2013 Kolainu

DONNA KLEINJEWISH ACADEMY

21st CenturyLearners Technology, innovation, and the quest for knowledge

2012/20

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In ThIs Issue... 3 A Message from Head of

School Karen Feller

Board of Trustees President’s Message

4 Then & Now

6 Highlights and Happenings 8 Cover Story Focus on Technology: 21st Century Teaching and Learning

10 Spotlight!

11 Annual Report of Gifts 2011 - 2012

16 Upcoming Events

Honorary Council Marianne Bobick* Dr. Myra Levick* Richard Levy*

Jan Savarick* Barbara Schuman* Shirley Solomon*

Trustees Scott BallShirley Enselberg*Robert B. Greenberg* Myrna Gross*Shelly GrossHa rold JacobsohnJeffrey L. Klein

Talia Klein Julian Leinhardt Lothar Mayer Dr. Arthur Press Allan Solomon Julie Weinstein Fred G. Weiss A. Robert Zeff

Donna Klein JewisH aCaDemy

Head of schoolKaren Feller

2012-2013 Board of TrusTees

PresidentLesley Zafran

officersStuart Wexelman Vice PresidentShelley Gold TreasurerLinda Melcer Secretary

immediate Past President Michael Beckerman

PTo President Genevieve Menaged

in memoriam Gary Bernstein Albert S. Frager Sam Klein Arnold Rosenthal**

special Friends of DKJa Linda Rosenblatt Kaminow Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt

JewisH FeDeraTionoF souTH Palm BeaCH CounTyEllen Sarnoff, Chair of the Board of Directors

Matthew C. Levin, President & Ceo

**President Emeritus *Past President Special Class in Perpetuity Of Blessed Memory

on THe Cover:

sTuDying as guarDians oF THe earTH: sHomrei HaaDamaH

Donna Klein Jewish Academy launched an exciting new program in the Fall of 2012 to teach students of all grade levels about the deep interconnections between Judaism and environmentalism: shomrei haAdamah (Guardians of the earth). The goal of this

initiative is to sensitize the students of DKJA to their natural world and to foster an appreciation of the Earth’s connection to their Jewish practices and holidays. Spearheaded by parent-volunteer and Coordinator of Sustainability Mrs. Jennifer Barenholtz, and under the direction of the school’s Administration, the program integrates environmental science within the general and Judaic studies curriculum.

Shown here are ms science Teacher mrs. Holley stabler with Daniel ardity and roey Beniluz as they scan student-created QR (Quick Response) codes using an iPad to gather information about herbs and vegetables growing in the Shomrei HaAdamah Garden. Photo Credit: Jane Neubauer Black

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The enemy of good is great. An odd phrase on first sight, but very wise – there is danger in believing you are “great” because you stop thinking how to be better!

With that in mind, I am delighted that our DKJA Board of Trustees has commissioned an institutional plan under the able leadership of trustee Mr. Jeffrey L. Klein and consultant Mrs. Christina

Drouin, Executive Director of the Center of Strate-gic Planning. DKJA is determined to continuously and vigilantly pursue excellence in every area – not to rest on what we have already accomplished, although that has already positioned us as a leading community day school both nationally and abroad.

The survey we asked you to complete in mid-December is now being analyzed and will be used in conjunction with other research data so that our strategic planning com-mittee can decide upon the driving areas of focus.

Our school was born in 1979, and the world has changed in so many ways since then. I am incredibly proud that DKJA has changed right along with those times, going from 50 students in grades 1 through 6 to almost 700 students in Junior Kindergarten through grade 12. Our strategic plan will ensure that DKJA both understands and can successfully meet the challenges of both the present and the future.

On Monday, March 11, 2013, DKJA constituents will have the chance to learn about this work, and to discuss and comment on it when we host our Visioning Day event. Invitations will be in the mail shortly!

The year 2013 has officially begun, and our “good” work continues. May it be a thriving, happy, and healthy one for our entire community.

B’Shalom,

Lesley ZafranPresident of the Board of Trustees

message From THe BoarD oF TrusTees PresiDenT

message From THeHeaD oF sCHool

What an exciting year we’ve had...and continue to anticipate. Since we last pub-lished the Kolainu magazine, many won-derful milestones have been reached. The cover of this publication illustrates one of the accomplishments that globally demonstrates who we are: Guardians of the Earth. (Please turn to page 6 to read about the amazing Highlights & Happen-ings of which we are so proud.)

The Shomrei HaAdamah Garden ribbon cutting was held this Fall, truly bringing the importance of sustainability to every aspect of DKJA. Not only will our 21st century learners gain invaluable knowledge about the connections between nature and agriculture to Jewish study, but they will, in hands-on lessons, broaden their knowledge in the areas of technology, Judaic stud-ies, farming, and responsibility for their planet.

The Board and Administration were proud to announce the ap-pointment of DKJA parent volunteer Mrs. Jennifer Barenholtz as Coordinator of Sustainability. The curriculum integration aspect of the project encompasses students in all grades, from Kindergartners to High School seniors under the direction of DKJA Science Department Mrs. Chair Lauren Jordan, and through the generosity of Benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Isaac and Genevieve Menaged, DKJA parents.

“My role as the Coordinator of Sustainability gives me the oppor-tunity to share my passion for children’s environmental health and education. By the ‘greening’ of our school, the students will see and experience, through a Jewish and secular lens, how to be stewards of the Earth,” says Mrs. Barenholtz, pictured with children Nadiv and Tova. “Students are going to learn about how our day-to-day actions have an impact, and how small changes can make a difference. Simple things mean so much, like reducing waste, recycling and lowering our energy usage, understanding where our food comes from, and learning to make healthy food choices. They are are so important.” “Going green” has never been more relevant. Our initiative en-

compasses science-based environ-mental and civic education in the classroom, implementing healthy food choices in the cafeteria, and giving students a better under-standing of why being environmen-tally conscious matters in the long run. By actually living, studying, and seeing it every day, students have the opportunity to critically think about and apply solutions toward a sustainable future.

We look forward to this exciting journey.

Karen FellerHead of School

The Torah is our life and the length of our days

— Akiba in Talmud


Former Hillel School of Tampa student Daniel Schiff always knew there was a deep connection be-tween him and Mrs. Karen Feller. Prior to joining DKJA, Mrs. Feller was the school’s Principal.

“It was a nurturing community, much like DKJA, where teachers were also mentors, friends, and coaches. My friends from Middle School are still the friends I seek out to get together with when I return home,” says Danny. “When I came across the open-ing for a math teacher at DKJA, I was invited to Boca Raton for an interview and to teach a sample lesson,” he recalls, “I couldn’t have been more nervous. I had taught English the previous year in Tokyo, and apart from student teaching at the University of Florida, had no in-class experience. When Mrs. Feller and HS Math Department Chair Mrs. Illana Joseph were in the classroom as I taught my sample lesson on matrix operations, I was nervous and excited. I was hired and had a wonderful year at DKJA. I look back fondly as I grew to be a better teacher and had more personal independence after college and in my current career.

“Coaching the Middle School boys basketball team and playing fris-bee on Friday afternoons are some of the fondest memories from my short time at DKJA. Working for my former Middle School principal was a great honor, and my appreciation for the start to my career in educa-tion is immense.”

Then & nowMoRE THAN A SCHooL - A FAMiLy

Mentor MomentsA LiTTLE iNSPiRATioN GoES A LoNG WAy

Beshert!A TEACHER FoREvERy GENERATioN

By Tanya Miller, DKJA Parent and former student of Head of School Mrs. Karen Feller

In the fall of 2002, my family moved to South Florida from Arizona. My husband, Bill, had a business opportunity in Delray Beach, and all of his family lived in Boca.

Our daughter Romy was three, and our son Ben was nine weeks old. Bill and I enrolled Romy in the Levis JCC Zale Pre-school. I soon came to realize that DKJA was also housed on the same campus. I grew up in California and attended the San Diego Jewish Academy, which had a profound impact on my life.

My hope was that one day, my own children would have the same experience. As I inquired about DKJA, I learned that Mrs. Karen Feller was Head of School.

I immediately smiled, as I fondly remembered a Karen Feller that I once knew. I wondered, could it be the same Karen Feller that had been my second-grade teacher at the San Diego Jewish Academy? I decided to visit her office and introduce myself. Instantly, we both recognized each other. She looked the same to me as she had 20 years before, and she recognized me too. She recalled my name and remembered me as a 7-year-old girl with pig tails and chubby cheeks.

I will always cherish the happy memories of an extremely caring teacher, one who was kind to her students. I remember her holding a clip board at our walk-a-thon and cheering the students on as she tallied our laps. I remember a teacher that cared so much about her students that after 20 years, I wasn’t just a former student, but remem-bered by my name!

After reacquainting myself with Mrs. Feller, I realized how much it was “meant to be” (beshert) that my children (fourth generation descendants of Holocaust survivors) are exposed to Jewish Day School education. Under Mrs. Feller’s leadership DKJA has set an incredible Jewish foundation for my children and is an excellent academic environ-ment. It gives me great comfort having had Mrs. Feller as my second-grade teacher, and now having her as the Head of my children’s school. From my generation to my children’s, she has been a positive influence both as an educator, and as a friend. For that, I am truly grateful.

Daniel Schiff in a recent photo in Lugano, Switzerland, his current home.

Pages from the past...Top: Mrs. Feller with Tanya Miller. Below, Mrs. Feller and inset, Tanya (Pollak) in yearbook photos from San Diego Jewish Academy.

“Don’t i know you from somewhere?” A question most encounter at some time or another seems to be even more prevalent at DKJA. in this feature, we share a few anec-dotes about how we really are one big mishpacha (family).


L’Dor vaDor...SHARiNG A PASSioNFoR TEACHiNG & LEARNiNG

When Rabbi Tzvi Berkson, Principal of Middle and High School Judaic Studies, passes through the hallways bustling with energetic students, he sometimes must remind himself of the changing dynamic right before his eyes That’s because amidst the pupils car-rying books, notebooks, and even sports gear as they meander through the corridors is a face that is very familiar to him — that of former student, and now colleague, Mr. Jeremy Weber.

Mr. Weber, eighth-grade math teacher and championship MS flag football coach, joined DKJA this year, but he is no stranger to Jewish Day School. He formerly was a student of Rabbi Berkson’s at The Samuel Scheck Hillel Community Day School in North Miami Beach. Rabbi Berkson’s fond memories of Mr. Weber’s family are apparent.

“Jeremy’s mom, Mrs. Jill Weber, also a respected math instructor, and his older brother, Ross, a leading high school athlete, were prominent figures on the Upper School campus. Jeremy followed closely in their footsteps. Everyone regarded the entire Weber family as dedicated and full of school spirit,” says Rabbi Berkson.

“In the teacher’s lounge, Mrs. Weber was always kvelling over her boys. Jeremy always tried his best in my class, and he strived to keep his mom happy and proud. I remember Jeremy as the shy one. Actually, he was more humble than shy. In fact, although we

Mentor MomentsA LiTTLE iNSPiRATioN GoES A LoNG WAy

Lower SchoolAND BEyoND!

lost touch and I hadn’t seen him in many years, little about his personality has changed. Today, as always, he is talented, hard-working, and unassuming.” His affinity for athletics contin-ues, but his passion for enhanc-ing bright young minds is his primary focus.

“Throughout my life, sports have played a very important

role. Growing up, Rabbi Berkson would hear all about my soc-cer tournaments from my mother,” says Mr. Weber. “As a student in Rabbi Berkson’s seventh-grade Chu-mash class, he once

gave an assignment requiring students to create a personal seder plate representative of our own lives. For the project, I put a miniature football and soccer ball in the center of the seder plate to represent the center of my inspiration. Ten years later, I would not necessarily put sports as the center of my life, but they still play a major role. With this in mind, in my coaching, I include ways to inspire and motivate.”

Editor’s Note: Mr. Weber also was art teacher Mrs. Carol Routman’s student. He still uses the honey pot that he made for Rosh Hashanah in her second grade class!

Above: Mr. Jeremy Weber holding the “Improvement in Chumash” certifi-cate he received as a student of Rabbi Tzvi Berkson’s. Inset, the DKJA Champion-ship MS flag football team, coached by Mr. Weber.

one BigExTENDED FAMiLy

It seems cliché to say, “it’s such a small world,” because paths often cross in many unusual ways. However, that’s truly the case at DKJA. Quite often, the words “welcome back” are heard among the DKJA extended family. Alumna (’04) Charlie Beth Goodman (pictured above with MS art teacher Mrs. Carol Routman) has re-joined the school community, this time in the role of substitute teacher and MS art volunteer. Ms. Goodman is a recent University of Central Florida graduate who is on her way to studying at Florida Atlantic University for her master’s degree in education.

“I am impressed that so many of my teachers were here to welcome me back. It really is an extended family,” she says with a big smile.

Kindergartners in Ms. Melinda Forrester’s class are actual-ly teaching a thing or two to their newest instructor: alumna (’09) Barbara Ungarten, who has returned to the campus in a new role. Pursuing her college degree in elementary educa-

tion from the University of Central Florida, Barbara, who attended DKJA from Kindergarten through

grade 12, is glad to be back at her “home away from home” as a student teacher. Barbara Ungarten, teacherMs. Melinda Forrester and Lower School Principal Mrs. Hilary Arenstein.

THen anD now, continues on page 11


lights! Camera! action! DKJa is a winner

School Receives Third Place Award in AVI CHAI Day School Academy Video Contest

Documenting DKJA’s school story on video has become a little easier, thanks to the school placing third in the AVI CHAI Foundation’s Day School Video Acad-emy online video contest in 2012. DKJA earned a prize of $2,500 in video equip-ment for a two-minute online video it created, based on the prompt: How does your school prepare its students to be lifelong learners?

Called Leadership at DKJA and posted on the contest’s designated YouTube chan-nel, the entirely student-produced and edited video features students, teachers, and administrators demonstrating their commitment to the Stephen Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 Habits are an integral part of the dual curriculum (Judaic and general studies) at DKJA, the only Junior Kindergarten through grade 12 Jewish Day School in the country to have earned the presti-gious designation as a FranklinCovey LEADER IN ME SCHOOL.

Students Joseph Zeuner and Joseph Zilonka filmed, edited and produced DKJA’s video, which won third place in the “People’s Choice” category based upon online voting. Faculty members Mrs. Sara Radberg, Mrs. Anat Jatwes,

and Mrs. Liat Luel-Rochberg assisted with producing and writing lyrics for the Seven Habits Song that accompanied the video.

DKJa awarded grant from DigitalJlearning network initiative

Students at the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School have the oppor-tunity to learn exciting offerings through a diverse Communication Technologies curriculum. An innovative Introduction to 2D Video Game Programming elective offered through the DigiPen Institute of Technology complements a broad spec-trum of coursework including iOs Media Design and Basics of Web Design.

The innovative video game programming course is available online through the DigiPen Institute of Technology located in Redmond, Washington. DigiPen is a world-renowned leader in education and research in computer interactive tech-nologies. As part of the DigitalJLearning Network, a collaborative project spon-sored by The Jewish Education Project, JESNA, and The AVI CHAI Founda-tion, DKJA students are offered unique creative opportunities. The goal of the project is to support Jewish Day Schools in integration of online learning into the general studies classrooms.

DKJA received a $5,000 grant for this initiative and will collaborate in the data

Highlights & HAPPENiNGS

gathering processes in regard to the successes, challenges, and promising practices of implementing online and blended learning solutions to meet these increasing needs in today’s learn-ing environments.

Through the iOS Media Design section, the students were involved in the cre-ation of electronic books using iMacs, iBooksAuthor, iBooks2, and iPads.

shomrei Haadamah Project receives ravsaK Funding

DKJA is proud to announce that it has been awarded $1,500 in funding from RAVSAK: the Jewish Community Day School Network and Project SuLaM (Study-Leadership-Mentoring) for the enhancement of Jewish curriculum supporting the Shomrei HaAdamah (Guardians of our Earth) program. DKJA has participated in every cohort of Project SuLaM since its inception, the most recent of which includes Co-hort IV members Principal of Lower School Mrs. Hilary Arenstein, Director of Communications Mrs. Jane Neubauer Black, High School Dean of Student Affairs Mrs. Jill Spielman Shoshany, and Principal of High School Mrs. Helena Levine.

“Head of School Karen Feller and her marvelous team all recognize the cru-cial importance of Jewish educational leaders leading by example. Through the substantial Jewish learning being prepared for the Shomrei HaAdamah initiative, students will continue to find ways that our ancient traditions are relevant and adaptable to our lives today,” said Elliott Rabin, PhD, Director of Educational Programs RAVSAK.

Avi Chai Day School Academy video produc-ers Joseph Zeuner, Mrs. Sara Radberg, Mrs. Anat Jatwes, and Joseph Zilonka. Not pic-tured: video music collaborator Mrs. Liat Luel- Rochberg. Please turn to page 10 to read more about ‘Joseph and Joseph!’


What is the key to devoting the majority of learning to productive classroom education, maximizing interaction between students and teachers, and encouraging students to take the helm rather than to observe as spectators? How are students able to come to class excited and energized, already prepared with a foundation of the day’s lesson before it has even been taught?

The Answer: Creative and innovative teaching with the flipped classroom.

“The dynamic of the flipped classroom is that the lesson is presented to the student on his or her computer or digital device the night before and then discussed and practiced in class the next day. Although I have been a highly energetic and effective algebra and pre-algebra teacher over many years, I am ever on the lookout for new, different or even more successful strategies to maximize my students’ efforts, performance and interest,” says Mrs. JoAnn Garfinkel, DKJA math teacher and innovator of flipping classrooms schoolwide.

“I have always been concerned about meeting the needs of each of my students. DKJA has long been emphasizing the benefits of individualized instruction. After deliberating the pros and cons of embarking on the mission of experimenting with substantially changing my mode of teaching, I came to the following conclusions: the flipped classroom using videos would appeal to my skilled students because they are capable of learning quickly and are eager to work on the practice and mastery problem sets. For those students who struggle with learning, absorbing and implementing new concepts, the prospect of viewing and reviewing the videos is invaluable.”

Mrs. Garfinkel took the very creativity she inspires in her stu-

dents to heart. Rather than using the plethora of educational step-by-step resources available online, she created her own using ShowMe videos, through which her voice and writing appear on a blank slate on her iPad, enabling her to personal-ize them and implement her vision. For each ShowMe video, Mrs. Garfinkel states and writes its topic in a step-by-step manner, explaining and writing the process and rules. Stu-dents can view the videos on any PC or Mac computer, smart phone or iPad prior to the in-class lesson the following day.

“I use the ShowMe technique when working with students, and then e-mail it to them for review at home,” says Mrs. Garfinkel. “In class, I field questions and distribute the problem set.”

As with anything new, the first student responses to the ap-proach spanned the gamut from absolute delight to wariness, according to Mrs. Garfinkel. Fast-forward to assessments made more than halfway through the academic year, and the reviews are amazing.

What is the ‘flipped classroom, and how does this

concept fit into teaching and learning?” This ques-

tion is at the forefront of education in the 21st cen-

tury — and at DKJA in particular. in the “big picture,”

the flipped classroom inspires learners in the tradi-

tional classroom setting, on their digital devices, and

in innovative environments. The flipped classroom

knows no bounds or limitations.

AS 21st CENTURy LEARNERS‘Flipping’

MS math teacher Mrs. JoAnn Garfinkel is one of many Technology Integrators utilizing the flipped classroom technique for teaching.

At left: Maryann Levy and Libby Michelin review a video created by Mrs. Garfinkel using ShowMe, which they previewed prior to their class lesson.

COVER STORY


Students, and teachers who

embrace 21st century learning

thrive in environments that

encourage communication,

collaboration, and problem

solving. They seek a digital

solution that collaboratively

can be used to enhance tradi-

tional instructional practices.

learning anD growing

On any given day at Donna Klein Jewish Academy, innovative learning is taking place. For example, eager students may participate in a scientific study session in the school’s Shomrei HaAdamah (Guard-ians of the Earth) Garden. There, they can learn “hands on” about herbs being hydrated via drip irrigation in JackPotsTM. The porous fabric pots utilize innova-tive microfarming techniques developed in Israel. At the heart of each and every lesson is the message of responsibility for the Earth, reflective thought about connec-tions to Biblical teachings, and mindfulness about sustainability for future generations.

Eager pupils may delve into a lesson about herbs that were cultivated and processed in Biblical times to create healing salves, then try their hands at the same process, using the same herbs growing in DKJA’s garden. Before rolling up their sleeves to begin mixing the ingredients, the burgeon-ing scientists are able to identify each herb by scanning the QR (quick response) codes using an iPad app. The codes, created by the students themselves, are affixed to the planters. An example is pictured above.Rather than documenting the data they are collecting on disposable paper, the stu-dents are able to capture it on their digital devices for further collaborative study at a later date, perhaps along with classmates using a common Google Doc as part of their Digital Portfolios. This is 21st century living and learning!

Technology innovation Collaboration

CollaBoraTion near anD Far THrougH nearPoD

DKJA students are utilizing one of the most state-of-the-art 21st century learning tools in the classroom: Nearpod. Nearpod is a collaborative presentation tool that allows teachers to engage and assess their students using mobile devices. Teachers can generate enriched multimedia presentations with many interactive features, such as videos, quizzes, interactive classroom polls, and drawings. These elements are integrated “live”as stu-dents learn.

Nearpod uses “cloud” technology, through which information is saved to a universally accessed data stor-age platform, rather than a hard drive or local server. Students are able to interact with their classmates while they are in class or participate with their fellow students at home with their mobile devices. In the class-room, teachers share the content; students submit responses, and teach-ers are capable of monitoring and assessing each student.

Students who may not be engaged, may be experiencing poor responses or who are having learning challenges can immediately be identified by the educator teaching with Nearpod. Individual-ized intervention can then be implemented to remedy the situation. Collaboration with “tailor-made” protocols is the result — a true “win-win.”

MS Science teacher and Technology Integration Chair Mrs. Holley Stabler engages students with a Nearpod collaborative presentation.


Tech Teaching AND LEARNiNGBy Doug mascunana, network administratorClaire and Emanuel G. RosenblattTechnology Program K-12

Every educator at DKJA has most likely been impacted by the invaluable assistance of two talented students: Joseph Zilonka and Joseph Zeuner (knows as the JZs).

Every summer, after the last day of school comes to a close, the talented twosome assists the Technology Department with removing each classroom computer to free up the rooms for camp. As campers are readying themselves for sports, arts and crafts, and color wars, both Josephs begin the job of opening up every comput-er and blowing out a year’s worth of dust, which in a school envi-ronment is considerable. Next, over the course of several days, with direction from the Technology team, an assembly line is formed to facilitate dismantling of central processing units (CPUs) and other internal components. All computers are hand-cleaned and condi-tioned with the precision of a pit crew at the Daytona 500. In addition to this daunting task, Joseph Zilonka worked diligently on what is the equivalent of an engine overhaul, but on the DKJA computers. All software was updated, accumulated junk files were removed, and hard drives were defragmented. Joseph Zilonka was also fortunate to be with us as we migrated over to our new and improved anti-virus focused server, learning the inner workings of it. Then, when we upgraded our backup server, he learned all about its replacement. A more modern one was built “from the bottom up.”

Middle School Judaic studies teacher Mrs. Yona Wolfe believes in living Jewish values and incorporating them into every aspect of her life as a Guardian of the Earth — literally.

“I am a strong believer of the value ‘do not waste,’ and I find it possi-ble to use and re-use different items to their maximum,” she proudly states, pointing out that at least one (and usually more) element of every outfit she wears has been re-purposed,” she says.

“I love to create and design my own clothing, as well as decorative pieces in my home, and I find it fun, and unique. (The yarn utilized in the shawl she is wearing here came from a garment discarded by a friend.)

“Growing up on a moshav (farm) in Israel gave me the sense that all things are valued and nothing goes to a waste. The creativity was always in me. Today

living in a society that disposes of most products after minimal use makes me wonder why we do not use all ‘leftovers’ as recycleables. It gives me great pleasure to know that my students, who see me every day know about my passion.

Hopefully they will gain ideas and develop an interesting view of bal bashchit: do not waste.”

leading By ExAMPLE

SPOTLIGHT

The next time you see one of these often smiling pass-ersby in the hallways of DKJA toting their string instru-ments, stop and say, “hello!” Invaluable to our ever-successful string orchestra program, the talented adjunct professors that complement Orchestra Director Mr. Gustavo Correa may not have been formally intro-duced. On their behalf, Shalom!

Please visit www.dkja.org and peruse the Orchestra section. There you will find inter-esting biographies about each of these instruc-tors that truly help DKJA shine on stage.

Mr. Mascunana and student Joseph Zilonka.

All in all, I think it was a “win-win summer” for both the JZs and the Technology Department. In addition to the hands-on training, the intense project provided an appreciation of the complexity of the IT (information technology) arena. But more important than the comput-er experience were the more intangible benefits, such as the opportunity to learn with the goal of being proactive, seeking out areas for improvement, and then implement-ing them.

By the end of the summer, the growth and transforma-tion was huge. To realize the difference between getting a job done and a job done professionally was an amazing achievement.

What a great opportunity for me, a staff member, to influ-ence our students in a positive way. It was a true summer of teaching and learning.

getting T0 KNoW yoU

Clockwise: Gere-my Miller, Martha Spangler, Elena Alamilla, and Mar-ian Myszko. Inset: Freddy Ortiz. Not Pictured: Maurice Kelhoffer.


2011-2012 ANNUAL REPoRT oF GiFTS

Although it is commonly known that Ms. Forrest-er considers her students to be her “children,” her actual offspring have many connections to DKJA, from past to present.

Son Michael, 26, graduated from the former High School at DKJA. For four years, he played on the varsity basketball team and was captain in his junior and senior year. Michael is a graduate of Florida State University (’09). He continued his education to earn a mas-ter’s degree from FSU (’11). He currently resides

in Coconut Grove and works for the State of Florida as a Senior Human Services Program Specialist. Ms. Forrester’s younger son, Matthew, has attended DKJA since 2001, when he entered Kindergarten. In 2010, in eighth grade, Matthew led the Middle School basketball team to the championship as one of the team captains. This is Matthew’s third year on the Rosenblatt High School team. He is now a junior and is also a co-captain of the varsity team.

Then & now CoNTiNUED FRoM PAGE 5

Thank you to all of our generous donors. It is because of your dedication and over-whelming support of our Annual Fund, events, and programs that Donna Klein Jewish Academy has become a school of excellence. DKJA offers a challenging general and Judaic studies academic pro-gram integrated with the arts, technology, and athletics. Our school prepares 21st century learners to be knowledgeable and responsible citizens of the world, committed to Jewish values and lifelong learning. On behalf of the Office of In-stitutional Advancement, thank you! We could not excel without your support and generosity.

As I reflect back upon the success of the past year, I am reminded of the extraor-dinary contributions of the DKJA Family. We at DKJA have a commitment to strive for excellence in every aspect of our lives

leaDersHiP CounCilEvery gift to the Annual Fund counts and makes a difference. The collective power of giving by our parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, enables us to be a school where the exceptional is expected. your gift to Donna Klein Jewish Academy will be used during the current year.

if possible, please consider making your gift or pledge before our fiscal year ends on June 30, 2013. An envelope is enclosed for your convenience. you can also visit our website at www.dkja.org and select support DKJa-make an online gift. Please accept our sincere thanks and appreciation for your generosity. Should you have any ques-tions, do not hesitate to call the DKJA Development office at (561) 852-5007.

visionary CirCle$100,000 and overMs. Linda R. KaminowLouis and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt Foundation, inc.

golD CirCle $50,000 and overMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sandelman/Sandelman Foundation

QuarTer CenTury CirCle $25,000 and overDKJA PToMr. Robert GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Harold JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Larry D. SilverThe Wolgin-Gold Family

PresiDenT’s CirCle$18,000.00 and overDr. and Mrs. Steven KatzDr. and Mrs. Bruce Zafran

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— Shalom Bayit (Peace at Home). Although these words represent the theme of the current academic year, they envelope all that we stand for, every day, EVERY year, throughout our community. We are deeply grateful to you, our generous donors and volunteers, who share our passion, mission, and vision. We thank you for recognizing that when you support Jewish education, you are supporting the future of the Jewish people.

Your benevolence enables DKJA to con-tinue to offer a challenging program rich in Torah values. DKJA prepares students to be knowledgeable and responsible citizens of the world committed to lifelong learning. We could not excel without your support and generosity.

Through the Office of Institutional Advance-ment, the umbrella for the Development, Ad-

missions, and Marketing/Com-munications Departments, our team works side by side with the Development Committee (a standing committee of the Board of Trustees, responsible for coordinating all fundraising efforts and ensuring that DKJA has the resources needed). I would like to recognize our team: Ms. Cynthia Gray, Mrs. Nancy Bailin, Associate Director of Develop-ment Mrs. Judith Chason, and Mrs. Linda Hurst, Director of Planned Giving. We welcome you to visit us and say “hello.”

With heartfelt appreciation,

Sharon Rubin KamberAssociate Head of School for Institutional Advancement

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HeaD oF sCHool’s CirCle$10,000 and overMr. and Mrs. Eric J. AltschulMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. AltschulMr. and Mrs. Gerald GoldenMr. and Mrs. Leonard GreenbergDr. and Mrs. Edward J. KaplanDr. and Mrs. David SchimelMr. and Mrs. Fred G. WeissMr. and Mrs. A. Robert Zeff

FounDers’ CirCle $5,000 and over Dr. and Mrs. Howard AdlerBarbara C. Altman Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael J. BeckermanDrs. David and Sharon Buchalter/Rescue Mission UnlimitedMs. Debra Fogel and Ms. Barbara SpinglerMr. and Mrs. Barry FriedbergMr. and Mrs. Stefan Brian JoselowitzMr. and Mrs. Arthur LipsonMr. and Mrs. George MarksMr. and Mrs. Lothar MayerMr. and Mrs. yitchak MenagedMr. and Mrs. Allan SolomonMs. Myriam Weinstein

ParTners’ CirCle $2,500 and overBank of America Matching GiftsMrs. Phyllis ButtersMrs. Alyssa CohenMr. and Mrs. Bradley Jay CohenMr. and Mrs. Stephen FellerMr. and Mrs. David FriedmanDr. and Mrs. Howard J. GelbDr. Abraham HamaouiDr. Lawrence A. Hier and Dr. Shari HierMr. and Mrs. Sean Michael LederMr. Elie Levy and Dr. ximena LevyDr. and Mrs. Eric S. MarkmanMr. and Mrs. Stephen MelcerDr. and Mrs. Brad orenDr. and Mrs. Aaron RosenblattDr. and Mrs. David P. SachsMr. and Mrs. Jason SeltzerMrs. Ruth TaubmanMr. and Mrs. Matthew WeissMr. Adam Zebersky

sPeCial FrienDs oF DKJaLinda r. Kaminow

CLaire and emanueL G. rosenBLaTT foundaTion

Donna Klein Jewish Academy is proud to recognize the commitment and generosity of Ms. Linda R. Kaminow and the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt Foundation by designating them as Special Friends of DKJA. They stand in a category alone for their continuing visionary leadership and extraordinary support of our school. To date, their combined contributions total over $3.3 million in support of DKJA students and programs.

A very special thank you to Ms. Linda R. Kaminow for the pivotal role she plays and her ongoing generosity.In the Spring of 2011, the former High School at DKJA was named the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School in honor of Ms. Kaminow’s beloved parents (Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt, Of Blessed Memory), who were committed to Jewish education and continuity.

susTainer $1,000 and overAutoNation, A Maroone CompanyDr. and Mrs. Joshua BailinDr. and Mrs. Richard BerkowitzButters Construction and Development, inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark ButtersMr. and Mrs. James CarlinMrs. Judith ChasonMr. and Mrs. Brian ClouseMr. Barry Cohen and Mrs. Nancy Fine CohenMr. and Mrs. Barry FieldMr. and Mrs. yoram GalelDr. and Mrs. Stephen Grabelsky

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. AltschulMr. and Mrs. Perry BeckermanMrs. Lillian Beer* Judge and Mrs. Norman BennettMr. and Mrs. Phil BrooksMrs. Phyllis ButtersMr. and Mrs. Leslie CohenMr. and Mrs. Arnold CohenMr. and Mrs. Stanley CohenMr. and Mrs. Robert CornellMr. and Mrs. Leslie DubsMr. and Mrs. Mendel FeigenbaumMr. and Mrs. Stephen FellerMr. and Mrs. Henri GalelMr. Edward GoldenMr. and Mrs. Sidney GrantMr. and Mrs. Leonard GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Lawrence GreenfieldMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrossMr. and Mrs. Mark HabermanDr. Abraham HamaouiDr. and Mrs. Mervyn HurwitzMr. and Mrs. Jerry IsanMrs. Aline JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Harold JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Ralph JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Stuart KamberMs. Linda R. KaminowMr. and Mrs. Gerald KayeMr. and Mrs. Gerald Stanley KessnerMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey KleinCaptain* and Mrs. Lawrence KrukinDr. and Mrs. Samuel LederMr. and Mrs. Murray Leipzig

Mr. and Mrs. Peter LevineMr. and Mrs. Dennis LevyMr. and Mrs. Arthur LipsonMs. Sheila MagermanMr. and Mrs. George MarksMr. and Mrs. Mitchell MayerMr. and Mrs. Stephen MelcerMrs. Eileen MorseMr. Donald Onimus and Mrs. Lorraine WolchDr. and Mrs. Mark OrenMr. Al Passoff and Ms. Susan OstrowMr. and Mrs. Jean PolackMr. and Mrs. Dennis RomanMr. and Mrs. Jack SchwalbMr. and Mrs. Leslie SeiffMr. and Mrs. Mark N. ShafferMr. and Mrs. Clive SherMr. and Mrs. Joel SlakmanMr. and Mrs. Allan SolomonDr. and Mrs. Russell StochMr. and Mrs. Norman WexelmanMr. and Mrs. Stuart Zeuner*of blessed memory

granDParenTs’ 20 CHai soCieTy

Dr. and Mrs. David GrossMrs. Dorothy HalperinMr. and Mrs. Alan HurstMr. Stanley Jacobs, Jr and Dr. Janice JacobsMrs. Aline JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Ralph JacobsohnMr. and Mrs. Stuart KamberMr. and Mrs. Ralph KierMr. and Mrs. Alan KolskyMr. and Mrs. Hersh KorsunskyLand Design SouthMr. and Mrs. Philip LandauRabbi and Mrs. Daniel E. Levin/Temple Beth ElMr. and Mrs. Leonard LevineMr. Richard D. LevyMr. Eric LipsonDr. and Mrs. Gilbert MelinMs. Stephanie owitzDr. and Mrs. Shachar PelesMr. and Mrs. Jean PolackMr. and Mrs. Howard RichMr. and Mrs. David RosenbergDr. Clive Rosenbusch and Dr. vivienne RosenbuschMr. and Mrs. Ben RothMr. and Mrs. Stanley RothDr. and Mrs. Stuart Lance RubinsteinMs. Jan Savarick and Mr. Robert PrimeauMr. and Mrs. Leslie SeiffMr. and Mrs. Mark N. ShafferMr. and Mrs. Bruce SimbergMr. and Mrs. Joel SlakmanMrs. Rose TuretskyvisionCare Unlimited

L’Dor Vador...From Generation to Generation. Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day 2012.


Mr. and Mrs. Norman WexelmanMr. and Mrs. Marc WigderMr. and Mrs. Leonard Zedeck

ConTriBuTor$500 and overMr. and Mrs. Alan AltschulerAsher Pelkis Foundation, incMr. and Mrs. Scott M BallMr. and Mrs. Perry BeckermanMr. and Mrs. Ralph J. BehmoirasRabbi and Mrs. Tzvi BerksonMs. Shari S. CellerMr. and Mrs. Robert CornellDr. and Mrs. Karl EnselbergMr. and Mrs. Mendel FeigenbaumMr. and Mrs. Eric M. FischerMrs. Phyllis GendalMr. and Mrs. David GoodisHome Team LLCMr. and Mrs. Jerry isanMr. and Mrs. Hal KleinMr. and Mrs. Ron KolskyMr. Scott KolskyMr. Gary R. Koolik and Dr. Tania KoolikMr. and Mrs. Scott Darryl KrevansDr. and Mrs. Jan Warren KronishMr. and Mrs. Julian LeinhardtMr. and Mrs. Murray LeipzigMr. and Mrs. Richard M. LinzMr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Louis, Esq.Mr. Alan Mibab and Dr. Debra JaffeMr. and Mrs. Joseph MishkinMr. and Mrs. Monte NathansonMr. and Mrs. Jack ReiseMr. and Mrs. Dennis RomanMr. Arnold Shinder and Dr. Stacey Pollak ShinderMr. and Mrs. Rick SiegelMr. and Mrs. Daniel SpandauTarget CorporationMr. and Mrs.Christian TravertDr. and Mrs. Andrew WeinsteinMr. Michael Zimmerman and Cantor Elaine ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Stuart Zeuner

Donor$250 and over AnonymousDr. and Mrs. Darryl Evan AppletonMr. and Mrs. yosef AzoulaiDr. and Mrs. Alan BankMrs. Lillian Beer* blessed memoryJudge and Mrs. Norman BennettMr. and Mrs. Scott D. BobrowMr. and Mrs. Phil BrooksDr. Kevin Chaitoff and Dr. Jamie ShoreDr. Lawrence Maxwell Clewner and Dr. Michele ClewnerMr. and Mrs. Arnold CohenDr. and Mrs. Bradley M. CohenMr. and Mrs. Leslie CohenMr. and Mrs. Michael B. CohenMr. and Mrs. Stanley CohenMr. and Mrs. Ron DableMr. and Mrs. Leslie DubsMr. and Mrs. Stephen ElblonkMr. and Mrs. Jack FleischmanMr. and Mrs. Stuart FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Henri GalelMr. Edward Golden

Mr. Robert Gosselin and Mrs. Annie RevahMs. Sophie GottesfeldMr. and Mrs. Sidney GrantMr. and Mrs. Lawrence GreenfieldMr. and Mrs. Steven B. GreenfieldMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrossMs. Phyllis GutmannMr. and Mrs. Mark HabermanDr. and Mrs. Mervyn HurwitzMrs. yael KaganMr. and Mrs. Gregory KatzMr. and Mrs. Gerald KayeMr. and Mrs. Gerald Stanley KessnerMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey KleinMr. and Mrs. Keith KronishCaptain and Mrs. Lawrence KrukinDr. and Mrs. Andre LandauDr. and Mrs. Samuel LederMr. Gerald Legow and Dr. Ruth LegowMr. and Mrs. Peter LevineMr. and Mrs. Arie LevitMr. and Mrs. Dennis LevyMr. and Mrs. Steven LipsonMs. Sheila MagermanMr. and Mrs. Mitchell MayerMr. and Mrs. Avi J. MeschMr. Marcel Meyer and Mrs. Teri Heumann-MeyerMr. and Mrs. William C. MillerMr. and Mrs. Andrew MoedMrs. Eileen MorseMr. and Mrs. Edo NakdimonMr. Donald onimus and Mrs. Lorraine P. WolchDr. and Mrs. Mark orenMr. and Mrs. Michael ostroffMr. Al Passoff and Ms. Susan ostrowMs. Paris A. ReiseMr. and Mrs. Andrew Robins, Esq.Dr. Jill RosenthalThe Honorable israel Rubin and Mrs. Roslyn RubinMr. and Mrs. Mark SagelDr. and Mrs. S. Daniel SalamaMrs. Sheryl ScherMr. and Mrs. Craig S. SchlisselMr. and Mrs. Jack SchwalbMr. and Mrs. Clive SherDr. Kevin Chaitoff and Dr. Jamie ShoreMr. and Mrs. Robert Steven SiemensMr. and Mrs. James SpoonerMr. and Mrs. Gregory S. StarrDr. and Mrs. Russell StochMr. and Mrs. Christian TravertThe Polo Club Boca RatonMr. and Mrs. Roy W. WeismanMrs. Claire L. WidenskyMr. and Mrs. Craig Franklyn ZeunerMr. and Mrs. yehuda Zilonka

FrienDUp to $249Mr. Evan Ackerman and Dr. Adena AckermanMr. and Mrs. Michael AdamsMr. Leonard AdlerMr. and Mrs. Leonard AdlerMr. and Mrs. Leonard AdlerMrs. Donna AlbaumMr. and Mrs. Ted AndererMr. and Mrs. Scott AndersonMr. and Mrs. Karl ApothekerMr. and Mrs. Andrew ArensteinMr. Alan Shlomo Brenner and Mrs. Eilat Asseo-Brenner

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Steven BagonMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lawrence BakerMr. and Mrs. Harry BalfanMr. and Mrs. Stephen BalsamMr. and Mrs. Laurence Ralph BardMs. Diane P BasinMr. and Mrs. T.R. BeerMr. and Mrs. Leonard BellDr. and Mrs. yoram BenitMr. and Mrs. David BerdugoMr. and Mrs. Lee Berlin

The PTo Board this year is comprised of 18 Lower, Middle, and High school parent volunteers who are commit-ted to the school’s theme of Shalom Bayit. We meet each month with teachers and members of the school Administration to discuss the current issues that affect the school.

With this in mind, we have worked together to make sure that all of our new families feel welcome and at home. it is the mission of the PTo to continue the parent involvement and Jewish values that have been such a strong element of our school’s suc-cess over the years.

This year, the PTo will contribute over $50,000 to the Annual Fund through revenue created by our parent volunteer-run events and programs. These encompass The Shuk (school store), our cooperative program with Amazon.com, school pictures, and the Annual Holiday Boutique. These initiatives also make it possible to fund PTo programs that enhance school-run programs, such as the Family Chanukah Party, the Middle School Purim Party, the High School Prom, and the Mother’s/Father’s Day Brunch.

The open communication between parents, teachers, and the Adminis-tration fostered by the PTo is a vital source of the continued success at DKJA, which produces young adults who are prepared for a lifelong love of learning.

Kol HaKavod, genevieve menaged

PToPRESiDENT’S MESSAGE


Dr. Seth Bernstein and Dr. Rona BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Frank BiederMr. and Mrs. Murray BirchanskyMrs. Jean BlechmanMr. and Mrs. Norman BlombergMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey BockMr. and Mrs. Scott M. BouchnerDr. and Mrs. Warren BrennerMr. and Mrs. Eric BrickerMr. and Mrs. Ronald BrickerMs. Lynn BronsteinMrs. Elaine BrooksMrs. Faye BrossDr. and Mrs. Elliot BurnsMrs. Betty BuschMs. Gina CayneDr. and Mrs. ivan Mark ChaitowitzMr. and Mrs. Richard Gary ChosidMr. and Mrs. Juan Chukran-LontokMr. and Mrs. Jorge CoboMr. and Mrs. Avery CohenMr. and Mrs. Elliot CohenDr. and Mrs. Brian CohenDr. and Mrs. Erik CohenMr. and Mrs. Morris CohenMr. and Mrs. Robert CohenMr. and Mrs. Stephen B. CohenMr. and Mrs. Max A. ColemanMr. and Mrs. Harold CooperMr. and Mrs. Gustavo Abner CorreaRabbi and Mrs. Donald CrainDr. and Mrs. yoram DahavMr. and Mrs. Lior DahoahMr. and Mrs. Eugene DavisMr. and Mrs. Steven DavisDr. Scott Demsky and Dr. yvonne DemskyDKJA 2nd Grade TeamDKJA Jr. K & Kindergarten TeamsDKJA First Grade TeamDKJA High School FacultyDKJA Judiacs FacultyDKJA Sunshine ClubMrs. Carol-Lee DolnickMr. and Mrs. James DuffyMs. Arlene DworkisMr. and Mrs. Clifford DyhouseMs. Stacy Michelle EinhornMs. Robin EisenbergMr. and Mrs. Steven EliasMr. and Mrs. Scott A ElkMr. and Mrs. yoram ElkarifRabbi and Mrs. Jack EngelMr. and Mrs. Sanford FeinmanMs. ingrid FilsMr. and Mrs. Jerry FineMr. and Mrs. Steven M. FineMr. and Mrs. Ron FinegoldMr. and Mrs. Arthur Fingerhut

Mr. Jerome FirstyMr. and Mrs. Ron FishmanMr. and Mrs. Marty FishmanMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey FixlerMs. Ellen FlaumMr. and Mrs. Jack FleischmanMs. Melinda ForresterMr. and Mrs. Roger FranksDr. and Mrs. Alan FreedmanMr. and Mrs. Michael Henry FriedMr. and Ms. Brent FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Michael GahrMr. and Mrs. Martin GalexMr. and Mrs. Matthew GarawayMr. and Mrs. Larry GarfinkelMr. and Mrs. Stuart A GermanskyMr. and Mrs. Joshua GerstinMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GetzMr. and Mrs. Shelly GluckMr. Jay Roth and Mrs. Cheryl GoldenMs. Lynn GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Paul GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Matthew GoldsteinMr. and Mrs. Jonathon GoodmanMr. and Mrs. Ted GoodwinDr. and Ms. Ellis GottesfeldMs. Cindy GrayRabbi and Mrs. yaakov GreenMr. and Mrs. isidore GreenbaumMr. and Mrs. Steve GreenbaumDr. and Mrs. Johnathan C. GreenfieldMr. and Mrs. Sergio GritzMr. and Mrs. Jan GrobsteinMr. and Mrs. Larry GrossMr. and Mrs. Nevin GussackMr. Robert HaeffnerMr. and Mrs. Allen HamaouiMr. and Mrs. Nissan Neil HamuyMr. and Mrs. Larry HandlerMs. Ronni HartmanMr. and Mrs. Michael S. HarwoodMr. Moche Hazout and Mrs. Keren SchwartsMr. and Mrs. Melvin HeilweilDr. and Mrs. Donald HeimanMrs. Suzanne HollanderMr. Warren HoltzmanDr. and Mrs. Philip HomansMr. and Mrs. Scott HorowitzMr. and Mrs. Benjamin HorowitzDr. and Mrs. Lyle HurwitzDr. and Mrs. David Norman ilfeldMs. Rhoda isaacsonMrs. Griselda izsackMs. vivian izsackMs. Lilyan JacobsMs. Marianne JacobsMr. Stephen JonesMr. and Mrs. Bruce H. Jordan

Dr. and Mrs. Darryl Glen JosephJosh’s organic Garden, incMr. and Mrs. Harry George KaganMr. and Mrs. Seth KamberMs. Beth KamenitzDr. and Mrs. Harold KaplanMr. and Mrs. Robert KarpelesMr. and Mrs. Stephen KatzMs. Jane KavyMr. and Mrs. Michael Paul KazinecMr. and Mrs. Gary Howard KimmelmanMr. and Mrs. Herbert KornblauDr. Marc Kramer/RavsakMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Adam KranitzMr. and Mrs. Juris KrastsMs. Alise KreditorMr. and Mrs. Stuart KurtzMrs. Selma La PayoverMr. and Mrs. Roger LeavyThe Lefkowitz FamilyMr. and Mrs. Sam LernerMr. Charles ira LesserMrs. Ellen M. LesserMr. and Mrs. Ron LevinDr. and Mrs. Sheldon LevinDr. David Lawrence Levine and Dr. Jacqueline LevineMrs. Jean LevyMr. and Mrs. Russell LevyMr. and Mrs. Morris LewitterMr. and Mrs. Alan LiebermanMr. and Mrs. Keith LindsleyMr. and Mrs. Marc ListMr. and Mrs. Alan Gary LubinskyMr. Guy Moshe Rochberg and Mrs. Liat Luel-RochbergMr. and Mrs. Michael LuetjenMr. and Mrs. Andrew LyonsMr. and Mrs. Salomon MaikhorMr. and Mrs. Gavin MalcolmMr. and Mrs. Ken MannMr. and Mrs. Zohar MantzoorMr. and Mrs. Gabriel MarcovichMr. and Mrs. Fred MarcusMr. and Mrs. Jeff MartDr. and Dr. Steven MartinMr. and Mrs. Douglas Jay MascunanaMr. and Mrs. Milton MeadowsMr. James MeckleyMr. Bruce Mendelsohn and Dr. Heather ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Lee MendelsonMr. and Mrs. Michael MerlobMr. and Mrs. Julio MesserMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lee MillerMrs. Sydell MillerMr. and Mrs. Robert MironMr. Michael MondscheinMr. and Mrs. Alex MorgensternMr. and Mrs. Simon MotolaDr. and Mrs. Sasson E. MoulaviMr. and Mrs. Warren MuenchMs. and Mr. Cathleen C. MusicantMr. Jay MussmanMr. and Mrs. Avraham NachimovskyMr. and Mrs. Allen NachmanMr. and Mrs. ira NathanMs. Jane E. Neubauer and Mr. Alan J. BlackMr. and Mrs. Avi NoimanMs. Sheri NusbaumMs. Catherine o’ConnellMr. and Mrs. Harold odesnikMr. and Mrs. David orshan

eagles aTHleTiCs BoosTer CluB DKJA’s 21 sports teams provide a wide array of athletic opportunities for DKJA students. Thanks to the tireless efforts and outstanding support of the eagles athlet-ics Booster Club, comprised of DKJA par-ents and family members, Eagles sports teams compete impressively. Fund-raising and Friendraising opportunities abound, such as the much-anticipated Annual Tennis Extravaganza with special guest Chris Evert. For further information, contact mrs. Judith Chason at [email protected].


Mrs. Dorothy osheroffMr. and Mrs. Randall ostrowMrs. Blanche PassenMs. Elise PedowitzMr. Zach Kaufmann and Mrs. yael PollakMr. and Mrs. Daniel PolofskyMs. Barbie PrinceMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey David QueenMr. and Mrs. Roni RaabThe Randell FamilyMrs. Muriel RaynorMr. and Mrs. Roland Harison ResnickMr. and Mrs. Lawrence ReznikDr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard RibacoffMr. and Mrs. Hyman RichmanMs. Rose RobinsonDr. and Mrs. Marc RosenMr. and Mrs. Jack RosenbaumMr. and Mrs. Scott RosensteinMrs. Elinor RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Lloyd RoutmanMr. and Ms. Ronen RubinMs. June RuhwedelMr. and Mrs. John RyanDr. and Mrs. Harvey SabbotaMr. and Mrs. Mickey SachiMrs. Clara SadiaDr. and Mrs. Hadley SaitowitzMs. Terri Loren SamuelsMr. and Mrs. Barry SandersDrs. Aharon and Candice SareliDr. Deborah Sarrell-BloomMr. and Mrs. Abraham SaskoDr. Steven Scanlan and Dr. Larissa Zaulyanov-ScanlanMr. and Mrs. Sidney SchaflerMs. Doris ScherMr. and Mrs. Mark SchermerMr. and Mrs. Craig S. SchlisselMr. and Mrs. Robert SchmierMr. Scott Schneider and Dr. Harriet SchneiderMr. Ken SchnurMs. Stephanie SchoenbergerDr. and Mrs. John SchosheimMs. Mary Kelly SchulteMr. and Mrs. Robert M SchwartzBrahm and Elana ScolerMr. and Mrs. Robert SeftonMs. Lois SeidenDr. and Mrs. Lee ShafferMrs. Jackie ShapiroMr. and Ms. Richard ShermanMr. and Mrs. Sol ShinderMs. Dina SiegalMr. and Mrs. Craig Alan SiegelMr. and Mrs. Floyd SilverMr. and Mrs. Jerry SilvermanDr. and Mrs. David SlotnickMs. Melody SmithMr. and Mrs. Steven SobelMr. and Mrs. Jerome SolkoffMr. and Mrs. Gary Arye SolomonMrs. Rosalie SomskyMr. Robin A. SpencerMr. and Mrs. Marvin StablerMr. and Mrs. Morton SteeleMr. and Mrs. Carl SteinMrs. Elaine SteinRabbi and Mrs. Michael Andrew SternMr. and Mrs. Mitchell StielTemple Beth TikvahMr. and Mrs. David Trevino

ENDoWMENT FUNDS FoR EiGHTH GRADE AND HiGH SCHooL AWARDS

Jean Rozefsky Buchman & Nathan Buchman Award for Outstanding Achievement in the ArtsNathan & Jean Buchman/Charles Okun* Award for Outstanding Achievement in Physical Sciences Linda Halperin Clouse & Barry Minkin Awardfor Outstanding Achievement in Music & the ArtsMaurice* & Dorothy Halperin Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social ScienceLinda Rosenblatt Kaminow Award for Outstanding Achievement in Computer ScienceLinda Rosenblatt Kaminow Award for Outstanding Achievement in EnglishLinda Rosenblatt Kaminow Award for Outstanding Achievement in HebrewMarilyn & Hyman I. Kones President’s Outstanding Achievement Award in CitizenshipLenner Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Physical EducationMay & Les Lesley Award for Outstanding Achievement in Midot TovotMarcus Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acts of TzedakahHeather & Max* Millard Award for Outstanding Achievement in WritingPearl Roth Pfeffer* Award for Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurial ServiceSandelman Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in MathematicsFanny* & Izick* Sherman Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Study of TorahMendel Sielecki Israel Study Scholarship AwardsSpooner Family Award for Outstanding Achievement in Athletics

ENDoWMENT FUNDS FoR SCHoLARSHiP DKJA Scholarship Field of Interest FundDKJA Scholarship Fund #2Esther Ellman Scholarship FundIra L. Futeran Scholarship FundVictor Gross Scholarship Fund for Academic AchievementAbraham & Ruth Hases Scholarship FundWilliam & Harriet Margolis Scholarship FundNorman & Selma Maslow Scholarship FundHoward & Anita Schaeffer Scholarship FundMarion Shulman Scholarship FundArthur & Shirley Siegel Scholarship FundMarshall Sigel Scholarship FundSolomon & Rose Turetsky Tuition Assistance FundDr. David & Ruth Wollowick Scholarship FundClaire Pastor Zachian Scholarship FundRabbi Nathan & Jeanette Zelizer Education Scholarship Fund

ADDiTioNAL ENDoWMENT FUNDSThe Edward and Marianne Bobick Achievement Award for Holocaust Studies Capital FundChason Family FundLibrary Fund in Memory of Julius FleischerProject Care FundDKJA PTO Teacher Recognition FundThe Owitz Greenberg Chesed Fund for Family AssistanceEleanor & Irving Jaffe Unrestricted Endowment FundLana Marks Endowment FundArnold Rosenthal Library FundEleanore Rukin* Fund for the Learning Resource CenterHarold* & Julia* K. Segall Memorial FundSolomon* & Rose Turetsky Teacher Award Fund* Of Blessed Memory

enDoweD FunDs

Mr. and Mrs. David TrockerMs. Ethel TunisMs. Dena UngartenMr. Jorge Sergio volinsky and Mrs. Silvina ChemerinskiMrs. Nina vovkMr. and Mrs. Norman WaltMr. and Mrs. Randall WaltuchMr. and Mrs. Alan WeillMr. and Mrs. Mitchell WeissMr. and Mrs. Stuart WexelmanMr. and Mrs. Barry WiernikMr. and Mrs. Abraham J. WijnperleMr. and Mrs. Robert H Willis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David WinterMr. and Mrs. Samuel M. WiserMr. and Mrs. Michael WohlMr. Bruce WolfMrs. yona WolfeMr. and Mrs. Robert WolfsonMrs. Arlene WolkMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey yesnerMs. Jennifer youngMr. Gary ZemilMr. Philip ZiekyMr. and Mrs. Murray ZweigMrs. Phoebe Zwyssig

Pictured: Recipient of the 2012 Linda R. Kaminow visionary Leadership Award mrs. Carol Kolsky (left), with DKJa Head of school mrs. Karen Feller at the ‘Sunset in The Wild West’ Gala. Mrs. Kolsky retired as MS Principal in 2012. Special appreciation is extended to Chairs Mr. and Mrs. scott Ball, event sponsor Boca entertainment/mr. and mrs. alan goldberg, and to exclu-sive media sponsor THe BoCa raTon oBserver/mr. and mrs. ralph Behmoiras. Additional photos are posted under A LOOK BACK on our website at www.dkja.org.

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DONNA KLEINJEWISH ACADEMY

save The DateANNUAL DRAMA PRoDUCTioNPeTeR PAn Saturday, March 2, 2013 8:30 p.m. Zinman Hall

Sunday, March 3, 2012 1 p.m. Zinman Hall

ANNUAL BENEFiT BALL & AUCTioNsAFARI nIGhTs Honoring Associate Head of School for Institutional Advancement sharon Rubin Kamber

Saturday, March 9, 2013 8:30 p.m. Polo Club Boca Raton

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