Penn Hillel
Where the Jewish
Future Begins
2013-2014
www.pennhillel.org
penn hillel: changing lives
Jeremy Pincus (C’14) was not raised in a traditional Jewish
Opening Doors to Jewish Life
Shira Chadasha Shabbaton
In 1959, Look magazine
ran its famous article,
“The Vanishing American
Jew” that predicted
the disappearance of
the Jewish community
by the end of the
20th Century.
home, but through his love of music, he joined the Penn Hillel
a cappella group The Shabbatones. What began as a musical
and cultural experience turned into an opportunity to explore
his Jewish roots.
“Using the Shabbatones as a foothold in the vibrant
Jewish community at Penn, I felt comfortable enough
to branch out and participate in more traditional aspects of the
undergraduate Jewish experience such as eating meals at Hillel,
attending Shabbat services and having Shabbat meals with friends.
The welcoming nature of the Jewish community at Hillel allowed
me to find my own identity and write my own Jewish narrative.”
Rabbi Mike Uram
While there is still a great deal of doom and gloom
among some public intellectuals who predict the
imminent demise of American Judaism, spend some
time at Penn Hillel and you will see a very different
future for our people.
Jeremy continued his journey this summer on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip
with Penn Hillel. Jeremy shared,
“...my process may take a lifetime, but I know that the warmth of the
Penn Hillel community gave me what I needed to begin my Jewish journey.”
Naomi Hachen (SEAS ’14) knew that as an observant Jew,
Penn Hillel creates Jewish life for over 90% of
the Jewish students on campus each year.
Climbing Masada on
Taglit-Birthright Israel
One of the secrets to this success is as old as the
Jewish people itself. According to the rabbinic
commentary in Bamidbar Rabbah, the Torah itself
was given with seventy faces. This means that even
at the moment of Revelation, there was a sense that
a one-size fits all form of Judaism would not even
work then. For the Torah to be a living document,
multiple entry-points and a wide array of interpretive
and creative possibilities were needed.
Penn Hillel would be where she would go to pray and to eat
kosher food. But what she quickly learned was Penn Hillel
would become her home. Naomi was involved in a wide range
of initiatives where she worked alongside students of diverse
Jewish backgrounds.
“From social life to religious community, from leadership
training to Jewish growth, Penn Hillel has been an immeasurable
part of my Penn experience, and I will leave with a feeling of
profound gratitude and appreciation for how my experiences at
Hillel have changed and strengthened me, preparing me to be a
Jewish presence in the larger world.”
The irony of this is that
Look is no longer published and the Jewish
community is still here.
Hillel takes this tradition seriously and crafts a
dizzying array of opportunities for students to explore
and build their own Jewish future.
This means so much more than Reform, Conservative
and Orthodox. It also means exploring Israel through
different learning and advocacy programs; it means
traveling to places like Rwanda and the American
South to explore the roots of ethnic violence and
racial divisions; it means small group Torah study
that answers today’s deepest and most pressing
questions; and it means learning from world famous
scholars who speak to packed rooms.
As you read this annual report, you will see how Penn
Hillel achieves its mission – to develop the relationships,
experiences and communities that provoke students
to engage in a process of Jewish Self-Authorship – by
bringing Jewish experiences to students where they
are personally, educationally and spiritually. Penn
Hillel opens new doors to Jewish life for students
wherever they live, work and play.
We are very grateful for your generosity and support
and hope to continue to count you as our partners as
Penn Hillel strives to fulfill its mission.
Rabbi Mike Uram
Director, Penn Hillel
Alliance and Understanding Students visit Southern
Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama
annual campaign
When asked why her Penn Hillel experiences were so transformative,
she shared,
total $1,991,505
2%
58%
“At Penn Hillel, it is not enough that students simply attend. We’ve
been taught to gain through giving, and know that our community
rests on our own shoulders. It is through leadership and initiative
that we develop our Jewish community, our own Jewish identities
and establish ourselves as leaders for the greater Jewish world.”
parents, Alumni, Friends
and family foundation
foundation grants
1%
hillel international
1%
25%
board contributions
jewish federation of
greater philadelphia
13%
rentals and fees
New Student Orientation
with President Amy Gutmann
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Penn Hillel By the numbers
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student leaders
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Board of Overseers
Jackie Einstein Astrof (C’93)
Chair
5 religious communities
8 Israel advocacy groups
Agahozo-Shalom Youth
Village in Rwanda
Jewish Renaiss
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Student led Passover
Across Penn Seder
Orthodox Community
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9 cultural programs
20 social justice initiatives
Arbel Cliffs overlooking
Sea of Galilee
Sukkot
28 educational opportunities
students attending Passover Seders
students attending Shabbat Services Each Week
students involved with Israel Advocacy
students in community service
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600
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Sam Adelsberg (C’10) and Daniella Rohr (C’10)
Susanna Lachs Adler (C’74, ASC ’76)
and Dean Adler (W’79, L’83)
Adam and Ellen Beren
Debbie Kupfer Cosgrove (C’91)
and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Suzanne Doft (C’92) and Jacob Doft (W’91)
Dr. Arnold Eisen (C’73)
Jane and Ishaia Gol
Cindy (W’76) and Ben Golub
Adam Hanover (C’10)
Nancy Beren and Larry Jefferson
Ellen (NU ’79) and Robert Kapito (W’79)
Sally Katz (C’82)
Caryn (C’83) and Lowell (W’83) Kraff
Anne Heyman z”l (C’82) and Seth Merrin
Mindy and Ira Mitzner
Julie (C’79) and Marc Platt (C’79)
David and Deborah Roberts (W’84)
Max Schapiro (C’08, W’08)
Jodi Schwartz (W’81, L’84, WG ’84)
Rabbi David Wolpe (C’81)
Susanna Lachs Adler (C’74, ASC ’76)
Kenneth Baer (C’94)
Jeffrey Barrack
Martin Black (W’ 85)
Allan C. Bell (C’81)
Dale Bell (MT ’81)
Elyse Berger
Edwin Berkowitz (C’49)
Ezra Billinkoff (C’07)
Jake Blum (C’12)
John DiIulio (C’80)
Andrew Feldman (W’81)
Daniel Fine (W’15)
David Forsted (Med’ 74)
Zoe Goldfarb (W’05)
Ira Harkavy (C’70)
Mitchell Hollin (W’84, WG’89)
Charles Howard (C’00)
Charlie Javice (W’14)
Sally Katz (C’82)
Alon Krifcher (ENG’15)
Daniel Krifcher (W’83)
Martin Lautman
Phyllis Levy (CW’74, G’74, WG’76)
Len Lodish
Jodi Miller (C’91, WG’97)
Jay Minkoff (WG’83)
Michael Pechman (W’ 11)
Ronald Perilstein (W’80)
Jeremy Perlman (W’10)
Albert Perlstein (W’57)
Julie Platt (C’79)
Daniel Raikin (C’ 15)
Etan Raskas (C’15)
Laura Solomon (L’92)
Erich Sorger (C’11)
David Stark (C’11)
Ariel Groveman Weiner (C’01)
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hillel
donors
Michael Steinhardt and
Rabbi Mike Uram
Special Thanks to Our Supporters
Hillel is dependent on the generosity of parents, alumni and
community friends.
We thank all of you whose contributions this past year allowed
us to inspire Jewish life and community at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Susanna Lachs Adler
and Julie Platt
Philip Darivoff, Ishaia Gol,
Jane Gol and Betsy Darivoff
On May 6th, Judy and Michael Steinhardt opened their home
to Penn Hillel supporters to celebrate the 10th Anniversary
of Steinhardt Hall and to launch The Campaign for the Jewish
Future. The Campaign will secure the financial resources
required for Penn Hillel to deepen its reach and enhance
the Jewish experience for Penn students. In the Campaign’s
initial weeks, close to $1 million has been committed, well
on the way to the $5 million goal. To learn more about The
Campaign for the Jewish Future, contact Gina Ceisler Shapiro
at gshapiro@pennhillel.org or 215-898-7391.
Jacob Doft, Gary Claar, Robert Kapito,
Susanna Lachs Adler and Lois Kohn-Claar
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$1,000 – $9,999
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Cindy and Ben Golub
Robert and Ellen Kapito
The Eleanor M. & Herbert Katz
Family Foundation,
Thomas Katz and Sally Katz
Marjorie M. and Irwin Nat Pincus Fund
Marc and Julie Platt
Repair The World
Michael and Judy Steinhardt
Mark Zucker
David Abrams and Amy Levine
David Adelman
Daniel and Gisela Ades
Lawrence and Joan Altman
Miriam Arlin
Jackie Einstein Astrof and
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Kenneth Baer
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Pamela and David Berkman
Jerry and Lisa Bernard
Arthur and Dahlia Bilger
Martin and Nancy Black
Michael and Sarah Blum
Robert Boiarsky and Alise Reicin
Rebecca Bootin Nussbaum and
Alex Nussbaum*
Jonathan and Ellen Bortz
Adam and Arielle Brenner
Solomon and Sylvia Bronstein
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Jody and Jonathan Caplan
Lorraine Carrady Quinn
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Estate of William Chertok
Gary Claar and Lois Kohn-Claar
Jeffrey and Lisa Cohen
Alan and Leslie Crane
Rhoda and Michael Danziger
Estate of Sarah Dein
Kim and Jordan Dickstein
Julius Eisen
Arnold Eisen
Adam and Pamela Emmerich
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John R. and Cathy A. Feldman
Andrew R. and Mindy Feldman
Lori and Mark Fife
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Adam and Ellen Beren
Edwin and Barbara Berkowitz
Philip and Betsy Darivoff
Suzanne and Jacob Doft
Craig and Caryn Effron
Robert and Penny Fox
Martin and Julie Franklin
Elie and Sharon Gindi
Ishaia and Jane Gol
Heyman-Merrin Family Foundation,
Anne Heyman, z”l and
Seth Merrin
Shmuel and Evelyn Katz
Lowell and Caryn Kraff
Martin and Susan Lautman
Milken Family Foundation,
Michael and Lori Milken
Ira and Mindy Mitzner
Daniel and Jane Och
Louis and Fern Oppenheim
Jaime and Cheryl Peisach
Albert and Arlene Perlstein
David and Deborah Roberts
Jodi Schwartz
Michael and Arianne Weinberger
Estate of Lena Yevelson
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Ralph and Cynthia Finerman
Wendy Fisher
David Fleischer and Judy Messina
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Lenore and David Forsted
Fox Leadership Program
Ira and Jill S. Gansler
David and Judy Gilberg
Jaime and Raquel Gilinski
Fredrick Gluckman and
Judith Friedman
Zoe Goldfarb*
Marshall and Merle Goldman
Jay Goldman
Lawrence and Beth Greenberg
Joel and Julia Greenblatt
Allan and Muriel Greenblatt
Ira and Sandra Greenstein
Vicki Gross
Ken Gross
Eric and Karen Gurwin
Chad and Jessica Haller
Michael and Nancy Halpern
Arie and Eva Halpern Family
Foundation, Shelley and
Josef Paradis
Adam Hanover
Kim and Alan Hartman
Stephen and Barbara Heyman
Hillel: The Foundation for
Jewish Campus Life
Mitchell and Christy Hollin
Ralph and Daniela Horn
Neal and Alison Jacobi
Avrom Jacobs
David and Michal Kahan
Sally Katz
Jonathan and Dina Kaufthal,
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Laurence Kirsch and Celia Goldman
Klaff Family Foundation, Hersch Klaff
Lewis and Janet Klein
Joshua and Rena Kopelman
Hartley and Faye Koschitzky
Daniel and Jocelyn Krifcher
Gary and Laura Lauder
Marc Lehmann
Jay and Tammy Levine
Howard and Elayne Levkowitz
Robert Levy
Michael and Phyllis Levy
Lewis Family Trust
Gustave and Karen Lipman
Len Lodish
Carol and Michael Lowenstein
Arnold and Dawn Markowitz
Scott and Cynthia Matte
Isidore Mayrock
Eitan Melamed
Jeffrey and Andrea Meltzer
Stuart Meyers
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
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Jodi and David Miller
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Trevor and Elaine Pearlman
Samuel and Sheryl Pearlstein
Ronald and Jayne Perilstein
Jeremy Perlman*
Jeff and Sharon Perlman
Brian and Jerilyn Perman
Seth and Linda Plattus
David and Felicia Posluns
Lorraine Carrady Quinn
Steven and Belinda Raikin
Alon and Cindy Redlich
Michael and Rachel Rimland
Lawrence and Kathy Roman
Gary and Karen Rose
Gary and Lisa Rosen
Mark and Florence Rosen
Stephen Rosenberg
David and Roberta Rosenberg
Philip and Tomoko Rosenfeld
Bennett and Allison Rosenthal
Ivan and Nina Ross
Leonard Russ and Linda Meyer Russ
Saul and Mary Sanders
Jonathan Sassover*
Max Schapiro*
Robert Schattner
Curtis Schenker
Harris and Amy Schwalb
Jeffrey and Wendy Schwarz
Theodore Segal and
Joyce Wasserstein
Daniel Segal
Jay Selznick
Gina and Stuart Shapiro
Steven and Wendy Shenfeld
David and Susan Sherman
David and Jackie Simon
Jonathan and Rifki Slonim
David Slosburg
Mark Smith
Adam and Susan Sokoloff
Mark and Laura Solomon
Tracey and Shanin Specter
Robert Spiegel
Jeffrey and Dina Stahl
David Steirman
Fernando Szew
Harriette and Charles
Tabas Foundation
Abigail Lindenbaum Tambor
Lisa and Steven Tananbaum
Lynne Tarnopol
Mark and Debra Teicher
Howard and Bashi Tepper
The David Project Center for
Jewish Leadership
Joshua and Elizabeth Trump
United Way of New York City
University of Pennsylvania
Kenneth and Deborah Vogelstein
The David and Barbara B.
Hirschhorn Foundation
Harvey Wank
Caroline Waxler and Michael Levitt
Malvin and Irene Weinberger
Evan Weiner
Matla Wiener
Dina and Etan Wiesen*
Martin Winter
Abraham Wolf
David Wolpe
Rivka and Matt Zell
Kenneth Ziebelman and
Lori Koffman
$500 – $999
Elie Abemayor
Raphael and Flavia Ades
David and Hedy Adler
Sarah and Oren Adler
American Express Foundation,
Employee Gift
Matching Program
Mark Apfelbaum Rochelle
Goldsmith
Richard Aronoff
Jim and Tami Baldinger
Diksha Bali
Daniel and Ilana Benson
Ezra Billinkoff*
Jamie Chiel Sturm and Josh Sturm*
Aaron and Leslee Cowen
Marc and Lisa Cummins
Stephan and Susan Cutler
Liebe Diamond
John DiIulio
David and Cynthia Edelson
Richardo Eichenwald
Susan Eiseman
Andrew and Rachel Eisen
Jeffrey and Michelle Eisenberg
Maury and Nancy Fertig
Walter and Pamela Feuereisen
Steven Fisch and
Allison Schneirov Fisch
David Fisher
Jonathan Freedberg
David and Erica Freilich
Richard Freundlich
Tammy Fried
Mark and Lisa Friedman
Richard Goldberg and
Rosemary Chromey
Jeffrey and Susan Goldenberg
Goldman Sachs & Co Matching Gift
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Curtis and Michelle Golkow
Peter and Gabriela Gottlieb
Steven and Linda Harelick
Ira and Sandra Harkavy
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Marshall Jaffe and Ellie Kulman
Julie Kantrowitz
Michael and Sherryl Kaufman
Scott and Linda Ketover
Wilbur L. and Rachel Kipnes
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William and Judith Labkoff
Keith Laskin and Mara Schiffman
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Scott and Caroline Lerner
Richard and Wendy Levine
Jerry P. Levitt and
Julie Meranze Levitt
Micah and Deborah Liben
Aaron and Sheryl Liberman
Stu and Jessica Loeser
Chantal Low
Nancy Machinist
Laurence and Barbara Marder
David Menchel*
Robert and Anne Mendelson
David and Susan Miller
Robert and Vera Moreen
David and Lisa Moss
Orlee and Irwin Panitch
Paul and Karen Pechman
Elliott Platt
Adam Pogoda*
Rita Polonsky
John Pomerantz
Meyer and Michele Potashman
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Erika Rimson and David Bernstein
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Peter Rosenberg
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Leonard and Alice Sayles
Jeff and Iris Schwartz
Doniel Sherman
Alan and Ellen Simons
Jenna Statfeld Harris*
Eugene and Julia Step
James Stoller and Susan Lieberman
Stanley and Ruby Strauss
Sunrise Charitable Foundation
Mollie Sussman*
Jeff and Amy Taub
The Philadelphia Foundation,
The Calabi Fund
Harry Wanderer
Jacob Wasserman
Evan and Terri Wein
Joshua and Ariel Weiner
Alan and Denise Wildes
Steven and Georgene Winick
Richard and Frances Winneg
Henry and Judith Zachs
The Zachs Family Foundation
$180 – $499
Samuel and Marcy Abloeser
Stewart and Barbara Abrams
Andrew and Helen Ackerman
Victor and Rose Ackermann
Joshua Adler*
Richard Adrian
AIG Matching Gift Program
Stephen and Laurie Albert
Herbert and Ronnie Allen
David and Andrea Allon
Michael and Joyce Altman
Martin and Susan Altschuler
Matthew Amalfitano*
Gregory and Sara Angrist
Bruce Apfelbaum
Michael Apkon
Jonathan and Rachel Apter
Jason and Ali Auerbach*
Jonathan and Barbara Avnet
Eileen Baird
Joan Baker
Herbert Baker and Rachel Gross
Linda Bantel
Harvey Barbag
Sheli Barnett
Stanley Baum
Anna Baum
Norman Beckoff and
Hope Salmansohn
Isaac and Lydia Bejar
Nancy Bell
Nancy Berenson
Steven and Peggy Berez
Garrett and Marilyn Bergman
Adeline Berk
Jeffrey Berkman
Sarah Berkson
Jesse Berlin and Alice Hausman
Paul and Ronni Bianco
Howard Blas and Ronit Simantov
Peter and Eleanor Bloch
Nancy Block
David and Taryn Bolnick
Robert Book
Jeffrey Boris
Randall and Anita Borkenstein
Ruthie Braffman
Laurie Braun
Meir Braunstein
Arthur Brenner and Nanette Halpern
Michele Breslauer
Magda and Gloria Bresnitz
Lanny and Nancy Breuer
Jeffrey and Michele Brotman
Bruce Brownstein*
Eugene Brusilovskiy*
Nancy Bunin
Gerald Chalfin
Michael Chansky and
Stephanie Abbubi
Andrew and Beth Chapman
Judy Chasin and Eric Horwitz
Martin and Stacey Chazin
Robert and Amy Chipetz
Eric and Michelle Chudow
Jesse and Mindy Civan
D. Walter Cohen and Claire Reichlin
Jonathan Cohen
Morris and Hedy Cohen
Edmond and Ellen Cohen
Jeffrey and Wendy Cohen
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Debbie Kupfer Cosgrove and
Elliott Cosgrove
Richard and Diane Covkin
Laurie Dameshek
Nily Dan
David Danish
Mark and Margery Dannenbaum
Alvin De Levie
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Jacqueline DeLeo
Gail Delfin
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David Doret
Lana Dorman
Steven and Mary Douglas
William and Ronell Douglass
Richard Douglass
Michael and Andrea Dubin
Steven Ebert
Alan and Norma Edwards
Neil Efron
Martin Eisen
Michelle Eisenberg
S. David Eisenberg and
Lauren Marcus Eisenberg
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Matthew and Lauren Elman
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Hadley and Susan Engelhard
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Albert and Rosa Esquenazi
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Norman and Helen Felsenthal
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Richard and Deborah Fine
Martin and Leora Fineberg
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Susan Weiss Firestone
Sandra First
Ariel and Elana Fishman
Hannah Fishman
Lee and Renee Fleisher
David and Nadia Fogel
Samuel Franco
David Frankel and Dana Bazelon*
Judy Freedman
Arlene Freedman
Melvyn Freid
Asher and Elina Fried
Jesse and Naomi Fried
Joseph Friedberg
Rachel Friedman*
Cinda and Bill Friend
Jack Frishberg
Richard P. and Karen J. Furst
Ronald and Nina Gans
Alan and Lori Garfunkel
Linda Gerson
Murray Gerstenhaber
Michael Geselowitz and
Emily Schneider
Paul Gilman
Stuart Ginsberg
Lewis and Laura Gitlin
Gary Glazer
Jay and Natalie Goldberg
Jeffrey and Sharon Goldberger
Amir Goldman
Joshua Goldsmith
Debra R. Goldstein
Frank and Joan Goodman
Daniel Gottlieb
David Gottschlich
Stephanie Graham
Amy Greenberg
Simone and Charles Griff
Bette and Robert Gromis
Robert S. Grossman
Murray and Fran Grossman
Robert Grossman
Joseph Groveman
Sally Groverman
Larry and Sharon Grunfeld
Ellen Gurland Piper
Robert Gutenstein
Amy Gutmann
Nan Gutterman and William H. Irby
Brian and Ann Haber
Steven Halpern
Allan and Judith Halpern
Dawn Hardgrave
Dennis Harris
Jay Harris
Lewis Heafitz
Peter Hecht and Marcia Feuerstein
Samuel Heering
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Barry Hendler
Matthew Herling
Jeffrey and Helene Herman
Daniel and Paula Herman
David Herscott
Aliza Herzberg
Sydney and Hermia Heyman
Andrew Hochberg
Matthew and Shanna Hocking
Adam and Lisa Hodes
Jaclyn Hoffman
Joel Hoffman
Rachel Hollander*
Joel and Barbara Hollander
Jonathan Hollin
Alison Horn
Allan Horn
Gail Howard and Michael Seidman
Howard Hubbell
Jeremy Hurewitz*
Robert Immerman
Jeffrey and Joanne Ingerman
Seth Isenberg
James Jacobs
Daniel and Elizabeth Jick
Sergio and Sonya Jinich
Larry and Michele Jonas
Mark Kahn
Elisa Kahn
Richard and Joan Kalmans
Leib Kaminsky
Jerry and Barbara Kaplan
Pamela Kaplan*
Edward and Tammy Kaplan
Barnard and Amy Kaplan
Naomi Kaplan*
Bruce and Carol Katcher
Solomon Katz
Robert Katz
Jeffrey and Carol Kaufman
Larry and Hilda Kaufman
Charles and Sheryl Kaye
Matthew Kayser
Joy Keiser
David and Rebecca Kekst
Elisa Keller
Sandy Kelly
Michael Kelsen
Jennifer and Doron Kenter*
Jeffery and Candace Kerker
Daniel Kessler
Steven King
Simon Kirk
Gary and Cindi Kirshner
Henry and Marcy Klein
Joel Klein
Isaac and Jane Kligman
Jon and Heather Kline
Barry Kniazer
Jeffrey Kolansky
Jonathan Korostoff
Jack and Barbara Krenzel
Jesse Krohn
Elizabeth Kuhn
Bruce Lane
Stuart Leibach
Alan and Marcia Leifer
Coby Lerner*
Lynn Levin and Steven Weitman
Daniel and Risa Levin
Stanley Levine
Neil Levine
Michael Levitan
Michael Levy
Phillip and Roberta Levy
Ford and Cindy Levy
Clifford and Nalda Levy
Thomas Liebermann
Barbara Lorry
Jessica Lovett*
Joseph and Dolores Lubin
Douglass Lurio
Carol Lyon and John Jacobs
Sidney and Kathy Machefsky
Ralph Susan Mack
George and Olga Mack
Jeffrey and Jacqueline Marcus
Jessica Marinoff*
Joan Markman
Dana Markow
Derek and Robin Marks
Carly Mayer
Steven Mayer
Peter and Susan Meisel
Alan and Michele Meltzer
Edward and Margaret Merves
Andrew and Robin Miller
Lewis and Sharon Miller
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David Miller
Val Milonov and Marina Sigidin
Joan Mintz
Allan and Sandy Molotsky
Barry and Gabrielle Morrison
Neil and Susan Moses-Zirkes
Paul and Donna Nadel
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Avery and Susan Neumark
Kimberly Newman
David and Elizabeth Nover
Robert and Susan Offenberg
Steven Oppenheim
Marc Orlow
Joseph Osheroff and
Nicole Pilevsky
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Dana Ovadia*
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Gary Rosen
Andrew and Sheri Rosen
Brett and Debbie Rosen
Arthur and Sheila Rosen
David Rosenbaum
Matthew Rosenbaum*
Loretta Rosenbaum
Barry Rosenberg*
Scott Rosenblum
Orna Rosenthal
Irvin Rosenthal
Ira Rosenwaike
Stuart and Ina Ross
Anthony and Karen Ross
Milton Rossman
Larry and Kathryn Roth
Jessica Roussanov
Harriet Rublin
Richard and Wendy Ruden
Stacy Rush
Michelle Sahl*
Jeffrey Sameroff
Louis Samuels
Avram and Elisabeth Samuels
Jonathan and Arielle Saposh
Ronald Sarachan
Monica Sasson
Joe Schanzer and Francie Goldstein
Sam Schear*
Mark Schepps
Irwin and Marilyn Scher
Elliot and Marta Schindler
William Schlaff and Lorraine Dugoff
Evan Schoenbach*
Marvin and Fran Schreiber
Bruce Schwaidelson
Lee Schwartz
Dean Schwartz
Louis and Linda Schwartz
Richard and Joyce Schwartz
Joel and Susan Schwartz
Stanley Schwarz
Edward and Lisa Schwarz
Bertram and Yvette Schwarzbach
Victor and Irine Schweitzer
William and Debra Selig
Richard and Rochelle Senior
Jacob and Ori Serfati
Isaac Setton*
Georgia Shafia
William and Elizabeth Shaid
Irving and Joan Shapiro
Andrew Shecter
Alon Shein
Philip Sherman
Stacy Shertok
Susan Shubert
Robert and Heidi Shusterman
Frederick Shvetz
Joel Siegel
Alan Sigal
Barry Sigal
Jeffrey Silber
Zachary Silver*
Jody Silver
Alan and Kylanne Silverstone
Sheldon Simon and Ruth Moorman
Brad and Sharyn Singman
Jerome and Carole Sklaroff
Jeffrey Sloan
Richard and Phyllis Slocum
Edwin and Harriet Slogoff
Benjamin Slotznick
Brian Snyder and Sharon Brown
Robert and Andrea Solomon
Edward Solomon
Erich Sorger*
Bruce and Joan Sostek
Barbara Spevak
David Spiegel
Gail Spiegel Cohen and
Martin Cohen
Harmon Spolan
Melvin and Deena Squires
Stuart and Bonnie Stainman
Robert and Jacqueline Stein
Jeffrey and Anita Stein
Hal and Beverly Steinberg
David Steinberg
Ann Steiner
Andrew and Rona Steinerman
Edward and Lesley Sterba
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why we invest
Alan Stern
Steven and Nancy Stern
Richard and Alexis Sternhell
Mark and Heather Stesin
Richard and Monica Sussman
Steven Swiss and Beth Tucker
Darren and Lila Taichman
Michael Tanitsky
Howard Tepper
Jeremy Tobacman and
Jean Galbraith
Karen Toll
Thomas Tropp
Naomi Tschoegl
Martin and Gail Twersky
Jane Uhr
Todd Vanett
Helene Feinberg Walker
Robert Wallner
Larry and Cindy Wanerman
Lisa Washington
Gary Waxman
Peter Weidman
Arthur Weinbach
Jesse Weinberger
Bart Weiner
Robert Weiner
Yosef and Bryna Weiner*
Gary Weinstein
Marlene Weinstein and
Douglas Frenkel
Lee Weinstock
Gary Weisband
Oren and Tamara Weisberg
Harold Weisman
Jordan Weiss
Nancy Weiss
Howard Weitzman
Gregory and Mindy White
Allen and Harriet Wieder
Bernard and Amy Wilson
Anne Witkin
Rona Woldenberg and
Reuben Askowitz
Richard and Karen Wolfen
Ira and Liane Wolff
Craig and Beth Wynne
Wayne and Laura Yaffee
Jonathan Yellen and Karen Berman
Michael and Susan Yellin
Jack Zeldis
Gary and Ruth Zelman
Michael Zimmerman
H. Neil Zitofsky
Abbe Liss Zuckerberg
We are devoted to Jewish education. We believe that
Penn Hillel provides a unique opportunity for college
students to learn about their Jewish roots and thereby
acquire the knowledge and insights that can become
an integral part of their personal identifies, career
choices and future lives.
“
Susan and Martin Lautman (PAR’11,14)
As students, we both benefitted from Hillel’s
comfortable environment and found that it sustained
our connection to Judaism. As alumni, we support
Hillel because it provides many opportunities for
students to initiate or maintain their own connections
to our people. We continue to be impressed with
the students we have met who are active in Hillel
initiatives, including Israel advocacy, various religious
communities and the Jewish Renaissance Project.
The impact Penn Hillel has on students is life-changing.
“
Suzanne (C’92) and Jacob (W’91) Doft
We invest in Penn Hillel because it’s very important
in these times to have talented and caring
people promoting values which we hold so dear
on Penn’s campus.
Cindy (W’76) and Ben Golub
*Esser Society Member
All gifts were received between
June 15, 2013 and June 20, 2014.
Thank You!
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Director and Campus Rabbi
Rachel Hollander
Assistant Director
Emmy Stup
Assistant Director
Rabbi Joshua Bolton
Senior Jewish Educator
Ira Blum
Director of Jewish Student Life
Emily Schrag Kaplan
Director of Engagement
Dorin Elhadad
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow
Rabbi Jonathan Shulman
OU/JLIC Rabbi
Jenny Shulman
OU/JLIC Educator
Ruthie Braffman
OU/JLIC Educator
Joan Bobroff
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Gina Ceisler Shapiro
Director of Institutional Advancement
Robert Williams
Director of Facilities and Operations
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Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement
Robert Oldstein
Director of Financial Management
& Business Operations
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The inaugural year for the Esser Society, Penn Hillel’s Young Alumni Giving
Community, was a tremendous success! If you graduated in the past 10 years
and want to learn more about how to support Penn Hillel and to connect
with other young alumni in your area, check out pennhillel.org/essersociety
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