie Gompers

Beverly Gordon Louan Gordon Carla Gordon Molle Grad Fran Gross Leslie Gross

Eleanor Halpern Ossie Hanauer Sue Helfman Marilyn Himmel Karol Hochman Irene Hollander

Naomi Honig Linda Horwitz Nina Indianer Sandy Israel Judy Jacobs Rosalie Jaffe

Judy Judkowitz Lois Kahn

Susan Kalinsky Shirley Katz

Shirley Katzman Adrianne Kaufman

Brenda Kilmer Susan Kobetz Faith Krause Linda Leeds

Beverly Lefcourt Barbara Levin Sheila Levine Joanne Levite

Bernice (Kev) Levy Trudy Levy

Bobbi Lichtiger Natalie Liebman

Renee Lieberman Bunny Lieberman

Pat Lieberman Bruce Litwer Vicki Litwer Beva Lowe

Gail Margol Toby Marks Eileen Mazis

Rose Sue Meltzer Barbara Merwitzer

Myrna Meyers Phyllis Miller

Mary Miller Evelyn Miller

Marilyn Milstein Linda Mornick Sharee Mosk

Florence Orfus Cila Packman Judy Palgon

Rona Pasekoff Linda Pasternak Rita Peddicord Diane Perless Sally Perlman

Michael Peskoe Lili Poms

Susan Price Robert Price

Marcia Reisman Sheila Resnik

Carmen Rivas-Tomasin Gaylen Robbins Linda Robinson

Joan Rogers Fran Rogoff

Phyllis Roscoe Judy Rosenberg Ellen Rosenblatt Debbie Rosenkranz

Nancy Rosman Ana Mae Ross Diana Ross

Rosemarie Roth Ann Rothman

Lois Rubin Susan Rubin

Phyllis Salzman Phyllis Sandrow Lynn Shapiro Lois Shapiro Helen Shapiro

Carol Sharfstein Ann Sheldon Rita Sheldon Jackie Shepard Michelle Sherry Myrna Silver Burt Silver

Maggie Silverstein Claire Sobel

Shelley Sokol Marilyn Sopka

Anita Speisman Gail Spiegelman Max Spiegelman

Shirley Spiegelman Bobbi Stanley Tere Starr Rae Stein Lennye Stein

Marilyn Sussman Rayette Swimmer Marcia Teichner Elayne Tendrich

Gail Tescher Esta Tishgart

MerrilyTodd Marianne Turk

Ruth Wasserman Arlyne Wayner

Irene Weinberger Kathy Weiss

Carla Werner Sally Wiener Betty Wohl Harriet Wolf

Judy Wolfsohn Lynn Wruble Judy Zucker

Renee Zwerner

Members Paid from 4/1/15 until 7/29/15

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Dear BNC Members,    In our enthusiasm to announce our new scholarship campaign, we sent out an email informing you that BNC would be championing one of the highest priorities for Brandeis University. We had called it the Catalyst Fund: In Support of Student Scholarships to go along with the University's campaign, but the more we thought about this name for our new campaign, we realized that we wanted to keep better track of our BNC scholarship gifts and make it clear that this was the BNC scholarship campaign.   So simply put, our new initiative is called the BNC Scholarship Campaign. Our goal over the next two years is to raise $1 million dollars for the campaign to provide scholarships to ensure that the best and brightest students are able to enroll at Brandeis. We appreciate your support.    Madalyn Friedberg National Vice President, Fundraising   

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2015-2016 - SOUTH MIAMI-DADE CHAPTER - Board - BNC

President: Lois Kahn VP Study Groups: Iris Salzberg Committee: Fran Gross, Bev Lefcourt, Bobbi Lichtiger, Bunny Lieberman, Susan Price, Gail Tescher, Joan Wolf Study Group Registration: Sheila Berke assts: Janie Emerson and Debbie Silverman rschenbergVP Membership: Shelley Hornik Committee: Bunny Lieberman, Marilyn Sopka VP Community Service: Judy Palgon The Listener’s Program: Rene Brodsky Reader’s Program/United Way: Judy Palgon Phone Recycling: Barbara Raduns

Secretaries: Recording: Jane Dolkart Financial: Judie Brown asst: Sheila Berke Corresponding: Janet Bass

Treasurer: Rene Brodsky

Showcase: Chairman: Barbara Bulbin Committee: Sandy Alperin, Maddy Brand, Harriet Brookman, Elaine Funk, Carla Gordon, Fran Gross, Jackie Leone, Adrianne Nabutovsky, Glenda Weiss

Special Event: Leslie Genauer and Dale Moses

Book and Author Events: Sharon Rothberg and Sharon Glick

Program: Chairmen: Lili Poms and Joanne Levite Committee: Fran Gross, Linda Kaufman, Rita Peddicord, Joan Rosenberg-Rogers

Book Sale: Chairman: Rene Brodsky Committee: Myrna Wheatman and Linda Zahler

Book Fund: Chairman: Debbie Rosenkranz asst: Sally Perlman

Installation: Caryl Grof and Judy Zucker Bulletin: Bobbie Cohen, Beva Lowe, Gail Margol, Phyllis Sandrow

Up to the Minute: Judie Brown

University on Wheels: Myra Silverstein Photography: Myra Silverstein

Publicity: Edith Einspruch

Nominating Committee: Chairman: Bobbi Lichtiger Committee: Janet Bass, Molle Grad, Rita Peddicord, Lili Poms Alternates Naomi Honig, Gail Tescher

Congratulations - Here is your new board for 2015-2016

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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS: BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE - SOUTH MIAMI-DADE CHAPTER YOU ARE NEEDED!!

THE LISTENERS PROGRAM The goal of the Listener is to join the student's world without judgment and listen carefully to what is said. The Listener’s role is to help build self esteem and empower the student to develop effective problem-solving skills.  To become a Listener, you are required to participate in a training session and attend monthly in-service workshops, and spend 45 minutes a week listening to a child Help make their day special!Rene Brodsky (305) 665-5842 renebee4@gmail.com 

UNITED WAY’S VOLUNTEER READER’S PROGRAMUnited Way encourages all adults to read to young children and encourage a lifetime love for learning. To learn more about United Way’s Volunteer Reader Program or for tips on how to read to children, please join us at a school and read to a group of young children. ENRICH THEIR LIVES AND OPEN UP THEIR IMAGINATION WITH STORY READING! Judy Palgon (305) 595-8363 judithep2003@yahoo.com

CELLPHONE RECYCLINGBarbara Raduns is collecting old cellphones. She delivers them to the North Kendall Police Station where they are reprogrammed to alert “911” for the use and protection of battered women.Barbara Raduns........(305) 598-9538

V. P. of Community ServiceJudy Palgon 305-595-8363

A Message from Iris Salzberg - Study GroupV.P.

The Study Group committee is very excited about the line-up for the fall. We'll have a The large variety of study groups (events) to choose from..........the

bulletin will be out at the end of August, so be ready to sign up!