Annual Report 2014

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Creating life-longJewish connections,one happy camper at a time

2 | CAMP RAMAH ANNUAL REPORT 2014

בו אהליך …HOW LOVELY are your tentsמה־ט


Dear Friends,

As Pesach arrives and we reflect on the accomplishments of Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp and our Tikvah programs over the past fiscal year, we are truly in awe.

2014 was a banner year in terms of enrollment at all three of

our summer programs. Tikvah Family Camp, serving families

who have children with disabilities, was once again at capacity;

Ramah Day Camp experienced another summer with nearly

300 campers; and at the overnight camp, for the first time in

over a decade, our second session was completely sold out,

thereby, serving over 500 campers during the course of the

summer.

Our first Annual Chai Campaign in November 2013 surpassed

our expectations, raising over $118,000 for scholarships

benefiting all of our programs. Additionally, our Tribute Benefit

and Silent Auction held in February of 2014 grossed $140,000.

As a result, nearly $225,000 of the $300,000 distributed in

scholarship funds were dollars raised by the support of our

community during the past fiscal year.

Some of our proudest moments as President and Executive

Director over the past fiscal year have been due to our devoted

Board of Directors and talented full-time staff. Not only have

we revamped our mission statement, but we’ve also developed

a three year strategic plan.

Our new mission statement, “Creating life-long Jewish

connections, one happy camper at a time,” truly defines our

goals as Conservative Jewish overnight and day camps.

As Pesach heralds the coming of summer 2015, we are

committed to redoubling the efforts of the past several years

shepherding Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp

and Tikvah Family Camp into the next stages of success. With

your support, we are certain that we can achieve these, and

any future goals.

Thank you for your help in creating this holy community of

campers, parents, alumni, and stakeholders. We wish you and

your families a chag kasher v’sameach, a happy and healthy

Passover.

Lee Sussman, President Rabbi Joel Seltzer, Executive Director

L’shalom,


Strategic Plan

Completion of a comprehensive Development Plan for the

organization IN PROGRESS

Renewal of a long-term lease for Ramah Day Camp

IN PROGRESS

Conducting general improvements to existing buildings at

Ramah Poconos, including painting, landscaping, replacing

floors and roofs of bunks and buildings to be done at a

rate of 25% per year IN PROGRESS

100% participation by Members of the Board of Directors

in financially contributing to Ramah events and

fundraisers COMPLETED

Completion of the Edah Captain Program; identifying

alumni from different edot throughout the years and

tasking them as Ramah representatives, specifically

targeting those alumni who have lost contact with Ramah

Solicitation training for Members of the Board of Directors

IN PROGRESS

Hiring a Development Assistant COMPLETED

Our thanks go out to Michael Wachs, Senior Vice President and Chair of our Strategic Planning Committee, and the dedicated group

of volunteers who worked with him. They gave their valuable time over the course of the past several years towards the completion of

this important document. This strategic plan outlines some of the key objectives for our organization over the next three years.

Establishing a task force on session length, with

recommendations to be implemented for the 2016 season

Evaluating staff housing options, needs, costs and

timing, including the possible impact of the residential

Tikvah program IN PROGRESS

Establishing a task force to evaluate Ramah Poconos

and Ramah Day camp staffing numbers and ratios

Studying potential financial incentives for current

Ramah Day camp families choosing Ramah Poconos

for the first time

Freshening programming at Ramah Poconos;

including adding a theater specialty track, as well as,

adding daily programming options on both land

and water IN PROGRESS

Renovating the Guest House at Ramah Poconos over

the period of the next three years COMPLETED

Exploring options for a new Mercaz at Ramah Poconos,

including plans for a 2018 capital campaign


As you can see, there is a lot to be done!The good news is that progress towards many of these objectives is already underway, and a newly established implementation committee will see to it that these objectives are achieved over the course of the next three years.

The rainbow appeared about an hour after we left Camp. I had the

feeling that God had seen to it that from the beginning of the rainbow

(1950) to the end of the rainbow (that day) we were united no matter

what the age of the camper in all of us. I knew that MY Ramah was

everyone else’s Ramah, and that the burning bush would continue to glow

absorbing all of us in its magic.

Susan Paznik LevineAlumna,

Reflections from the Camp Ramah in the Poconos 1950’s Reunion


Since 1996, we have provided a

fun and enriching Jewish day

camp experience to children in

pre-K to 7th grade and their

families in the Philadelphia

area. Today, Ramah Day Camp also offers specialized

summer programs for older children and teens: our Etgar

leaders-in-training (LIT) program for current 6th and 7th

graders, and our counselors-in-training (CIT) program for

current 8th-10th graders. We have also successfully included

children with a range of disabilities that can be accommodated

within our Tikvah Track program.

In addition to sports, swimming, performing arts, outdoor

adventure and more, in 2013 a five-day soccer clinic, in

partnership with UK Elite, was added.

Ramah Day CampRENA & ARI (pictured right)

When the time came for our children, Rena and

Ari, to go to day camp, we wanted the best of both

worlds; the sports, arts & crafts and swimming, plus

the values driven, caring Jewish community, whose

counselors go above and beyond the call of duty.

“Today I tried a tomato off a plant,” Rena told us

when she got off the bus one day. At our house

that would never fly, but at Ramah she feels able to

venture outside of her comfort zone.

But there was one moment, in particular, when we

knew that we had made the right decision in sending

Ari and Rena to Ramah Day Camp.

It was a fall morning as we passed by our

4 year-old son’s bedroom and heard him singing,

as usual. But when we listened closely, we began to

hear the words of the Hatikvah, the Israeli national

anthem. We were overcome with emotion. We knew

that he had learned those words at Ramah Day

Camp and that now, he was a Ramahnik, too.

SHIRA AND COBI

Ramah Day Camp Parents and Ramah Alumni


400 campers and staff participated in

the care of the organically-grown Ramah

Day Camp Community Garden this year.

In ten years, it has grown to half an acre,

yielding 1,300 lbs. of produce.

A highlight of summer 2014

was our incredible camp-wide

musical t’filot. Our young

campers participated with loads

of ruach (spirit).


with each new friend I make at camp, I become a better person, taking and learning something from each and every one. That is a priceless gift, and I sincerely wish every adult, and kid can experience that in their lifetime.

Gefen14-year-old camper

Gefen and Eden (pictured) clearly enjoyed Maccabiah. Examples of everlasting Ramah friendships, they are part of the more than 500 campers that were served throughout the course of last summer. Thanks to remarkable recruitment efforts, the number of campers has risen significantly including 17 new campers from the greater Baltimore area. As a result, three edot were full by last November.


Since the summer at Camp Ramah in

the Poconos ended on August 10,

2014, camp has been anything but

quiet. It has been buzzing with the

sounds of hammers, saws, and

bulldozers as major renovations are underway to prepare the

grounds for campers and staff to enjoy in June.

In fact, more off-season work has been done in the months following

the end of Camp than any other period of time in our 65-year history;

from literally changing the ground that we walk on to create a leveled

soccer field, to replacing the lakeside port-o-potties with a poolside

showerhouse, to repaving the grounds and building landscaped steps

from the pool down to the lake. Securing a $36,000 grant from JFRE,

raising capital donations, and using designated operational funds has

brought Ramah into a new era of growth and improvements.

Camp Ramah in the Poconos

Thanks to anonymous donors, Camp has

acquired a SeaDoo Challenger 200 power

boat that resulted in the purchase of a new

EZ Dock, enhancing the entire waterfront

program for summer 2015.

30 mishlachat members brought Israel

to life this summer. Whether speaking

Hebrew, celebrating Yom Yisrael, or

sharing personal experiences during last

summer’s war, the bonds created by the

Israeli staff and the campers not only tied

them together, but also connected them

to the people and the land of Israel.

To me, the definition of a Ramah friendship is being yourself. My camp friends and I accept each other for who we are with all of the wackiness that goes along with it. The results are a lot of laughter and love!

Eden, 14-year-old camper


SAMUEL’S EXPERIENCE

Before coming to Tikvah, Samuel had no

experience in a pool. Having had a tracheotomy

for the first four years of his life, the thought

of putting him in water deeper than his ankles

terrified us. But then we met Nava.

From the first minute we met her, she assured

us that not only would Samuel be safe with her

in the water but he would thrive. We had our

doubts, but trusted in her, trusted in Tikvah, and

before we knew it we had a fish on our hands!

Samuel loved the pool from the moment he

entered it—the freedom, the weightlessness, and

the joy he felt were all evident. However, more

significantly, perhaps, was the bond he formed

with Nava. Never before had he shown such

trust in another adult; never had he smiled so

widely or connected so fully with anyone other

than one of his parents.

SARA AND JASON

Tikvah Family Camp Parents

Tikvah Family CampTikvah Family Camp provides

Jewish children with

developmental disabilities and/

or social learning disorders, their

parents, and their siblings the

unique opportunity to experience the magic of Jewish summer

camp together. Over the past five years, the 5-day program

has grown and was at capacity this summer with 15 families in

attendance. 11 of the families had attended previously.

Each child with special needs was paired with a chaver, or friend,

who acted as his/her buddy throughout the program. Siblings

were given the opportunity to discuss the joys and challenges

of having brothers and sisters with special needs. Parents, in

addition to taking part in all that camp has to offer (boating,

swimming, ropes course, etc.) were encouraged to partake in

a social event each night after their children went to bed while

counselors served as babysitters.

Everyone loved Ooey Gooey Stickiness on Friday afternoon; a

program designed to help desensitize those children who do not

like to get messy, a common feature of autism. Stations included

bubbles, goop, paints, water, and even a quiet area to relax. It

was fun getting messy right before Shabbat!

With an eye towards summer 2016, we hope that our Tikvah

Family Camp will be a proving ground for our fully-inclusive

residential Tikvah program at Camp Ramah in the Poconos.


Samuel is a non-verbal 11-year old on the autism spectrum. Along with his parents, he attends Tikvah Family Camp with his twin brother, Isaac, younger brother, Asher (age 8), and younger sister, Nili (age 5).

Kids rode on horses, milked

goats, and petted cows when

they arrived at Tikvah Family

Camp this summer. The

hands-on petting zoo was a

wonderful sensory experience.

Not one, but two campfires lit up

the night at Tikvah Family Camp

2014, complete with singing

and s’mores. One campfire was

for parents and their special

needs children, the other was for

siblings to socialize.

10 | CAMP RAMAH ANNUAL REPORT 2014*1 First Session Camper + 1 Second Session Camper = 1 Full Camper Equivalent

Day Camp ENROLLMENT

2013 20132014 2014

242.5 233300 290

Full Camper Equivalent*

Total Served

Overnight Camp ENROLLMENT

2013 20132014 2014

313.5350

446

520

Full Camper Equivalent*

Total Served

Organizational Revenue

2013 2014 2013 2014

Organizational Expenses

$3.9 M

$4.5 M

$3.8 M$4 M


2014

Revenue $4,530,490Highlights

Tuition and Fees $3,896,358

Donations $295,235

Family Capital Improvement Contribution $56,700

Expenses $4,057,975Highlights

Programs and Operations $3,739,398

Scholarships Given:

Camp Ramah in the Poconos $211,341

Ramah Day Camp $87,315

Tikvah Family Camp $1,250

Fundraising $34,984

Financials

RevenueIn 2014, there was an 11% increase in revenue due to

more campers at all three camp programs including

sold out edot at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. In

addition, income from grants, donations, and retreat

revenue contributed to 9% of Camp Ramah’s total

revenue, a 2% gain from the previous year.

October 1, 2013 September 30, 2014

2013

Revenue $3,992,215Highlights

Tuition and Fees $3,468,507

Donations $205,434

Family Capital Improvement Contribution $49,500

Expenses $3,826,004Highlights

Programs and Operations $3,468,801

Scholarships Given:

Camp Ramah in the Poconos $177,940

Ramah Day Camp $72,635

Tikvah Family Camp $1,050

Fundraising $33,383

Scholarship ExpensesWith an increase in revenue, comes great reward in our ability

to give out scholarships to those Ramah families in need of

assistance. $299,906 in scholarships were distributed in

2014 to Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Ramah Day Camp, and

Tikvah Family Camp constituents. That is a 16% expansion over

the amount of scholarship dollars distributed in 2013.


For 65 years, Camp Ramah in the Poconos has been central to the lives of our campers, families, alumni, and staff. Ramah is the place that people often refer to as their second home–eagerly counting down the days for ten months until their return each summer.

The Legacy Society recognizes friends

who have made arrangements to leave

a Legacy Gift to Camp to perpetuate

their generosity beyond a lifetime and

serve as an inspiration for others to

do the same. A Legacy Gift will live on

long into the future helping Camp to

grow and flourish while fostering future

generations of Ramahniks.

Join us in becoming a member of your

Legacy Society by contacting our

Development Director, Missy Stein,

at [email protected] or

215-885-8556.

Legacy SocietyThank you to the Members of our LEGACY SOCIETY:Anonymous (21)

Nona Levin Abrams

Deborah L. Albert

Susan Ansul

Amanda Balakirsky

Samantha Balakirsky

Talia Balakirsky

William J. Chertok z”l

Arielle Davis

Rachel Devor

Amy B. Dorsch

Rabbi Daniel Dorsch

Cheryl G. Dorsch z”l

Jay A. Dorsch

Rabbi Joshua Dorsch

Matthew Dorsch

Carol G. Einhorn

Jules C. Einhorn

Deborah-Jo Essrog

Glen Feinberg

Rela Mintz Geffen

Emily Goldberg

Akiva F. Goldstein

David Goldstein

Harold Grinspoon

David I. Haas

Donna G. Haas

Judith Hess

Jason A. Kreisman

Sara Seltzer Kreisman

Brooke F. Laken

Benjamin A. Landsburg

Joshua Landsburg

Michael Landsburg

Robin Sue Landsburg

William Landsburg

Zach Landsburg

Sharon P. Levin

Jonathan L. Levin

Leslie Molder

Rebekah A.Z. Monson

Uri Monson

David Oppenheimer

Mindy Oppenheimer

Mary Relles

Nathan Relles

Jon Rothschild

Lori Rothschild

Sion Segal

Eliana Katz Seltzer

Rabbi Joel Seltzer

Rabbi Jay Stein

Karen Stesis

Louis G. Stesis

Max Sugarman

Melissa Sugarman Kleiman

Michelle Sugarman

Alison Sussman

Lee Sussman

Aliza Zeff

Rabbi Todd Zeff


DONORs October 1, 2013 September 30, 2014

$250,000+

Ruth and Philip z”l Davidoff

Toby and Henry Susskind

$36,000+

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Real Estate Division

The George, Joan and Jack Shuster Foundation

SJCC B’nai Aaron

$10,000+

Rabbi Gary and Laya Charlestein

Hannah S. Cohn and Samuel A. Cohn Memorial Foundation

Marlene and Jonathon Graub

Bruce Goldberg and Terri Hartman

Susanna and Mark E. Manstein

Mary and Nathan Relles

Judy and David Wachs

$1,000-$9,999

Nona L. Abrams

Rachael, Josh, Sam, and Ben Abrams

The Adar Family

Debbie Albert and Glen Feinberg

Flossie Albert

Apple Matching Gift Program

The Arking Family

Steve and Louie Asher

Heather Bogdanoff Baker and Felix Baker

Len and Lynne Barrack

Bruce and Sara Berger

Julie Berger and Matthew Closter

Andrea and Scott Bernstein

Beth Sholom Congregation

Norma and David Blecker

Jerome and Judith Caplan

Mark and Harriet Chertok

Lisa and Daniel Davis

Susan Styler DeLong

Jay Dorsch and Deborah-Jo Essrog

Bruce and Jo Ann Chalal Engleman

Vicki and Gary Erlbaum

Amy and Steven Erlbaum

Dana and Mark Fallick

Rabbi Adam Feldman and Sara Bucholtz

David, Marcy, and Emily Fish

Debbie and Bob Fleischman

Harriet and Philip Freidenreich

Beth Gansky and Family

Morris and Alice Garten

Judy Cohn Gilberg

Amy Goldberg

Rachel and Jeremy Goldberg

Laura Sklar and Daniel Goldstein

David and Pearl Graub Goldstein

Paula and Cliff Goldstein

The Woronoff Family (Alan, Shira, Jason, and Brandon)

Heidi, Jeff, Ariel, and Avi Gordon

Gray-Raff Family

Judith and Roger Hess

Meredith and Jonathan Hoffman

Jewish Communal Fund

Ruth and Mark Joffe

Fran and Rabbi Michael Katz

Charles and Rachel Korman

Amy and David Kritz

Debra and Stanton Lacks

Robin Sue and Bill Landsburg

Sharon and Jonathan Levin

Joseph Levine

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lippmann

Toby and Ivy Marwil

Shelley and Bruce Menkowitz

Gail and Elliot Norry

National Ramah Commission

Eve Coulson and Nelson Obus

Rabbi Micah Peltz and Rachel Zivic

Pitney Bowes

Marty Pollak

Adrienne Price and Gene Wexler

Michal and Robert Rabinowitz

Dina and Daniel Relles

Joshua and Alexandra Romirowsky

Diane and Reuben Romirowsky

Jill and Brian Rosen

Leah Rosen and Peter Konwerski

Jeremy Sable

Melissa and Doug Sayer

Larry and Carole Schaffzin

Rachel and Eric Schwartz

Susan and Eric Schwartzman

Rabbi Joel and Eliana Seltzer

Ken and Susie Shear

Brett Seitz and Susan Sherr-Seitz

Joshua, Ilana, Jared, and Eden Skoff

Marcia and Steven Smith

Kathy and Richard Soloff

Stevens International

Ali and Lee Sussman and Family

Sima E. and Stephen C. Sussman

Lauren and Matt Tanzer

The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester

Martin Wachs

Diane and Michael Wachs and Family

Philip Wachs and Juliet Spitzer

Margie and Brian Wargon

Warmflash Family

Rabbi Eric and Dava, Aiden, Ezra, and Avi Yanoff

$500-$999

Anonymous

Anonymous (Gesher ‘90)

The Abella Family

Meg and Seth Akabas

Aryeh and Allison Batalion

Cindy Goldfarb Blum and Family

Dr. Louis and Miriam Capecci


…Any person whose HEART so moves themכל־איש אשר ידבנו לבו

Jacob Cohen and Sarah Waxman

Carol and Sidney Cohen

Brandy and Mario Conlin

Harris and Debra Devor

Jules and Carol Einhorn

The Einhorn Family

Congregation Beth El, Norfolk, VA

Sarah, Ricky, Julia, and Rena Gratz

Rachel Gross and H.P. Baker

Drs. Jay and Sheila Grossman

Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?

David I. and Donna Goldblum Haas

Marci and Robert Hackel

Cindi and Yakir Hasit

Hersch Family

Lynn and Ivan Horn

Zelda and Irving Joffe

Mark and Heather Kramer

Naomi Less and Cornerstone Faculty

Rabbi Steven and Jane Lindemann

Kay and Fred Lokoff

Rabbi Alan and Edy Lucas

Mid-Atlantic Region - Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs

Barbara and Bart Mellits

Jeremy and Lauren Menkowitz

Nancy and Stu Messinger

Deborah Miller

Roe and Don Miller

Eve and Jim Orlow

Tina, Michael, Mara, and Max Rettig

Gila and Randy Robinson

Rona Rosen and Mark Cohen

Miriam and Rabbi Arthur Ruberg

Leah and David Schutzman

Sonya and Ernest Simon

Ruth, David, Jacob, and Eliana Steinman

Betsy and Lewis Sternthal

The Stesis Family

Richard and Susan Birenbaum Stone

Mark and Charla Sussman

Jen Thomas

Bernice Tomases

Helen and Roland Victor Turk

Barbara, Eric, and Pearl Victor

Carrie and Larry Walinsky

Jo-Ann and Howard Waxman

Aaron, Stacey, Jacob, Lily, and Zach Weinberg

Ivy, Joshua, and Nathan Weingram

Jody and Rabbi Steven Wernick

Jennifer and Michael Willner

Milton Wohl

Adam, Shira, Tamar, and Hana Wohlberg

Violet and Richard Zeitlin

$100-$499

Anonymous (4)

Seyna and Larry Abel

Jake Abraham

Shapiro Ackerman Family

Joel B. Albert

Anita and Michael Alberts

Elizabeth Alpern and Michael Berkwits

Rabbi Robert Alpert

Linda and Cary Aminoff

Hannah Angert

Harriet B. Ansul–Grams

Marcia and Larry Arem

Deborah and Andrew Aronson

David and Tami Astorino

David J. Axelrod

Rebecca Baron

Jaime and Barak Bassman

Bruce Baylson

Gail and Robert Belfer

Pamela and Robert Benedon

Rachel Berger

Michelle and David Berk

Steven Berman

Penny and Sheldon Bernick

Beth David Synagogue

Julia Sivitz and Matthew Bieber

Tahlia and Jordan Bliss

Ira Blum

The Blum Family

Samantha Blum

Caren and Nathan Bosk

Stephen and Alison Bosk

The Bramson Family

Eric Braverman

Susan and Robert Braverman

The Bridger Family

Selma and Peter Brothman

Harriet and Craig Caplan

Capra Enterprises, LLC

Eytan Chasan

Shifra and Nachum Chasan

Rachel Cogan

Barry Cohen

Cantor Jen Cohen

Nicole and Jonathan Cohen

Joshua Cohen

Rabbi Mitchell and Cari Cohen

Robyn and Adam Cohen and Family

Talia A. Cohen

David Cole

Emily Cook

Amy and Adam Cuker

Jules Cwanger and Family

Mitch and Nicole Cwanger

Arielle Davis and Benjamin Landsburg

Debbie and Stephen Davis


Sarina and Stuart Davis

Jack Dembowitz

Jill and Rep. Ted Deutch

Cathy and Bert Distelburger

Rabbi Daniel and Amy Dorsch

Rachel and Josh Dunaief

Adam J. Elster

Jonathan Elster

Rachel Engleman

Jaime and Warren Epstein

Amy and Daniel Erlbaum

Dr. Craig and Denise Feder

Lisa Friedman and Ron Feingold

Randi and Rick Feld

Adina and Baruch Feldstern

Sarah Ferst

Debbie Aron and Joel Fish

Elana and Jonathan Fishbein

David Fisher

Jill and Mark Fishman

Alan Fogel

Michele G. Forman

Zev, Naomi and Betty Forman

Eric and Suzann Frantz

Allan Freedman

Meredith and Josh Friedman

Michal and Uri Friedman

Jan and Mark Frisch

Rabbi Aaron Gaber and Sharon Bromberg

Josh Gajer and Lonni Romirowsky Gajer

Judith and Dr. Leonard Galler

Aaron S. Gaynor

Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen

Ilene and Jonathan Gershen

Lisa and Bruce Giles-Klein

Amy and Seth Gillston

Allison Raskin Glass

Micaela and Richard Gold

Michael and Sandra Goldberg

Frederic Goldfein

Katy and Neil Goldman

Rachel, Jonathan, Max, and Asher Goldman

Andrew Goldstein

Craig M. Goldstein

Julie, Josh, Lily, and Maya Goldstein

Rabbi Nason and Carole Goldstein

Michele and Curt Golkow

Avra and Elie Gordis

Richard and Andrea Gottlieb and Family

Debi and Marc Graboff

Aaron, Ben, Emma, Ari, and Josh Greenberg

Aurora Greenberg

Judy Groner and Ron Eisenberg

Renae Gross

Harry and Ilene Grossman and Family

Laurie and Eric Grossman

Rabbi Joshua, Elissa, Sam (Gesher 2021), and Kayla (Gesher 2023) Gruenberg

Phyllis Haas

Har Zion Temple

Arie Hasit and Sara Tova Brody

Michele Hasit and Adam Waxman

Rabbi Eliezer Havivi

Sharon and Jeffrey Herbst

Sheri and Howard Herzberg

WebLinc, Corp. (in memory of Ivy R. Cohen)

Ronnie Silver and Bernard Hoffman

Erica, Ray, and Hadley Holman

Honesdale National Bank

Elana Elster and Jordan Horvath

Naamah and Koby Imir

Jewish Community Foundation of Metrowest New Jersey

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley

Aviva Joffe

Debra and Howard Johnston

Kahnnect IT, LLC

Howard Kaminsky

Elizabeth and Matthew Kanoff

Deborah and Robert Kaplan

Larry (AJ) Kaplan

Drs. Marsha and Darin Katz

Doug and Tracy Katz

Danielle and Alan Kaufman

Idit and Jordan Kendall

Sharon and Joseph Kestenbaum

The Kidorf/Sitkoff Family

Donna and Andrew Kirschner

Marnin Kligfeld

Roy Klinghoffer

Adira and Rabbi Michael Knopf

Adina Mermelstein Konikoff and Ari Konikoff

Korin Family

Beth Kotek

Nicole Kraus

Bernice Kravitt

Sara and Jason Kreisman

Rabbi Jonathan and Ellie Kremer

Hillary and Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston

Jeremy Lacks

Matthew, Sarah, Zehava, and Ophira Lacks

Melissa Lacks

Michael and Emily Landsburg

Zach Landsburg

Bernice Laufer

Faye Laveson

Rebecca and Philip Lawson

Michael and Jennifer Laytin

Avi, Dena, and Dalia Lebovic

Miriam Miller Lefkowitz

מרבה צדקה, מרבה שלוםIf you increase tzedakah—you INCREASE PEACE.


Rachel Lefkowitz

Dr. Jack and Donna Levin

The Sara and Steven Levin Family

The Fein/Levin Family

Mindy and Bernard Levinthal

Adam and Melanie Lewin

Nancy and Neil Lewis

The Lieber Merwin Family

Rachel T. Light

Jill Linder

Francine and Robert Lipstein

Lori Lovitz

Nadine and Neil Lubarsky

Ari Lucas, Talya Oberfield, and Gideon

Cheryl and Barry Magen

Jordyn and Jonathan Makar

Stuart and Martha Malina

Adam Mamelak

Lisa Randy Maniloff

Helen and Aaron Mansheim

Andrea Felzer Marmon

Rabbi Nogah and Scott Marshall

Hilton and Alisa Maze

The Meagher Family (in memory of Avi Concool)

Barbara Medoff Cooper, Marc, and Jordan Cooper

Dan and Deena Messinger

The Millrood Family

Sara Rothschild and Jeremy Monsky

Moskow Family

Carole and Stanton Moss

National Structures

Michele A. Neuman

Michael Newman

Barbara and Louis Nivert

Jill and Jon Oletsky

Dave and Arline Olim

Mindy and David Oppenheimer and Family

Susan Switzer and Dan Orlow

Adam Pollack

Robert Posch

Hannah and Jonathan Rabinowitz

Leza Raffel and Mark Rake

Judah and Susan Rand-Lakritz

The Ravitz Family

Lizabeth Raynes

Tara, Jay, Max, Ari, and Dani Reisbaum

Jessica Remstein

Haleh and Jeff Resnick

Jon and Jen Rodack

Aliza Romirowsky and Sam Kerbel

Karen Pinsky and Sam Romirowsky

Shai and Abigail Romirowsky

Lauren and Peter Rose

Debby and Barry Rosen

Carol and Martin Rosenblum

Cheryl and Philip Rosov

Wendy Rosov

Sally Rotenberg

Lori and Jon Rothschild

Eric and Mandy Rothstein

Cynthia and Robert Ruberg

Brandi and Jed Rubin and Family

Jennifer and David Rubin

Susan and Jack Rychik

Beth and Ari Sadoff

Bonnie and Ian Schachter

Ellen and Jerry Schachter

Phyllis and Larry Schachter

Michelle and Lee Schachter

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schatz

Marla and Larry Schimmel

Josh Schoenberg

Rabbi Moshe and Aviva Schwartz

Arielle Schweitzer

Suzanne and Jared Sclove

Seed the Dream Foundation

Sue Ansul and Dr. Sion Segal

Matthew, Stacy, and Gabrielle Seltzer

Seymour Simon Charitable Trust

Gladys Shubin

Laurie and Isaac Silverman

Lenore and Melvin N. Sirner

Ramona and David Sitko

Joshua and Ilana Skolnick

Donna and Jerold Slipakoff

Bonnie and Michael Slobodien

Juli and Glen Sloves

Sandy Solomon

Joelle Spector

Cindy and Jeff Stein

Debbie Stein and Isaac Brumer

Missy Tick Stein

Amy and Randall Stein

Jane and Harris Steinberg

The Sternthal Family

Susan Weiss Sternthal

Michelle Sugarman

Rhonda and Steve Sugarman

Michele and Mark Taplinger

Shelly Phillips and Ted Tapper

Temple Beth Am

Temple Beth Hillel – Beth El

Temple Israel of Wilkes-Barre

The Jewish Community Foundation, Inc.

Tiferet Bet Israel

Helene and Jeff Tigay

Jacqueline and Robert Tillman

Barry Toiv

Traust Sollus Wealth Management

Hadassah Turk Tolub

Elanah Uretsky

Renee Waas

Lisa and Michael Wachs

Michal Wachs

Matthew Wallach

Jessica and Alex Weinberg

Stefanie and Avi Weiner

Raenee and Andy Wetstein

Julie-Anne and Jeremy Wohlberg

Benjamin and Michele Yogel

Joan and Hillel Zaremba

Michael Zielenziger

Katie and Robert Zimring

Steven and Helaine Zlotnick

Caroline and Robert Zuritsky

Debra and Mark Zweben

Todah Rabbah! Thank you!Your support enables us to continue our mission of creating life-long Jewish connections, one happy camper at a time.


TZEDAKAH outweighs all of the other commandments

BOARD OF DIRECTORS YEAR-ROUND STAFF

Rabbi Joel SeltzerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michelle SugarmanASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Bruce I. Lipton DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Missy SteinDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Michele HasitCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Sue Ansul DIRECTOR, RAMAH DAY CAMP

Eileen GraubPROGRAM COORDINATOR,

RAMAH DAY CAMP

Sheryl HershingerOFFICE MANAGER

Marla SchimmelBOOKKEEPER

Deborah ShapiroDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

Adena SternthalDIRECTOR, TIKVAH FAMILY CAMP

PAST PRESIDENTS

Abe Birenbaum z”l

David Niesenbaum z”l

Rudolph Fried z”l

Isadore Marder z”l

S. David Rosenzweig z”l

Ervin B. Miller z”l

Alvin Gershen z”l

Edward B. Josephs

Morton Wachs

Charles H. Laveson z”l

Michael Lippman

Kenneth Shear

Jules Einhorn

Susan Birenbaum Stone

David I. Haas

William Landsburg

David Goldstein

Lee SussmanPRESIDENT

Michael WachsSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Jay DorschVICE PRESIDENT

Judith HessVICE PRESIDENT

Martin WachsVICE PRESIDENT

Lynn HornTREASURER

Debbie AlbertSECRETARY

David Goldstein IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Rachael Abrams

Jon Adler

David Axelrod

Julie Berger

Bruce Engleman

Mark Fallick

Shira Goodman

David I. Haas

Adam Lewin

Don Miller

Rabbi Micah Peltz

Nathan Relles

Josh Romirowsky

Doug Sayer

Sue Sherr-Seitz

Richard Soloff

Rabbi Eric Yanoff

We express deep gratitude to former members of our staff and board who contributed greatly to Ramah’s success in 2013 and 2014.

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Annual Report 2014

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