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2015–2016 ANNUAL REPORT

CLERGYRabbi Yoshi ZweibackCantor Nathan LamRabbi David WoznicaRabbi Ron SternRabbi Josh KnobelCantor Emma LutzRabbi Isaiah Zeldin, Founding Rabbi Rabbi Eli Herscher Senior Rabbi Emeritus

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSusan BergerAndrew BermanIrene BoujoSteve BramSherly DaneshgarMahyar DardashtiNancy EmmanuelAfshine EmraniSally Forster JonesCarin FreemanAriel GoldensteinLarry GotliebDebi GraboffKatya HarunzadeDaniel HeymanGinny KahnJodi KirkbrideCorie KossJonathan LeveyAnnDee LevySidney MarantzOrley MelamedJudi NiverDave PasternakFrank PonderRabin PournazarianJeremy RosenSharona ShenassaSussan ShoreAndrew SipesJeff SklarMichael Wachtell

PAST PRESIDENTSPam BaltonJoseph Baron*Mark BernsLynn BiderWarren BreslowSheldon CloobeckRick CorletoSydney Dunitz*Norman EichbergSteve FinkSteven J. FogelMel GagermanKen GrossRobert Kadner*Joseph Kleiman*Paul Krentzman*Albert PrawKenneth RubyHerbert SamuelsMitchell Shames*David SmithGlenn SonnenbergEve SteinbergLeo Stone*Leslie Surlow*Ben Winters*

*Of blessed memory

SENIOR STAFFSharon Spira-Cushnir Executive Director

Marc Entous Director of Information Technology

Andrea Gardenhour Director of Center for Youth Engagement

Jeremy Goldstein Director of Communications

Lucy Harel Director of Membership

Jessica Lebovits Director of Development

Lonnie Mayfield Director of Operations

Stacey Rosenthal Director of Special Events

Jennifer Smith Programs and Social Justice Coordinator

Tami Weiser Head of School

TEMPLE LEADERSHIP (as of September 2016)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEESteve Fishman (President, 2016-17)Glenn Sonnenberg (President, 2015-16)Joyce AndersonMichelle FarhadiJanine KolodnyChet KronenbergFarnaz NemanVictor SvilikLori TybergEd NahmiasJeffrey Resnick

WE MAKE MEANING AND CHANGE THE WORLD

We do this in sacred community through...

...ongoing, significant acts of loving kindness and Tikkun Olam

...the mindful study of Torah and the pursuit of wisdom

...worship that inspires, uplifts, and connects us to God

...a lifelong commitment to one another, Israel, and the Jewish

People

The great Hassidic master, Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, once taught: “It is a great mitzvah

(obligation) always to live in joy!” What did he mean by this? That we should always be

happy? Certainly not — he knew as well as we do that life is filled with joy and sadness,

hardship and exultation. Living in joy, however, is not about always being happy. It’s

about living a life of meaning and purpose. It’s about being part of something much

bigger than yourself. It’s about connecting to a heritage that is millennia old. And it’s

about being part of a community that provides support, friendship, and love.

It’s what our Temple and our Schools are all about. Making meaning and changing the

world for the better through study, worship, sacred community, and acts of loving kindness.

But Rabbi Nahman taught something else about joy. The continuation of his proverb

reminds us that it is “a great joy always to live a life of mitzvah!” What did he mean by

this? That great satisfaction and true happiness are only possible when we commit

ourselves to embracing our responsibility to bring goodness, healing, light, wisdom, and

love into the world. And this is also who we are: a community that takes responsibility

for one another, for our neighbors, for Israel and for all humanity.

It is a special joy — a great simcha — to be a part of this extraordinary community and to

be your partner in making meaning and changing the world.

Rabbi Yoshi Zweibacksenior rabbi

LIVING IN JOYA Message from Our Senior Rabbi

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“My involvement in our wonderful Stephen Wise community is an honor

and a privilege ... Working with our talented Clergy and professional staff

enriches my life each and every day.

Rick and I are grateful for the outstanding Jewish education our children

received in our Schools and especially thankful for the love they both have for

our Temple and our community. Their strong sense of belonging and appreci-

ation for their Jewish values and identity are all due to our involvement at the

Temple. Stephen Wise is our home and we have made lifelong friendships that

we treasure. Our lives would not be the same if it weren’t for the Temple.”

Janine Kolodnyvice president of development

A Message from Our Vice-President of Development

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OUR YEAR OF TRANSITIONRabbi Yoshi’s Installation Hundreds of people gathered at Stephen Wise Temple for the installa-

tion of Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback as Senior Rabbi. “We make meaning and change the world,” the vision statement introduced by Rabbi Yoshi, has become central to the Temple’s culture.

Only the third Senior Rabbi in the 52 years since the founding of the Temple, Rabbi Yoshi succeeded Rabbi Eli Herscher, who became Senior Rabbi Emeritus last June, and founding Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin. Previously Head of Wise School as well as a member of the Temple Clergy team, Rabbi Yoshi continues his close association with Wise School, while bringing a fresh vision, strong commitment, and youthful energy to his leadership of the Temple.

In the words of Rabbi Aaron D. Panken, Ph.D., of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Rabbi Yoshi is a “thoughtful teacher and educator; inspiring speaker and sensitive pastor; talented musician and songleader; leader of diverse, creative and contemporary modes of re-ligious and spiritual life and a committed Reform Jew who understands what it means to build our community.”

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Led by our internationally known Cantor Nathan Lam, Stephen Wise Temple inspires our members and the greater community with a storied musical legacy spanning over 50 years. By combining a mix of traditional melodies, modern pop-infused arrangements, and special commissions, the Wise community continues to be a shining musical light for the Reform Jewish movement.

This year, Wise expanded its reach beyond our beautiful campus by traveling throughout Los Angeles to different parks and beaches, bringing our unique musical tradition to a variety of picturesque locations on Shabbat: Balboa Park in Encino and Santa Monica’s Crescent Bay Park on the beach, for example.

In February, as part of a memorable and special evening of unity and prayer, Cantor Lam and the Wise community welcomed distinguished guests Bishop Kenneth Ulmer and the Sacred Praise Chorale gospel choir directed by Dr. Diane White-Clayton from Faithful Central Bible Church. The choir joined our Soulful Shabbat musical team for a truly uplifting service that had hundreds of members and visitors out of their seats, clapping and singing along to new melodies and inspirational renditions of traditional tunes alike.

OUR YEAR OF MAKING MEANING

“To say the interfaith service at Temple was incredible is an under- statement! We were filled with positive emotion.” – members annie and ted haas

We are thrilled to honor Donna and Cantor Nathan Lam with an exciting concert on November 13, 2016 at the Orpheum Theatre. For more information, please visit our website at WiseLA.org or contact Jessica Lebovits at JLebovits@WiseLA.org.

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A Message from Our Head of SchoolThe enthusiasm of our students, faculty, and parents has led STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to become an important focus in Wise School’s curriculum. Over the last year, Wise School’s science program has continued to inspire scientific thinking among our young Wise Scientists. A large part of this was the implementation of various engineering design challenges across the grade levels that tied into physical, earth, and life sciences. The new Tyberg Arts and Innovation Lab serves as a state-of-the-art learning and flexible creative space where students can work in a collaborative environment with each other.

In April, we hosted our 2nd Annual Family STEAM Night, where families participated in fun STEAM activities. During Open House, our 6th Grade students successfully presented their science fair projects, showcasing their research skills and abilities to use the scientific method.

Our theme for this past year at Wise School, “The Other is Me,” which proved to be even more meaningful than we imagined. Put into practice every day, students of all ages demonstrated an empathy for each other and an appreciation for working together. By integrating content through our STEAM initiative, teachers created experiential learning opportunities.

For example, our 4th grade students were given the task to create a prosthetic limb using math, engineering, design principles and technology. Their finished products were functional and something to behold!

Tami Weiserhead of school

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Freedom School provides a six-week summer literacy and

leadership program that serves over 250 students from

LA’s poor neighborhoods who live in at-risk environments

free of charge. The academic program mitigates the

“summer slide”, where skills learned during the school year

are lost over the summer months. In addition, the Wise

Freedom School provides enrichment activities that foster

self-confidence and generates a positive attitude toward

learning. The children are supported by caring adults and

college students, who project their enthusiasm for learning

and reading, and commit to serving as mentors through-

out the summer. Unique to Wise, among all the Freedom

Schools in the nation is our High School volunteer program.

Over 100 Jewish youths from across the city volunteer as

mentors and classroom aides during our six week program.

They not only provide inspiration to our young scholars, but

the hands-on experience provides our Jewish teen volun-

teers with a life changing opportunity to make a difference

in the lives of our most challenged children.

“Having worked with Freedom School for the past four years, we are so honored and excited to finally spend our summer as Servant Leader Interns. It is so amazing to see our scholars thrive and grow throughout the summer, and they truly inspire us every day.”– carly berger and rachel persky

OUR YEAR OF CHANGING THE WORLDTeaching. Enriching. Inspiring.

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In June 2015, national and local leaders joined United Way’s

Home For Good in kicking off Homes For Heroes, an effort

to identify 1,000 landlords to house veterans in need.

Finding housing for our veterans has never been as im-

portant as it is today, when many of our returning soldiers

have no place to go at night. Property owners at Wise have

designated over 60 of their units to the program.

Co-Chairs Shelly Levy and Patricia Ogden organized a

drive to create “Welcome Home” baskets for our Veterans

to receive when they move into their new homes. By

fundraising for items, as well as collecting donations

of household items ranging from linens and towels, to

kitchenware, hygiene, and cleaning items, and more, we

have donated many baskets to newly-housed veterans

and continue to collect items at the Temple for future

residents. One property owner even held a special recep-

tion and appreciation event for those who gave so much

for our country and community.

If you’re a property owner and would like to add housing

units into the program, please contact Rabbi Stern at

RStern@WiseLA.org. To volunteer in other ways, contact

Jennifer Smith at JSmith@WiseLA.org

“There are men and women protecting me every minute of every day, anywhere in the world there might be or could be a threat to the American way of life these people don’t know me but they are there for me. These are my heroes and it is my honor to do whatever I can to pay them back. Homes for Heroes gives me an opportunity to do this in a small way.”– shelly levy

Welcoming Our Heroes Home

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“Being a part of the Melton School program has been a truly wonderful and rewarding experience for me. Delving into our history, customs, and traditions in this class allowed me to grasp a better understanding of my religion. I look forward to my contin-uation of learning with Melton and increasing my knowledge of our rich Jewish heritage.” – hilda berger

This year, the Melton School of Stephen Wise Temple’s

Center for Jewish Life was honored to receive the Flor-

ence Melton Award for true excellence exhibited by our

program. In sharing the news of this international award,

Judy Mars Kupchan, the CEO of the Florence Melton

School, wrote that “among our 50 schools, this coveted

recognition is in tribute to the outstanding model that

you have created at Stephen Wise Temple.”

On Sunday, January 17, 2016 Rabbi David Woznica and

Rabbi Karen Strok were recognized at the International

Melton Conference and accepted the award on behalf of

our congregation. This was truly a proud moment in the

history of continuing education at Wise and a testament

to the commitment of all those who participate in our

Center for Jewish Life. Wise’s Melton School is the largest

Synagogue-based Melton School in the world.

OUR YEAR OF COMMITTED LEARNINGWise’s Melton School Wins International Acclaim

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WTY (Wise Temple Youth) welcomed Lithuanian and Israeli 9th and 10th grade guests to Los Angeles for 10 days as part of the Jewish Federation School Twinning Program. TALAVI (Tel Aviv-Los Angeles-Vilnius, Lithuania) brings together teens from three countries in an effort to show our teens Jewish life across the world; to build community; forge lifelong friendships; and educate our students about Jewish history and culture.

Teens from WTY and Santa Monica Synagogue hosted 18 students from Israel and Lithuania for a weekend at Camp JCA Shalom. Together they celebrated Shabbat, visited the Museum of Tolerance, volunteered with Russian senior citizens, and learned from residents at Beit T’shuvah. For all involved it was an incredible and meaningful experience that bridged many cultures and traditions from across the Jewish world.

“Traveling with TALAVI gives you an experience you could never hope to have with any other group. For 10 days, you will be totally immersed in another culture. The sites, the activities, the food, but most especially the people make the TALAVI experience once-in-a-lifetime.”– dante vaisbort, l.a.

“For me , TALAVI was a great opportunity to meet new people from different countries and to create real friendships with them. I think It’s a life changing expe-rience because you don’t usually have the chance to meet other Jews from other communities and to bond with them.”– benny rotlevy, israel

OUR YEAR OF COMMITTED LEARNINGExpanding the World for Our Teens

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On June 3, 2016, Wise held its first groundbreaking ceremony on

our Temple’s campus in 25 years. Community members and major

donors to the project, including the Katz family, joined City Council-

member Paul Koretz, Clergy and Wise School students for this

historic occasion. The construction project will transform Hershenson

Hall into an arts, sports, and cultural pavilion that makes use of

state-of-the-art technology to provide a versatile event space.

Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden will become the hub

of innovative programming, compelling events, and unforgettable

experiences, all while providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere

for the community for years to come.

This next major phase in the history of Stephen Wise Temple and

Schools marks the continuation of a vision inspired by Rabbi Zeldin,

shepherded by Rabbi Herscher, and now carried on by Rabbi Yoshi

as we look toward the future of the Wise community.

“We were so inspired by Rabbi Herscher’s vision for the future of the Temple and School and what wonderful opportunities this Pavilion will mean for our congre-gants and students. From Bar and Bat Mitzvahs to basketball games to High Holy day services, this Pavilion will be a place for all to gather, celebrate and play. We are thrilled to be a part of the future.”– ron, todd, and randall katz and family

OUR YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION

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During this past year the world has seen a lot of chaos, terror, and acts of violence. At

home we are in the middle of a very polarizing political campaign. However, here at Ste-

phen Wise Temple and Schools we have seen a year which has completed the revitaliza-

tion and rebirth of our special and sacred place on top of our beautiful mountaintop! Wise

School (under the leadership of Tami Weiser) is thriving, and our clergy are energized

and focused on providing a deep and moving experience for every Temple member. We

are providing a community for all of us to enjoy and be proud of, and where we can learn,

engage, study, act together to support Israel and our community through acts of Tzedakah

and Tikkun Olam, celebrate simchas, practice Jewish values and to comfort those in our

midst that are in need of healing.

I am proud to report that we are operating with a balanced budget, have just broken

ground on phase one of the redevelopment and re-imagination of our campus which will

include transforming and enlarging Herschenson Hall into a much needed full-size gym

and a multipurpose space. This new area of campus will be known as the Katz Family

Pavilion in honor of the Katz family and their very generous lead gift to the project.

We are so blessed to have so many amazing lay leaders who tirelessly and selflessly

volunteer their time and give so generously of their resources. With their and your support

Stephen Wise Temple and Schools can be such an amazing place and offer all that it does,

including making membership possible for all those who wish to belong. We want every-

one who desires to be a Temple member to feel welcome!

I feel particularly fortunate to have this opportunity to be your President and I am com-

mitted to do all that I can to make sure that every encounter that each of you has with our

Temple and Schools is meaningful, warm, and welcoming. I feel very strongly the respon-

sibility we have to make sure that we honor the legacy and vision of Rabbi Zeldin and the

many founding members of Stephen Wise—and to make certain that it is strong, growing,

and is the leader in the Los Angeles and greater Jewish Community.

I encourage each and every one of you to be present frequently, and if you are not already

doing so, to take advantage of all of the amazing studying and learning opportunities that

are taking place constantly both on our campus and in the homes of our members in

your neighborhood. In the weeks and months ahead we will be continuing this outreach

into the community to bring Jewish study and celebrations closer to your homes. Please

spend some time on our web site, WiseLA.org. There is so much for you to learn and take

advantage of. You can even watch all of our Rabbis’ sermons.

Please feel free at any time to reach out to me at SFishman@WiseLA.org with any sugges-

tions, comments, and even criticisms. I welcome your valuable feedback.

Warmly,

Steven Fishman

A Message from Our Temple President

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Nearly 300 campers experienced

1,023 camper Weeks, a new record!!

Over

5,600 Temple members

and guests

worshipped with

us during the

High Holy Days

3,000

We had over

250 Freedom School students across 3 campuses

2.4

100% Teacher participation

and 91% Parent Participation in our

successful Wise School Annual Giving campaign

600students enrolled at

Wise School

lifelong learners attended

one or more Center for

Jewish Life dialogues, lectures,

or classes

106 congregants joined the

Wise delegation at the AIPAC Conference

in Washington, D.C.

WISE BY THE

NUMBERS

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2015/2016 Stephen Wise Temple

sources of revenue – $17 million

expenses – $17 million

High Holy Days 1%Youth Engagement 4%

Facilities 4%

Temple & Wise School Fundraising 10%

Membership & Worship Services 20%

Wise School Other Revenue 5%

Congregational Education 3% Communications & Technology 2%

High Holy Days 1%Youth Engagement 7%

Facilities 10%

Stewardship & Development 2%

Membership & Worship Services 14%

Wise School Tuition (Net of Financial Aid)

55%

Wise School 61%

Congregational Education 1%

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STEPHEN WISE TEMPLE 2015–2016 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN DONORS

VISIONARY $25,000 and aboveDeena and Edward NahmiasAndrea and Glenn Sonnenberg

PILLAR $10,000–$$24,999Ann and Alan BartonLynn and Les BiderAndrea and Barry CaytonEmily and Rick CorletoMaxine DunitzSam Elias and David ClarkRona Elliot and Roger BrossyJodie and Steve FishmanCarin and Glenn FreemanLori and Rob GoodmanVera and Paul GuerinRo and Bill HandySally and Donald JonesLoretta and Nort KarnoDana and Todd KatzRon KatzJodi and Rick KirkbrideJanine and Rick KolodnyCorie and Michael KossBarbara and Joel MarcusSusan and Mel PlutskyLinda and Jeff ResnickAnn and Sam RubinfeldJulie and Brad ShamesRachel Kaganoff Stern and Eric SternLilian Jensen-Tabibian and B. Sam Tabibian

WISE CIRCLE $5,000–$9,999Susan and Jon BergerHilda and Dan BergherLinda and Rick CohnRuth DavisSusan and Jon DolgenTrudy and Bruce FagelLinda and Roger FriedmanDebi and Marc GraboffYasmina and Alan JoelsonRosalind and Jerry JosephDiane and Jules KabatRonnie and Michael Kassan

Loretta and Victor KaufmanRoy KaufmanGentille and Terry KoosedNancy and Jim KrasneAlison and Chet KronenbergNancy and Larry LevittAnnDee and Jeff LevyPatty Linden and Fred GysiMichelle and Matthew MarshHillary and Lance MilkenSandra and Stu NewmarkJudi and Franklin NiverRose and Warren ReidFran Morris-Rosman and Richard RosmanNancy and Allen SatenbergSue ShadurFred SiltonMarcia and Mark SmithDeborah and Milton Valera Rhonda and Mark Wapnick

CHAI BENEFACTOR $3,7000–$4,999Irene and Yoni BoujoEvelyn FeintechSusie and Jaime GesundheitGinny and Larry GotliebLynda Klein and Neal HershHarold IgdaloffDebbie and Scott LiebertEvy and Marty LutinRobin and Ira PiankoShirley RosenbergBecky Sobelman-Stern and Ron SternBeverly and Herb SturmanLinda Silver and Michael WachtellCathy and Richard Walter

PATRON $2,700–$3,699Linda and Richard AdlerLinda and Barry BaumPenny and Mark BernsSheryl and Jerald EinzigerJoy and Jerry FeinBea FisherGloria and Ron GurvitzRochelle Blank and William HellmanJeanne and Richard HershMarion and Tod Hindin and Joan Isaacs

Cecelia and Alfred KatzSusan Donner and Eric KleinHarriet and Myron KusnitzJennifer and Ariel LechterLaurie Glickman and James LeewongEllen and Gary MichelRuth and Allen OrbuchCindy and David PasternakHeidi and Albert PrawJodi Kruger and Jeremy RosenLinda and Dan RosensonIan RussCorrine and Lenny SandsBarbara and Jeff ScapaAhbra and David SchiffBarbara SeidmanCindy and Sandy SigalGail and Lee SilverRoya and Jeff SklarEve Kurtin-Steinberg and Michael SteinbergJoseph StrausMariya and Victor SvilikTerry and Michael WebsterMarilyn and David WilliamsFaramarz Yousefzadeh

SPONSOR $1,400–$2,699Anonymous (1)

Thank you to our generous donors who make our great work possible!

WISE TEMPLE 2015–2016 ANNUAL GIVING DONORS

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Adrienne Milder and Bernard AdlerBarbara and Richard AckermanLaurie AckermanLaura and Harvey AlpertSusan and Aaron AmsterHope and Arnold AnisgartenLoretta and Warren AppelKaren and Harold BarnesTerrie and Richard BaumannNina and Pejman Ben-CohenRegina and Alexander BerkovichSuzanne and Paul BermanLori and Kevin BernetLaurie and Steve BirdSusan Bloch-Kay and Stephen KayBonnie and Mitchell BloomGail Buchalter and Warren BreslowRoss BrownSunny CaineSheryl CooperDebra and Roger CowanOfra and Yoram DorDana and Scott EhrlichAnn and Norman EpsteinBobbi and Peter FeinsteinHarriet and Marvin FinkJoan and Charlie FoxPaola and Alvaro GancmanCherna and Gary GitnickKaren and Ariel GoldensteinEllie GoodweinAndrea Iloulian and Joseph GreenbergMarjorie and Robert GrossRenee and Paul HaasSally and Bernie HanesJila and Kam HekmatMaria HerskovicJudy and Rand HolstonCarol and Edward HorowitzStephanie and Jeff JacobsGinny and Arthur KahnMarla and Michael KantorEllen and Andy KaplanRoberta and Bart Kaufman

Candace and Abbey KonowitchRobin and Marvin KovenDeDe and Moses LebovitsWendy and Barry LevinSally and Marty LevineShelly and Donald LevyLinda and Jeff LindenMarjorie and Henry LipsonSid LyonsChele and Ruben MarmetAnnette and Ronald MassmanMichelle and Joseph MoadebFreda MoscowitzFarnaz and Robert NemanNancy NorrisDoreen and Donald NortmanWendy and Fred OrdowerGerald OtelsbergAnthony PasquarielloIrene and Marvin PererRoslyn and Frank PinkusEd ProberMarla and Arash RaminfarHelen Randall and Frank PonderLaurie and Ron ReschFrances and Maury RiceLinda and Lee RosenbergLinda and David SalzmanElisa and Michael SchenkmanMarilyn and Errol SegalRose and Richard SheinfeldEllen and Elliot ShellJames SiltonJudy and Ted SingerIrene and David SmithMarilyn and Ronald SpencerCheryl and David SternKaren SternTerri and Charles SternJoseph StrausAudri and Stan TendlerLori and Leandro TybergBillie and Richard UdkoGloria and Art Waldinger

Julie and Peter WeilJane and Michael WinstonHelaine and Shelly WolkLinda and Brad WolkAnita and Philip WolmanLeslie WrightLorraine and Harris ZeidlerIsaiah ZeldinBarbara and Walter ZifkinElizabeth Crawford and Carmi ZlotnikTerri and Joe Zwicker

SUPPORTER $500–$1,399Melinda AhdootLori Cohn Arkin and Robert ArkinStacy Alexander Bauer and Robert BauerSharon and Ofer AlmanyDiana AscherBarbara and Arnold BarronJanet and Jonathan BernsteinAzadeh and Shahab BinafardRobert BlauJulie and Steve BramLouise and Gene BramsonMarsha and Cary CooperSherly and Kami DaneshgarRoberta and Harold DelevieElaine and Warren DeutschLaura and David DrexlerAlison and Glenn EisenKaren and Allan EntousJana and George EshaghianMahvash EshaghianAzita and Jack FarahiGary abd Sheryl FidlerLisa FieldOrly and Maurice FirouzAdena and William FrankHyman Frank TrustAmy and Adam FriedmanJody and Dan Furie

Merribeth and Kenneth GalDonna and Donald GindyPearl GlickMarci and Ronald GlousmanArlene and Jay GoldfarbAlan and Coral GoldsmithChana and Ira GreenRobin and Lionell GreenbergCarolyn and Ron GreitzerJackie HarrellTerry and Bruce HatkoffLilian and Yigal HayJoan HermanAnn and Albert KapstromHarvey KeysBarbara and George KingsleyNancy and Alvin KleinEmily and Howard KreshekSusan Fine Kroll and Howard KrollJessica LebovitsAndrea and Kenneth LeeMitchell and Stacy LeibSonia and Lloyd LevitinBarbara and Isaac LevyLolly LevyMickey and Steven LewisMae LichtigLori Miller and Philip LiebermanMelinda and Ken LindnerLibby and Marv MarkowitzLisa and Steven MirmanLinda and Shahrokh MokhtarzadehAdriane and Allan MorrisonAileen MorseDory and Farid NovianAda and Ray PivoLisa and Daniel PlattSeema PollackLillie and Jose ReinesSandra and Evan RoklenLayne and John RosenMichele Zwillinger and Morton RosenShea and Jeffrey RosenbergSharon Rowe and Ken GrossEdward SaltzbergCarol and Carl SamrockSteven and Sharon ScharkssJodi and Marc SchwartzMary and Daniel SchwarzCindy and Glenn ShermanStephanie and Howard SherwoodPerry SilverNatalie and Reuven SternToby Horn and Harold TominHoward WalterFelice and Douglas Williams

CONTRIBUTOR $250–$499Greg AbramsBob BienenfeldLisa and Joel CasselNatalia and Emil CobarJill and Andrew CohenStacey and Paul CohenRonald CornellCarole and Beryl FarfelSharon and Martin FischerSusan and David Friedman

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Karen FurieLinda and Herbert GarfinkelRandy and Eric GordonLou GorenDoris HaimsSusan and Michael KahaneJanet Wells-Kahane and Stephen KahaneAndrea and Sheldon KahnAnn-Rose and Frank KaplanKeith KaplanStan KleinGloria and Ariel KopelioffJoan and Christopher LarkinJackie LederfineDonna Cohen and Jack Lenack Susan LevinLauren MateenPaul MilbergIngrid and Ron MilkesTamara and David NorianiMona and Fred OkenCynthia and Michael PerskyLeslie and Leonard ReidEllen and Edward ReismanAudrey and Seth RosenShellie and Gary RossLinda and Bill RouseKimberly and Victor SchwartzShirley and Philip SnidermanMargaret and Donald SobelSharon Atlas-Stein and Michael SteinHarriet Rolnick and Stephen StraussSofia and Mark VaismanCarol and Arnold VinsteinDebre and Seth WeintraubJodi and Phil WerbinSteven WindmullerBetty and Saul ZuckerBruce Zweiban

FRIEND $100–$249Helen AdelbergJulian AroestyRoslyn and Arthur J BaltauDenise and Bob BartaLaurence BearFrancine and Joel BergerLinda and Alan BergmanJanis and Neil BerkmanSandra BerubeMarlene and Stanley BiermanMarti BlattLois and Ron BloomMartha BlumenthalDonna Butler and Elliot BlutSonia and Martin BordoMichael BurnettAviva CarmyTanya Blankenship and Robin ChornPaula and Todd CroutchJudy and Sherwin DavidsonMarian DeWittGladys DienerYaniv DotanFern and Kenneth DuBowMarci and Jeffrey Dulberg

Joan and Norman EichbergJacqueline and Jerome EisenbergAnn and Bernard EllensonAlfred EstolonioJuliet EstolonioSusan and Allen EstrinNancy and Harry FieldJessica Liebert and Adam FrankBarbara and Gary FreedmanTiffany and Joubin GabbayPatti and Roger GoldenCarol and Martin GoldmanMartha GoldsteinAdele and Allen GottfriedCarol and Gilbert GreeneMiriam GromanJulian GrossAnnie and Ted HaasTina and Barry HammondGail Hodes and William OvcaAlise and Joel KabakoffGigi and Stanley KafkaClaudia and Gerald KatzLinda and Fred KeivanfarJo and Irv KiermanShirley KleimanJill and Jeffrey KonvitzCynthia and Les LedererRachelle and Sheldon LewenfusEdythe LipenTeri and Roy LyonsGalina and Alex LyudmirskyMarcia and Barry MaitenMyrna and Irving MargolMaureen and Paul MilkesDoris and Phillip MillerKathe Moore and Sam GouldCynthia NeimanPatricia Ogden

Debbi Petrasek Brown and Robin BrownJack PitsonSamuel PollackNilou and Nasser PourmoussaShirley ReismanLynda RobbinsGail RosenblumPaula RosenfeldHarry RothKathleen RothLori RubinEugenia and Israel SalinDiana and Robert SchenkmanMollyann and Charles SchroederGloria and Arnold SchwartzRuth SeigelValerie and David ShaneSharona and Behnam ShenassaBernice and Bernie ShermanJan and Robert ShpinerAshley SilberfeldValarie and Craig SimmsAlana SmithBarby and David StokolsJudy and Theodore StolmanRobin and David SwartzMiriam and Edward SweeneyLesley and Fred SzkolnikEmily TigermanGabrielle and Moshe TsabagSylvia WardMelissa WeinerWendy Rothenberg and Michael WeinerJulia and Boris WeissElizabeth and Michael WoznicaJudy and Marvin Zeidler

KATZ FAMILY PAVILION AND SHALOM GARDEN PLEDGES

NAMING GIFT $2,000,000Katz Family Pavilion and Shalom Garden Ronald Katz Dana and Todd Katz Kathy and Randall Katz

VISIONARY GIFTS $500,000–$999,999Lori and Rob GoodmanDeena and Ed NahmiasWendy and Ken Ruby

LEADERSHIP GIFTS $100,000–$499,999Pam and Jeff BaltonLynn and Les BiderGail Buchalter and Warren BreslowThe Faber Family Loretta and Warren Appel Linda Faber Marilyn and Ronald Spencer Jodie and Steve FishmanSteve FogelMyna and Rabbi Uri HerscherLoretta and Norton KarnoJudi and Frank NiverSusan and Mel PlutskyJudith and Afshin RaminfarJulie and Brad ShamesAndrea and Glenn SonnenbergTyberg Family Foundation Rosita and Juan Tyberg Lori and Leandro TybergMAJOR GIFTS

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$25,000–$99,999Emily and Rick CorletoRuth DavisFeintech Family The Field and O’Carroll FamiliesCarin and Glenn FreemanSusie and Jaime GesundheitDorothy and Ozzie GorenSusie and Bruce GorenBonnie and Rabbi Eli HerscherTracy and Jeffrey KaplanRonnie and Michael KassanJodi and Rick KirkbrideJanine and Rick KolodnyDonna and Cantor Nathan Lam and Ro and Bill Handy FamiliesMilken Family Foundation Lowell Milken Family Foundation Gregory and EJ Milken Foundation Lance & Hillary Milken Foundation Bari Milken Bernstein and Fred J. Bernstein Foundation Michelle and Ramin NemanRobin and Ira PiankoLinda and Jeff ResnickGeri and Jim ShermanJulie and Peter Weil

BENEFACTOR GIFTS $10,000–$24,999Laurie AckermanSusan and Jon BergerIrene and Yoni Boujo and Sidonia LaxSheryl CooperDebra and Roger CowanDebi and Marc GraboffPatricia Linden and Fred GysiYasmina and Alan JoelsonRoy and Judi (z”l) KaufmanCorie and Michael KossLaurie Glickman and James LeewongNancy and Larry LevittAnnDee and Jeff LevyJoan and Sid MarantzBarbara and Joel MarcusAdriane and Allan MorrisonJerry and Wendy (z”l) OtelsbergCorrine and Leonard SandsNancy and Allen SatenbergRoya and Jeff SklarJacqueline Hantgan and Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback

BUILDER GIFTS $2,500–$9,999Joyce and Kevin AndersonSheri and Noel AnenbergFrancine and Joel BergerS & R Berkman Family FoundationPenny and Mark BernsCheryl and Brad CohenRebecca and David CohenLinda and Rick Cohn and Linda and Lee Rosenberg FamiliesSheryl and Jerald EinzigerBobbi and Peter FeinsteinJoan Blum-Feldman and Bill FeldmanJody and Dan FurieAndrea and Scott Gardenhour

Karen and Ariel GoldensteinSally and Bernie HanesSally and Donald JonesGinny and Arthur KahnLiz and Jeff KoppelmanSusan Fine Kroll and Howard KrollAlexis and Michael LamMichelle and Matthew MarshRose and James MeltzerSandy and Stuart NewmarkRose and Warren ReidLinda and Dan RosensonElisa and Michael Schenkman and FamilyDebbee and Robert SchwartzSue and Robert (z”l) ShadurBecky Sobelman-Stern and Rabbi Ron Stern Rachel and Eric Stern Mariya and Victor SvilikAudri and Stan TendlerDeborah and Milton ValeraLinda Silver and Michael WachtellRoz and Bob WeinerLeslie Kautz and Jack WeissRonit and Tamir WertheimFelice and Douglas WilliamsBeverly and Rabbi David WoznicaMichael Zeldin and Terry GockTerri and Joe Zwicker

WISE COMMUNITY GIFTS under $2,500Deborah Allen and FamilySharon and Ofer AlmanyMarita and Rabbi Spike AndersonMarlene and Jim AstmanKaren and Harold BarnesJoan and Philip BauerHilda and Dan BergherHelen BermanLouise and Gene BramsonClaudia and Bill BrownPam and Shawn BurkeSunny CaineAviva CarmyRenee and Ernie CharneyMiki and Michael ChaseCammie and Robert CohenRuth and Arnold ColmanJanet and Barry CooperRoberta and Harold DelevieMarian DeWittOfra and Yoram DorEllen and Barry DorfmanPam and Wayne DriscollBeatrice DubmanRebeka and Omid Ebiza and FamilyLori and Jamie EnomotoAllan and Karen EntousRonni & Jay EpsteinJana and George EshaghianJudy and Neil (z”l) FischerEden and David FoxJoan and Charles FoxVanessa and Darryl FrankAmy and Adam FriedmanLinda and Roger Friedman

Patricia GallagherBeverly and Irving GarfunkelAnnabel GoldsteinJeremy GoldsteinSharon and Michael GoodmanEleanora GoodweinGinny and Larry GotliebElise and Michael GreenbergCarol and Gil GreeneRenee and Paul HaasJackie HarrellSandra and Bruce HellerJeanne and Richard HershCarol and Edward HorowitzJoan IsaacsShirley and Neil JasperRosalind and Jerry JosephAnn and Albert KapstromClaudia and Gerald KatzJudith KatzNancy and Richard KatzLynn and Bruce KaufmanShari and Phil KaufmanSusan Bloch Kay and Stephen KayBarbara and George KingsleyShirley KleimanCandace and Abbey KonowitchClaire and Mel KosaskyAlison and Chet KronenbergCarole and Gary LazarBarbara LeffNancy LevinWendy and Barry LevinLolly LevyShelly and Donald LevyLiving Torah HavurahEvy and Marty LutinCarol and Larry MannCarole and Elliott MarkoffMichelle Otelsberg and Eric MassiLaVetta and Lonnie MayfieldMarsha MermelsteinEllen and Gary MichelMarla and Jack MindenFreda MoscowitzNancy NorrisDoreen and Donald NortmanSandra NovicoffLaurie and Paul Nussbaum

Sheryl and Richard NussbaumIrene and Marvin PererMarcylee and Earl Petrus and FamilyFrank and Roz (z”l) PinkusMiriam and Jack PitsonAda and Ray PivoPeter (z”l) Rauch and FamilyLeslie and Leonard ReidLynne Richter and FamilyGayle and Lee RodgersMichele Zwillinger and Morton RosenSheila RosenbergPaula RosenfeldStacey and Steve RosenthalLinda and Bill RouseLori RubinEugenia and Israel SalinLinda and David SalzmanCarol and Carl SamrockRita and Sam D. SchwartzNanette SchwingerMarilyn and Errol SegalLila Kadner Shaps and Dan ShapsSharona and Behnam ShenassaGail and Lee SilverJennifer and Ben SilvermanBrett and Jake SmithJennifer SmithShirley and Philip SnidermanJudy Sobel WagnerJoan and Arnold SteinTerri and Charles SternLana SternbergSandra StuartDeeDee and Karl SussmanJanice TarrMadelene and Richard TepersonToby Horn and Harold TominSylvia WardTami and Robert WeiserElissa and Steven WeissBarbara and Hank (z”l) WirtschafterLeslie WrightRozita and Davoud Yacobi and FamilyArlen and Daniel YomtobianJudy and Marvin ZeidlerSHALOM GARDEN PAVERS

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Lisa and Herzel Bani-EsrailiNina and Pejman Ben-CohenRebecca and David CohenSherly and Kami DaneshgarMichelle and Ron FarhadiJodie and Steven FishmanTannoz Bahremand and David ForuzanfarAmy and Brian GallagherAndrea and Scott GardenhourElizabeth Kopple and Chuck GilmanJacqueline Hantgan and Rabbi Yoshi ZweibackKatya and Tanel HarunzadeStephanie and Daniel HeymanNooshin and Nasser HiekaliAshley and Patrick JavaheriLeila and Raphael JavaheriLilian Jensen-Tabibian and B. Sam TabibianLida and Payam KashfianHong and Wei KeAlexis and Michael LamDonna and Cantor Nathan LamNataly and Sean NamvarLora and Rabin PournazarianCarol and Howard RosenFran Morris Rosman and Richard RosmanFoujan and Isaac SakhaiPantea and Afshin SalamatiKatrin and Rafi ShaoulianEvelyn and Tony ShooshaniArlene SpiegelmanRamona and Ramin SimantobArthur SnyderBecky Sobelman-Stern and Rabbi Ron SternLori and Leandro TybergKyle and Mauricio UmanskyBeverly and Rabbi David Woznica

WISE SCHOOL GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT

BUILDER $100,000 and aboveJodie and Steve FishmanShelly and Donald LevyDeena and Ed NahmiasAndrea and Glenn SonnenbergWise Parent Association

BENEFACTOR $50,000–$99,999Dina and Raymond Levy

SUPPORTOR $25,000–$49,000Ruth and Raymond BorunCarin and Glenn FreemanJanine and Rick KolodnyGentille and Terry KoosedBehrouz Tavakoli$5,000–$24,999

Bureau of Jewish EducationMichael R. FormanKaren Furie

$1,800–$4,999Tami and Robert Weiser

CONTRIBUTOR $500–$1,799Dana and Scott EhrlichMiriam and Jack Pitson

FRIEND Under $500Henrietta AlbertJoyce and Kevin AndersonSally and Donald JonesJessica Lebovits

WISE SCHOOL 2015-2016 ANNUAL GIVING PARENT HONOR ROLL

VISIONARY $20,000 and aboveTracy and Jeffrey Kaplan

FOUNDER $10,000–$19,999Katya and Tanel HarunzadeHong and Wei KeDina and Raymond LevyInessa Grinberg and Douglas LichtmanDafne and Alex MoradiBrooke MuellerNilou and Henry ShaheryGloria and Benjamin SoleimaniLilian Jensen-Tabibian and B. Sam TabibianYael and Daniel Tenenbaum

BENEFACTOR $5,000–$9,999Jaremy and Brent Aiello-OrtnerDaniela and Baruh BenunTannoz Bahremand and David ForuzanfarDana GuerinSharona Cohen and Edwin HaronianSezin and Nesim HasonMaari and Robert HerscuKathryn and Sean JavaheriEri KrohAlexis and Michael LamShel and Ran PinkJenna and Joey PitsonDebra and Steven SchafferHedyeh and Philip ShaoulEvelyn and Tony ShooshaniRamona and Ramin SimantobPatricia and Jian TorkanLori and Leandro Tyberg

EDUCATOR’S CIRCLE $2,500–$4,999Delaram Hanookai and Michael AbaianEllie and Joseph Akhtarzad

Sandra and Eliezer AppelLisa and Jason ArashebenAmanda and Joseph AziziNasi and Babak BamshadMichele and Andrew BlecherGuitty Caroline and Michel BolourAllison Lee and Rabbi Kenneth ChasenChrystelle and Charles CohenEllie and Albert CohenNas and Alen CohenRebecca and David CohenSherly and Kami DaneshgarRebeca and Mahyar DardashtiNancy and Richard EmmanuelNooshin and Afshine EmraniRama and Ario FakheriMichelle and Ron FarhadiMichelle Vannoy and Steven FoonbergShandy and Shaun GabbayPaola and Alvaro GancmanAndrea and Scott GardenhourHannah and Ellis GhodsianElizabeth Kopple and Chuck GillmanSharen and Kevin GolshanBrenda and Omid HamidLida and Payam KashfianNazy and Farhad KohanimSherin Natan and Hooman LahijaniLeah and Shahab MahboubianNegar Salim Massian and Ramin MessianNataly and Sean NamvarMichelle and Ramin NemanHenry OhebshalomCarolyn and Pejman RahnamaGolareh and Soroush RaminBahar and Gregg RinslerShohreh and Peyman SaadatFoujan and Isaac SakhaiMojgan and Fariborz SateyNeda and Michael Shakibkhou

Katrin and Rafi ShaoulianSepi and Shahram SoleimaniHolly and Kevin TannaDesiree and Marc TavakoliKyle and Maurice UmanskyNilou and Avi YroshalmianeJacqueline Hantgan and Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback

GUARDIAN $1,000–$2,499Lisa and Herzel Bani-EsrailiNina and Pejman Ben-CohenAram and Shahin BinafardJennifer and Scott CohenDoris and Ramin DaneshgarSharon and Sepehr DardashtiDoris and Shahin DardashtyChristine and Kevin EberlyInna and David EffressKeren and Jacob ElishaIrina and Greg FaimanMaytal Abishoor-Fattal and Alan FattalNegin and Egal GabayzadehMolly and Jesse GhaliliTatiana and Shawn GhodsianKaren and Ariel GoldensteinOlivia and Phil GordonElise and Michael GreenbergNikki and Sean HashemNooshin and Nasser HiekaliAshley and Patrick JavaheriLeila and Raphael JavaheriMonica Nourmand Javidzad and Jeff JavidzadAfsoun Yazdian and Patrick KannCheri and Frederick KarubianAzita and Ramin KhaliliMaxine and Gary KleinmanHaleh and Shahrokh KohanimDana and Ilan Lavian

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Carey and Benjamin LevinKathy and Michael MahgereftehHaleh and James MehdizadehOrley and Babak MelamedMahin and Faramarz MoshfeghLisa and Farhad NovianJanet and Siamak OkhovatStella and Farid PakravanVered and Pejman PakravanGolnaz and Mahbod PayaShelley and Dorian ReddingNeda and Raymond SarrafRobin Jacobs and Schlomo SchmuelNiki and Charles SchwarzKatrin and Dean ShabboueiLiat and Eddie SimanBrigitte Rozenberg-Snapir and Idan SnapirKaty and John TishbiBita and Cameron YadidiAsal and Parham YedidsionSivan and Igor Zakai

FRIEND $500–$999Ilona AltmanCheryl and Gregory BantonIraj BarkohanaiLaura Vanetek Berkowitz and Steven BerkowitzVered and Uri EliasNoushin and Ramin FarshiSanam and Dan GabayzadehAmy and Brian GallagherShideh and Frank GhadooshahyNazy and Kourosh MaddahiShiva and Ramin MelamedDebbie and Babak MossanenNeda and Ivan NikkhooTamara and David NorianiLora and Rabin PournazarianRebeca Farca and Jorge RiveraPantea and Afshin SalamatiRonit and Shawn SharafianKeren and Elisha ShashouaValarie and Craig SimmsSharona and Kamran TavakoliRozita and David Yacobi

CONTRIBUTOR under $500Anonymous (2)Kathie Arastoozadeh and Avi AframianKathy and Fred AsilzadehJennifer and Aryeh AslanSharon and Elon AvisarKathy and Bob BakshianElana and David BanafshehaLinda and Jack BanafshehaElizabeth Kohanmehr and Tooraj BerelianiCheryl and Bill CohenJennifer and Kenneth DavisAndrea and Ryan DrobnickAlison and Glenn EisenTonia and Marc Entous

Jessica and Josh EttingDebby and Gal FeistMelanie and Lyle FisherJennifer and Allan FreedmanJanet and Albert FuchsNira Maghsoudi Gabayan and Ramin GabayanJanene and Karl GerberLimor Giladi-BendorMasha Livhits and David GottAlice Chang and Nir HoftmanKeili Lefkovitz and Shane JohnsonShabnam and Kourosh KhaloyanNicole LeslieElena and Scott MellerEmily Cohen-Meth and Jason MethNicole and Itay MevorakhKeren MevorakhAlexx and Joshua MonkarshSheila and Haim MorovatiLori and Randy MossLisa and Marc NehorayanNatalie RiceSholeh and Bahram SabaSharon Shakibkhou and Andre SabetfardKimberly and Victor SchwartzEmmanuelle and Leon SchwartzmanDebra and David SiegelJennifer SmithMichelle and Bejan SouferianRina Iofel and Arsen TevonyanKim Zeldin and Ruben TorresOrly Raz and Devin WagmanAriana and Kevin WestJoya YadegarNoushin Salim and Iraj YazdiEinat and Oren Yohanan

Wise School Annual Giving Faculty and Staff ContributorsMeirav AbutbulSusan Avisar

Hanna BahatMarilyn BalachioMelissa BaralGali BardinTricia BayBeth BeharJoann Biller-MenasheAmanda BolkinCindy BrongersAmy BurchMarcela CarlockMalka ClementAlexandra CoatneyJamie CohenMiri CohenBrenda CollinsCourtney CregarAndrew DavisShaina EgethDanielle FreedDana FridmanPaula FrostLinda GafniAnne Gladzer-GonzalezSamantha GoldbergLashelle HamlinJudy HarrisSamantha HechtmanDanny HeroldKasey HimmelJudy HoffmanRyan HoslerMary ItriMax JabenMelanie KatanDavid KatesMari KleinPam KleinmanRabbi Josh KnobelPhoebe LernerRoberta LloydLynsey LovemanJennifer Maimone

Lisa MamosDalia MargolisMalka MiodovskyRachel MitzmanRebecca MizrahiRachel MoghimiJan NavahPam NealJanis NeishulerLeora OreviMira PearlBrock PollockOrlee RaymondAnita RodriguezGail RosenblumVera ShabtaiSarah ShpallKim SnyderBethany SpielbergJeff StarrBam SternRonit StoneDiamond SummervillePatty TannerMichelle TargonTalia Priel TuchAli TurtleRachel TwerskyAshley Van NoppenMarloes VilleneuveAri VolterraSandi VolterraErika WallmanRandy WeinsteinTami WeiserAaliyah WileyRachel WindlerTatiana ZaidmanKaren Zakay

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WISE SCHOOL ANNUAL GIVING EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENT HONOR ROLL

BENEFACTOR $5,000–$9,999Kathryn and Sean Javaheri

EDUCATOR’S CIRCLE $2,500–$4,999Lisa and Gregory CassilethMarla and Arash RaminfarYassaman Afrahim-Torkan and Joubin TorkanJennifer and Kambiz Yadidi

GUARDIAN $1,000–$2,499Michelle and Jeff BaderJordana and David BergDiana Pereira and Fred DardashtiSanam and Daniel GhiyamTatiana and Shawn GhodsianJaclyn and Todd GolditchRenee and Peter MehrianRoya and Farhad MelamedGolnaz and Mahbod PayaArlen and Daniel Yomtobian

FRIEND $500–$999Marina and Ari AfsharAmy and Brian GallagherStephanie and Daniel HeymanJacki and Roddy JavaheryKaren Firstenberg and Kim KhazaeiSherlyn and Rodney RadSepideh Forouzanrad and Arash Sabbagh-Fard

CONTRIBUTOR under $500Monika and Kaymar AminiDeborah and Benjamin ArdenElizabeth Kohanmehr and Tooraj BerelianiNatalie Shabtai-Bral and Sean BralJinous and Michael CohenOrly and Jeffrey ElsonJessica and Josh EttingAllison Gorelik and Aaron FishmanAmy and Adam FriedmanTiffany and Joubin GabbaySherri and Brian GhodsianMerav and Kenneth GoldmanJessica and Robin HanasabFarnaz and Kevin HayaviShauna and Pedram KahenElise Perer and Jeff KohnTannaz and Simon LaviLiron and Daniel MarksMichelle and Ramin NemanStacy Rukeyser and Clark PetersonLimor and Matthew PouldarSharon and Andre SabetfardMeirav and Peter SakalowskyBahareh Golbahar and Sam SanandajiEmmanuelle and Leon SchwartzmanSheila and Damon ScovilleSharon and Evan SilverMichelle and Bejan SouferianSally and Andrew TriphonJaime and Seth WellischAriana and Kevin WestSarah and Hamed YazdanpanahNatalie and Michael ZarabiAli Karp-Ziring and David Ziring

WISE SCHOOL GRANDPARENTS/ALUMNI/SPONSORS

BENEFACTOR $5,000–$9,999Jordana Leigh

EDUCATOR’S CIRCLE $2,500–$4,999Renee and Barry GordonFrances and Maury Rice

GUARDIAN $1,000–$2,499Robin and Albert CarnesaleElizabeth and Joseph EbrahimNora LazoJila and Naim Perry

FRIEND $500–$999Nikki and Ivan AxelrodKaren and Allan EntousElizabeth and Charles FeldbaumClaire and Mel KosaskyTerry Gock and Michael Zeldin

CONTRIBUTORS under $500Antoinette and Ofer BickBrentview Medical Inc.Svetlana ElkindKaren and Allan EntousLinda and Gary EttingRabbi Leah KrollNancy LevinPablo NankinJan and Peter ShamesDiana and Arthur Vanetek

Last year, we were awarded with an extraordinary opportunity

to ensure that quality Jewish education is fully accessible,

sustainable, and affordable to all families who wish to enroll

their children in Wise School as a result of our School’s

participation in the Generations Program. Generations represents an unprecedented investment in

Wise School by building a large permanent endowment that

will have long-term positive impact on our ability to ensure

resources will be available to maintain the rigorous standards

of the School and remove financial barriers to enrollment for

generations to come. We are proud to announce that this year

we surpassed our first financial benchmark, raising nearly

$800,000 towards the endowment. Our goal is to raise

more than $1.2 million by December 2017 and eventually

grow this into a $10 million endowment.

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