2018 ANNUAL REPORT JBI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDED IN 1931 AS THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE Connecting the Blind and Visually Impaired to the Jewish World CO-CHAIRS’ LETTER Dear Friends, We are pleased and excited to share the leadership of JBI, the world’s largest library of Jewish interest for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. We follow wonderful and inspiring leaders of this unique organization. All our services have always been FREE—and we are determined that they always will be. Led by Dr. Ellen Isler and her devoted sta and wonderful volunteers, JBI helps make the world a better place. We are privileged to help in that work. None of JBI’s work would be possible without your continued generous support and understanding. By helping to provide free Braille, Large Print and Audio materials, you enable blind and visually impaired men, women, and children to play vibrant roles in their communities. Because of you, children who are blind or visually impaired are studying alongside their peers, becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah and participating in communal life. Adults access the written word for pleasure, information, and religious observance. Older men and women who unexpectedly nd themselves forced to adjust to severe vision loss are reconnecting to the world of reading, Jewish culture, and social and communal activities. Whatever materials they request from JBI are delivered right to their doorsteps. Outreach remains one of our most pressing concerns. We want everyone who needs us to know of and to benet from JBI’s services. e JBI library is always expanding and adapting to meet our patrons’ needs. rough your generosity, you are ensuring that JBI will continue to be there for all who call upon us. On behalf of JBI’s Board of Trustees, its sta, and all those whose lives are enriched by JBI’s free services, we thank you for your support and for your caring. Steven P. Polivy, Co-Chair of the Board Susan L. Schlechter, Co-Chair of the Board 02 | 2018 JBI INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT WORDS OF THANKS TO JBI Talking Books really make my day. Also the Large Print Prayer Books I use every Shabbos and Yom Tov. I just want to tell you how much I love the Robert K., Miami, FL and more are so enjoyable and a pleasure to listen to—and everything is pertaining With your help, Leah is thriving in school. to something Jewish. I look forward to them coming. has needed this year in Large Print. I am Rhoda H., Daphne, AL so glad that we found JBI. Melanie, New York, NY My vision began to deteriorate eight years able to fully follow the Seder and read ago. While Large Print books helped at prayers. - ally disappeared. Always an avid reader, I Bella D., from a friend and started receiving Audio Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine - c hanging for me. Your Audio books keep my mind active and they alleviate the loneliness I feel living by myself. If you or a loved one could Florence N., New York, NY please call 1-800-433-1531 Your books mean so much to me. I discuss or visit www.jbilibrary.org. really brighten my day. JBl's knowledgeable librarians will be happy Phil G., Coconut Creek, FL to help. 2018 JBI INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT | 03 Jorgensen Foundation Kaller Family Foundation OUR THANKS FOR YOUR Irwin Kallman The Kaplen Foundation Kirschner Trusts GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 2018 The Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation Hortley G. LeBlang Charitable Foundation Jessia Leonard in memory of Lowell Scheiner LEADERSHIP GIFTS FRIENDS Dr. Richard M. Levey $100,000 OR MORE Mr. & Mrs. Irwin B. Levin Livingston Foundation in honor of Barbara B. The Marc Haas Foundation Dr. Jeffrey Aaronson Friedman Ruth M. Levine Philanthropic Fund Audrey Abecassis Frederick Marek The Agnes Varis Trust, in honor of Ellen David and in Gloria S. Adelson Michael Mason Foundation memory of Martin Zeiger Richard I. Adrian & Erica Abeel Metzger-Price Fund Mark J. 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(Please call Beth Rudich at 1-800-433-1531.) 04 | 2018 JBI INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT k s Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Belsky Elliot & Marlynn Dorff z Mary & Dick Benioff Mr. & Mrs. James Dubin Martin G. Bialer Mr. & Mrs. David A. Durkin n Mr. & Mrs. Leo Billet Mr. & Mrs. Lewis S. Edelheit Ira Blassberg Michael A. Edidin Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Bloom Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation m Ronald H. Bloom Mr. & Mrs. Toby Eisenman Norman Bloomfield Theodore D. Eisler g Jack Blumner Dr. Howard R. Ellis The Boeing Company Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Ellman r a “Book Talks” book club, Longmeadow, MA Danny and Binah Englander Fund c Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Bookin Charlotte & David Epstein i Lynn & Doug Borck Cynthia & Howard Epstein a H. W. R. Corporation Julie Borim in honor of Carol Gale Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Farber s Mr. & Mrs. Solomon Boucai Abel Feinstein Dr. & Mrs. Mark H. Haimann Bernard Hammer Kathryn & James E. Brandt Harvey A. 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