Did you know? FEBRUARY 2009 • The Jewish Home has served the community for nearly a century. The Save the Date! Home originally opened in 1912 in Boyle Thursday, April 2 Heights and first sheltered five residents. Breakfast Program featuring • The Jewish Home is the largest single-source Erwin Chemerinsky, provider of senior care in Los Angeles. Dean, UC Irvine Law School

Candidates for City Attorney to Face Off at February Breakfast

he Executives are excited to announce that the February breakfast program T will feature a debate between the three major candidates for Los Angeles City Attorney. The breakfast, scheduled for Thursday, February 5 at El Caballero Country Club, will begin with social time at 7:00 a.m. with the program beginning at 7:30 a.m. The debate will be moderated by Eric Kingsley. Deputy Los Angeles City Attorney Michael R. Amerian has devoted his career to fighting on Los Angeles’ front lines against gang crimes, domestic violence, and other crimes that threaten our quality of life. Through the successful prosecution of hundreds of cases, he has protected our neighborhoods and won hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages on behalf of crime victims. Prior to his service in the City Attorney’s Office, Michael was an attorney in private practice and also served as a law clerk for District Court Judge Dickran Tevrizian. Carmen Trutanich grew up in San Pedro. He attended the S ANGELES JEWISH HOME S University of Southern and graduated with a business administration degree and obtained his Masters Degree in Business Administration also from USC. Carmen later graduated from South Bay University College of Law, passed the bar and opened a small practice in San Pedro. Carmen has excelled as a Deputy District Attorney. When the new District Attorney was elected he was transferred to his new start up Signature Division, the Environmental Crimes/OSHA Division. Jack Weiss (invited but not confirmed) was elected to the 5th District of the City Council in June 2001 and reelected on March 8, 2005. The district includes parts of the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles. A former federal prosecutor, Jack Weiss works to ensure that police policies and practices reflect modern standards. As Chair of the Council’s Public Safety Committee, he is leading the effort to grow the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to 10,000 officers and he strives to achieve meaningful police reform. This program is being generously sponsored by Eric Kingsley and Kingsley & Kingsley, Class Action Lawyers. For more information or to RSVP for this program, please call The Executives’ office at (818) 774-3332.

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Look Who’s Been Coming to The Executives’ Breakfasts

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1. Hal Slan, Bryan Weissman, Adam 5 Slobin

2. Sandy Tilsen, Michael Doner, Dale & Carolee Newman, Doreen Kayne

3. Chris Litty, Stephen Meli, Joe Komsky

4. Fred Gaines, Linda & David Gribin

5. Rick Leonard, Jeff Lainer, Maury Starr, Kevin Tamaki FEBRUARY 2009 Page 3

Executives Raise the Most Money at Walk of Ages IX

Pictured above are some members of The Executives who participated in the Jewish Home’s Wells Fargo Walk of Ages IX on December 7. Once again The Executives took first place in fundraising by a support group, raising more than $25,000. Special thanks to Team Captain Doug Christian for prodding all the Executives members to keep raising those dollars and to sign up to walk.

Mark your calendars for the Walk of Ages in 2009 on Sunday, December 6. FEBRUARY 2009 Page 4 FEBRUARY 2009 Page 5 FEBRUARY 2009 Page 6 FEBRUARY 2009 Page 7

Save the Dates...Upcoming Events Upcoming Breakfast Schedule

Sunday, January 25 Awards Lunch & Installation Thursday, February 5, 2009 Maggiano’s Little Italy, Woodland Hills Deputy City Attorney Michael Amerian

Monday, January 26 Deputy D.A. Carmen Trutanich Kick-Off Mixer Councilman Jack Weiss * The Rack, Woodland Hills “Los Angeles City Attorney Debate”

Saturday, March 21 * invited but not confirmed Magic Castle Event Magic Castle, Hollywood Thursday, April 2, 2009

Sunday, May 3 Erwin Chemerinsky, Circle of Life Gala Founding Dean, UC Irvine School of Law Valley Beth Shalom, Encino “A Look at Current Issues

Saturday, May 16 in the Supreme Court” Wine Tasting Event (location to be determined)

Sunday, August 9, 2009 Involvement Opportunities Fiddler on the Roof There are many ways to get involved in The Executives Pantages Theatre, Hollywood and the Los Angeles Jewish Home. You can do more than just come to events. Join a committee and help us reach our goals! See the schedule below for upcoming meetings. If you have any questions or would like to Happy RSVP, please call The Executives office at (818) 774- 3332. Birthday

The Executives wish a very Happy Birthday to the Monday, February 8 (6:00 pm) following members. If you would like to send birthday Program Committee Meeting greetings to anyone on this list, please see page seven Kaufman, Kaufman & Miller, Encino for tribute information. Tuesday, February 9 (6:30 pm) Young Executives Meeting Sherman Grancell (February 5) Vino, Encino Judith Heineman (February 16) Matthew Weiss (February 17) Monday, February 16 (6:00 pm) Special Events Committee Meeting Hy Russo (February 18) Grobstein & Horwath, Sherman Oaks David Feldman (February 22) Wednesday, February 18 (noon) Mark LaVine (February 24) Development Committee Meeting Valley Beth Shalom, Encino If your birthday is not in this list but should be, please e-mail or call us with your birthday Tuesday, February 24 (6:30 pm) so we can add it to our database. Bingo Night for the Residents Eisenberg Village Campus, Reseda FEBRUARY 2009 Page 8

Doing Business? The Executives and the Jewish Home Can Benefit!

Jerry Cohen Wells Fargo Home After closing a reverse mortgage for a member of The Mortgage Executives $300 will be donated to The Executives

Joe Goldberg Sunbelt Business Sales Will donate the 10% finders fee from his deals to The Executives for any deal done with an Executives member or through a referral from a member

Scott Goldstein Professional Financial Will make a donation to The Executives in the name of any Solutions: Guild Mortgage member or any member referral who completes a home loan or Company refinance with him Carol Haaz Pinnacle Estate Properties Will make a donation to The Executives in the name of any Inc. member who purchases or sells a house with her

Jonathan Hartman Fraser Financial Group, When working with an Executives member, will donate a Mass Mutual Insurance portion of his commission to The Executives

Brad Lewis Embroider This...Promote Will donate 5% to The Executives of gross sales to Executives That! members or through a referral from a member

Karyn Palmer Hillside Memorial Park & Will donate between $100 and $1,000 to The Executives Mortuary (depending on the size of the sale) of any sale to a member or from a member referral. Betsey Roberts Travel By Betsey When working with an Executives member or a referral by a member, will donate a portion of her commission to The Executives Adam Slobin & DriveWise Auto Will make a donation to The Executives in the name of any Bryan Weissman member, or any member referral, who purchases or leases a car through him Matt Weiss Archwood Real Estate Will donate to The Executives a portion of every deal he makes with a member or through a member referral when his services are used for county property tax reduction

The members listed on this page have offered to donate back to the organization a portion of deals and sales they complete to a fellow member of The Executives or through a member referral. FEBRUARY 2009 Page 9

Tributes IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF Schlaifer Gail & Sy Silverstein Ray Held To Mr. & Mrs. Don Stephanie & Jerry R. 85th Birthday Amira Stern Memory of Father, Sharon J. Udkoff Members and friends of Evelyn & Lee Weinstein Sam Amira The Executives have Wendi Whitman chosen to express their Nancy Klemens Phyllis & Sandor Winger congratulations, get Stuart Jaffe well, sympathy or Happy Birthday thank you in form of a To Linda Belinky & tribute. Because the Wendy & Mel Kohn To Mr. Gordon Family Gregory & Daughters residents of the Home are the beneficiaries of Memory of Mother & Memory of Wife & these tributes, they Doreen Kayne Grandmother, Ruth represent a particularly Mother, Gayle Gregory Grandson’s haircut thoughtful way of Bubbles & Babe Bud, Joanne, Scott, Todd, saying you care. If you Rhea & Walter Fierberg Jackie & Alyson Golditch would like to send a tribute, please call The To Randy Cohen Executives office at Loren Laine Memory of Husband, To Joel Hyatt (818) 774-3332 or e- mail [email protected]. Your 54th Birthday Ron Memory of Jack Hyatt name will be printed Susan Laine Arlene, Lee, Brett & Marilyn Weiss Alper with your tribute in the Scott Alpert quarterly printed edition of Visions. Marlene Bane Irv Liss To Mike & Carol Karp 39th Birthday Alison & Set Davidow & Family Bud, Joanne, Scott, Todd, Jill Banks Barad & Ross Memory of Father, Jackie & Alyson Golditch Hopkins David Karp Michele & Bart Joseph Carol & Burt Haaz Sandy Miller Marilyn & Lenny Bloom In your honor Jill & Fred Gaines In loving memory of Coral & Alan Goldsmith Lloyd L. Levine “The Jewish Home Donald Doner Debra & Arthur is the best place to Greenberg Jack Schlaifer To Mr. & Mrs. Stephen be. They take Doreen & Paul Kayne Malley & Family away all your In honor of the 2008 Jack Schlaifer Lynne & Jeff Lainer Memory of Mother worries.” Visionary Award Ayala & Aaron Levinson Debra & Arthur - JHA resident Arlene & Sid Rosenblatt Susan & Howard Loeb Greenberg Sheila & Irwin Monroe Marvin Steinberg Wendy & John Moskal 75th Birthday Karyn Palmer & Tim Helen Futterman & Bert Corcoran The Executives Miller Adelita & Mitch Rubin 7150 Tampa Avenue Margaret & Jack Reseda, CA 91335 (818) 774-3331 (818) 344-8561 [email protected] FEBRUARY 2009 Page 10

Tributes - continued

To Jeanette Mednick Marcia & Paul Mrs. Molly Mr. & Mrs. L.J. & Family Cholodenko Greenberg & Family Sherman & Children Memory of Husband, 50th Wedding Happy, healthy & Animals Bill Mednick Anniversary holiday season & Happy, healthy Debra & Arthur Margaret & Jack New Year holiday season & Greenberg and Eudice Schlaifer Sylvia Leaf New Year Kaplan Sylvia Leaf Judy & Michael Mr. & Mrs. Neil To Cathy Roland & Narvid Hattem & Family Mr. & Mrs. Paul Family Birth of 1st Happy, healthy Spira & Family Memory of Anton Grandchild, Mae holiday season & Happy, healthy Roland Bud, Joanne, Scott, New Year holiday season & Sue & Ken Goldman Todd, Jackie & Alyson Sylvia Leaf New Year Golditch Sylvia Leaf To George Roland & Mr. & Mrs. Jules Family Sherma & Bernie Karp & Jodi Memory of Anton Rabin Happy, healthy Roland 60th Wedding holiday season & Sue & Ken Goldman Anniversary New Year Marion & Russell Weis Sylvia Leaf To Elaine Steinberg Memory of Husband, Fran & Dan Shuster Amy & Harold Masor Herman M. Steinberg Receiving the Red Thank you Bud, Joanne, Scott, Yarmulke Award Debra & Arthur Todd, Jackie & Alyson from the Western Greenberg Region Men’s Clubs Golditch Arthur A. Greenberg Lenny Samuel, MAZEL TOV Michael & Mimi MISCELLANEOUS Happy, healthy Joni & Marty holiday season & Bennett Miss Eva Carpe New Year Marriage of son, Happy, healthy Sylvia Leaf Ethan to Tina holiday season & Bud, Joanne, Scott, New Year Todd, Jackie & Alyson Sylvia Leaf Golditch

To add your name in support of one of the above occasions, or to add a new occasion, please call (818) 774-3332 or e-mail [email protected].