S’TAV 5782 • FALL 2021 THE HEILICHER MAGAZINE

A PUBLICATION OF THE AMOS & CELIA HEILICHER MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

Strength to Strength: Where We Go From Here What’s Next for Heilicher Aimee Orkin’s Sabbatical Reflections Record-Breaking Fundraising

Enduring Values • Extraordinary Education Dear Heilicher Families & Friends,

s we emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, my heart is filled with awe and gratitude for how this school community rallied to get us to this point. The creativity and resilience of our teachers ensured Athat students received a top-quality education despite challenges posed by the pandemic. Our administrators showed great flexibility and care as they helped teachers and families navigate the unknown. Families worked in so many important ways to support the school and each other. Our students delighted us with their From the smiles (we could still see them under their masks) and unwavering enthusiasm for learning and friendships. Kol HaKavod (All the respect)! What a year!

So what’s next? I’m excited to share my plans for the coming school year in my Acting new role as Acting Head of School (page 4). It’s also a pleasure to introduce you to my new educational leadership partner Dr. David Ackerman, who joined us this summer as the Director of Jewish Living and Learning (facing page). David’s Head of expertise and fresh perspective have already made a meaningful impact on our plans for a robust year of Jewish Studies.

School We welcome the leadership of Robyn Schein, a Heilicher parent and volunteer leader for many years, who is now Board President (page 5). One critical initiative we’re pursuing is a year-long examination of racial justice, inclusion, and diversity as we confront our personal biases and our institutional ones. We as a staff are working on this with consultant Joelle Allen, CEO of Interaction Traction Inc., and look forward to involving parents and students in the work as it progresses (page 6).

Our theme for this issue is “Strength to Strength,” and one measure of our strength is financial health. We are grateful to announce record-breaking fundraising totals this year that helped sustain us through a most challenging time. We’d like to keep that momentum going with our Annual Benefit on October 10 as we honor Stacy Pinck and Brad Birnberg, and Jill and Jon Halper, for their dedicated service to Heilicher (page 15). Please join us!

May the Jewish New Year 5782 bring you and your families good health, happiness, and strength.

L’shanah tovah,

Maia Poling, Acting Head of School

Cover photo courtesy of Jeffrey Schmieg Photography

2 Meet David Ackerman, Director of Jewish Living and Learning

In May, we sat down with our new honestly, just sitting at the dining room Director of Jewish Living and Learning, table. My father (z”l) was a renowned Dr. David Ackerman. Jewish educator and camp director. My mother (z”l) was a psychiatric social David recently relocated to Minneapolis worker by profession and was the “camp from New Jersey, where he was Director mom” (yes, that was an official title!). of JCC Association’s Mandel Center for Family dinners were analogous to a Jewish Education. He brings a strong master class on Jewish education. background in Jewish school leadership, was another formative influence. I grew having served as the Educational Director up in a Zionist home and lived in Israel of a comprehensive synagogue school in 11th grade when my father was on system in Los Angeles, the Associate sabbatical. After the outbreak of the Dean of the Fingerhut School of 1973 war, I left college temporarily and Education at the University of Judaism, went to Israel to work as a volunteer and the Director of Educational Services on Kibbutz Nirim. for the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles. He holds a doctorate What aspects of Heilicher’s Dr. David Ackerman in special education. Jewish Studies program will you focus on first? What are you most looking What do you like to do in forward to in your new role? I’m excited about Israel education. Also, your spare time? I have spent a lot of time thinking about I’m excited about the opportunity t’filah (prayer/worship) and why it can My primary hobby is music. I play to help young people tackle the big be such a struggle. I am interested in guitar, mandolin, and Baroque recorder. questions they have about navigating children’s spiritual development. How I specialize in folk music, life in the 21st century. I look forward can we nurture that in a world hungry Klezmer music, and Israeli folk songs. to introducing them to the ways for meaning but often unwilling to I love to cycle and enjoy photography have both asked and answered those explore tough topics? and baking: I’ve been working my way questions over the centuries. It is through the Jewish canon of , exciting to help people feel rooted in a I have read a great deal these past few , , and tradition while taking on responsibility years about text learning in Jewish throughout COVID! for contributing to the evolution and life. How can we help people not only continued vibrancy of that tradition. engage with the text but also develop What are you most excited a sense of ownership and feel this text about in Minnesota? I look forward to bringing my “fresh is theirs? How can text study help I am most excited about the adventure eyes” to the work the school has young people see themselves as active of coming to a new place, making underway and to experiencing different participants in the ongoing story of the new friends, and establishing a new ways of doing things I might not Jewish people? community for myself. have considered before. I’m eager to bring what I can offer based on my Can you tell us a little bit background and experience but also to about your family? see what I can learn from Heilicher and David looks forward to meeting the Minneapolis community. I have three grown children—Adina, Heilicher families and can be reached Benja, and Aaron. Adina lives in at [email protected]. What were your most Durango, Colorado, with her husband, meaningful personal Jewish Sean, and their two daughters, Eleanor and Ruby. Benja lives in Los Angeles educational experiences? and works in design and sales. Aaron is My most important influences were a human-factors cognitive researcher Jewish summer camp (Camp Yavneh who lives in Concord, California (San and Camp Ramah in California) and, Francisco Bay Area) with his wife, Lynn.

hmjds.org | 3 Cover Story

Moving Ahead Strength to Strength

BY MAIA POLING will examine how each curriculum Finally, last year we learned how to rely is applied and offer training on best on our Heilicher Core Values as our Now that we’re practices and innovative approaches north star. Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh B’Zeh, moving into a more to reach every student. An enrichment we are all responsible for one another, “normal” school specialist will create engaging and was a guiding principle of school year at Heilicher, it’s challenging programs as enhancements leadership through the pandemic. It exciting to examine to the curriculum for students who was a marvel to watch our Heilicher the opportunities in would benefit from them. Our goal is teachers, students, administrators, front of us. We don’t to provide proper supports for each families, and community members care have a road map for student’s successful academic and social for one another. how a day school journey through eighth grade. reemerges from a To this value I would add one more: global pandemic. After quarantine and online preschool, Lo Alecha, it is not entirely upon you. Maia Poling I wish we did! As we foresee that our incoming During the past 18 months, we had to much as we might kindergarten class may have an let go of our best laid plans, time-tested want to return to the way it used to be, unusually wide range of abilities, class projects, and some of our favorite that’s neither possible nor advisable. experiences, and social-emotional pastimes. Some of us may have lost We’ve learned so much this past year needs. To ensure each kindergartener’s family members. In the letting go, we and a half, and we need to apply those success, we are pioneering a K-Plus grieved, but, hopefully, we were also able lessons toward building the school’s model at Heilicher. K-Plus provides to embrace some welcome surprises— future. So, what were the lessons and one additional kindergarten teacher the joy of seeing a friend after a long how are we going to apply them? (not assistant teacher) for General period of separation, the wonders of the Studies. K-Plus allows for better outdoors, and special family bonds. We The pandemic allowed us to rediscover differentiation for each learner, are taking bold steps forward—together. how valuable our teachers are. In my more small group activities, and I have 100% confidence in the Heilicher view, a school is only as strong as its added enhancement and support team to press forward from a position of faculty, and we are so fortunate to opportunities for our youngest students. strength into what’s next. have such a strong faculty at Heilicher. Moving forward, we’re doubling down on professional development (PD), which we necessarily put on hold for the most part during the pandemic. Investment in the ongoing development of our teachers and their craft is essential to our mission.

We have come to realize that the transition from pandemic life will not be an easy road for some students. Our knowledge of students’ neurodiversity is growing. With this in mind, we created new faculty positions and programs to address these emerging needs.

Through PD and our Student Services Department, we are committed to creating classroom environments that support all types of learners. Two new teacher leadership roles will support teachers and students in providing the best academic experience possible. An instructional curricular coach Maia shares reading time with incoming third grader Annie B.

4 Q&A With Heilicher Board President Robyn Schein

Maia Poling is Acting Head of School, Robyn Schein, Looking five years ahead, a position she feels lucky to hold. “I am philanthropy what would you like Heilicher grateful for the community’s trust in me professional, to look like? and for the fantastic team I’m privileged mom of three I don’t have a crystal ball, but in my to call my colleagues and my friends,” Heilicher ideal 2026, Heilicher would: she shared. students, and • Be continuing on the path toward long-time financial sustainability. Maia and her family (and dog Bowie) member of • See an increase in enrollment. live in Southwest Minneapolis. They the Heilicher • Have more robust involvement and enjoy spending time in the backyard, Board of engagement of parents in the school. playing football at the Garden, Trustees, • Continue to deliver on the product of biking, swimming, and anything became Robyn Schein an excellent education. Wisconsin sports related. Heilicher • Be viewed as an enduring president in July. We caught up with her community asset. to find out about her aspirations for the day school. What’s something that you think you’ll always remember What excites you most about Heilicher even long about this new role? after your children graduate? I’m most excited to be moving out of Each of my three kids is a distinct COVID-19. Through lots of hard work and learner. I’ve loved and been grateful that dedication, Heilicher was able to thrive the school meets each of them where over the last 18 months, and we have they are. They each get the attention, done a great job in a difficult situation. pedagogy, and approach that works best It’s an exciting time to think about what for them. The teachers have also helped we learned over this period of crisis and me as a parent to see their strengths to now be able to say intentionally, “What and differences and to adapt how to do we want to accomplish?” support them at home. I am so grateful the teachers have seen my kids for the What are some of your individuals that they are. priorities over the next two years? Anything else you’d like At this moment, we have a chance to to share with the Heilicher take stock and consider the future we community? want to create for Heilicher. Some of the I take this leadership opportunity things I’m thinking about are: seriously, and I hold the role with a • Navigating change as we are coming lot of honor. This is an indisputably out of the pandemic and experiencing unique and challenging period of time, school leadership transition. yet I am confident that my kids are in • The school’s organizational work Maia, her husband, Patrick, and their sons, the right school, getting a values-based around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Otto (7) and Adrian (10), pose in the sun on a education within a Jewish context. Their family trip to Arizona. • Reenergizing our endowment Heilicher education will help them campaign to ensure the financial navigate and make positive changes in sustainability of the school. this wild world. I believe strongly in the • Volunteer roles and how can we make school’s ability to do this, and I want to them meaningful and impactful. help ensure that future generations of • Taking time to hear from our Heilicher students will be able to benefit stakeholders and families. What do they from our hard work today. care about? What do they hope for?

hmjds.org | 5 COVER STORY CONTINUED A Deep Examination of Diversity and Inclusion Heilicher is embarking on a comprehensive examination of diversity and inclusion guided by consultant Joelle Allen, CEO of Interaction Traction Inc. Joelle has spent her career educating and Joelle Allen coaching on diversity and inclusion to businesses and nonprofits. She has worked with scores of organizations, both in the Twin Cities and throughout the country.

“It’s an honor to be able to help Heilicher kick-start and develop new goals for diversity and inclusion,” said Joelle. “It will be wonderful to see what positive changes will be catalyzed by this work.”

Over the course of this year, the faculty, staff, and board will delve into issues of diversity and inclusion and formulate goals. As a first step, Joelle will guide our faculty and staff through a school-focused Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), which is a tool to provide insights on how people make sense of cultural differences and also how they respond to them.

The results will help Heilicher identify and implement school-wide goals for progress in this area and will guide the school in furthering diversity education for the Heilicher community. Areas of focus may include racial literacy, microaggressions, integrating diversity into the curriculum, external messaging, and inclusive leadership.

“Building a truly inclusive school requires a deep dive into our personal and institutional biases,” said Acting Head of School Maia Poling. “We are fortunate to have Joelle to help us in our ongoing work toward becoming a more welcoming community.”

6 Heilicher Highlights

TOP ROW Our 2020-21 faculty and staff gather following the last day of school to celebrate staff milestones and wrap up the school year together. MIDDLE ROW Orly R-S shows her beautiful talit, which she created for her Bat Mitzvah. Sixth graders create talitot (prayer shawls) and other ritual objects using batik technique. Fifth graders enjoy biking to get together as a special treat for the last week of school. Iris M. and other second graders engineer boats to learn about buoyancy as part of their science unit on properties of materials. BOTTOM ROW In honor of Earth Day, sixth graders have an outdoor adventure around Cedar Lake. First grader Na’amah S-R works on clay Judaica creations in Art class. Matthew D. takes part in an eighth-grade challenge to design and build a thermos that could keep water warm for 30 minutes—part of the study of thermal energy and heat transfer. First grader Louie H. shares his artwork based on Heilicher values: “You can be nice by being helpful.”

hmjds.org | 7 Amazing Alumni

Everything Clicks for Adam Ward

“Brick x Brick,” with how-to instructions Helen Siegel (who retired as Associate for building a wide variety of practical, Head of School in 2017), and Elly Becker creative, and decorative LEGO items. (a long-time faculty member who retired This highly popular show ran for four in 2018). Not surprisingly, he also recalls years and confirmed what Adam knew having fun in the art room—and always to be true—LEGO can be a great outlet making a mess! for people of all ages. One of Adam’s core beliefs is that In December 2020, Adam released his whatever we need, we have around us. first book,Brick x Brick: How to Build Growing up, there was no such thing Amazing Things with 100-ish Bricks as a LEGO Ninja Turtle, so Adam had or Fewer (Penguin Randomhouse). to create one! “Creative people do not This book gives children and adults believe in object fixedness,” said Adam. instructions for fun LEGO builds “Instead, creative people will see many and crafts, along with trivia, micro- different uses for an object. LEGO allows Adam Ward challenges, and advice to boost us to see items as possibilities. The past Kids everywhere love to play with people’s creative confidence. Adam 1.5 years has taught us that pivoting and LEGO® bricks, as they are among the also continues to create and sell larger ‘making magic’ with what we have is the most popular and enduring toys. Adam structures and artwork out of LEGO best way to maintain sanity, and LEGO is Ward, who attended Heilicher in the bricks and works with the LEGO the perfect vehicle for doing that.” early 1990s through fifth grade, has company on a variety of content and made a whole career out of LEGO, promotions, including for the show Adam and his wife, Stacey, live in Los inspiring a new generation of youth and “LEGO Masters,” where teams compete Angeles with their two rad daughters, adults to build, create, and explore. to build the best LEGO projects. Plum and Storey. To see more of Adam’s work, visit his website Adam first became interested in LEGO Reflecting on his Heilicher experience, www.peaceandbricks.com and follow at the age of two, and the interlocking Adam said that he felt very special there him on Instagram at @peaceandbricks. building blocks continued to be a and has particularly fond memories of passion for him throughout childhood. After mostly taking a break from LEGO during high school and college, Adam reconnected with it in his mid-20s while living as an actor and writer in Los Angeles and seeking to decorate his apartment. He used his childhood LEGO to build practical items for his home, including bedside tables, coasters, and lamps. Adam quickly realized that LEGO bricks were not only useful but a great outlet for his tremendous energy and creativity.

Adam began posting his creations online, and, fueled by a Kickstarter campaign, he soon launched an online business, Adam Builds (now called Peace + Bricks). Through his business, Adam customized and built special- order household items from LEGO. In 2015, Adam launched a video series,

8 Mazal tov and l’hitraot (until we see you again) to the Heilicher graduating class of 2021

A few parting words excerpted from eighth-grade graduation essays: Heilicher Class of 2017 alumni are “When I first walked through the Heilicher halls at the taking their next steps at these colleges, beginning of first grade, I was nervous, I didn’t know anyone, universities, and other experiences this and didn’t have any friends. The class brought me into their fall. Mazal tov! community and they became my family.” • Carleton College —Dahlia H. • Fashion Institute of Technology “From reading with Ms. Ziessman in kindergarten to talking • Gap Year/Johns Hopkins University about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Wendy [this year], • Indiana University you helped me learn, inform, and grow as a student. This is • Lewis & Clark College something I am grateful for, and I wouldn’t be here today • Minnesota State University–Moorehead without all of my teachers.” —Micah S. • Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis “Heilicher has not only taught me about the core value of ‘Get •  University yourself a mentor and make yourself a friend,’ but it has also • Southeast Missouri State University taught me about what it truly means to be a mentor and a friend to other people.” • University of California–Los Angeles —Sarah T. • University of Kansas “I am very grateful to Heilicher for giving me the confidence • University of Miami to be able to move on to the next [step]—high school—stronger • University of Minnesota–Twin Cities than ever. Thank you.” • University of Wisconsin–Madison —Josh F. • Vanderbilt University “Probably what this school does best is accepting everybody • Wellesley College for who they are.” —Jack S. Listings are those known by Heilicher at the time of publication.

hmjds.org | 9 Faculty Spotlight

My Life-Changing Sabbatical

BY AIMEE ORKIN I received a Schochet Family Jewish me to take a deep dive into my own Educator Grant to travel to Israel during spirituality and artistic development. The idea of a my sabbatical and had an artist residency I returned fresh and energized to take sabbatical year at the Kol HaOt art gallery in the Hutzot my craft to a new level and to bring my emerged through HaYotzer (Artists’ Colony) located learnings back to Heilicher. Despite the my participation in outside the gates of Jerusalem’s Old City. emergence of the pandemic, I was able a national Jewish I continued to work with mentors David to develop new facets of the Heilicher day school teacher Moss and Rabbi Matt Berkowitz and also art curriculum incorporating Hebrew institute for the studied with a Hebrew calligrapher and a calligraphy, Judaic art, and visual prayer. arts conference rabbinic student teacher. in 2017-2019 I’m ever grateful to the Heilicher generously funded Before I left for Jerusalem, I led a community for their investment in by an anonymous collaborative art project resulting in an my development, and I look foward Aimee Orkin foundation. The “Interfaith Prayer Wall,” a 6-by-9-foot to continuing to share my experiences institute showcased high-level curricula canvas featuring original artwork by and nurture my students’ creativity integrating Judaic Studies and Art. I 18 women artists of Jewish, Christian, into the future. met so many inspirational artists and and Muslim faiths. The backdrop teachers there, including Judaic artists features architectural forms reminiscent David Moss and Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, of important prayer walls from three who motivated me to more deeply major world religions. Especially in this examine my own teaching methods and time of religious and political strife, I Judaic art practice. wanted to create art that reminds us of our human connections and common With more than 25 years of teaching hopes for the future. and Judaic art making under my belt, I approached Heilicher administration The “Interfaith Prayer Wall” was first with the idea of taking some time off from exhibited at the Kol HaOt gallery and my classroom to pursue Judaic Studies is part of the Visual Prayer exhibit and art in new ways. The sabbatical, currently at the Wilson Library. This which I took in 2019-2020, gave me the wall has been reserved already for three time to study Hebrew and prayer, travel more installations with interactive to Israel, work with a variety of mentors, projects to build interfaith bonds and create new art collaborations. through the arts. I hope to bring those interfaith connections back to Heilicher During this time, I studied prayer with in the coming years. Rabbi Debra Rappaport and Rabbi Aimee stands with Israeli artist and mentor The sabbatical broadened my artistic Hannah Yakin (second from left) and other gallery Arielle -Rosenberg of Shir Tikvah visitors in front of Aimee’s "Judaic Prayer Wall." and Lon Rosenfield from Adath Jeshurun and pedagogic circles and allowed and other local scholars. I led workshops and created an art exhibit on the theme Another project that came to fruition during Aimee’s of Visual Prayer with my Interfaith Artist sabbatical was a website for Circle. The exhibit has toured online her Interfaith Artist Circle and in person and is displayed at the (www.interfaithartistcircle. University of Minnesota Wilson Library com) designed by Heilicher (through October 1, 2021) and then alumna Shoshana (Rosie) will be shown at St. Thomas More Mann. You can view Aimee’s Catholic Church and School in St. Paul. Judaic art, and that of women artists from multiple faiths, You can see the exhibit online through on the website. the University of Minnesota and the Jay Phillips Centers for Interreligious For more photos and videos Studies and Interfaith Learning at the On the first day Kol HaOt exhibited the “Interfaith Prayer Wall,” from Aimee’s sabbatical, University of St. Thomas and Saint John’s several Arab college students from East Jerusalem visited and please visit the Heilicher Blog enjoyed the Islamic-inspired imagery. They returned the next day on hmjds.org. University, respectively, at bit.ly/3tgoIys. with more of their family members. 10 Family Welcome

Get To Know the Silvers

When Alicia Silver (née Gedan) and her husband Brady began looking for a school for their elder son Edan, they searched for robust academics, great teachers, and a supportive community. They had to look no further than Heilicher.

Edan will be joining the Heilicher kindergarten class this fall, and the family couldn’t be more excited. “Because of the pandemic, Edan hasn’t even been able to tour the school, and yet he wakes up every morning asking to go to Heilicher,” Alicia said.

Alicia is an alumna of the Minneapolis Jewish Day School, as it was then known. Her kindergarten teacher was Niza Schear, who also taught her sons at the Beth El Aleph Preschool (and Brady and Alicia Silver with sons, Eyal (3) and Edan (5) who returned to teach second grade at and holiday celebrations with family connections with teachers. “I can hardly Heilicher during the 2020-21 school are a centerpiece of the Silvers’ Jewish believe how much the school has year). “It’s a close-knit community,” she practice. They look forward to how changed and developed over the years,” pointed out. “My hope is Edan will also Heilicher will help Edan feel even more Alicia said. “We feel Edan will be able to experience close connections with his grounded in Jewish history and heritage. grow, learn healthy independence, and teachers as I did.” be known at Heilicher.” Alicia remembers the many public Alicia remembers the warm and speaking opportunities she had as a Alicia, Brady, Edan, and younger welcoming environment, emphasis young student at MJDS. She credits brother Eyal reside in Minnetonka. on community building, and the these early experiences with plays, Their favorite hobbies are getting friendships she made at MJDS. “Some music performances, oral reports, and outdoors and traveling (one of which of these friendships have lasted a debates for her ability to speak in public, they were able to do during the lifetime,” she said. which is a big part of her current health pandemic). They look forward to an policy job. opportunity to get involved and meet “I remember how family life extended new families this fall. “We know Edan into the Jewish life at MJDS,” Alicia When looking at schools, the Silvers will love kindergarten, and we can’t recalled. “My parents would come for were impressed by Heilicher’s wait to see the friendships he develops,” every Kabbalat Shabbat, and many of Jewish community, small class sizes, Alicia said. Welcome, Silvers! their closest family friends were day and opportunities for one-on-one school parents.” Today, Shabbat dinners “My hope is Edan will also experience close connections with his teachers as I did.”

hmjds.org | 11 Heilicher Donors JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021

We extend our deep gratitude to the 460 donors who supported Heilicher with generous philanthropic gifts during this unusual pandemic year. Heilicher raised over $3.8 million this year including both endowment contributions and annual gifts, which represents our highest fundraising achievement ever. This success was particularly notable given that Heilicher did not hold an Annual Benefit during the 2020-21 school year (please see page 15 for information on our upcoming gala on October 10, 2021).

The below list reflects all monetary donations to Heilicher during the last fiscal year. We apologize if any donor was inadvertently left off this list.

For corrections or questions about philanthropy, please contact Institutional Advancement Director Rebecca Skelton at 952.381.3503 or [email protected]. We welcome online contributions at hmjds.org/donate.

$100,000+ $5,000-$9,999 Minneapolis Jewish Federation Affiance Financial Lynne & Andrew Redleaf Kenneth and Sally Leafman Foundation Appelbaum Science Wendy Lovell-Smith and Endowment Colin Smith Amy and Stan Baratz Harold Smith Ali and Josh Berdass Rabbi Mitchell Smith Marni and Chuck Bond Esther Goldberg-Davis and Rabbi Alexander Davis $25,000-$99,999 E. Michelle Drake and Anonymous Michael Flamenbaum Carl and Tammy Birnberg Jacob Garber Endowment Fund and Family* Kaplan Family Fund/ BMO Harris Bank Laura and Ross Kaplan Beverly and Richard (z"l) Fink* Pam and Ron Kaufman* Heilicher Foundation Faye and Mayer Krupp Kaplan Family Fund/ Family Foundation* Marge and Harvey Kaplan* Lurie, LLP Sheila and Steve Lieberman* Leonard and Betty Parker Liebhaber Family Foundation Endowment Fund Kris and John MacDonald The Phillips Family Nancy and Mike Schoenberger* Linda Pinck* Toodie and Frank Trestman Posada and Lerner* Families Special Needs and Mindy and Dan Ribnick Mike Zis and Deb Olkon with their children, (L to R) Saul, Meyer, and Abe Collaborative Education Family Foundation Endowment Fund Carol and David (z”l) Rosenblatt* 2021 ANNUAL FUND Elly and Mike Zweigbaum Penny and Steve Sanderson Judith and Jerel Shapiro Led by our Annual Fund Co-Chairs Deb Olkon and Mike Sharon and Joel Waller* $10,000-$24,999 Zis, as well as their parents, Ellis and Nancy Olkon and Burt Anonymous and Gayle Zis, we had the most successful Annual Fund The Barry Family $1,500-$4,999 Beverly Foundation Mark Appelbaum achievement in Heilicher history. The Annual Fund closed Stacy Pinck and Brad Birnberg Augeo on June 30, 2021, at just over $578,000 from 334 donors. Nancy and Neil Fink/ Baratz Family Foundation Caren Page and Bruce Fink* Pearl Berdass* We are honored and humbled by the generosity of the Amy, Jack, Linda and Judith and Michael Berman Heilicher community, which helped to bolster the school Mike Fiterman* Foundation Cindi and Harold Goldfine* Barry, Betsy, Annie and during this unique year. Jill and Jon Halper Sam Birnberg Sharon and William Hope* Michele Kaplan Clinard and JJ Taylor Distributing Company Amy Rosenblatt Lui and Horovitz, Klarfeld and Alan Clinard of Minnesota David Lui Lang Families* Sara Martin/Colliers International Beatrice Johnson* Barbara and Sherwood Malamud* Merle and Mort Kane Cuneo Advertising/ Beth and Todd Johnson/ Debbie and Gil Mann Suzanne Fenton and Katie Jackson-Richter Elaine and Michael Johnson Maslon LLP Daniel Lieberman Darchei Noam Synagogue Mary Ann Lippay Kanee Michele and Seth Meisler Dedee and Stephen Lovell* David Fine George Kaplan Shana Krupp Melendez and Heidi Schneider and Joel Mintzer Fingerhut Family Foundation Memorial Foundation Michel Melendez Lisa and Mark Ratner Judy Finkelstein* Kaplan Insurance Agency/ Sam Miller Foundation/ Louise and Jerry Ribnick Debbie and Michael Finn Addie and Brad Kaplan Miller and Kupritz Families Judy and Keith Rosenblum Naomi Zuk-Fisher and Norma and Steve Kaplan* Rabbi Avi Olitzky and Zoe Stern Robyn and Ben Schein Julian Fisher Hanna Bloomfield and Bobby and Bruce Nemer* Hindy and Scott Tankenoff/ Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Robert Karasov* Treva and Michael Paparella The Tankenoff Families Talya and Josh Gepner Marilyn Karasov* Park State Bank Foundation Audrey and Mace Goldfarb Audrey and Alvin Kaufman* Paustis Wine Company Deborah Olkon and Michael Zis Jacy and Jason Grais Eileen and David Kohn Fay and Leonard Ribnick Family Melissa Mark and Steve Hanovich Shira and Ron Krebs Philanthropic Fund Zehorit and Matt Heilicher Barbara and Gary Krupp* Paula and Howie Roston Liba Zweigbaum and Latitude Beverage Company Nancy and Steve Schachtman*, Jeff Herman Beth Kieffer Leonard and Amy and David Zaroff, Kimberly and Ross Herman Todd Leonard Todd and Nicole Schachtman Tamar Green and Ben Hofkin Mark and Lisa Lerman The Frank and Freda Schochet Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin and and Family Educational Fund Mike Hofkin* Judith Levitan Louise and Steven Schoenberger 12 Renee and David Segal Jewish Community Foundation Raleigh and Richard Fromstein Ashlea Tysk Michelle and Gabe Segal Jewish Education Amit Yahav and Yaniv Garama VMware Judith and Richard Spiegel Scholarship Fund Gayle Newman Sue and Jim Walder* SR Harris Fabric/ Myra Juster Alla and Rafi Geretz Heidi and Eric Weinberg Andrea and Scott Harris Alyson and Amir Kats Abigail and Jonathan Gewirtz Randi and Barry Wolfish Estelle and Robert Stillman Sarah and Daniel Kaye Riva and Alex Ginzburg* Ellie and Mark Wolpert Sunrise Banks Mary and Jacques Koppel Debbie and Mark Glotter Carol Woodward* Gail and Joel Tilsner/ Cindy Reich and Sarah Gollust and Heather Fruen and Jeffrey Zacker Tilsner Carton Company Rabbi Harold Kravitz Ezra Golberstein Bonnie and Leonard Zeff* United Health Group Anna and Brian Latzer Nancy and Marshall Golden Penny and Mark Ziessman* Vegas Consulting Group/ Dee Burton and Harlan Shelly and Ira Golden* Rachael and John Vegas Lehman—Minnesota/ Rani Halpern and Joel Green* Wells Fargo Wisconsin Playground Shelley Kornblum and Up to $99 The Wine Company Elyse and Ron Less Mickey Greenberg* Jeanne and Phillip Aaron Julie and Scot Ziessman Joyce Levitan* Diane and Martin Greenberger Debra Allerhand Sara and Boris Zuk* Julie and Scott London* Orlee Tatarka and Jenna Anderson The Luxe, Apartments at Yehuda Gruenberg Anonymous Ridgedale—Lisa and Jennifer and Aaron Hage Sofya and Adam Barth $1,000-$1,499 Richard Rotenberg Sandra and Tristan Hage* Caren and Steven Baumwald Amanda and Berek Awend Susan and Neil Moses-Zirkes Wendy Goldberg and Nicole and Ken Benjamin-Fink Taylor Sztainer/Moss & Barnett Sheryl and Rabbi Kerry Olitzky* Dan Halpern Best Buy Talia and Adam Baruch Rebecca and Robert Portnoe Julie Haskovitz* Jordyn Bomberg Marilyn Levi-Baumgarten and Keren and Simcha Prombaum* Heilicher Sunshine Fund Susan and Richard Bunin Allan Baumgarten Dana and Jeff Prottas Judy and Ryan Herman Corinne Calderon CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman Lynn Lederman and Ken Raskin Michelle Gendlin and Bill Heyman Stuart Chazin McCann P.C. 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