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Thank you for making a great education possible for each and every Rodeph Sholom student.

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Thank you for making a great education possible for each and every Rodeph Sholom student.

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I am proud to present the inaugural Rodeph Sholom School Annual Report 2005-2006. This report not only documents the impressive fundraising results we achieved for our first year of fundraising through Friends of Rodeph Sholom School, but also represents a milestone in the school’s evolution.

Ensuring the financial future of this special school is among the most important responsibilities of the Board of Trustees. Several years ago, a group of Board members, congregants and parents worked together to revise the school’s governance and by-laws to strengthen the school’s independence. One major result was the creation of a distinct fundraising entity, Friends of Rodeph Sholom School, which has positioned the school to continue its growth as one of the most vibrant Nursery through 8th Grade independent schools in New York City.

Rodeph Sholom School is thriving. We now have 706 students enrolled in the school. Our educational program is unique, providing our students with a knowledge of the traditions, history, culture and values of Judaism along side of and integrated with a rigorous secular curriculum. Our graduates are welcomed at the best independent and public high schools in New York City.

Parents, grandparents, alumni parents, friends and foundations responded enthusiastically to the initial request from Friends of Rodeph Sholom School. The Annual Fund has grown remarkably in three years. The School Benefit, hosted by the PTA, was a major success. The funds raised through these two efforts provided us with the financial flexibility to operate the school beyond our tuition revenue.

While I have the privilege of writing this letter, the real thanks goes to our hard-working parent vol-unteers who graciously give so much of their time to making our fundraising effort a success. The Parent Association, led by Jerilyn Perman, and a dedicated Executive Board, work unstintingly on behalf of the school. We are fortunate to have their leadership. David Fleischer, member of the Board and the Develop-ment Committee Co-Chair, never stops thinking about ways to improve the school and helped immeasur-ably to get Friends of Rodeph Sholom School off to such an impressive start. With a new Development Office in place, headed by Director of Development Jennifer Rhodes, we are now well positioned to take the school to the next level. We look forward to building on this auspicious beginning, and thank you again for your participation and continued support.

Sincerely,

DaviD resnick

chair of the boarD of trustees

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The academic year 2006 came to a close in June as Rodeph Sholom’s 8th Graders, clad in pale blue robes and mortarboards, solemnly proceeded into the sanctuary to receive their diplomas. In a joyful ceremony witnessed by family, friends and faculty, each member of this, our third graduating class, received the blessing of Rabbi Levine.

Graduation is a defining moment in the life of a school, a time when all the effort and expectations come together. This, our first annual report, is also a defining moment. The generosity and support dem-onstrated here are emblematic of the warm and caring community that is Rodeph Sholom School. I know first-hand what a strong Annual Fund symbolizes, and know that it ultimately means that the community is dedicated to serving and supporting its two most precious constituencies—the children and the teachers.

A head of a school has a front row seat on childhood. And I believe it’s important not just to admin-istrate but also to participate. Last year I accompanied the 2nd Grade on their Circle Line trip. It’s one thing to live in Manhattan, and another to travel around it. Having some familiarity with London, I ac-tually thought we were going on a subway ride! The children were quick to point out my misperception, along with landmarks that were new to me, and now being seen from a marvelous new vantage point (the river, and through the children’s eyes). I watched the inaugural Middle School/Faculty basketball game and was very impressed with the guest appearance as well as the skill level of Rabbi Levine. And I listened in awe to our 4th Graders read their original poetry at the Barnes & Noble on Broadway and 82rd Street. As Upper Elementary students recited their D’var Torahs each week, the meaning of all we do here became incredibly clear.

Your belief in our educational mission is demonstrated in your willing support of the Annual Fund and Endowment. Your contributions go directly to enhancing our programs, strengthening the facilities, and supporting the adults who teach your children day in and day out. On behalf of all of them, I want to thank you for your infinite generosity.

Sincerely,

Paul Druzinsky

interim heaDmaster

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It is an honor to chair the development effort and be a part of a fundraising renaissance

at the Rodeph Sholom School. Although this focused fundraising effort is only two

years old, a new culture of giving is already evident and, significantly, a substantially

stronger financial foundation has been established for our school. Although much work

remains, we should all be pleased and proud of what we have accomplished so far.

With a professional development staff now in place, we fully expect to deliver an even

better performance on a broad range of fronts over the coming year.

The Annual Fund has been and continues to be our primary focus for fundraising.

After its predecessor, the School Fund, raised $175,000 in school year 2003-2004, our

first dedicated fundraising effort in 2004-2005 raised $463,000, with the majority of

parents contributing. Last year, parents made over $806,436 in unrestricted gifts to the

Annual Fund, with a large majority of parents contributing generously. Our community

also pledged and contributed over $600,000 to kick off our new endowment in Friends

of Rodeph Sholom School over the past year.

As you will note from the charts opposite, fundraising activities contributed 8.1% to

our 2006-2007 budget and enabled us to better compensate our teachers and broaden

their benefit package. We’ve also been able to increase spending on technology and

programming, and augment all segments of the school’s budget.

Our focus in the year ahead will be multi-pronged, not only building the Annual

Fund and endowment, but also approaching foundations for support—an effort we

believe has significant potential. Additionally, our Development Office has installed

state-of-the-art software to streamline and professionalize our development effort, thus

helping us facilitate all that we do. You can expect to see better communication with all

our constituents, with more and higher quality publications, E-mails and mailings.

We would like to recognize all the volunteers who have helped make the Annual

Fund such a success. On behalf of our children and teachers, we want to thank the

parents, grandparents, faculty, foundations, and other friends in our extended commu-

nity who have so generously supported our school. We cannot emphasize enough the

immediate impact that these funds have had, enabling the school to accomplish many

things—from better supporting teacher development to creating new programs for our

children—which we otherwise would not have been able to do.

DaviD fleischer anD cara lown

rodeph sholom sChool inCome 2006-2007

income

Tuition $15,699,090

Camp & After School Programs $539,815

Fundraising $1,436,100

Other $70,740

total $17,745,745

a letterfrom the Co-Chairs of the development Committee

annual Giving unresticted Gifts

Annual Fund $806,436.40 PTA, Headmaster’s Fund, Alumni Fund $238,695.95

annual Giving restricted Gifts

Scholarship $56,540.68 Teacher Enrichment $16,785.88 Library, Programming and Facilities $5,455.99

endowment funds

Scholarship $165,341.35 Teacher Enrichment $86,350.00 Programming $6,986.00 Facilities $30,165.00 Unrestricted $438,425.64

total voluntary support $1,851,182.89

rodeph sholom sChool expenses 2006-2007

expenses

Salaries and Benefits $12,394,330

Financial Aid $631,665

Instructional and Support $1,721,774

Building and Building Fund $1,635,561

Administration $1,055,058

Camp & After School Programs $307,357

total $17,745,745

Rodeph Sholom School FY 2006-7 Revenue

Tuition88.5%

Camp & After School Programs

3.0%

Fundraising8.1%

Other0.4%

Tuition Camp & After School Programs Fundraising Other

Please note: these figures represent contributions made to Rodeph sholom school through Congregation Rodeph sholom and Friends of Rodeph sholom school.

Rodeph Sholom School FY 2006-7 Expenses

Salaries and Benefits69.8%

Financial Aid3.6%

Instructional and Support9.7%

Building and Building Fund9.2%

Administration5.9%

Camp & After School Programs

1.7%

Salaries and Benefits Financial Aid Instructional and Support Building and Building Fund Administration Camp & After School Programs

2005-2006 GivinG at rodeph sholom sChool

rodeph sholom sChool annual report 2005-2006

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headmaster’s Circle($10,000 and above)anonymous hana & kobi alexanDer Joan DaviDson & neil barsky karyn & charles benDit karen & halle benett

sheryl aufrichtig & bruce bernstein nikki brown & DaviD brown abigail & richarD burns susan lorber & eDwarD falk liz & Peter fine JuDy & DaviD fleischer victoria & buzzy geDulD

carol feinberg & ken gilman

stacy kanter & eric kornblau wenDy & steven langman kate lear & Jonathan laPook lawrence levy

Dana & lawrence linDen Jaynee & steve liPman mireille & robert manocherian Julie & geralD marshall elysa & charles newman

rhonDa & rick Press catherine klema & DaviD resnick Dana & richarD robbins lilian stern & DaviD sicular Janet & robert silverman

nancy & Peter slagowitz stePhanie rein & eDDie stern amy yenkin & robert usDan nancy crown & sam weisman

headmaster’s Benefactor($5,000 or above)anonymous elizabeth & lawrence brownriDge ravit & Jay Domb anne & michael falk

suzanne waltman & martin frieDman

Janet & matthew geller PineloPi & aaron golDberg Jennifer assa-kass & DaviD kass erica & Jeffrey keswin bonnie & ron klein

elizabeth golDman & stePhen kotran Joyce kramer sharon & william levin Janet & gary levy eileen kleiman & Peter lurye JoDy & robert mansbach

susan levitt & Diego orlanski Donna & michael rosenwasser faye weitzman & James rubin melissa benzuly & Jonathan schaffzin marla & vlaDimir shneyDer benJamin silverman robin & lawrence statsky

Julie & eric yamin

lori koffman & kenneth ziebelman

headmaster’s patron($2,500 to $4,999)alexanDra & kenneth alberstaDt Jennifer & neil bloomgarDen kimberly & richarD chirls Joanne zaiac & robert coven marilyn & aaron Dagen suzanne herz & marc Daniel ranDi & stuart ePstein susan erlich

emily & PhiliP frieDman

annual fund

annual fund Grade Captains

2005-2006

Ken alberstadtPaul arnstenabigail Burnslori Cohen

Carol FeinbergDavid FleischerJudith Gallentstacy Kanter

Robyn landowWendy langman

susan levittsharon levinsteve lipmanCara lown

steven schwindernancy slagowitz

Joe stecher

leadership donors to the annual fund

The Annual Fund provides unrestricted gifts and ongoing support for Rodeph Sholom School’s operating expenses including teacher salaries and benefits, educational technology, equipment upgrades and program enhancements.

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GivinG the Gift of a Jewish eduCation…

Halle Benett and Rob Silverman have more than

a little in common. Both of them had fathers

whom they describe as great men. Both lost

their fathers in recent years.

Rob’s father, a champion of Jewish educa-

tion, was born in Israel: “My father believed that

a Jewish education is a right not a privilege, but

in New York you have to be privileged to afford

a Jewish education.” Halle: “Growing up, my fa-

ther couldn’t afford a lot of things, but a Jewish

education was paramount in his mind.”

Over dinner one night with wives Karen and

Janet, long-time friends, it became clear to Rob

and Halle that there was a perfect way to honor

their fathers: the couples are funding two com-

plete Rodeph Sholom scholarships each year.

Both families chose Rodeph Sholom because

they want their children to experience their Jew-

ish heritage—to continue the traditions, cus-

toms and language—and they want to give the

same chance to other children.

According to Rob and Janet, originally the gift

was to be anonymous. “But we want to encour-

age other parents to do what we’re doing,” they

say. And for further inspiration: though Halle

and Karen Benett were already members of the

Congregation, they gave the scholarship before

they even had a child at school.

why we give...an annual gift story

cara lown & mark gertler tamara & PhiliP heller

karen & michael hersch aimee & brian Jalazo caroline levy & leonarD kaDy rina & arDen kaisman simona & scott krawitz linDa heller & michael laPPin felicia grumet & mitchell levine gina & robert levine ellen & richarD lieb amy & steven liPin gail bauchman & alan liPkin JuDith gallent & scott metzner sanDra hauser & Jeffrey Parness Jerilyn & brian Perman Jami rubin & eric reiff anDrea flink & clay rosenberg lilli & Jonathan roth lolita ryklin

beatrice kahn & Paul silverstein barbara & keith stein

lizbeth & JosePh stecher emily glasser & william susman heiDi & gary wachtel

rodeph sholom supporter($1800 to $2,499)emily & Dan aDler abby & michael auerbach susan & Jeremy berman Jennifer chu & abraham bleiberg

Dana miller & sebastiano caPPitta linDa kirschenbaum & charles carPati

lauri novick & geoffrey Dann

heiDi & eyal eskenazi anDrea katz & Jeffrey fine

amy & robert gooDman linDa novak & robert greenberg susan & robert gurman Pamela reis & kevin hyman

lori Perlow & Dan kaDish

cheryl marker katz & alan katz

maDeline & scott kerbel

charlene & DaviD khaghan ran kohn cinDy sPiegel & Peter kuPfer

Jacqueline & Jeffrey lautin

Deborah & DaviD loPez

heiDi & steven lurensky laurel & Joel marcus lisa timmel & DaviD markus

beth & mark may carolyn & Jeffrey meckler victoria & steven menDal miri bar-noy & omri minin

ronit & oleg mitnik beth grossman & hertzl moezinia ying & eDwarD oshrin

ellen israel & michael Passe rabbi matthew gewirtz rotem & shai reshef rachel simon & ronalD rothblatt

Patrice & gary samuels Daisy & larry schwimmer

Jane Dystel & steven schwinDer fifi & michael simon Jane & scott sussman

Joanne hoffer & lee tawil Dana & Daniel tenengauzer

rachel & eytan tigay vicki cohen & kyle wilkinson susan hitzig & kenneth yaffe

karen berman & Jonathan yellen

Friends who give together: Janet and rob silverman with halle and Karen benett.

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annual fund Current Gifts BY Class

nursery 2’sfiona hollanDs & ethan berman

fiona & anDrew eDelson

Dana & scott ehrlich

karen & michael hersch

laurie & greg kaufman

erica & Jeffrey keswin mazal & James kong

nicole & Jeremy kroll

barbara & JerrolD lavine

lori & marc lavine

robin & geralD lefcourt

anDrea Dresner lewis & roy lewis

heiDi & steven lurensky

Jackie greene & Josh orenstein

evie klein & robert owens

amelia & eliot relles

beth ann Day & benJamin rinzler

mychal sPringer & Jonathan rosen

faye weitzman & James rubin

Julie & anDrew rubinstein rachel & Jay skaistis

Dana & Daniel tenengauzer

Paula & Jeffrey weiss

gretha honsvalD & Peter weiss

susan hitzig & kenneth yaffe

Julie & eric yamin

karen berman & Jonathan yellen

nursery 3’salexanDra & kenneth alberstaDt

kitty & Daniel alPer

karen & Jeffrey bank

Jennifer & neil bloomgarDen

lori & DaviD bosses

laura & richarD brail

Joan & evan Drachman

heiDi & eyal eskenazi

roni Jacobson & DaviD felDman

anDrea & kenneth fisher

naDine marDer-freiberg & DaviD freiberg

JoDi schenck gallagher & richarD gallagher

sanDra & DaviD haas

tamara & PhiliP heller

aDina & Douglas kagan

rina & arDen kaisman

sharon & william levin

Julie lichtstein & bonnie levy

Deborah & DaviD loPez

mireille & robert manocherian

Joyce rothschilD & Daniel mansoor

melissa & DaviD markowitz

felicia & gary nachman

brooke & bernharDt naDell

susan levitt & Diego orlanski

Paige & richarD Pachino

Jill oberlanDer & laurence Penn

sharone bergner & yaniv PhilliPs Jillian & michael Pohly

irina sheynfelD & vlaD Portnoy

laurie & Jeffrey ravetz

Dana & richarD robbins

lori cohen & christoPher rothko

Jill cohen & Joshua saltman

Dawn tolan-schmall & erik schmall

talia & henry siegel

Janet & robert silverman

JoDy & gary sPitalnik

wenDi black strier & toDD strier

Deborah Dugan & gustavo szulansky

Joanne hoffer & lee tawil

amy yenkin & robert usDan

tora frieDler usDan

terry Danizger vogel & Peter vogel

catherine & James wallick

pre-Kindergartenelli & DaviD basner

helen garey & leonarD brous

lisa kirschenbaum & charles carPati

Joanne zaiac & robert coven

suzanne & matthew Dickman

stePhanie Jacqueney & mark eDelstein

rodeph sholom sChool annual report 2005-2006

elizabeth & Peter fine

amy & robert gooDman

Pamela reis & kevin hyman

amy taPPer-israel & aDam israel

aimee & brian Jalazo Jennifer assa-kass & DaviD kass

cheryl marker katz & alan katz

sari mayer & Jeff laPin

robin & sol levitin

amy & steven liPin

Joyce rothschilD & Daniel mansoor

lisa timmel & DaviD markus

gail zweig & John mascialino

beth & mark may

sheryl shaDe & matt mazer

JuDy gallent & scott metzner

beth grossman & hertzl moezinia

ying & eDwarD oshrin

sanDra hauser & Jeffrey Parness

Jerilyn & brian Perman

shira & michael ronen

Donna & michael rosenwasser

lilli & Jonathan roth

emily terry & steven sabella

tamar newberger & anDrew schaPiro

Daisy & larry schwimmer

JuJu chang & neal shaPiro

lisa & matthew shatz

nancy & gregory shefrin

natalie & Jonathan silverstein

Phoebe boyer & toDD snyDer

karina & bernarD steinberg

lizbeth & JosePh stecher

Jennifer & robert susser

Dana & Daniel tenengauzer

rachel & eytan tigay

rachel & kirk wilson

Kindergartenkaren & Jeffrey bank

cinDy & Peter barry

Debra & ken bass

Jennifer chu & abraham bleiberg

Jennifer & neil bloomgarDen

laura & richarD brail

marcey & robert broDy

abigail & richarD burns

marilyn & aaron Dagen

helen & erwin eichmann

ranDi & stuart ePstein

Jill rabin & barbara frieDlanDer

emily & PhiliP frieDman

amy & robert gooDman

nathalie rubens & saul gooDman

betsy lichtenstein & matthew grob

Peter hearst

lesley & michael heller

terry rosen & alan hochman

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GivinG more not less, BeCause a Gift is matChed.

Amy Yenkin knows the power of non-profits.

Giving in a responsible, caring way was not new

to her. It was the way she was raised. When

she started working in the non-profit world,

she learned another dimension of charity. She

began her career working for a public char-

ity that had a staff of five, an annual budget of

$250,000, and relied on donations. “It helped

me understand the value of a $25 check or a

$100 check,” she says.

Now she works on the other end of the spec-

trum for a foundation with an annual budget of

$500 million where she directs a documentary

photography project. Being on the distribution

side has taught her about being strategic in

her own giving, just as her previous experience

led her to better understand the true value of a

charitable gift.

Every year Amy and her husband make a list

of charitable priorities and try to focus on a few

that are most important to them. Rodeph Sho-

lom School is one of their priorities. “I know that

tuition does not cover everything and I have a

generous employer,” Amy says. The foundation

Amy works for matches selected gifts three-to-

one. Last year she and her husband decided to

use the match to make a more significant gift to

Rodeph Sholom.

As a child, Amy attended a Jewish day school

in Columbus, Ohio. “Rodeph Sholom is very

different from the school I went to but it gives

the children the kind of base we wanted, about

what it means to be Jewish. The kids are happy

and learning and we feel very supported by the

school community.”

why we give...an annual fund matching gift story

aDina & Douglas kagan

erica & brian krantz

mazal & James kong

Jessica & mark lichtenstein

tal & scott lerman

felicia grumet & mitchell levine

ellen & richarD lieb

beth & morton lorge

barrie & DaviD markowitz

carolyn & Jeffrey meckler

ronit & oleg mitnik

elysa & charles newman

Jami rubin & eric reiff

margot & laurence rosenberg

auDrey rosen & DaviD sanDers

Janet & robert silverman

fifi & michael simon

nancy & Peter slagowitz

stePhanie rein & eDwarD stern

Jane & scott sussman

heiDi & gary wachtel

rachel weller wrocherinsky &yacov wrocherinsky

Julie & eric yamin

1st Gradehana & kobi alexanDer

shira nichaman & arnie angerman

sanDra & stePhen aronson

helen garey & leonarD brous

kimberly & richarD chirls

suzanne herz & marc Daniel

susan eisner eley & John eley

heiDi & eyal eskenazi

gwen feDer

michele & Drew figDor

elizabeth & Peter fine

elanah & steven fishman

JuDy & DaviD fleischer

suzanne waltman & martin frieDman

carol feinberg & ken gilman

Deborah & gary glasser

linDa novak & robert greenberg

susan & robert gurman

beth rubin & mitchell hofing

aimee & brian Jalazo

ran kohn

elizabeth golDman & stePhen kotran

simona & scott krawitz

robyn & marc lanDow

susy sarfaty & Jonathan levin

robin & sol levitin

Jaynee & steve liPman

heiDi & steven lurensky

JoDy & robert mansbach

betty & michael marcus

rodeph sholom sChool annual report 2005-2006

lisa & PhiliP miller

cynthia & bruce miltenberg

brooke & bernharDt naDell

tracey lane novick & louis novick

susan levitt & Diego orlanski

sanDra hauser & Jeffrey Parness

Jacqueline & Douglas Platt

rotem & shai reshef

beth ann Day & benJamin rinzler

kim & Joshua rosenblum

nina & lance saevitzon

marla & vlaDimir schneyDer

catherine sull & Jacalyn shafer

rachel & eytan tigay corinne & DaviD weintrob

eve robinson & Joshua wiener

amy yenkin & robert usDan

tora frieDler usDan

lori koffman & kenneth ziebelman

2nd GradealexanDra & kenneth alberstaDt

melissa & toDD arDen

nikki brown & DaviD brown

elizabeth & lawrence brownriDge

flo & eric Dessen

suzanne waltman & martin frieDman

Janet & matthew geller

lilly & alexanDer golberg

betsy lichtenstein & matthew grob

Pamela reis & kevin hyman

amy taPPer-israel & aDam israel

caroline levy & leonarD kaDy

steven matz & bruce katz

cheryl marker katz & alan katz

maDeline & scott kerbel

bonnie & ron klein

wenDy & steven langman

Jacqueline & Jeffrey lautin

sharon & william levin

Joyce & Paul levine

amy & steven liPin

eileen kleiman & Peter lurye

lisa rubin & carl mankowitz

lisa timmel & DaviD markus

Julie & geralD marshall

carolyn & Jeffrey meckler

victoria & steven menDal

JuDith gallent & scott metzner

hanni Dimitstein ozeri & yigal ozeri

Jerilyn & brian Perman

rhonDa & rick Press

teri & stuart rogers

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margot & laurence rosenberg

rachel simon & ronalD rothblatt

lori cohen & christoPher rothko faye weitzman & James rubin

emily terry & steven sabella

Jan & scott sanDler

monica kaiser & steven schuster

roni & stuart selig

shira-lee shalit

lilian stern & DaviD sicular

beatrice kahn & Paul silverstein

nancy & Peter slagowitz

Jaqueline weiss & Jonathan thau

Jacqueline beer & carlos vaamonDe

nancy crown & samuel weisman

Julie & eric yamin

3rd Gradehana & kobi alexanDer

sheryl aufrichtig & bruce bernstein

Jennifer chu & abraham bleiberg

gwen feDer

naDine marDer-frieberg & DaviD frieberg

Dahlia & ron ganik

victoria & buzzy geDulD

cara lown & mark gertler

Deborah & gary glasser

elisa & matthew gorDon

kelly & Jonathan grayer

marJorie schorr & JoesPh gurvets

aimee & brian Jalazo

aDina & Doug kagan

ran kohn

gail bauchman & alan liPkin

Jaynee & steve liPman

Joyce rothschilD & Daniel mansoor

betty & michael marcus

ying & eDwarD oshrin

Jami rubin & eric reiff

leslie kanter & rolanD rioPelle

Dana & richarD robbins

Donna & michael rosenwasser

lolita ryklin

melissa benzuly & Jonathan schaffzin

Daisy & larry schwimmer

Phoebe boyer & toDD snyDer

corinne & DaviD weintrob

rachel weller wrocherinsky & yacov wrocherinsky

4th Grademarissa allen

abby & michael auerbach

sherry waksbaum & anDrew baraff

Joanne zaiac & robert coven

flo & eric Dessen

susan eisner eley & John eley

ranDi & stuart ePstein

elizabeth & Peter fine

JuDy & DaviD fleischer

naDine marDer-frieberg & DaviD frieberg

suzanne waltman & martin frieDman

carol feinberg & kenneth gilman PineloPi & aaron golDberg

elisa & matthew gorDon

marJorie schorr & JosePh gurvets

lesley & michael heller

hilary & eDwarD hersh

beth rubin & mitchell hofing

maDeline & scott kerbel

elizabeth golDman & stePhen kotran

Joyce kramer

robyn & marc lanDow

kate lear & Jonathan laPook

Dana & lawrence linDen

amy & steven liPin

eileen kleiman & Peter lurye

anDrea kretchmer & Paul lutvak

JoDy & robert mansbach

arlene markowitz

miri bar-noy & omri minin

ellen israel & michael Passe

rhonDa & rick Press

stePhen raPPaPort

rotem & shai reshef

evelyn & sam rittenberg

anDrea & clay rosenberg

lilli & Jonathan roth

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lori cohen & christoPher rothko

emily terry & steven sabella JoDi sanDler

emily glasser & william susman

Jacqueline beer & carlos vaamonDe

heiDi & gary wachtel

eve robinson & Joshua wiener

5th Gradehana & kobi alexanDer

Joan DaviDson-barsky & neil barsky

susan & Jeremy berman

sheryl aufrichtig & bruce bernstein

Dana miller & sebastiano caPPitta

kimberley & richarD chirls

lauri novick & geoffrey Dann

anDrea katz & Jeffrey fine victoria & buzzy geDulD

Deborah & gary glasser

kelly & Jonathan grayer

linDa novak & robert greenberg karen & michael hersch

stacy kanter & eric kornblau

sharon & william levin

Julie & geralD marshall

alison & haig schneiDerman

lizbeth & Joe stecher

Jacqueline weiss & Jonathan thau

6th Gradesusan gorelick & alton abramowitz

emily & Dan aDler

nancy & Daniel burwasser

marie zehngebot & steven coPulsky olga & max Dolgicer

ranDi & stuart ePstein

susan erlich

cara lown & mark gertler

terry & hal greenberg

susan & robert gurman

simona & scott krawitz

cinDy sPiegel & Peter kuPfer

gina & robert levine lawrence levy

Jessica & mark lichtenstein

sheila fox &maury myar

abbey & neil rosen

Patrice & gary samuels

sally felDman & gorDon schonfelD

roni & stuart selig

nancy & gregory shefrin

barbara & keith stein

catherine sull & Jacalyn shafer

vicki cohen & kyle wilkinson

7th Gradekaryn & charles benDit

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elizabeth & lawrence brownriDge

Joanne zaiac & robert coven

lauri novick & geoffrey Dann

ravit & Jay Domb

victoria & buzzy geDulD

shari steinberg & alan harley

charlene & DaviD khaghan

linDa heller & michael laPPin

sharon & william levin

Janet & gary levy

sara holiner & stan luxenberg

mireille & robert manocherian

laurel & Joel marcus

rotem & shai reshef

catherine klema & DaviD resnick

auDrey rohan

lilian stern & DaviD sicular

beatrice kahn & Paul silverstein

elizabeth creel & larry toPorek

cathy & Jacob weintraub

lori koffman & kenneth ziebelman

8th Gradeann & neal beaton

susan & robert gurman

kate lear & Jonathan laPook

tina norDlanDer

sallye & Jerry Pecker

anne mcbriDe & mitchell raPs

Jane Dystel & steven schwinDer

robin & lawrence statsky

Julie zeftel

trustees, alumni parents, Grandparents and friendsDonna & Paul biDDelman

suzanne cohen

barbara eiger

Jacqueline & DaviD ellenson beverly katz & stuart glass

Peter hearst

ruth & leonarD hinDell ruth & robert hutter

lynn & anthony igel

Deborah kirschner

Dr. & mrs. Jules lane mr. & mrs. marvin lerman libby & morris ligansky

mr. & mrs. stanley metzner

Debbie & warren nachlis beverly miller & carl Palash

ronna Paul

mr. & mrs. lawrence reich

Jennifer & aDam rosenthal

benJamin silverman elizabeth bartman & anDrew solomon marcia glanz & marion stewart

friends of rss headmaster fundsheryl aufrichtig & bruce bernstein lynn & anthony igel the kornblau family founDation kate lear & Jonathan laPook

beth Dee licht harvey & Phyllis sanDler founDation Deborah Dugan & gustavo szulansky

nancy crown & samuel weisman

matChinG Gift Companies

We are deeply appreciative of the gifts made by the companies and founda-tions listed below. They help sustain the school’s commitment to excellence for every Rodeph Sholom student.

chubb & son, inc.Deutsche bank americas founDation feDerateD DePartment stores, inc.fiDelity charitable gift funD golDman sachs matching gift Program

marsh & mclennan comPanies, inc. morgan stanley & co. inc.merrill lynch & co., inc.northwestern mutual founDation

oPen society institute oPPenheimer & co. inc.

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founders level donors($10,000 and above) anonymous

Joan DaviDson-barsky & neil barsky karyn & charles benDit karen & halle benett

nikki brown & DaviD brown

elizabeth & Peter fine JuDy & DaviD fleischer

victoria & buzzy geDulD

kelly & Jonathan grayer arlene & aaron greenberg

stacy kanter & eric kornblau kate lear & Jonathan laPook

Dana & lawrence linDen

Jaynee & steve liPman tammy & scott mager

elysa & charles newman

rhonDa & rick Press

catherine klema & DaviD resnick Janet & robert silverman

melanie & marco srour

stePhanie rein & eDwarD stern

amy yenkin & robert usDan nancy crown & samuel weisman

endowment for scholarshipJoan DaviDson-barsky & neil barsky

endowment giftsGifts to the endowment are like making a deposit to the school’s savings account. Endowment principal remains intact as the school spends a percentage of the interest income. Endowment income funds faculty compensation and development, facility enhancement, enriched academic programs and financial aid.

elaine & herbert lieb libby & morris ligansky

mr. & mrs. robert lurensky

Patricia morris marcia & DaviD Perman millicent & allen Platt Jane liPman Post rhonDa & rick Press

mr.& mrs. ellis regenbogen vita rosen

sheila rosenberg Joan schiff mr. & mrs. martin schulman susan l. schulman

mr. & mrs. everett schuval sylvia selig mr. & mrs. eugene simon mr. & mrs. gilbert smith Dr. & mrs. DonalD snyDer

carol & DaviD steinbach marJorie & louis susman kathryn terry mr. & mrs. marvin witkin annette zweig

music matters/music program for schoolcongregation roDePh sholom

cinDy sPiegel & Peter kuPfer

teacher enrichment restricted funds victoria & buzzy geDulD

mr. & mrs. kenneth golDman amelia & eliot relles allison & Jason rosenfelD

nancy crown & samuel weisman

friends of rss scholarshipselinor & DaviD heller marJorie mann JuDith stern Peck rosina rubin & Jeffrey rose

rita & morton simmons mr. & mrs. aaron ziegelman

friends of rss irving Benett memorial scholarship fund karen & halle benett friends of rss Boaz silverman memorial scholarship fundJanet & robert silverman

Pfizer inc.ranDom house, inc. schwab funD for charitable giving tiffany & co. time warner inc.thomson tax & accounting

unilever uniteD states, inc.wells fargo

annual restriCted Gifts

library donationsDorothy & lawrence arnsten

susan bank

arlene basner

sheila bauchman sheila & geralD berman

Deborah & martin bernstein

Jonathan bierman

JuDith block

louise & nicholas cola

mr. & mrs. robert finkelstein

terry frieDman

betty & Josh golDberg

mr. & mrs. morris greenberg mr.& mrs. myer harnick ruth & robert hutter Denyse & milton kaPelus arlene & mel kirschenbaum ran kohn Dr. & mrs. Jules lane barbara levi & John lankalis

Doris & zvi leshetz lois levy

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nikki brown & DaviD brown

rayanne school & robert familant kelly & Jonathan grayer Janet cohen & Daniel kramarsky kate lear & Jonathan laPook anne miller beth ann Day & benJamin rinzler

endowment for teacher enrichmentelizabeth & lawrence brownriDge JuDy & DaviD fleischer victoria & buzzy geDulD

rona & leon golDenberg

tamara & PhiliP heller kate lear & Jonathan laPook sharon & bill levin

heiDi & steven lurensky

catherine klema & DaviD resnick libby & seth rosen melanie & marco srour nancy crown & samuel weisman

endowment for programmingamy & Jonathan bergner clauDia & michael freeman cheryl & sPencer kornreich lori & marc lavine

endowment for facilitieskaren & michael binDay roberta tross cook & michael lewis cook congregation roDePh sholom flo & eric Dessen michele & Drew figDor

lesley & michael heller eileen kleiman & Peter lurye ying & eDwarD oshrin rhonDa & rick Press

Donna & michael rosenwasser nina & lance saevitzon lilian stern & DaviD sicular nancy & Peter slagowitz

Jennifer & robert susser

endowment unrestrictedsusan gorelick & alton abramowitz

wenDy abrams

Jackie & anDy africk

hana & kobi alexanDer marlene & michael axelroD

Dina & evan bakst karen & Jeffrey bank

renee & richarD barasch J.P. & michael barr ann & neal beaton karyn & charles benDit tracey leitman & DaviD beyer Donna bascom & Paul biDDelman Jennifer chu & abe bleiberg

lisa & DaviD carnoy kimberley & richarD chirls congregation roDePh sholom JuDith rivkin & george Davison susan erlich ruth & arthur feDer elizabeth & Peter fine emily & PhiliP frieDman cara lown & mark gertler carol feinberg & kenneth gilman amy & robert gooDman susan & robert gurman aimee & brian Jalazo

caroline levy & leonarD kaDy noelle & Jason kahan rina & arDen kaisman Jennifer assa-kass & DaviD kass

leigh felDman & mike kelly bonnie & ron klein stacy kanter & eric kornblau elizabeth golDman & stePhen kotran Janet cohen & Daniel kramarsky

niccole & Jeremy kroll

linDa heller & michael laPPin

clauDia wagner & Don lebowitz steffanie & geoffrey levin gina & robert levine felicia grumet & mitchell levine larry levy

Janet & gary levy rita & Jack lichtenstein ellen & richarD lieb Dana & lawrence linDen

amy & steven liPin Jaynee & steve liPman lisa rubin & carl mankowitz JoDy & robert mansbach

arlene markowitz elizabeth reingolD & matthew martin JuDith gallent & scott metzner cynthia & bruce miltenberg

why we give...a faculty gift story

investinG in human Capital

When looking back on your school days as an

adult, what do you remember? A textbook?

A classroom? Not according to Victoria and

Buzzy Geduld. “A teacher! Your remember

your teachers.”

So when the Gedulds made a major gift to

Rodeph Sholom School, they decided that sup-

porting the faculty was most important. “We

want the school to keep and attract new, bright

faculty,” they said.

“Teachers are the front line. Students see

their teachers more than they see their parents

during the week. The teachers are raising your

children,” says Victoria Geduld. Her husband

concurs. “Teachers need better pay and ben-

efits. These people chose teaching because

they love it. We need to thank them.”

Buzzy and Victoria chose to show their ap-

preciation with a gift for faculty enrichment.

They believe it is important for teachers to

continue their own educations, which, in turn,

enriches the education of your children. Their

gift helps fund sabbaticals, increases tuition

reimbursement as teachers pursue advanced

degrees, and pays for trips to conferences in

their disciplines.

Why are the Gedulds at Rodeph Sholom?

“We chose Rodeph Sholom because it’s warm

and nurturing. The emphasis here is on morality

and ethics. RSS teaches an awareness of the

environment— and your obligation to your envi-

ronment and to the community.” Thanks to Ro-

deph Sholom and its teachers, these ideals are

firmly in place as your children learn and grow.

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elysa & charles newman

mr. & mrs. isiDoro orlanski nansi frieDman & stePhen Pearlman

Jerilyn & brian Perman Jacqueline & Douglas Platt loree & wayne Potters

alison & DaviD Proshan anDrea & clay rosenberg margot & laurence rosenberg lori cohen & christoPher rothko harriet & leonarD sacks tami & rick schneiDer roni & stuart selig

benJamin silverman fifi & michael simon stePhanie rein & eDwarD stern

emily glasser & william susman amy yenkin & robert usDan corinne & DaviD weintrob

mr. & mrs. herbert weller Dr. & mrs. mark c. wilner Julie & eric yamin

lori koffman & kenneth ziebelman aaron ziegelman founDation Debbie & william zysblat

igel scholarship fund elizabeth flesch

lynn & anthony igel

mr. & mrs. anthony b. igel Peggy igel roni & stePhen igel Joan isenberg sally koPlik Dr. & mrs. John rinDe robert schwarz

aaron & arlene Greenberg scholarship fund arlene & aaron greenberg

frida szlachter scholarship funda f.P. imaging corP. sheryl aufrichtig & bruce bernstein elizabeth brownriDge & marcy felD

frienDs of roDePh sholom school, inc

Janet & richarD neuberger Deborah & DaviD roberts lynne rosenthal catherine & henri talerman nancy crown & samuel weisman

spring benefit committee2005-2006

pta volunteers2005-2006

We wish to thank everyone who volunteered at the Benefit and everyone who attended. Your hard work and enthusiasm made for a truly magical evening.

Please note: endowment gifts associated with the Pta spring Benefit include both individual contributions and also benefit tickets purchased above $180.

Benefit Co-Chairssteffanie levin anD nancy slagowitz

Benefit Committee lauren bernstein

noelle kahan

cheryl katz

eileen kleiman

bonnie klein

robyn lanDow

amy liPin

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executive BoardJerilyn Perman,

President

tami schneiDer, Vice President

corinne weintrob, secretary

erica hirsch,treasurer, temPle

Board liaison

lori cohen,school Board of

trustees liaison

lizzie brownbriDge

eileen kleiman

betsy lichtenstein

Grade representatives2’s (nursery)faye weitzman

3’s (nursery)amy yenkin

Pre-Kindergarten

aimee Jalazo

Kindergarten

Jenna bloomgarDen

1st grade

michele figDor

2nd grade

Pamela reis

3rd grade

melissa benzuly

4th grade

lilli roth

5th grade

gina ingber- mirskin

6th grade

terry greenberg

7th grade

liz creel-toPorek

8th grade

kate lear

Pta committee chairs

BacKPacK news

JuDith gallent

Birthday gift Program

ivy Dash

BooK fair & welcome BacK recePtion

marlene axelroD, eileen kleiman & robyn lanDow

BoxtoPs/school PoP

carolyn meckler

Buddy Program

kim chirls & heiDi lurensky

challah

mazal kong

class Pictures

gina levine & catherine sull

family eVents

betsy lichtenstein & abigail burns

gift wraP

Jennifer chu & lisa weiner

health and nutrition

catherine sull

israel Parade day

yael shaPiro

mitzVah coordinator

Dina bakst

mitzVah day

carolyn meckler & amy yenkin

oPen meeting minutes

lisa rubin

Parents in action

nancy shefrin

Parents league liaison

betsy lichtenstein

PhotograPhy

alan hochman

school logo

naDine marDer & lilli roth

seminars

Jolie kaPelus & anDrea rosenberg

sKating Party

victoria geDulD

sPring Benefit

steffanie levin & nancy slagowitz

teacher gift fund

natalie silverstein

weB design

chris kronish

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exeCutive Committee

daVid resnicK, chair

daVid fleischer, Vice chair

Keith stein, Vice chair

Karyn Bendit, treasurer

Janet leVy, secretary

steVen liPman

BeVerly miller

ricK Press

Paul Biddelman

John eley

JacKie Koch ellenson

edward falK

carol feinBerg

Peter fine

Victoria geduld

alma hadar

stacy Kanter

BeVerly Katz

sharon leVin

susan leVitt

lori Perlow

lilian stern

the rodeph sholom sChool Board of trustees 2005-2006

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