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IMPACT REPORT2018-2019

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Howard CohenChairman of the Board

Joey Baron Artistic Director

Laura Mandel Executive Director

The Jewish Experience is a very personal thing – it informs the values we live by, the way we interact with our family and friends, and how we spend our time. This looks

Through poetry, music, Israeli food, art-making, and more, JArts creates experiences that provide the inspiration, knowledge, and community needed to personally explore our Jewish Experience. No matter the type of event, JArts’ programs offer a haimish (warm, homey) welcome to all whether they be deeply committed to or simply curious about Jewish culture.

In the three years since the merger of the New Center for Arts and Culture and the Boston Jewish Music Festival, JArts has built upon the joy and vision of these founding organizations to become a celebrated and essential part of Boston’s cultural community. We have connected thou-sands of people across the area to Jewish culture, streng-thening individual and collective identities. None of this would have been possible without these roots, and the support and vision of our community.

Your support and participation continue to be integral as together we share Jewish culture with thousands of people in person, and thousands more online. Thank you for bringing a taste of Yiddishkeit (Jewishness) and fun to our community.

Experience. Connection. Identity.

2019 | BY THE NUMBERS

EXPENSES

INCOME

WEB PRESENCE

AWARDS & ACCLAIMS

TOTAL CASH INCOME: $1,045,203**total revenue per unaudited financial statements

TOTAL: $966,900

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT

$489,854

FOUNDATIONS & GRANTS

$301,599

EVENT SPONSORSHIPS $129,750

TICKETS & MERCHANDISE

$80,000

IN KIND GIFTS$44,000

PROGRAM & MARKETING$250,597

STAFF $527,080

FUNDRAISING$32,366

OPERATIONS $156,857

WEBSITE USERS

Selected for entrance into the Mass Cultural Council (MCC) Cultural Investment Portfolio

JArts Executive Director Laura Mandel was a featured speaker at the Asylum Arts International Artists Retreat

Selected as a key Jewish organization in the Krupp Family Foundation portfolio

Pathways to Freedom Passover public art project received the prestigious American for the Arts Public Art Network (PAN) Award

Hosted the arts CJP 360 Five Listening Tour, a force in leading to arts & culture as a new CJP strategic priority

Following state Senator Rebecca Rausch’s attendance at our MCC site visit, she helped amend a bill that brought a $2m increase to MCC

#JARTSLIBERTY

FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS INCREASE IN INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS

14% ANNUAL INCREASEper Google Analytics

25, 372 44,000

25%

ONLINE IMPRESSIONS

ATTENDANCE

9,600 EVENT ATTENDANCE20% INCREASE OVER FY18

3,754

different for each of us, especially in a world where almost half of all households who identify as Jewish are interfaith.

So how do we create a community that embraces all facets of the Jewish Experience? JArts.

“I’m proud that JArts played such an important role in the creation of Salome: Woman of Valor. Arts organizations, like artists, need to take risks to remain relevant. It’s important that JArts not only presents new Jewish work but also fosters its creation.” – Jerry Slavet, JArts board member and Founder of From the Top

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HANUKKAH: THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS BERNSTEIN REIMAGINED: ANNUAL RUKIN MEMORIAL CONCERT

TASTE OF ISRAEL: BOSTON’S FIRST ISRAELI RESTAURANT WEEK

Israeli food is more than falafel – it’s a beautiful mix of flavors brought together by many waves of immigration. Taste of Israel let diners across Greater Boston understand more about Israeli cuisine and culture through special menus at area restaurants. Menus sold out consistently, reaching an estimated 2,500 diners. We are excited to share even more choices with diners in 2020.

STUDENTS

PEOPLE

150

3,300 experienced the light and miracle of Hanukkah at the 5th annual celebration on December 5, 2018

from eight public and private schools participated in the creation of a first ever room size glow-in-the-dark menorah installation, based on conversations about light in our community

We asked highly regarded Broadway and Boston artists of various musical genres to add their contemporary takes on select Bernstein compositions. Some grew up dreaming of being in his shows, while others had never even heard the proposed songs. The result was an innovative and unforgettable evening of exceptional performances – with everything from a bluegrass version of Gee, Officer Krupke to a tap dance accompanist with Dance Suite for Brass Quintet – that introduced a new generation of performers and audience members to his musical genius. In keeping with Bernstein’s values, over 100 students and disabled adults were able to attend the concert for free, thanks to the support of the MIchael B. Rukin Charitable Foundation.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Agudath Achim Boston Jewish Film Boston University Brookline Booksmith City Winery Combined Jewish Philanthropies Congregation Kehillath Israel Congregation Mishkan Tefila Congregation Nehar Shalom Congregation Or Atid Congregation Shir Tikva Counselate General of Israel to New England Dorshei Tzedek Eser Gann Academy Hebrew College Hebrew SeniorLife Honeymoon Israel Israel360 Israeli American Council Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters JCC Greater Boston Jewish Community Day School

Jewish Heritage Center at the New England Historic Genealogical Society Kerem Shalom Kitchen Kibitz Masa Israel MassCreative Mass Poetry Mayyim Hayyim Moishe House Cambridge Moishe Kavod House Museum of Fine Arts, Boston OneTable PJ Library Solomon Schechter Day School Synagogue Council of Massachusetts Temple Beth Avodah Temple Beth El, Sudbury Temple Beth Elohim Temple Emanuel Sinai Temple Israel of Boston Temple Ner Tamid Trybal Gatherings The Vilna Shul WBUR CitySpaceYiddish Book Center

“Lighting the Hanukkah candles with thousands of people at the Museum of Fine Arts reminds all of us how many people are eager to connect to Judaism and Jewish community through arts and culture. We can engage and inspire so many people by bringing Jewish culture to life in new and creative ways. This is the power of JArts and this is why CJP is so proud of our partnership.” - Rabbi Marc Baker, CJP President

Participating restaurants included:

Allium Market Area 4 Bonapita Central Craigie on Main

Lighting of the 2018 menorah with glass artist Sean Clarke, CJP President Marc Baker, MFA Executive Director Matthew Teitelbaum, menorah artist Silvina Mizrahi, Israel Deputy Consul Daniel Agranov, JArts Executive Director Laura Mandel

“Of the hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of events we’ve attended, celebrating our father during his centennial year, JArts may have won the prize for finding a way to express the sheer breadth of our dad’s range. Bernstein Reimagined delightfully captured all the moods: from raucous to contemplative; from propulsive to dreamy. We loved it. Bravo, JArts!” - Jamie Bernstein and Nina Bernstein Simmons, Leonard Bernstein’s daughters

#JARTSLIBERTY

Galit’s TreatsLandwer Leora’s Catering Mamaleh’s Delicatessen

Inspired by Passover and National Poetry Month, the #JArtsLiberty public art project included 75 posters on select MBTA lines, six community workshops, and reached another 44,000 people online.

SAVE THE DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019

SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 4, 2020

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JARTS FOUNDERS

THANK YOU TO OUR FY19 DONORS

$50,000+Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesJulie and Ronald M. DrukerThe Krupp Family FoundationThe Klarman Family FoundationMyra Musicant and Howard CohenMillicent C. Starr Charitable Trust

$25,000-49,999 GRoW @ Annenberg Michael B. Rukin Charitable FoundationPaula SidmanSusan and Gerald SlavetWolk Family and Cross Country Group

$10,000-24,999 AnonymousHarriet and Mickey Goldin Rosalind Gorin and Matthew BuddNancy KarpLizbeth and George KruppMass Cultural CouncilOutside the Box FoundationLorre Polinger and Donald WertliebSuzanne PriebatschLisa Resnek and Chris Wyett Debbie and Alan Rottenberg

$5,000-9,999The Beker FoundationCambridge Savings Bank CohnReznick LLP Consulate General of Israel to New EnglandLeslie and Michael GaffinMelissa Ellis and Morris HousenBonnie and Alfred MarguliesNixon Peabody LLPRockport Mortgage Corporation Zvi Construction

$2,500-4,999Michelle Barmazel and Kevin SteinbergBoston Cultural CouncilCharles River Realty InvestorsKerry and Michael EpsteinE.W. Tarca Construction Michele Fishel and Barry WeismanJane and Jeff FreedmanBarbara and Steve GrossmanPhyllis HammerLDa Architecture & Interiors LLP Merksy, Jaffe & AssociatesAnnette and Michael MillerNational Lumber CompanySari Anne Rapkin

$1,000-2,499Mary Akerson and Steven CohenJessica Alpert Silber and Jacob SilberCarol and Howard AndersonSusan and Barry BenjaminGeorgette and Solomon BoucaiArlene FranklinMichelle and David FreibaumBrenda and Harvey FreishtatLara FreishtatCarol and Avram GoldbergAmanda and Campe GoodmanMolly and Jeff GoodmanGrill 23 Patti and Louis GrossmanHamermesh Family Charitable FoundationGabrielle and Richard HenkenHorizon BeverageSusan and Gary JacobsonRobin and Jerold JaegerJewish Community Day SchoolStephanie and David KesslerJamie and Harold KotlerTammy and Steve KuminTamara and Fred LedleyCarol and David LintzJudith and Eric LubershaneMasa Israel Journey Mr. SidCherry Muse and David OrlinoffNational Yiddish Book CenterRuth Nemzoff and Harris BermanOrchard Cove - Hebrew SeniorLifeNancy RaphaelJudi Ross Zuker and Edward ZukerMiriam and James SegelSusan and James SniderSolomon Schechter Day SchoolKaren Tucker and Jerry AvornJane and Andrew Urban

$500-999Francine Achbar and Stuart MushlinJulie Altman and Alex SaganLucy Aptekar and Gerald LeaderMadelyn and Bruce DonoffRenee and Steven FinnGlenda and Robert FishmanBonnie and Franklin GoldNir LandauBette Ann Libby and David BegelferNeisha and Seth NewburgNewton Cultural Council Sandy and Allan RopperGloria and Bud RoseAriella and Bruce RosengardJanet Sanders

Kelly Segal Consulting Sue and Joel ShermanSlocum Hall Design GroupPriscilla and Geoff SteinCantor Jodi Sufrin and Cantor Shanna ZellAnne and Rabbi Moshe WaldoksBarbara and Mitchell WandClaire Zar-Kessler and Joseph Goldman

$250-499Sherri Ades FalchukHelene and David BailenIsabelle and Scott BlackJanet and Mark FaganNancy and Peter FinnArthur GoldbergSherry and Ned HolsteinMilly and David KatzmanHeni Koenig-Plonskier and Mark PlonskierChana and Steven MeyerElla and Tedd SaundersPamela and James SchwartzEllie and Barry ShrageMargery and Jerry SomersCarol and Steven TargumJeffrey WernerArnee and Walter Winshall

$18-249Eva and Larry AdlerCeleste AlbertLauren AlbertsPamela AllaraAnonymousJanet and George AronsonMichele and James BankerAmy and Leonard BardDebi and Joey BaronDanit Ben-Ari and Thomas MartonFred BenjaminMichael BennettBrooke and Larry BenowitzArienne Bistany and Ben RubensteinMargaret BleichmanJoan BlairAmy and Ben BloomstoneMarjorie and Michael BogdanowAmy BolotinDavid BoronkayMargie and Gil BrodskyWynne BrownMatthew BurnsFay and Julian BussgangCharles CasperJill Cetel

Special thanks to those who were critical in the founding of the New Center for Arts and Culture, the Boston Jewish Music Festival, and now, the Jewish Arts Collaborative. These strong roots have enabled JArts to blossom in these first years.

Robert BealJulie & Ronald M. DrukerThe Klarman Family Foundation The Krupp Family Foundation Myra Musicant & Howard Cohen Michael B. Rukin Charitable Foundation Sidman Family Foundation Susan & Gerald Slavet Millicent C. Starr Charitable Trust Wolk Family & Cross Country Group

JArts Emerging Leaders with Israeli chef Alon Shaya

JArts Founders Paula Sidman and Howard Cohen, Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Howard Cohen, Chair Lorre Polinger, Vice Chair Daniel Navisky, Clerk David Orlinoff, Treasurer Sari Rapkin, Vice Treasurer Robert Beal, Emeritus Steven Cohen Ron Druker, Past Board Chair Kerry Epstein Jeff Freedman Lara Freishtat Harriet Goldin Rosalind Gorin Alison Hammer Morris Housen Fred Ledley Bonnie Margulies Hankus Netsky, Emeritus Suzanne Priebatsch Alan Rottenberg Janet Sanders Jim Segel Barry Shrage Paula Sidman, Past Board Chair Gerald Slavet, Past Board Chair Kevin Steinberg Barry Weisman Chris Wyett

ART THINK TANK

Yael Alkalay Jessica Alpert-Silber Linda Apple Rabbi Ariel Burger Rabbi Jillian Cameron Karyn Cohen Jessica Coughlin Simona Di Nepi Kerry Epstein Ariel Freiberg Stas Gayshan Elisha Gechter Sam Gechter Abby Goldenthal Sophie Hearne Sonya Highfield Randi Hopkins Daisy Hutter Sidney Hutter Rabbi Suzie Jacobson Adrien Khelemsky Cecilia Kremer Liana Krupp Susannah Lawrence Daniel Levenson Joshua Meyer Rebecca Price Melissa Rosen

Tova Speter Allyson Steinmetz Emma-Jean Weinstein

FOOD THINK TANK

Jessica Alpert-Silber Lizzie Bell Jessica Coughlin Lara Freishtat Jeff Gabel Sara Gardner Simona Gilman Emilie Golenberg Stefanie Groner David Harnik Sonya Highfield Alex Khitrik Dena Kowaloff Liana Krupp Michael Leviton Elizabeth Navisky Neisha Newburg Avi Shemtov Julie Starr Jeffrey Werner

JARTS LEADERSHIP

THEATERWORKS

Melia Bensussen Debbie Block Sara Brookner Jesse Garlick Barbara Grossman Stuart Hecht DeDe Jacobs Komisar Wendy Liebow Joshua Luckens Annette Miller Rebecca Price

AMBASSADORS

Michelle Barmazel Susan Benjamin Joan Blair Harriet GreenfieldAdrien Khelemsky Syrille Rosman Shirah Rubin Peter Samiljan Nina Schneider Barbara Sher

JArts Impact Report FY198

DONORS FY19 CONTINUED

Jessica CoughlinMelanie and Matthew CampLinda ChessmanAstrid and Pravin Chow PantLouise and Harvey CohenReesa CohenBarbara CooperMark CornerEvan CraneSarah CraneSusan and Bruce CreditorDanielle and Gregg DarishAnita Diamant and James BallRachel and Peter DixonCheryl DubinskyFiona Epstein and Jon Pollack Kendra and Doug EpsteinRachael and Yoni FarberTina Feingold and Richard MayoAbby Fierman and Michael GrossmanEsther and Sergio FinkielszteinPenelope and Daniel FiremanEllen FisherFern Fisher and Jack EifermanMichelle FisherRuthanne FitzgeraldAnne Freeh Engel and Samuel EngelCarolyn and Jeremiah Friedman Elisha and Samuel GechterDebra and Kenneth GetzRobert GlassmanSara and Carlton GlatkySusan GoldDaniel GoldbergJudy GoldbergCaron GolderHarriet and George GoldsteinSylvia and Alan GoodmanElaine and Werner GosselsJanet and Mark GottesmanAnn and Leon GreenRhoda GreenspanLinda Gritz and Michael KatzPaula GrossSuzanne Hanser and Alan TeperowSophie HearneDeborah Hiatt and Matthew EpsteinRuth IsaacsFrederic H JacobsRonda and Joshua JacobsonDenise KarlinAdrien and Victor Khelemsky

Sue Kahn Kirschner and Daniel KirschnerSusanne and James KlingensteinPaula KnottsJanet KolodnerDebra and James KrasnowMilly KravetzCecilia KremerMarissa KristyVan LancktonHannah LevineShira Lewin and Aaron TillmanShara LewisLiberty Mutual Group, Inc.Marcy LidmanWendy Liebow and Scott BursonLois LindauerJoel LitvinMardi and Ben LoetermanLaura and Michael MandelHillary and Andy MannCindy MarshallBunny and Rick Melvoin Samuel MendalesGale Ann MerleMarcia Metz and Alfonso DelgadoCorine and Jeremy MilgramRhonda MillsKathleen and Philip MillsteinRonit MinchomKaren Moss and Dennis LivingstonPamela Nadell and Ed FarberElizabeth and Dan NaviskyCristina Necula-KilmurrayMarla and Simon OlsbergEllen and Steve ParkerJudith PikeAmberly PolidorSuzanne and Alan PosnerValerie and Larry Post Mel PrenovitzRebecca PriceSuzanne and Bernie PuckerMelinda and Jim RabbDeborah RaboySam and Niela RahmanRachel Reef-SimpsonPam and Richard RemisSusan RobinsMyrna Robinson-WeinerToby and Dean RodmanJudith Rothenberg

Ben RosenbleetCarol RosenstockAlison RosenthalSyrille and Paul RosmanBarbara and David RossJoanna RothmanRochelle RuthchildAllison RyderSusan SagerPhil SainesLarry SalomanTodd SaundersNina and Eli SchneiderMelissa SchoellerLisa SchwartzPenny Schwartz and Matthew ReichR. K. (“Shelley”) SchwartzKasia and David SchwarzmanLorin and Jeremy SeidmanShirley SelhubSusanne Shavelson and Jeff LeopoldSamantha and Jeremy ShinewaldT.Lee ShostackJennifer SlifkaLeslie StarobinLaurie and Alan StarrMarilyn and David SternGavin SteynSunny StichSusan StockNaomi and Jeffrey StonbergAlan StraussHope and Adam SuttinTerri Swartz RussellCaron and Kevin TabbBernard Toale and Joseph ZinaJulie VanekMarissa and Zachary WainwrightSharon WeinsteinIrwin WeissSusan WhiteheadLee and Stephen WhitfieldMichael ZalisJonathan ZittrainBarbara and Henry ZoobHilary Zwicker

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