Jewish National Fund-USA invites you to the
TREE OF LIFE
™
Virtual Gala
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
8:00 pm (ET)
8:00 pm (ET)
Login information will be provided prior to the event
RSVP by Wednesday, June 2, 2021
More information:
Mindy Feigenbaum, Director, Northern Ohio
[email protected] or 216.292.8733 x790
Mindy Feigenbaum, Director, Northern Ohio
[email protected] or 216.292.8733 x790
Raquel & Michael Haas
Raquel and Michael Haas are active members of Cleveland’s Jewish and broader communities while also supporting initiatives at a national level. Raquel co‑chairs the Parent Leadership Council for the Basser Center. She is also a member of the Lion of Judah Society at the Jewish Federation and worked for the Federation for over 7 years, creating their Corporate Sponsorship program. Michael is Global Co‑Chair of Real Estate for Latham & Watkins. He also sat on the board of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation and was a member of the UJA National Young Leadership Cabinet and of Leadership Cleveland. Raquel and Michael have two children, Kyle and Alexandra, who both attended Jewish Day School. Both children are deeply connected to their Jewish roots and community. Raquel and Michael are profoundly humbled to be recognized by JNF‑USA.
Raquel and Michael Haas are active members of Cleveland’s Jewish and broader communities while also supporting initiatives at a national level. Raquel co‑chairs the Parent Leadership Council for the Basser Center. She is also a member of the Lion of Judah Society at the Jewish Federation and worked for the Federation for over 7 years, creating their Corporate Sponsorship program. Michael is Global Co‑Chair of Real Estate for Latham & Watkins. He also sat on the board of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation and was a member of the UJA National Young Leadership Cabinet and of Leadership Cleveland. Raquel and Michael have two children, Kyle and Alexandra, who both attended Jewish Day School. Both children are deeply connected to their Jewish roots and community. Raquel and Michael are profoundly humbled to be recognized by JNF‑USA.
Marlee Matlin & Henry Winkler
Together on stage, Winkler and Matlin delight audiences with an intimate dialogue revealing their profound connection and individual journeys. Through humorous anecdotes, inspirational life lessons and moving stories, Winkler and Matlin explore themes of overcoming adversity and believing in oneself. Henry met Marlee when she was just 12 years old. He, being Henry, encouraged her to pursue her dreams and a life-long friendship ensued. Marlee lived with Henry and his wife for years. They each had to confront challenges—his undiagnosed dyslexia and her profound deafness—only to defy the odds and establish incredibly successful careers and lives. Hear them as they tell stories, interacting with (and interrupting) each other just like family.
Henry Winkler is an Emmy-award winning actor, director, producer and best-selling author.
Marlee Matlin is an Academy-award winning actress, producer, and activist.
Together on stage, Winkler and Matlin delight audiences with an intimate dialogue revealing their profound connection and individual journeys. Through humorous anecdotes, inspirational life lessons and moving stories, Winkler and Matlin explore themes of overcoming adversity and believing in oneself. Henry met Marlee when she was just 12 years old. He, being Henry, encouraged her to pursue her dreams and a life-long friendship ensued. Marlee lived with Henry and his wife for years. They each had to confront challenges—his undiagnosed dyslexia and her profound deafness—only to defy the odds and establish incredibly successful careers and lives. Hear them as they tell stories, interacting with (and interrupting) each other just like family.
Henry Winkler is an Emmy-award winning actor, director, producer and best-selling author.
Marlee Matlin is an Academy-award winning actress, producer, and activist.
Tree of life™ virtual gala co‑chairs
Rebecca Bar-Shain
Bart Bookatz
Barry Feldman
Michael Jacobson
Chuck Whitehill
Rebecca Bar-Shain
Bart Bookatz
Barry Feldman
Michael Jacobson
Chuck Whitehill
Event Ambassadors
Neri Oxman & Bill Ackman
Debra & Ken Caplan
Michelle & Gino Carteron
Debbie & Matt Crawford
Kim & Mark Froimson
Lorin & Alan Gotlieb
Shirley & William Haas
Nicole & Jeffrey Haas
Rachel Haas
Ida & Irwin Haber
Debra & Ken Caplan
Michelle & Gino Carteron
Debbie & Matt Crawford
Kim & Mark Froimson
Lorin & Alan Gotlieb
Shirley & William Haas
Nicole & Jeffrey Haas
Rachel Haas
Ida & Irwin Haber
Becky & David Heller
Tracy & Marc Jaffe
Jennifer & Brad Kotler
Carol & Henry Meyer
Susan & James Ratner
Barrie & Robert Rosencrans
Margaret & Larry Singerman
Sandra & Richard Trobman
Robin & Ira Weidhorn
Chuck Whitehill
Tracy & Marc Jaffe
Jennifer & Brad Kotler
Carol & Henry Meyer
Susan & James Ratner
Barrie & Robert Rosencrans
Margaret & Larry Singerman
Sandra & Richard Trobman
Robin & Ira Weidhorn
Chuck Whitehill
Platinum Sponsors
Adrienne Cooper & Arthur AdlerPam & Bernard Barbash
Allan & Denise Edelson Family Foundation
Raquel & Michael Haas
Gendell Family Foundation
Dawn, Michael, Alex & Steve Lavin
The Pershing Square Foundation
Annette Lidawer & Rob Rubin
Robbie & Scott Schreiber
Sedge & Henry Plitt Charitable Trusts
Gold Sponsors
Laurie & John AcklenMarty Betagole
Francine & Dr. Anthony Brown
Biria St. John, Simon Butler, and Jeff Dunne of CBRE | Capital Markets – Multifamily
Gail & Andrew Brown
Shelly Gerson
Nancy & Noel Newman's Children & Grandchildren
Cynthia & Harold Guttman
Aimee & Ian Guttman
Beth & Louis Guttman
Joan & Stephen Guttman
Ruth & David Katz Fund
Deborah Kirshner & Paul Heldman
Christine & Thomas Mazza
Nina & Eddie Paul
Taffin & Gene Ray
Beatrice Rosedale
Ronna & Benjamin Schneider
Rhonda & Larry Sheakley
Barb & Ron Solomon
Ginger & David Warner
Diane & Alan Weber
Bob Wolfberg
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Silver Sponsors
Marcie & Nathan BachrachJan Armstrong Cobb & Barry Cobb
Harlan Diamond
Dr. Natalie Driessen, MD, Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Brian Eisendrath
Nancy Laben & Jonathan Feiger
Cathy & Mitchell Feiger
Barry Feldman
Kim & Mark Froimson
Herbert C. Wenske Foundation
Lorin & Alan Gottlieb, Jodi & Jeffrey Gottlieb, and Susan & Jerry Gottlieb
Kathy & Jeffrey Goldenberg
Jan Goldstein Z"L
Barbara Gould
Shirley & Bill Hass, Nicole & Jeff Hass, and Rachel, Sophie, Sam Hass
Anne Heldman
Becky & David Heller
Mary Jo & Buz Hoffman
Lana & Michael Jacobson
Tracy & Marc Jaffe
Andrea Kravetz & Louis Katz
Marjorie & Charles Kessel
Koenig Family Foundation
Anne & Michael Larsen
Judy Lucas
Evelyn Margolin
Carol & Henry Meyer
Michael N Needle
Amy Stoken & Ben Nortman
Odette & Mark Olson
Nina & Eddie Paul
Steven Perlman
Susan & James Ratner
Roselle Foundation
Nicole & Kai Schneider
Patti Schneider
Karen & Tom Schiffer
Margaret & Larry Singerman
Nancy & Andrew Soclof
Sally Lapides & Arthur Solomon
Sandra & Richard Trobman
Jill & Bruce Weininger
Western Southern Financial Group
Allen Rome & David Whitlock
HUB International New England LLC
The Bruce D. Werner Family
Elinor & William Ziv
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Bronze Sponsors
Debra & Ken CaplanCynthia & Louis Chaiten
Debbie & Matt Crawford
Mindi & David Goldberg
Ida & Irwin Haber
Jennifer and Brad Kotler
McCarthy Lebit Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA
Barrie & Robert Rosencrans
Penni & Steve Weinberg
Chuck Whitehill
Jewish national fund-USA
Ronald S. Lauder, Chairperson of the Board, Emeritus
Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairperson of the Board
Dr. Sol Lizerbram, President
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Rick Krosnick, Chief Development Officer
Rebecca Bar-Shain, President of the Northern Ohio Board
Mindy Feigenbaum, Director
Beth Ida Stern, Associate Director, Center of Excellence
Bill Adolph, Director, Planned Giving Midwest
Ronald S. Lauder, Chairperson of the Board, Emeritus
Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairperson of the Board
Dr. Sol Lizerbram, President
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Rick Krosnick, Chief Development Officer
Rebecca Bar-Shain, President of the Northern Ohio Board
Mindy Feigenbaum, Director
Beth Ida Stern, Associate Director, Center of Excellence
Bill Adolph, Director, Planned Giving Midwest