Residence&

2012 Gala Co-Chairs 

Gayle Gerstein 

Dianne Nashel 

Fran Ziegelheim 

Gala Committee Members 

Elaine Adler 

Charles P. Berkowitz 

Myrna Block 

Judy & Ary Freilich 

Sharry Friedberg 

Dr. Sandra Gold 

Patti Goldman 

Steven Morey Greenberg 

Maggie Kaplen 

Susan Penn 

JoAnn Hassan Perlman 

Jayne Petak 

Syril Rubin 

Norma Wellington 

2012 Journal Co-Chairs 

Louis S. Blumberg 

Debbie & Marc Cooper 

Drs. Sharon & Kenneth Fried 

Lynne & Charles Klatskin 

Rita Merendino 

Trudy & Sy Sadinoff 

Harley & Eli Ungar 

Journal Committee Members 

Wilson Aboudi 

Charles P. Berkowtiz 

Angelica Berrie 

Myrna Block 

Douglas Duchak 

Eleanor Epstein 

Ary Freilich 

Eva Lynn and Leo Gans 

Gayle Gerstein 

Dr. Sandra Gold 

Wendy & Richard Goldstein 


Debbie & Stuart Himmelfarb 

Eva Holzer 

Robin & Dr. Robert Jaffin 

Bernie Koster 

Susan Liebeskind 

Sherri & Howard Lippman 

William Lippman 

Ann Oster 

JoAnn Hassan & Martin Perlman 

Jayne Petak 

Linda Farber Post 

Shiri Redensky 

Syril Rubin 

Barbara & Norman Seiden 

David Sharp 

Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan 

Roslyn Swire 

Yvette & Louis Tekel 

Inge & Paul Wolff 

2012 Honorary Gala Chairs 

Angelica Berrie 

Marion & Albert Hess 

Maggie & Bill Kaplen 

Barbara & Norman Seiden 

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Our Management Team 

Charles P. Berkowitz 

President & CEO 

Jewish Home Family 

Brandy Stefanco 

Chief Financial Officer 

Charlene Vannucci 

Director of Volunteer Services 

Jewish Home Foundation 

Melanie S. Cohen 

Executive Director 

Molly M. Shulman 

Development 

Coordinator 

Darlene McGovern 

Development 

Administrative Assistant 

Iris Rosendahl 

Public Relations 

Coordinator 

Sunni Herman 

Executive Vice President 

Robert Bardach 

Assistant Administrator 

Eric Riguerra 

Director of Nursing 

Lisa Segelbacher 

Director of Food Services 

Joan DiPaola 

Director of Gallen Adult Day 

Health Care 

Jewish Home at Rockleigh 

JoAnne Herzog 

Nurse Case Manager 

Rabbi Simon Feld 

Director of Rabbinic Services 

Jaclyn Froman 

Director of Social Services 

Esther Stone 

Director of Human Resources 

Sarah Pilato-Wolfe 

Director of Rehabilitation Services 

Espiridion Alvarez 

Director of Engineering 

Tracey Couliboly 

Director of Recreation 

Andru Roswadowsky 

Director of Environmental Services 

Annette Myers 

Director of Admissions/Marketing 

Dr. Harvey Gross 

Medical Director 

Lauren Levant 


Risa Kory 

Director of Health Care Services 

John Albanese 

Director of Sales and Marketing 

Jewish Home Assisted Living 

Julie Cochrane 

Director of Activities 

and Volunteer Services 

Nancy Ames 


Ron Espanola 

Director of Engineering 

Jean Duroseau 


Christine Sarvis 

Business Office Manager 

Carol Cole 

Executive Assistant 

Jewish Home at Home 

Susan Lilly 

Director of Geriatric Care Management 

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Charles P. Berkowitz, President & CEO 


Energy, Insight and Planning Help Us Meet our Goals 

The strength of all 501 (c)(3)’s is the combination of lay 

leadership and professional staff and their ability 

to understand and carry out the strategic goals of the 

organization together. The Jewish Home has a history of 

growth and change since 1915 and has had the luxury 

of longevity of both partners. 

In 1998 we were fortunate to have Ary Freilich join the 

Board of JHRC as Secretary. Over the next fourteen years 

Ary continued as a member of our Boards of Directors 

joining Jewish Home at Rockleigh’s in 2000, and becoming 

Vice President in 2002. Ary served as the President 

of JHR from 2004 – 2009. Those of you who were part of 

our extended family during these years have a sense of 

the effort which went into planning, building and filling 

JHR while staying financially solvent. Surrounded by 

many dedicated lay people with decades of devotion to 

the needs of the Jewish community was helpful and 

with these resources, Ary led JHR to becoming a viable 

organization in a position to move forward despite all 

the challenges of the healthcare field, especially in 

regard to Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement. Were 

these challenges not enough, we were simultaneously 

planning for the development of the Jewish Home 

Assisted Living facility and for the restructuring of the 

Jewish Home entity through the development of the 

Jewish Home Family. It was a natural that Ary moved 

into the Chairmanship of Jewish Home Family in 2009, 

when I became the President of 

this new entity. This put us in the 

position to advance as the Jewish 

Home has done so many times 

since 1915. 

I was and remain impressed with the energy and insight 

that Ary and his Board of Directors showed during this 

period. On a personal note, I was privileged to have 

the opportunity to be Ary’s partner during this time. His 

intellect, friendship and communication are outstanding 

and one of the reasons that professionals remain with 

an organization for over 40 years. 

We are pleased to report that 

strategic planning has never taken 

a back seat at the Jewish Home… 

In 2009, the effort continued to look at how the Jewish 

Home could meet the changing needs of the elderly 

in our community and during this time we established 

our newest entity, Jewish Home at Home. The 

challenges during this time were two fold: find new lay 

people in our communities to develop the enthusiasm 

that so many of our current Board members exhibit 

daily, and have them join the Jewish Home team, as well 

as withstand the economic environment 

that has existed during 

Ary’s leadership years. While the 

challenges were met, they are far 

from finished products. 

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Charles P. Berkowitz Garden Dedication 

We are pleased to report that strategic planning has 

never taken a back seat at the Jewish Home as we have 

been financially responsible and funding has been set 

aside for the replacement of aging equipment in both 

of our facilities. Plans have been developed to allow us 

to continue to grow both in Rockleigh and in River Vale. 

A home for the Jewish Home Family is in the wings 

as is the expansion of the JHAL facility to develop more 

space to improve the quality of life for their population. 

Budgetary planning was put in place last year to enable 

the Foundation and the financial office of the Jewish 

Home Family to bring on the staff necessary to 

accomplish both goals. While the Jewish Home at Home 

is growing, it remains our biggest challenge as we are 

seeing more and more elderly with needs but not the 

assets to meet these needs. While these types of services 

are being encouraged by all levels of government, the 

funding for same still lags behind. Our efforts with 

Jewish Home at Home from the beginning have 

prepared for 20% charitable care but the needs are 

greater. To date, we have been approaching Charitable 

Foundations in our communities for additional support 

to meet these additional needs, as well as the Jewish 

Federation of Northern NJ and have been able to receive 

some additional funding in the past year. This remains 

the biggest challenge going forward. 

Our ability to continue to meet the changing needs of our 

elderly as the Jewish Home has in the past, has been 

through the efforts of both lay leadership and professional 

staff, and the community has been fortunate to have 

had the efforts of wonderful people such as Ary Freilich, 

to help the Jewish Home to move forward. 

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Eli Ungar, Chairman 


“Affection and Care for the Old… 

are the True Gold Mines of a Culture.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel 

Tonight we celebrate two important milestones, and 

issue one heartfelt thank you. The tenth anniversary of 

the opening of the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, and the 

fifth anniversary of the Jewish Home Assisted Living, 

together mark enduring gifts made by people in this 

room to the elderly in our community. 

Golda Meir joked that “old age is like a plane flying 

through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing 

you can do.” We respectfully disagree. Through the hard 

work and thoughtful planning of Chuck Berkowitz, Sunni 

Herman, Lauren Levant, Melanie Cohen and countless 

…Jewish Home Family both 

represents and provides stability, 

permanence and excellent care 

to our seniors. 

others, the Jewish Home Family offers a dignified and 

comprehensive approach to aging. Each day, in ways 

both big and small, the hundreds of employees of the 

Jewish Home Family honor our tradition of caring with 

love for our elderly. In the words of Abraham Joshua 

Heschel, “Even tyrants and dictators make a point of 

being fond of children. But the affection and care for the 

old… are the true gold mines of a culture.” 

The Jewish Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home Assisted 

Living, and Jewish Home at Home, are indeed gold 

mines. In today’s uncertain health care environment, the 

Jewish Home Family both represents and provides 

L-R: Robert Peckar, President, Jewish Home at Home; 

David Shap, President, Jewish Home Foundation; 

Myrna Block, President, Jewish Home at Rockleigh; 

Wilson Aboudi, President, Jewish Home Assisted Living; 

Eli Ungar, Chairman, Jewish Home Family 

stability, permanence and excellent care to our seniors. 

These wonderful milestones inspire us to continue 

looking forward and investing in new programs 

and ideas that will help us remain on the forefront of 

excellence. 

We come here tonight to give particular thanks to 

Ary Freilich, whose vision, determination, skill and humor 

enabled us to evolve from a nursing home and an 

assisted living facility into an integrated Jewish Home 

Family, in the best sense of the word. Ary infused our 

organization with a quest for excellence, and reminded 

us time and again how the true definition of success is 

measured not in dollars and cents but in the extent 

to which we enable our residents to lead dignified, rich, 

fulfilling lives. 

In the words of our sages: “According to the effort is the 

reward.” Thank you, Ary. 

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Annual Meeting June 15, 2012 

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David A. Sharp, President 


Securing Our Financial Future 

Tonight we are honoring Ary Freilich, an extraordinary 

person who has reshaped our Jewish Homes into a 

dynamic organization, well-positioned to meet the 

challenges of our community’s future. Ary is a true 

visionary who has dedicated the last ten years to refining 

our focus, building our boards and providing us with 

outstanding leadership. He is a wonderful role model 

and we thank him for all of his efforts. 

We also thank all of you, our loyal and generous donors, 

for your exceptional support. During the past year we 

again surpassed our previous fundraising efforts. 

In fact, our signature fundraising program, the Boneh 

Olam Annual Giving Program has continued to grow 

year after year. This program, which started with only 19 

participating families in 2003 has grown to over 140 

participants in 2012. YOU — a generous community — 

has provided over $1.181 Million in philanthropic 

support through this program in 2012 alone… and over 

$8.35 Million over the course of the last ten years. 

Why is the success of our Foundation’s fundraising 

program so critical? 

• Your generosity filters down and is directed into our 

operating budgets so we can benefit residents each 

and every day and offer our services to those less 

fortunate who might not otherwise be able to afford 

the care they so badly need, either in our facilities or in 

their own homes… 

• It means hiring the best of the best with regard to our 

professional staff because nothing less will do… 

• It means offering extensive recreational programming 

and providing excellence in nursing with ratios of 

residents to staff above state averages… 

What this all translates into is being able to look around, 

each one of us, and see the smiles, happiness and 

contentment of seniors enjoying every aspect of their 

lives to the fullest extent possible. 

While our Jewish Home Foundation has continually 

grown to meet the growing demands of the community, 

we recognize that there are many challenges that 

confront us, particularly as social programs such as 

Medicare and Medicaid succumb to unprecedented 

pressure. The long-term viability of these social cornerstones 

is in peril. Though our Jewish Home Foundation 

may have a track record of success in filling the annual 

budgetary needs of the Jewish Home at Home, Jewish 

Home Assisted Living and Jewish Home at Rockleigh, 

our organization currently doesn’t have sufficient financial 

resources to stem the consequences of disruptions 

in these programs. 

The financial responsibility to prepare ourselves for the 

future falls on our shoulders. As such, while the Jewish 

Home Foundation will continue its efforts to meet its 

annual responsibilities, we will embark this coming year 

on focusing to secure the financial security of the Jewish 

Home Family in the future. We know that we will be able 

to count on a community that has always had a strong 

vision of the future, and that we will be to achieve this 

together. 

We look forward to working together to achieve these 

mutual objectives. 

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Boneh Olam Builders of the World 

Melanie S. Cohen, CFRE, 



A Blueprint for 

Community Support 

The mission of the Jewish Home Foundation (JHF) is to 

provide the financial wherewithal to all the Jewish Home 

Family entities, enabling them to deliver the necessary 

health care, educational, and life enriching care and 

programming to seniors and elderly in our community. 

While this daunting task is accomplished in many ways, 

the Foundation’s Boneh Olam Annual Giving Program has 

become the cornerstone of the annual fundraising effort, 

as the Foundation continues to play a major role in supporting 

the critical daily financial needs of these entities. 

At its inception in 2003, 19 families contributed a total of 

$226,000. In this year, 2012, the program grew to 142 

families donating a praiseworthy $1,181,500. Over its nine 

year history, the program has provided $8,352,556 

in funding. 

Boneh Olam — Builders of the World was developed as a 

blueprint for supporters of the Homes, enabling donors 

to respond to a once-a-year appeal for their support while 

eliminating further solicitations throughout the year. This 

program is designed with the donor in mind. Participation 

in any one of the nine “levels of giving” allows the donor 

to participate in each of the Foundation’s five major 

fundraising events during the year — Patron Calendar, 

Passover/New Year Card Program, Golf and Tennis Outing, 

Ad Journal and Gala. Donors are recognized in all Jewish 

Home publications, as well as in JHR’s entrance lobby. 

These annual once-a-year gifts help position the Foundation 

to have the wherewithal to play an integral part in 

allowing the Jewish Homes to carry forward the tradition 

of honoring our elderly. 

We thank each and every one of our “Builders of the World” 

for their beneficence, and invite others in the community 

to participate in this wonderful opportunity to make a 

difference. The program is launched each November for 

the fiscal year beginning the following January 1. 

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Master Builder 

The Russell Berrie Foundation 

The Kaplen Foundation 

Designer 

Anonymous 

Marion & Albert Hess 

William Lippman 

The Norman & Barbara Seiden 

Foundation 

Architect 

Elaine & Myron Adler 

Lewis Family Trust — 

Larry Levy, Trustee 

Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation 

Draftsman 

Anonymous 

Lucille J. Amster 

Joan & Robert Hess 

Lynne & Charles Klatskin 

Engineer 

Michelle & Gary Bettman 

Anita & Howard Blatt 

Myrna & Yale Block 

Englewood Hospital & Medical Center 

Carl Epstein 

Eleanor & Edward Epstein 

Judy & Ary Freilich 

Gayle & Mel Gerstein 

Sol Goldman Charitable Trust 

Debbie & Stuart Himmelfarb 

Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation 

Donna & David Schweid 

The Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan 

Foundation 

Harley & Eli Ungar 

Valley National Bank 

Henry Voremberg 

The Weiss Family Foundation 

Planner 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

Barnett Design, Inc. 

Jane & George Bean 

Lovey & Murray Beer 

Mimi & Alan Bercow 

Janet & Bernard Bober 

Jill Carus-Bier 

Judith & Robert Cook 

Cheryl & Edward Dauber 

Rena Rosenberg & Roy Davidovitch 

Marion & Curt de Jonge 

Marvin Eiseman 

Nancy & Larry Epstein 

Esther & Warren Feldman 

Judy & Jonathan Furer 

Wendy & Richard Goldstein 

Gralla Family Philanthropic Fund 

The Burton G. & Anne C. Greenblatt 

Foundation 

Margie & Brett Harwood 

Eva Holzer 

Robin & Robert Jaffin 

Shari Leventhal & Steve Kauderer 

Linda & Ilan Kaufthal 

Judy & Joseph Klyde 

Norma & Sol D. Kugler 

Lee Langbaum 

Lisa & Jack Langer 

Lapin Family Foundation 

Arlene & Howard Lemelson 

Kathy & Richard Leventhal 

Bernie Levere 

Bernice & Herb Levetown 

Sherri & Howard Lippman 

Rita Merendino 

Beth & Mark Metzger Foundation 

Ilene & Howard Pakett 

Partners Pharmacy 

Maxine & Robert Peckar 

JoAnn Hassan & Martin Perlman 

Jayne & David Petak 

Platkin Family Foundation 

Linda & Kalmon Post 

Diane & Mark Seiden 

Pearl Seiden 

The Shapiro Family Foundation 

Carol & Alan Silberstein 

Marilyn & Leon Sokol 

Jeanette & Seymour Spira 

Tobi & Scott Weinstein 

Naomi Wilzig 

Lynne & Marty Zaikov 

Apprentice 

Gloria & Wilson Aboudi 

Tina & Ronald Aroesty 

Debbie & Donald Aronson 

Rachel & Charles Berkowitz 

Berit & Martin Bernstein 

Gail & Gene Bokor 

Susanne Brunell 

Debbie & Marc Cooper 

Helen Eisenberg 

Wendy Ezor & Mitchell Engler 

Eva Lynn & Leo Gans 

Sandra & Arnold Gold 


Gutterman and Musicant 

Jewish Funeral Directors 

Dorothy & Aaron Henschel 

Sunni & Jonathan Herman 

Margi & Irwin Hirshberg 

IPPC Pharmacy 

Terri & Lawrence Katz 

Cynthia & Stanley Low 

Lisa & Bruce Mactas 

Nadasky Kopelson Architects 

The Oster Family Foundation 

Susan & Deane Penn 

Pharmscript, LLC 

Ethel & Irving Plutzer Foundation 

Rockland County Jewish Home 

for the Aged 

Cheryl & Mordecai Rosenberg 

Syril Rubin 

Select Medical Rehabilitation Services 

Shapiro, Croland, Reiser, 

Apfel & DiIorio, LLP 

Nancy & David Sharp 

Nancy & David Simpson 

Cynthia & Abe Steinberger 

Elizabeth & Michael Sternlieb 

Ellen Strahl 

Iris & Norbert Strauss 

Roslyn Swire 

Yvette & Louis Tekel 

Barry Wien 

Inge & Paul Wolff 

Sydelle Wolfin 

Edythe & Sam Zaro 

Fran Ziegelheim 

Novice 

Melanie & Jeffrey Cohen 

Construction Technology Corp. 

Eden Memorial Chapels 

Freedom Home Healthcare, Inc. 

Beth & Harvey Gross 

Helen Hausmann 

Miriam Kassel 

H. Peter Kaufmann 

Sharon & Kenneth Kaufmann 

Saul & Marie Adler-Kravecas 

Beth & Rafael Levin 

Reba Martin 

Network Doctor 

Nadine & Steven Posnansky 

Sheila & Gabe Schlisser 

Susan & Charles Silberman 

Ellen & Lloyd Sokoloff 

XPEDX

Boneh Olam 

“Mahalo” Luau 

Thank You Evening 

August 1, 2012 

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Golf, Tennis & Card 

Outing 

May 21, 2012 

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Brandy Stefanco, Chief Financial Officer 


Financial Challenges 

During 2011, the Jewish Home at Rockleigh was hit 

with two significant funding cuts. Effective July 1, 2011, 

Medicaid cut reimbursement to skilled nursing facilities 

and in October 2011, we were also hit with cuts in our 

Medicare reimbursement. These funding cuts provided 

the catalyst for Jewish Home Family to re-evaluate the 

current financial position of all operations and resulted 

in a more meaningful 2012 budget process. 

Jewish Home at Rockleigh (JHR) 

In spite of the funding cuts, which we will feel the full 

impact of in 2012, JHR experienced another positive 

year in 2011. Our positive bottom line was attributed to 

maintaining a high occupancy rate in the nursing facility, 

averaging 177 residents per day, which is a 98% occupancy 

rate. In addition, the facility had a strong Medicare 

Part-A case mix in the facility. 

Jewish Home Assisted Living (JHAL) 

JHAL ended the 2011 operating year with 99 residents 

who occupied 95 apartments, which is a 90% occupancy 

rate. JHAL exceeded their budget projections and in 

February 2011, the board voted to reduce debt by 

$1,200,000. 

In March 2012, the board approved the use of an 

additional $1,000,000 of operational cash flow to further 

reduce the mortgage on the facility. Since April 2008, 

JHAL has made $990,000 in scheduled amortization and 

$2,200,000 in accelerated payments decreasing our 

current mortgage obligation to $9,643,000. 

Jewish Home at Home (JH@H) 

In 2011, The Gallen Adult Day Health Care (GADHC) and 

the Kosher Meals programs were moved from the JHR 

operations and into Jewish Home at Home. The Jewish 

Home Foundation (JHF) was instrumental in providing 

operational support for programming in 2011 and 

JHF provided the resources for the purchase of a new 

transportation van. Through our community service 

partnerships, we began building a subsidy reserve that 

has allowed us to offer scholarships to eligible participants 

in our GADHC, provided holiday meals for home 

bound elderly and moving into 2012 allows us to offer 

subsidized geriatric care management services. 


With the growth and increasingly complex nature of our 

organization, the roles of the Finance and Investment 

Committee have now been combined under the 

oversight of the Jewish Home Family. This newly redesigned 

committee will assist the operating entities 

with profit and loss analysis, budget review and investment 

planning. 

In 2012, the Finance Office added an additional staff 

member to assist with the daily functions of the 

organization. As our programs and staffing continue to 

expand, there is a need for additional space to house 

the Jewish Home Family, Jewish Home Foundation 

and Jewish Home at Home operations. This project will 

be a goal of the organization moving into the 2013 

budget year. 

Due to the growth and population of JHAL, the need 

for additional common space, such as dining and 

recreational facilities, is currently being evaluated. 

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2011 Operating Revenue $25,154,680 

2011 Non-Operating Revenue $114,834 

2011 Operating Expense $24,304,459 

2012 Operating Revenue Budget $23,442,015 

2012 Non-Operating Revenue Budget $244,000 

2012 Operating Expense Budget $24,232,715 

Case Mix YTD 4/30/2012 

Private 39% 

Medicaid 39% 

Medicare 18% 

Managed Care 2% 

Hospice (incl. Medicaid recipients) 2% 

Census YTD 4/30/2012 

Average Daily Census 179 

Total Staff 352 

Total Volunteers 243 

2011 Rehabilitation 

Inpatient Treatments 4,792 

Outpatient Treatments 7,527 

2011 Operating Revenue $8,388,489 

2011 Non-Operating Revenue $121,585 

2011 Operating Expense $8,060,578 

2012 Operating Revenue Budget $8,605,381 

2012 Non-Operating Revenue Budget $7,500 

2012 Operating Expense Budget $8,638,244 

Occupancy 4/30/2012 

Units Occupied: 

Studio 40 

One Bedroom 23 

Two Bedroom 4 

Two Bedroom Combo 2 

Memory Lane 24 

Total Units Occupied 93 

Total Residents 4/30/2012 97 

Total Staff 130 

Total Volunteers 20 

Mortgage Balance YTD 4/30/12 $9,643,133 

Mortgage Balance YTD 4/30/12 $16,920,050 

Gallen Adult Day Health Care Jan – May 2012 

2012 Registered Participants 115 

2012 Average Daily Attendance 37 

Transportation Vehicles 6 

Kosher Meals-on-Wheels 2011 

Meals Prepared 46,404 

Transportation Vehicles 2 

Geriatric Care Management 2011 

Inquiries 128 

Cases 30 

2012 Subsidized Services YTD 4/30/2012 

ADC Scholarship Recipients 17 

Scholarship Dollars Awarded $14,336 

Geriatric Care In-Home Assessment 28 

Care Mgmnt Subsidized Services 3,325 

Community Holiday Meals 87 

2011 Capital Collections Rec’d – 

JHR & JHAL $245,617 

2011 Total Net Contributions (incl. Capital) $2,685,179 

2011 Fundraising Expense 15.1% 

To JHR To JHAL To JH@H 

2011 Allocation – $15,000 $505,570 

2012 Projected Allocation $48,000 $100,000 $425,000 

2012 Boneh Olam Annual Giving Program 

Number of Total Participants 142 

Number of New Participants 23 

Number of Renewed Participants 116 

Receipts from Program $1,181,000 

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Myrna Block, President 


The “Home” with a “Heart” 

We thank Ary Freilich for his leadership. He has shown 

enormous ability to solve problems with intelligence 

and compassion. The happiness of our residents was 

always his top priority. His vision and implementation of 

the new reorganization will allow us to grow and service 

our community for years to come. He has left the organization 

strong and poised for success. 

The Jewish Home is a truly amazing place and it keeps 

getting better. The “Big Picture” is that this organization 

has a HEART, is full of energy and always strives to bring 

smiles to the faces of our residents. We provide excellent 

nursing and medical care, keep residents active both 

mentally and spiritually and treat each resident as an 

individual. How is this accomplished? 

Primarily our staff! The commitment to the highest 

standards begins at the top. For many years, Chuck 

Berkowitz set a high standard. This commitment continues 

today with our Executive Vice President Sunni Herman 

and our staff — from nursing to recreation, food services 

to housekeeping — all of whom add their own special 

touch of commitment and compassion, always 

maintaining the welfare of the residents as a top priority. 

Some accomplishments this year: Music, music everywhere: 

residents put on an amazing musical concert that 

was so superior they performed it again for the seniors 

at the JCC! Ipads were used with dementia residents 

to introduce individualized music. The result was amazing: 

residents with dementia, upon hearing the music, 

opened their eyes and sang along! 

We have started a Young Leadership 

group that is made up of 

R U S S B E R R IE HOME FOR J EWISH LIVING 

dynamic and caring younger members of our community. 

They are our future leaders and are planning exciting 

events to bring young people into our Home. 

Dietary Services, long outsourced, was brought in-house 

and new personnel hired. The results are palpable. 

Residents are very pleased with the new menus, the 

music played during mealtime and the special touches 

such as white tablecloths on Shabbat. Residents are 

walked to their tables to eat in a chair, instead of 

their wheel chairs, which shows a special commitment 

to their dignity. 

Bob Bardach, our new Assistant Administrator, began in 

July and jumped in with the oversight of the implementation 

of Electronic Medical Records. All staff will be 

involved in the process of bringing JHR to the next 

technical level of medical recordkeeping. 

Our residents keep learning! Jewish Home University 

was well attended and culminated with a graduation 

with residents in caps, gowns and diplomas. Fabulous! 

They also learned computer skills from Yavneh students 

— especially how to “shop at home”. 

JHR is “on fire” with enthusiasm and excitement. So 

many new programs! So many exciting ideas! A fabulous 

compassionate and kind staff! Each resident is treated 

with dignity and respect! 

I am so proud to be associated with the Jewish Home at 

Rockleigh — one of the premiere nursing facilities in the 

country — and so should each 

donor, volunteer and staff member. 

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Sunni Herman, Executive Vice President 


Connections 

Kesher. Connection. Every day at the Jewish Home at 

Rockleigh we make lasting connections. We have an 

extremely strong, dedicated staff and we are pleased to 

have added Bob Bardach to our administrative team, a 

caring, creative individual who has quickly bonded with 

residents, staff and families. 

Our residents connect. Whether they are assembling a 

blanket to give to the organization Sharsheret or they 

volunteer in the Gift Shop, they find meaningful ways to 

fill their days. The Executive Committee of our Resident 

Council, the “machers” in the building, continue to meet 

monthly and have helped form our Men’s Club and 

the Jersey Girls. A highlight of the year was Syril Rubin 

hosting a delicious luncheon for our residents in her 

home. Newly conducted satisfaction surveys of our long 

term residents have helped further focus us on ways to 

connect our residents. 

…interdisciplinary programs 

strengthen the relationships among 

the staff and the residents. 

A first annual, hugely successful, Employee Health and 

Benefit Fair, sponsored by Ronnie Aroesty and the Herb 

Seid Endowment, helped link staff with various health 

resources available to them. Staff connections were 

enhanced through participation in the building-wide 

Purim masquerade contest. Nursing helped facilitate 

a new iPod music program and both the recreation staff 

and our social workers have been helping residents during 

mealtimes. These interdisciplinary programs strengthen 

the relationships among the staff and the residents. 

Our staff is busy working on implementation of electronic 

medical records which shall help further enhance 

communication and connectivity to local hospitals. 

Our association with our families often does not end 

when a loved one no longer lives at the Home. They can 

be found chatting in Carl’s Place, enjoying the musical 

programs, visiting with residents and becoming volunteers 

and lay leaders. Our family has become their family 

and so they stay connected. 

Our connection to the community remains quite strong. 

Always mindful of the safety of our residents, we 

conducted a tabletop evacuation drill in collaboration 

with the local and regional fire, police, and ambulance 

departments. We hosted a cardiac assessment program 

for the community presented by Englewood Hospital’s 

EMS Department entitled, “Listen to Your Heart.” With 

funding from the Maurice Levy Memorial Nursing Fund, 

we opened our doors to staff from other nursing homes 

to learn about the new Department of Health Survey 

process. We have had many guest lecturers from 

the community at our newly formed Jewish Home 

University. In addition to our regularly scheduled groups 

who entertain, the Kaplen JCC School of Performing Arts 

and the Thurnauer School of Music programs performed 

several times for our residents. The icing on the cake was 

when our residents performed the play “Broadway 

Melodies…A World Cruise” for the seniors at the JCC. 

We look forward to many future joint programming 

activities. 

The American designer, Charles Eames once said 

“Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, 

objects. The quality of the connections is the key to 

quality, per se.” Connections made at the Jewish Home 

at Rockleigh increase our quality of care every day. 

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Wilson Aboudi, President 


Reaching the Next Level of Care and Comfort 

.JHAL is proud to be a part of the Jewish Home Family 

and consider ourselves the second generation of this 

charitable endeavor — those who follow our founding 

dreamers and builders. As the second generation we 

also have our dreams to build and expand the Jewish 

Home Family. In additions to these dreams, the second 

generation now has the obligation to operate and 

maintain the Jewish Home Assisted Living’s magnificent 

facility, and to attain even higher standards than those 

previously reached. 

Toward this end, Jewish Home Assisted Living has made 

many improvements this past year: Installation of a 

satellite connection that enables our residents to participate 

in live 92 Street Y programs, installation of an 

Outdoor Fitness Trail Health System enabling residents 

to exercise, improvements to the washing machine 

facilities enabling residents to be more independent, the 

purchase of a van for transporting our residents to 

personal appointments, improved lighting in event of 

a power failure for the safety of our residents, the 

development of an intern program with local colleges 

bringing many younger visitors into our building and 

the availability of enhanced hearing impairment 

equipment to increase participation and enjoyment of 

our residents during lectures and movies. Each one 

bring us a step closer to attaining the next level of care 

and comfort for our residents. 

This past June 24th, Jewish Home Assisted Living 

celebrated its Fifth Anniversary with 100 residents and 

family members in attendance. At this celebration, JHAL 

acknowledged 28 dedicated employees who have 

worked at the Home for the past five years. These are 

the employees that prepare the food and serve our 

residents, our aids that assist and care for residents daily, 

the maintenance staff that cleans and maintains the 

building and the recreational personnel that provide 

entertainment, activities and programming. 

All this and more could not be accomplished without 

our able and dedicated administrative staff lead by 

Executive Director Lauren Levant, Director of Sales and 

Marketing John Albanese, Director of Health Care Services 

Risa Kory, Director of Activities and Volunteer Services 

Julie Cochrane, Director of Social Services Nancy Ames, 

Director of Food Services Jean Duroseau, Director of 

Engineering Ron Espanola, Business Office Manager 

Chris Sarvis, and all the dedicated employees of Jewish 

Home Assisted Living that better the lives of our seniors 

each and every day. 

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Lauren Levant, CALA, Executive Director 


Marking Five Years and Continuing to Grow 

As Jewish Home Assisted Living (JHAL) enters its sixth 

year of operation, census continues to be the primary 

focus. Through aggressive marketing campaigns, new 

brochures and a re-designed web site, JHAL strives to 

be on the cutting edge. Due to these efforts and the 

reputation for outstanding care, JHAL continues to be 

ahead of the average national assisted living census rate. 

This past June, the residents, family members and staff 

of JHAL joined together to celebrate the Fifth Anniversary 

of JHAL opening our doors to serve the communities of 

Bergen, Passaic and Rockland Counties. 

By mid-year, JHAL provided services to at least 250 

senior citizens. We are honored that eight of our original 

residents continue to call JHAL “HOME” as they are 

aging in place with dignity. 

In addition to celebrating our residents, we also 

celebrated with 28 employees who have been with us 

since the first six months of opening. With the low turn 

over of staff it’s no wonder that JHAL has such a strong 

reputation within the community. 

While JHAL offers programming seven days a week, 

this year included some unique opportunities for the 

residents to enjoy. In March, the JHAL community 

joined together for a kick off celebration embarking 

on a partnership with the 92nd Street Y and viewed a 

satellite program featuring President Shimon Perez. 

The community also had the pleasure of participating in 

programs with Sandra Day O’Connor, Alan Alda and Elie 

Wiesel. Residents are able to participate in the program 

at least twice a month. During the course of the year, 

many family members and members of the outside 

community joined the residents in the viewings. 

At the same time, the facility introduced a Hearing 

Enhancement System to aid those residents who are 

hearing impaired. JHAL is the first assisted living 

community in Bergen County to offer this system. In a 

very short time we saw an increase in participation 

of our residents attending lectures, movies, religious 

services and much more! 

In July we also installed a LifeTrail Fitness System on the 

grounds. JHAL now has three stations offering nine 

different exercises which are supervised by a physical 

therapist, restorative care aides and activity staff. LifeTrail 

is designed for seniors with a focus on functional fitness. 

The Hearing Enhancement 

System and the 

LifeTrail System were 

opportunities that could 

not have been made 

available without the 

very generous donation 

from a previous family 

member of JHAL. 

In the summer of 2012, through the generosity of 

another supporter, the JHAL community was afforded 

the opportunity to create a Jewish Cultural Library. This 

library showcases Judaic novels and Jewish artwork. 

Those residents who are visually impaired are able to 

read utilizing an auto magnifier. 

Mazel Tov to all those involved — from board to 

community members, residents and family members, 

administrative and staff members — for working to 

make Jewish Home Assisted Living a special place where 

our loved ones can truly say they are “Home.” 

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Robert Peckar, President 


Continuing to Meet the Challenges 

of Seniors Living at Home 

2012 has been an exciting year for Jewish Home at 

Home (JH@H). In this second year of our existence, we 

developed our core concept into a reality. The concept 

was that among our elder community members are a 

significant number who wish to remain in their homes 

even though they may have physical, medical, mental 

or other challenges that make it very difficult for them 

to do so. So, too, was the concept that the families of 

these elder citizens often find themselves caught in 

a true dilemma of wanting to keep their parents at 

home safe and sound but not having the knowledge 

or expertise to do so. JH@H was founded to provide 

professionally certified Geriatric Care Management 

services that can create a safe and medically sound 

environment in which many of our elder citizens can 

indeed remain in their homes. 

The steady increase in our client inquiries in 2012 is 

evidence of a startling success for such a new venture. 

Many organizations that have been in the geriatric care 

management business for years do not have many more 

clients than JH@H. However, the Board believes that 

there are many, many more elderly members of our 

community who would benefit from a geriatric care 

management assessment conducted by our professionally 

certified staff. With the benefit of that assessment, JH@H 

is able to work with the client or their family to provide, 

under JH@H auspices, oversight home aides, physical 

therapy at home, doctor visits at home if necessary, 

alterations to the home to allow safe mobility, access to 

emergency alert systems and automated medication 

dispensers, volunteer visits, access to mental health 

professionals from within the organized Jewish community, 

food delivery, enrollment in adult day care at our 

Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center for those in need 

of special day care or at the JCC for those able to enjoy 

their programs, transportation for everyday needs — the 

list goes on and on. 

The Board believes that its challenges for the upcoming 

year are the following: 

1. To continue to bring awareness of JH@H to our entire 

community, starting with the Jewish community and 

broadening it to the greater community. 

2. To bring the highest level of quality Geriatric Care 

Management to our clients. 

3. To operate in a financially self-supporting manner 

through our charges to clients and contributions from 

our vendors. 

4. To build upon the generous contributions of The 

Russell Berrie Foundation, The Henry and MarilynTaub 

Foundation and Jewish Federation of Northern NJ and 

raise additional contributions so that JH@H is able to 

provide basic services to those unable to afford them. 

5. To increase the population of elder citizens who use 

our outstanding Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center. 

6. To continue to provide Kosher Meals on Wheels to 

those who require that service in coordination with 

other Jewish community agencies. 

We look forward to meeting all these challenges. 

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Susan Lilly, LSW, C-ASWCM, Director of Geriatric Care Management 


The Jewish Home at Home in Action 

Fulfilling Its Mission 

The Jewish Home at Home (JH@H) is designed to help 

the elderly and their families meet the challenges of 

aging in one’s own home. It allows members of the 

community to gain peace of mind knowing that their 

loved one’s care is based upon professional advice, by a 

certified geriatric care manager, tailored to his or her 

specific needs and delivered in a dignified, respectful 

and compassionate manner. JH@H offers a geriatric assessment 

which identifies the unique care needs of the 

senior and provides a list of recommendations (plan of 

care) that addresses those needs. We can implement, 

coordinate and monitor the services and provide 

education and emotional support to both the senior and 

the family members. JH@H, with its network of service 

providers, can offer whatever is needed to allow the 

senior to remain at home: home health care, medication 

management, nursing care, personal emergency 

response system (medical alert), home modification, 

adult day programming, rehabilitation services, counseling, 

escort and transportation to appointments. We also 

offer volunteers who are carefully matched with JH@H 

seniors. Volunteers make home visits, escort seniors to 

appointments or to shop, take walks, play scrabble, 

make friendly telephone calls and much more. 

Volunteers build relationships that reconnect seniors to 

the community and reduce a sense of isolation that is 

often experienced by older adults. 

Since January 2011, the number of people contacting the 

JH@H and the number of clients we have worked with 

has steadily increased. By the second quarter of 2012 we 

exceeded our annual census for 2011! 

A major factor contributing to this growth is our 

outreach efforts. We worked with our Board and 

community leaders to publicize the JH@H. We met with 

JFNNJ, Jewish communal agency staff, synagogue lay 

leaders, Hadassah and the National Council of Jewish 

Women, Women’s Philanthropy, sisterhood groups and 

directly with seniors at their clubs and centers. We 

educated community groups about the needs of seniors 

who wish to age at home and provided encouragement 

that services are available to make this possible. JH@H 

began an advertising campaign that ran in the Jewish 

Standard and the local newspapers during the winter 

and spring. 

Under the leadership of Chuck 

Berkowitz, President and CEO of 

the Jewish Home Family and 

Bob Peckar, Board President, 

JH@H will build on this success 

in the coming year. 

JH@H is a fee for service program. However, in keeping 

with the Jewish Home’s 97-year tradition of caring 

for seniors with less means, the Jewish Home Family 

Board authorized that revenue is set aside so 20% of the 

client base meeting defined eligibility criteria can receive 

subsidized services. In addition, the subsidy program has 

been supported by grants from Jewish Federation of 

Northern NJ, the Russell Berrie Foundation and the 

Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation. 

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Joan DiPaola, RN, Director 

Gallen Adult Day Health Care 

Shelley Steiner, LSW, Social Worker 

Gallen Adult Day Health Care 

Milestones: A Big Part of the Gallen Adult Day 

Health Care Program 

Milestones are a continuous part of the fabric of the 

Gallen Adult Day Health Care program. Not only are we 

thrilled to be celebrating our Tenth Anniversary along 

with the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, but we seize the 

opportunity to celebrate significant milestones in the 

lives of our participants. In the last year, we celebrated 

the 100th birthday of two of our participants and just 

recently, a couple chose the Center as a venue to 

celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with family 

and friends because the day program has become a 

focal point in their life. 

The Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center provides 

physical, emotional, cognitive and social support to its 

participants in a safe, structured setting through a team 

of skilled professionals. The Center offers the opportunity 

for seniors to remain in their home, while providing 

them support on a number of different fronts. The services 

provided include: transportation, medical monitoring, 

social services, dietary evaluations and recreational 

programming meeting everyone’s level of cognitive 

functioning. 

Another grant from NJ Transit will provide us with two 

new buses to transport seniors to and from our program 

as well as enhance the Bergen County Assisted 

Transportation Program. To add an exciting new dimension 

to our programming, we are exploring funding 

opportunities to defray the costs of iPads to foster alternative 

methods of communication with our participants. 

The Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center thanks the 

Jewish Home Board and Administrators for their continued 

commitment and support. We want to especially 

congratulate this year’s honoree, Ary Freilich, who has 

been a most devoted cheerleader of all our efforts. 

His commitment to the Jewish Home and Jewish community 

is only surpassed by his caring, compassionate 

nature. The Jewish Home Family and all its entities, 

including the Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center, truly 

benefits from his support. 

Along with the milestones we celebrate, the Center is 

pleased to have been awarded several grants which has 

allowed us to achieve the goals of providing quality 

health care services to individuals. 

Two grants through the generosity of 

Jewish Federation of Northern NJ and 

the Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation 

have enabled us to defray the cost of 

the program to participants who otherwise 

could not afford to attend. 

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Community Outreach Programs 

Kosher Meals-on-Wheels 

The Jewish Home Family has been providing homebound 

frail and the elderly with nourishing, nutritious, 

hot meals — first in Hudson County since 1973 — and 

by the late 70’s in Bergen County at the request of UJC 

of Bergen County. The program delivers hot meals to our 

sister Jewish agencies throughout Hudson, Bergen and 

Passaic Counties aided by specialized food vans. The 

meals — prepared at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh — 

are under kashruth supervision of the Rabbinical Council 

of Bergen County. 

Begun in the fall of 2011, The Jewish Home Family 

launched a Holiday Kosher-Meals-On-Wheels program. 

This program delivers, with the use of Jewish Home 

volunteers, to individuals in the community who 

respond to notices for holiday meals for Rosh Hashanah, 

Hanukkah and Passover. 197 hot Kosher holiday meals 

were delivered in the inaugural year. 

Kosher Nutrition Sites 

This wonderful program invites seniors to share a 

well-prepared kosher lunch in the company of their 

contemporaries at eight sites throughout Bergen, 

Hudson and Passaic Counties. 

In Hudson County, the locations include the JCC 

Bayonne under the auspices of Jewish Family Service of 

Jersey City, Bayonne and Hoboken. In Bergen County, 

the sites are located at the Y-JCC of Bergen County in 

Washington Township, and the Teaneck Jewish Center. 

We also supply meals to the Passaic County Department 

of Human Services, and the Jewish Children’s and Family 

Services of North Jersey. 

Transportation 

Program 

In conjunction with 

the Bergen County Division of Senior Services, Department 

of Human Services, a door-to-door transportation 

service provides the elderly or disabled transportation 

with the assistance of an aide to medical appointments 

and services at the Adler Aphasia Center, Gimbel Center 

for MS at Holy Name Hospital, and the Medical Suites 

at JHR. 

Education Seminars for the Community 

Community and professional seminars are offered on a 

variety of subjects, ranging from financial planning for 

women, Jewish medical ethics, planning for families with 

elder care needs, understanding memory loss as well as 

family care support groups. 

Shabbat Worship and Meal Assistance 

The Shabbat Worship program is aimed at those in the 

community who would like to attend religious services 

but are unable to get to services on their own, and the 

meal assistance provides a home delivered kosher meal 

for those who do not have the ability to prepare their 

own Shabbat meal. 

The elderly who would benefit from these programs are 

identified by Rabbis and community agencies. 

Geriatric Care Management 

Launched in 2009, Jewish Home at Home helps families 

and loved ones age in place at home (Please see pages 

22 and 23.) 

The kashruth at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh is under 

the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen 

County. 

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Harvey Gross, MD, Medical Director 


Environments that Nurture and Promote Well-Being 

Celebrating facility milestones of ten and five years, our 

goal remains constant — to establish an environment 

which nurtures and promotes well being. Residentoriented 

care and home-like amenities is the model 

of care at Rockleigh, including sub-acute care for those 

residents who have been recently hospitalized and 

are planning to return to the community, long-term 

residents who view Rockleigh as their home and 

residents who are at the end of their lives and who may 

receive palliative care or hospice. 

Quality medical care is always the primary concern. 

Interdisciplinary teams meet regularly to evaluate and 

assess the needs of all the residents. The teams include 

attending physicians, physiatrists, nurses, physical, 

speech and occupational therapists, social workers and 

dieticians. They communicate on a regular basis about 

the individualized care program. Of course, patient and 

family input is very important. We are now working 

toward introducing computerized medical records 

which will aid the communication process. 

Jewish Home Assisted Living is an active and vibrant 

community. The medical personnel including physicians, 

therapists, administrative and nursing staff provide 

on-site care in addition to a consulting staff which 

includes podiatry, psychiatry and physiatry. The environment 

at JHAL follows the model of living at home. 

Jewish Home at Home has grown with more referrals 

from the community as we attempt to keep the elderly 

in their own homes for as long as possible providing the 

entire spectrum of care including nursing and psychological 

services, physical, speech and occupational 

therapy and physician home visits. 

Excellent care is provided at the Gallen Adult Day Health 

Care Center for those who live at home and require 

additional support. 

Quality assurance is our means to continually evaluate 

ongoing care. We investigate all issues ranging from 

response time to call bells to food temperatures. Medical 

concerns include the etiology and prevention and treatment 

of congestive heart failure, with the increase of 

more residents with post cardiac conditions. There are 

ongoing educational lectures for our staff members 

including discussions about different types of infections, 

such as C. Diff. Colitis and their treatment. 

This past year we have embarked upon some research 

projects. One, in particular, involves the use of iPods and 

music to improve the quality of life of our patients with 

Dementia. 

Our ethics committee meets on a quarterly basis. Case 

presentations followed by a full discussion of the ethical 

issues such as living wills and do not resuscitate orders 

as well as education regarding definitions and principles 

fill the agenda. These meetings are well attended by 

nurses, social workers, administration, physicians, board 

members, a medical and legal ethicist and our religious 

leader, Rabbi Feld. 

We remain steadfast in our focus being the quality of 

life of our residents. We can certainly feel proud of 

the medical care we provide in a supportive emotional 

environment in all of our facilities as we continue to 

strive to improve the lives of our elderly. 

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Sarah Pilato-Wolfe, PT, DPT, Director of Rehabilitation Services 


For the Love of Rehab 

Select Medical Rehabilitation Services is proud to provide 

rehabilitative services for the Jewish Home residents at 

Rockleigh, at the Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center, 

and at Jewish Home Assisted Living. 

The members of our team include Physical Therapists, 

Occupational Therapists, and a Speech Therapist, as well 

as Rehabilitation Techs, all who take their role to rehab our 

residents to their greatest functional level very seriously. 

The pride felt working for the Jewish Home Family is 

exemplified in all that we do to help our residents — 

from the feedback we receive, our residents can tell. 

Residents with a scheduled discharge from our facilities 

are asked to complete a satisfaction survey to qualify 

their perception of their rehab. Many of the comments 

we receive fill our hearts with joy: “Best therapy I ever 

encountered. Every therapist was giving 100%,” “Your 

therapy department is far above average, and will work 

as hard as you let them. Responsive to sincere interests,” 

“Scored a 15 on a scale of 0–10,” and “The therapists 

have been wonderful. So kind, caring, and helpful.” 

Receiving praise from our residents touches us and 

reaffirms our decision to work in this field as well as for 

the Jewish Home. Additionally, from our perspective, 

there’s no greater feeling of delight than to see a 

resident walk out of 

the doors independently, 

knowing that 

we played a vital role 

in their regaining that 

independence. 

for our residents, we constantly research new treatment 

ideas, technology, and modalities. Most notably, this past 

year, we began incorporating the use of an iPad, primarily 

in Speech Therapy, as well as in Occupational and 

Physical Therapy. The iPad has enabled us to have more 

interactive treatment regimens for aphasia and dysphagia 

in ST, and we’ve integrated many available aps into 

PT and OT to assess posture, create exercise programs, 

create customizable ADL routines, and measure range 

of motion. Additionally, we recently purchased a highend 

ultrasound and electric stimulation machine that 

we use for pain relief, edema reduction, wound healing, 

muscle strengthening, etc. We also continue to use the 

Nintendo Wii for upper and lower extremity exercise, 

standing balance, and muscle coordination. 

At our Assisted Living, our full time therapy team 

provides individualized therapy aimed at improving 

each resident’s functional mobility and ability to live as 

independently as possible. Recently, we added a small 

set of parallel bars, which has enabled us to expand our 

balance and strengthen programs. We also provide 

training and inservicing to the staff to assist the residents 

with maintaining their mobility beyond their therapy 

programs. 

We are very lucky to work with a fantastic organization, 

as well as to know that every day, the work 

that we do influences the quality of the lives of 

our residents, as 

well as their families 

and friends. 

Driven by our compassion 

and desire to 

do the best we can 

Cutting edge Rehab modalities such 

as Nintendo Wii and Apple iPad 

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Making Shabbat 

Meaningful 

Rabbi Simon H. Feld 

Director of Rabbinic Services 


In the Jewish tradition, no holiday takes on greater 

significance than Shabbat. In the words of our Talmudic 

Sages “This world is the anteroom which leads to the 

main ballroom in the world to come.” If that is the case, 

then the Shabbat that we engage in on earth is but a 

prelude to the greatest joy yet to come. 

So how do we at the Jewish Home at Rockleigh make 

Shabbat meaningful for our residents? Two significant 

programs create a wonderful Shabbat ambience and 

impact the spiritual well being of our residents. The first 

began almost six years ago when a small group of 

volunteers from Temple Emanu-El of Closter began to 

join us once a month for Shabbat services. Their numbers 

have more than tripled and the residents delight in 

having them join us in prayer with their beautiful 

melodies and voices. Not only do they help make the 

Minyan (quorum), they energize the residents and create 

a warm, cohesive environment. 

The second, initiated this past year, are monthly 

Shabbatons run by the National Council of Synagogue 

Youth. They eat, dance, sing, discuss Torah 

topics and sleep in the building. The 

residents are electrified by this dynamic 

interaction between the generations. 

When a resident sees a child, it brings back 

their own youth and they reminisce about 

their childhood synagogues, affiliations, 

families and neighborhoods. 

These are just two examples 

of how the Jewish Home at 

Rockleigh impacts the spiritual 

welfare of our beloved residents. 

In doing so, we underscore the 

importance of quality of life and 

provide dignity for those who 

live in this warm and engaging 

environment. 

Our volunteers help us 

help others 

Charlene Vannucci, MA, ADC, 

Director of Volunteer Services 


Connections, Collaborations 

and Milestones 

It’s been a privilege to represent the Jewish Home Family 

this year and celebrate a first anniversary as the Director 

of Volunteer Services. Over 100 new volunteers joined 

our family this year. The Jewish Home at Home, Gallen 

Adult Day Health Center, Jewish Home Assisted Living 

and Jewish Home at Rockleigh are all benefiting from this 

pool of new talent. 

Milestones this year include the new Jewish Home at 

Home Holiday Meals on Wheels Program. More than 30 

volunteers, ages 5 to 85, stepped up to the “plate” to 

deliver 197 hot, home-style, holiday meals to home-bound 

seniors in the community. We received countless calls 

and letters from recipients thanking us for the “delicious” 

meals and for the “wonderful” volunteers who visited. 

Another success this year is our collaboration with the 

faculty of Long Island University. Together we created an 

innovative internship program — the very first of its kind 

— providing a comprehensive education in the continuum 

of senior care. Students rotate through the Jewish 

Home at Home, Gallen Adult Day Health Care Program, 

Jewish Home Assisted Living and Jewish Home at 

Rockleigh. This program not only benefits the interns, 

it benefits our entire Jewish Home Family as 

well. A new connection worth mentioning is our 

collaboration with volunteers from NCSY. Together 

we created a blueprint for the Shabbatons now 

being held at JHR. 

It’s been a joy to 

reach out, make connections 

and build 

friendships this year. 

Thanks to the board 

members who helped 

open doors for our outreach programs and helped 

recruit volunteers from their circle of friends. Special 

thanks to our honoree, Ary Freilich, for his excellent leadership 

and his on-going support of our entire Family. 

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Annette Myers 

Director of Admissions/Marketing 


Marketing Efforts Remain 

Strong to Serve Community 

The year 2012 has been one of change in the Marketing 

and Admissions Department. One of our beloved and 

long-time team members left her position with us after 

an extended medical leave. Our search for a new nurse 

case manager to step in at area hospitals led us to a very 

capable and compassionate nurse, JoAnne Herzog, who 

has already been a wonderful asset to the department. 

Mary Jane Dale, our nurse case manager of the past 

nine years, stays in all of our hearts and prayers as she 

continues to strengthen and heal. Beside the major 

change in our very well honed team, the Admissions and 

Marketing Department also made a physical change this 

past year and now calls a suite shared with the Social 

Work Department its new home. The joining of the 

two departments has only helped to better serve our 

residents and their families. 

The strong census at the Jewish Home is one thing that 

has remained unchanged over the past year with an 

average 98.7% monthly occupancy. Admissions over 

the past year have included five residents coming 

directly from the community with NJ Medicaid as payor 

source. An average 53 admissions per month included 

those requiring long term care, short term rehabilitation, 

respite and re-admissions from hospital stays. The 

appropriate balance of private paying, Medicare, private 

insurance and NJ Medicaid recipients has been carefully 

maintained. 

Two of the most notable marketing endeavors of the 

past year have been the representation of the Jewish 

Home Family in our sister community, Nahariya, Israel, 

during a Jewish Federation of Northern NJ’s Partnership 

2gether sponsored trip in February, and the celebration 

of the Jewish Home at Rockleigh’s ten year anniversary 

in November 2011. As has always been the case, the 

very best marketing is the combined efforts of the 

extraordinary team which creates positive experiences 

for our residents and their families. 

John Albanese 

Director of Sales and Marketing 


Continued Growth and 

Accomplishments 

Since 2007, we've watched JHAL grow, develop and 

enjoy accomplishments in marketing events, census 

growth — and perhaps our best achievement — building 

a solid reputation in the community for providing 

excellent care, and setting the bar for assisted living in 

and around Bergen County. 

Care and food are two important factors when deciding 

on an assisted living facility, and residents and their 

families provide positive feedback that we excel in both. 

Although we experience loss due to natural aging, JHAL 

maintains a higher census than that of other local 

assisted living facilities. The majority of our new inquiries 

continue to be referrals from our resident families — a 

testimony to how happy families are with the quality of 

care and attention their loved ones receive. 

Memory Lane, our specialized dementia unit, one of the 

only mild to moderate dementia units of its kind in the 

area, continues to have a healthy waiting list. This unique 

feature allows our high functioning dementia residents 

to participate in regular lunch outings and bowling trips. 

By maintaining a high functioning dementia unit, we 

further our ability to keep our regular assisted living population 

comfortable. This is very evident with the ability 

of our assisted living population to keep their minds and 

bodies strong as they take advantage of the new 92nd 

Street Y programs and our LifeTrail Fitness System. 

Keeping current has been a key focus of our marketing 

in 2012. The year began with the redesign of all of our 

print materials shared with potential families and professionals 

interested in learning about JHAL. Along with the 

other entities of the Jewish Home Family, JHAL introduced 

a new, redesigned, user-friendly website. 

The pride felt for our community, services, amenities, and 

the success of our residents is obvious to anyone who 

steps into our wonderful facility. 

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Eric Riguerra, RN 

Director of Nursing 


Quality Nursing, 

Compassionate Care 

Since the opening of the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, our 

goal in the Nursing Department has remained the same. 

The promise to provide the highest quality of care in a 

compassionate manner is truly important and at the core 

of our mission. 

Quality nursing care is always our concern. This year, 

Nursing is focusing on various quality indicators including 

the prevalence of falls, nosocomial pressure ulcers, urinary 

tract infections, and decline in resident’s function. Quality 

assurance is our means of ensuring that we meet the 

health needs in our setting and develop interventions in 

our resident population based on evidence review. 

Navigating the way to effective care transitions is also 

a focus of the Nursing team this year. This area not only 

impacts the long term care setting but also hospitals, 

assisted living facilities and residents’ homes. The goal of 

this program is to create strategies and interventions to 

decrease frequent readmission to hospitals, decrease 

unplanned and avoidable transfers and provide resident 

centered care planning. Unplanned transitions greatly 

impact our residents, family and caregivers both 

physically and emotionally, and are very costly. 

Electronic medical records are an integral element of 

good care transition. The system enables the facility 

to have a standardization and accurate communication 

between facility settings, doctors, practitioners and 

nurses. This will promote effective handovers, medication 

reconciliation and safe medication practices. This year 

we are excited about working toward introducing 

computerized medical records in our facility. 

With changes in our medical trends and increased 

resident acuities, it is the responsibility of the Nursing 

Department to assure optimum care and to continually 

improve our services. 

Risa Kory, RN, BSN 

Director of Health Care Services 


Dedication and Compassion 

Each and Every Day 

As we take the opportunity to reflect upon the past year 

at Jewish Home Assisted Living, we have seen our 

community grow in many ways. We have welcomed 

many new residents, experienced the loss of some, and 

seen a large number of our residents age in place. Our 

committed staff of nurses and care associates, many of 

whom celebrated their five year anniversary at the Jewish 

Home Assisted Living, continue to strive to deliver the 

highest quality of care each and every day. 

We are truly blessed to 

have had the opportunity 

to love and care for 

so many wonderful 

residents and families 

over the past five years. 

We continue to be 

privileged with the 

ability to care for eight 

of our original residents of JHAL which reflects our true 

commitment to individuality, dignity, respect, quality 

of care and of course, trust. Trust has been the key to 

the success of the Wellness Department at JHAL. 

Families truly trust that their loved ones are in the hands 

of dedicated, loving nurses and care givers. Their dedication 

and compassion to the residents is made obvious 

each and every day! 

Not one department is responsible for making JHAL 

the outstanding community it is, but the whole interdisciplinary 

team, from our executive director, marketing, 

housekeeping, maintenance, nursing, social work and 

dietary. Each of us, as a member of the team, brings a 

very important piece to the JHAL family and our continued 

commitment to the best quality of care for each of 

our residents. This team of highly dedicated and caring 

professionals strives each and every day to make JHAL 

the absolute best community. 

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Tracey Couliboly 

Director of Recreation 


Always Introducing 

New Programming 

Julie Cochrane, ADC 

Director of Activities/Volunteer Services 


Programming Helps Residents 

Enjoy Each Day 

Music is often described as the universal language. It 

facilitates movement and responses. Regardless of 

cognitive ability, it is a powerful modality for individuals 

who are unable to express themselves. In order to greater 

enhance the residents’ quality of life, music has become 

the bridge between our traditional programs and new 

innovative ones. 

Last fall, residents began rehearsing weekly for our first 

musical production “Broadway Melodies”. A drumming 

facilitator has helped start a monthly drumming circle. The 

power of expression through the use of percussion instruments 

has been extremely beneficial to all participants. 

Inspired by a You Tube video on the use of iPods with 

dementia patients, our interdisciplinary team tailored 

music on iPods based on residents’ preferences. Six 

residents were initially chosen to participate and the 

results were overwhelming — with passive residents 

noticeably reacting to the music with a higher measure 

of satisfaction and enjoyment. The program was 

immediately expanded and continues to grow. 

Last fall we also launched Jewish Home University, 

discussing a variety of educational topics — from 

learning Yiddish with Roberta Books to discussing 

“The Building of the Total Jewish Community” with 

George Hantgan. The program ended with an elaborate 

graduation, and residents received hand written 

diplomas and citations from State Senator Weinberg and 

Assemblywoman Huttle. 

In our efforts to embrace technology, we began a new 

relationship with the students of Yavneh Academy. What 

started as bi-weekly computer lessons became an 

extended relationship between old and young. Our 

residents expressed their fondest memories with 

newfound friends and shared the experience in a video 

archive titled “Days of Our Lives…Who We Are”. 

Our goal is to continue to provide a variety of unique 

programs that matter. 

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As we celebrate five years of excellence at JHAL, we are 

thrilled to announce some exciting new additions to our 

recreational program. 

We kicked off the early part of the year with the installation 

of a hearing enhancement system that enables many 

residents to have a more enjoyable auditory experience. 

Our Memory Lane residents continue to go out for lunch, 

compete in bowling tournaments at local bowling alleys, 

skype with loved ones and enjoy an increased number of 

new entertainment and horticulture programs. 

We introduced the satellite programming of the 92nd 

Street Y into our theatre with the first live broadcast of Israeli 

President Shimon Peres. Our resident committee is busy 

selecting an exciting lineup of the upcoming programs. 

Arts & Crafts has elevated to a new level with professional 

style projects led by our new arts & crafts coordinator. 

Residents are thrilled and the turnout is fabulous! 

Our back patio was standing room only in late June as residents 

tapped their feet to the Glen Rock Pops! JHAL represented 

Team Israel in the Senior Olympics, competing 

against another assisted living facility with closing ceremonies 

at our building. National Assisted Living Week saw 

residents enjoying staff competing in volleyball and tug of 

war as well as our annual Grandparents Day Celebration! 

JHAL enjoys a high number of male residents, so we 

started a Men’s Group that meets weekly, discusses topics 

of interest and ventures out for lunch regularly. We have 

introduced a Personal Shopper Service to help busy 

families unable to run errands for loved ones, or to help 

residents who are unable to leave the facility. 

With the help of Charlene Vannucci, Jewish Home Family 

Director of Volunteers, we have seen a jump in the 

number of volunteers. These dedicated individuals give 

their time freely to help run lectures, play cards, call bingo 

or just bring smiles to the faces of our residents.

Jaclyn Froman 



Making Resident Quality 

of Life Our Top Priority 

The Jewish Home at Rockleigh’s fully staffed Social Work 

Department makes resident quality of life our top priority. 

This includes ensuring smooth admission and discharge 

transitions, as well as opportunities for growth and 

learning while here. Our male residents enjoy Men’s 

Group, a thriving group with men in long term and sub 

acute care, meeting weekly to discuss life milestones, 

politics, history and sports. Our Women’s Group meets 

weekly on the Rubin unit, helping provide companionship 

and encouragement to our female residents. And, 

Doll therapy has begun on the Seiden unit, aimed at 

soothing Seiden residents by providing a life like doll to 

hold, if interested, which can arouse positive memories 

and feelings of calm, in a relaxed environment. 

Our newly revised and updated Resident handbook is 

greeting and guiding new residents and families when 

they arrive at the Jewish Home. Our new social work 

suite, on the Kaplen 1 unit, provides quick and direct 

access to a social worker by residents and families on 

our sub acute care unit. And, residents are enjoying 

the friendship and assistance of social work and 

counseling student interns from New York University, 

Touro College, Long Island University and the Rutgers 

School of Social Work. 

Jewish Home social workers will continue to assist 

families around end of life issues as well as help their 

loved ones adjust to long term and sub acute care, as we 

move forward with the 

common goal of providing 

a safe and comfortable 

home to our residents, 

with continued opportunities 

for personal growth 

and learning. 

Nancy Ames, BSW 



Providing Emotional 

Well-Being 

The Social Service Department at Jewish Home Assisted 

Living (JHAL) continues to strive to provide an atmosphere 

of emotional well-being to each resident in a 

warm, home-like environment which preserves and 

enhances independence, choice, individuality and 

dignity on a daily basis. The social workers meet with the 

interdisciplinary team regularly to identify and address 

any needs a resident may have. 

Our internal groups continue to grow and offer ongoing 

support for residents and family members. Our Welcome 

Wagon Program and Transitions Group offer a “Meet and 

Greet” upon admission and continued ongoing internal 

support group sessions regarding adjustment to 

community lifestyle. The Ritual Committee meets to 

discuss the religious needs of our residents and creates 

a spiritual and social atmosphere where residents feel 

they are a part of a community. Our Men’s Group offers 

a forum where men in our community can interact with 

one another and foster friendships. A support group 

relating to various concerns with dementia is offered to 

the families of Memory Lane on a regular basis, as well as 

ongoing support sessions for family members who are 

struggling with the age related issues of their loved one. 

The Social Service Department is available six days a week 

to help families and residents transition into JHAL and 

help deal with the day to day issues they may encounter. 

The Social Work Department is privileged to be part 

of an internship program with an area University. JHAL 

provides a wonderful environment for students studying 

geriatric care to experience the continuum of care and 

services provided in assisted living. 

As residents age in place, we as a community share 

many life cycle events with our residents. We celebrate 

holidays, recognize birthdays and anniversaries, mourn 

our losses and together we strive to meet the emotional 

needs of all the residents we are privileged to serve. 

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Lisa Segelbacher 



Love Added to Each 

and Every Bite 

2012 represents the first year that the Dietary Services 

team has been led and managed entirely by the Jewish 

Home at Rockleigh staff — totally committed to continually 

enhance the dining experience for residents, staff, 

volunteers, and visitors each and every day. 

Through intelligent and careful purchases, our management 

team has improved the quality and variety of 

meals, preparing and serving the finest and freshest 

kosher foods available. The “new and improved” features 

we implemented this year include: monthly resident 

Culinary Club meetings with demonstrations of “how to 

make” items such as kugel, hamantashen, fish cakes and 

a variety of different salads, along with some store 

bought items for residents to sample. Menu changes on 

Friday evenings include a variety of new kugel recipes as 

well as a wide variety of soups, and “home baked” 

desserts like baked cinnamon apples, chocolate chip and 

sugar cookies, apple cake and brownies. 

We provide extra special dining delights during Shabbaton 

weekends when young adults come and stay with us 

for Shabbat. They engage and delight our residents 

with their knowledge and enthusiasm, as seen on the 

residents’ faces as they interact during mealtime. 

The weekly summer resident BBQ’s have proven to be a 

big hit as we offer hot dogs, hamburgers and watermelon 

with all the fixings. 

Visitors and staff at “Carl’s Place” enjoy new daily breakfast 

and lunch specials. Cruise week was exciting this year, 

with foods that enhanced the African Safari theme. 

There is one very important ingredient that is included 

with each and every meal we serve. Each Dietary team 

member performs his or her tasks with love and adds this 

love into every bite taken by our residents. We truly enjoy 

serving all of you! 

Jean Duroseau 



The Heart of Every Home 

is the Kitchen 

The residents at Jewish Home Assisted Living are 

enjoying a country club dining experience. Food is an 

important part in everyone’s life… At JHAL it’s become 

the most important part of the day! 

Recently JHAL celebrated five years since opening its 

doors. Residents, family members, staff and volunteers 

were treated to a delectable tasting of desserts as we 

celebrated the residents we serve and the employees 

who have been with us since the facility opened. The 

display was breathtaking. Those attending could see for 

themselves why JHAL has developed a wonderful reputation 

for dining enjoyment. 

When asking the residents why they are so happy, many 

reply it is due to the menu options and the combination 

of variety and traditional cuisine. Some of our more 

traditional meals are offered for Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, 

Yom Kippur, and other holidays which, of course, 

includes Passover and two wonderful Seders. Year after 

year more and more family members come to JHAL to 

share the holiday with their parents or grandparents and 

enjoy the true Jewish flavor of JHAL’s cuisine. 

The Food Service Department also offers favorite dishes 

from France, Italy, Israel and Latin America, just to name 

a few. Two of our residents this past year celebrated 

milestone birthdays as they turned 101 and 103. It was 

no surprise that food was a big part of the celebration. 

The residents at JHAL also assist in creating meals. It has 

become a tradition for some of our female residents to 

assist in preparing dinner for the holidays as they share 

their secrets with all who dine at the assisted living. 

The heart of every home is the kitchen — at JHAL we 

always keep that in mind! 

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Planting the Seeds 

for the Future 

Philanthropic giving during one’s lifetime is a path 

firmly rooted in our Jewish tradition. The word itself, 

tzedakah, comes from the root word, tzedech, or 

righteous. To provide a gift to an organization, and be 

able to see the benefits of that gift, is most gratifying. 

However, to assure that these benefits continue to be 

available beyond one’s lifetime is certainly a special 

mitzvah. Such a deed demonstrates foresight and 

generosity. It also shows an understanding of how 

bequests help the Jewish Home to guarantee the 

delivery of many vital services and programs to the frail 

and elderly. 

The most effective form of bequest is an unrestricted 

one for the benefit of the Jewish Home Foundation. 

This allows the Foundation to use the funds at its 

own discretion, as needs change. Bequests may also be 

designated for capital purposes, operations or for a special 

purpose or program by creating an endowment. 

An endowment provides that the income be used by 

the Jewish Homes in perpetuity, with the principal 

remaining intact. All bequests carry the name of the 

benefactor or others as directed in the will. 

While through your generosity we continue to provide 

required funding for both capital and operating needs 

of our facilities, building an endowment based on 

planned legacy gifts is the means to secure our future. 

Many members of our community have used their 

foresight and beneficence and taken the initiative to 

name the Jewish Home Foundation in their will. Please 

join us as we plant the seeds for future generations by 

making a bequest to the Jewish Home Foundation. 

Please contact Melanie Cohen, Executive Director. 

Bequests 

2011– 2012* 

Estate of Melvin Boyarsky 

Estate of Ada Denichilo 

Estate of William S. Guttenberg 

Estate of Jacob and 

Lisbeth Hirshberger 

Estate of Lily Hochron 

Estate of Tilly Mayer 

Estate of David Mironov 

Estate of James Solomon Reiner 

Estate of Carrie Stern 

Estate of Henry Taub 

* Reflects bequests received between 

8/1/11 and 8/15/12 

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Endowment for the 

Coming Generations 

The Endowment Fund Programs of the Jewish Home 

were initiated in 1992. In the 20 years since its inception, 

a total of nearly $2.896 million has been committed to 

33 funds to further enhance the daily lives of our 

elderly. This past year one new fund was initiated. 

Unrestricted endowments can be created for the 

general benefit of the residents of the Jewish Home, to 

be utilized at the discretion of the administration of the 

Home. Alternatively, a donor may earmark a prospective 

endowment for a specifically dedicated purpose. The 

principal investment of these endowments is never 

touched, but continues to grow through additional 

commitments, contributions and interest. A perpetual 

legacy of unbroken financial support for a special 

activity is thus provided, which would be unavailable 

otherwise. The endowment also carries the donor’s 

name for all time. 

Endowments, so generously established, enrich the 

quality of the lives of our residents at the Jewish Home 

at Rockleigh, and Jewish Home Assisted Living, as well 

as those we serve through Jewish Home at Home and 

our Adult Day Health Care and outreach programs — 

permanently. 

Friends of the Jewish Home are invited to select or 

design a program and, in the Jewish tradition of 

tzedakah, establish an endowment that will benefit our 

elders today, and will be there for generations to come. 

Fritzi and Alton Adler Fund for support of athletic activities 

Bea Bendheim Fund for general support of operations 

Angelica and Russ Berrie Anniversary Fund for general support of operations 

George Clott Fund for library at Rockleigh 

Myrna and Alan Cohen Fund 

for support of the Myrna and Alan Cohen Annual Spring Concert 

Marion and Curt de Jonge Fund for computer and Internet service for residents 

Harriet and Marvin Eiseman Fund for general support of operations 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gallen Fund 

for the Gallen Adult Day Health Care Center and 

the Gallen Adult Day Health Care Transportation Program 

Marilyn Harwood Memorial Chopped Liver Fund 

for resident kiddishes at JHR 

Marion and Albert Hess Fund 

for support of aging at home services in memory of Rebe and Jack Hyman 

Bella and Martin Himmelfarb Memorial Fund 

for JHR Employee of the Month Award 

Henie and Roy Horton Memorial Fund 

for JHR resident therapeutic art program 

David Lapin Memorial Fund for general support of operations 

Maurice Levy Memorial Fund for benefit of nursing education 

Doris and William Lippman Fund for resident entertainment 

Bernice and Milton Luxemburg Fund 

for Jewish festival celebrations in memory of Dora and Louis Adler 

Ethel and Irving Plutzer Fund for dental care 

Pauline and Jerome Rose Fund for support of a social service intern 

Syril and Leonard Rubin Fund for general support of operations 

Hildegard and Sidney Schonfeld Fund for general support of operations 

Louise and Leonard Schwartz Fund 

for general support of operations 

Herb Seid Memorial Fund for support of staff fitness 

Barbara and Norman Seiden Fund 

for support of services designated by Jewish Home’s President 

Charlotte Simon Scholarship Fund 

Sylvia and Stanley Shirvan Fund 

for rehabilitation services for the neurologically impaired 

Karen and Gary Singer Fund 

for benefit of resident programs and services 

Jeanette and Seymour Spira Fund for library large print papers, books, and tapes 

Swire Family Fund for enhancement of interior design 

Marilyn and Henry Taub Fund 

for support of in-patient and out-patient Alzheimer’s services 

Dorothy Tuder Fund 

for Alzheimer’s care in memory of Bertha and William Tuder 

Beate and Henry Voremberg Fund for general support of operations 

Inge and Paul Wolff Fund for recreational activities 

Leane Woller Memorial Library Fund for support of JHR library 

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The Capital Campaigns for the 

$5,000,000 

Russ* and Angelica Berrie 

$4,000,000 – $4,999,999 

The Kaplen Foundation • 

$1,000,000 – $2,999,999 

The Herbert and Betty 

Gallen* Foundation 

Mr.* and Mrs. Milton Gralla 

Mrs. Ruth Horowitz* • 

Barbara and Norman Seiden • 

$500,000 – $999,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Adler 

Mr.* and Mrs. Erich Holzer • 

Estate of Betty Leichter 

Mr.* and Mrs. Leonard Rubin 

Henry* and Marilyn Taub Foundation 

$200,000 – $499,999 

Mr. Mel Brenner* 

Care One, LLC 

Alan and Myrna Cohen 

Family Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drapkin 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goldner 

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Greenblatt • 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hess 

Jewish Home Foundation of 

North Jersey, Inc. 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman • 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klatskin • 

Mr. Richard Kurtz 


Beth and Mark Metzger 

Foundation, Inc. 

Werner and Ruth Nartel Foundation 


for the Aged • 

Shirvan Family Foundation 

Jeanette and Seymour Spira 

Philanthropic Fund 

$100,000 – $199,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Amster 

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Beer • 

Mr. and Mrs.* Marvin Eiseman • 

Mr. and Mrs.* Carl Epstein • 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Epstein • 

Mr. and Mrs. Kel, 

Moshe and Rami Evar 

Mr. and Mrs. Ary Freilich • 

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Gerstein • 

Dr. Irwin and Marjorie Hirshberg 

Herman Kaye Charitable Foundation • 

Mr. and Mrs.* William Lippman • 

Estate of Ruth Lipschitz 

Mr.* and Mrs. Leonard Marcus 

Mr.* and Mrs. Harold May • 

Mr.* and Mrs. Al Orlian 

Mr.* and Mrs. Abe Oster 

Peckar and Abramson 

JoAnn Hassan and Martin Perlman • 

Mrs. Martha Richman* 

Mr. and Mrs. William, Russell and 

Douglas Rothman and Families • 

Mr.* and Mrs. John Saril 

Mr.* and Mrs. Rudolph Thal 

Mr. and Mrs.* Henry Voremberg 

$50,000 – $99,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Abrams 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bernstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bober • 

Bogen Family Charitable Trust • 

Nancy and Peter Brown 

Sara Chait Memorial Foundation, Inc. 

–Lawrence E. May, President 

–Sandra Divack Moss, Secretary 

Mr.* and Mrs. Barry Croland and 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shapiro 

Marion and Curt de Jonge 

Charitable Gift Fund • 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Epstein 

Feldman Charitable Foundation • 

–Esther and Warren Feldman 

–Sol Feldman* 

–Drs. Terri and Lawrence Katz 

Hon. and Mrs.* David B. Follender 

Drs. Sylvia and Seymour* Fried • 

Mr.* and Mrs. Abe Ginsburg 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greditor • 

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grossmann 

Mr. and Mrs. William Guttenberg* 

Haar Family Foundation 

Mr.* and Mrs. Werner Hausmann • 

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Henschel 

Mr. and Mrs. Ilan Kaufthal • 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald LeBoff • 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lemelson • 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leventhal • 

Mr. and Mrs.* Bernard Levere 

Mr. and Mrs. Max Marco • 

Mr. and Mrs.* Lester Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Moser 

Dr. and Mrs. Deane Penn 

Marvel S. Platoff Foundation • 

Lena and Selly Pressburger* 

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Schlussel • 

Pearl Seiden • 

Mr.* and Mrs. Harris Shapiro 

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Strauss 

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Struhl 

Mr.* and Mrs. Irving Swire • 

Estate of Carrie Stern • 

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Tekel • 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomases* 

Mr. and Mrs.* Michael Trachtenberg 

Weiss Family Foundation • 

Mr. and Mrs.* John Weiss • 

Mr. and Mrs. William Weksel 

Mr. and Mrs.* Dolph Wettreich 

Mr. Siggi B. Wilzig* 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wolfer 

Capital Campaign I—1997–2005 

†Capital Campaign II — 2005 to present 

•Particpated in both Capital Campaign I and Capital Campaign II 

*Deceased 

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The Capital Campaigns for the 

$25,000 – $49,999 

Estate of Alton Adler 

Mr. and Mrs.* Robert Berkley 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Berliner 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blatt • 

Mr. and Mrs. Yale Block • 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Boker 

Estates of Ethel and 

Benjamin Chodash • 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Cooper † 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Emanuel 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Erenburg • 

Dr. Matty and Mrs. Shirley Feldman 

Dr. Matis Fermaglich • 

Eva Lynn and Leo Gans 

Arnold and Sandra Gold Family 

Philanthropic Fund • 

Sam Gorovoy Foundation, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hermann 

Mr. and Mrs.* Leonard Hetson 

Mrs. Lily Hochron* 

Estate of Ceil Israel 

Mr.* and Mrs. Arthur Joseph • 

Mr. and Mrs.* J. Gordon Kalt • 

Mr. and Mrs. Sol Kugler † 

Mr.* and Mrs. William Landau 

Estate of Doris Lippman † 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lippman • 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mactas 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Miller • 

The Edward* and Florence 

Paley Foundation • 

Dr. and Mrs. Irving Plutzer • 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rachesky 

Realvest Capital Corporation 

–Gil Sandler, President 

Mr.* and Mrs. Saul Rogers 

Mr.* and Mrs. Benjamin Rosen 

Charles I. Rosen Foundation 

Mr. Daniel Rubin 

David and Eleanore Rukin 

Philanthropic Foundation 

Estate of Frieda Saidel 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goldstein † 

Dr. and Mrs. Newton Scherl 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gordon 

Laura and Morton Schneider Fund • Mr. Nason Gordon 

Schoenheimer Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gordon † 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Schonfeld* Estate of Louis Green 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schwartz Mr. Marvin Greenberg † 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Seiden • 

Mr. Steven Morey Greenberg • 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Silna 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Greenwald 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Straus 

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Harwood 

Mr. and Mrs. Moshael Straus 

Estate of Francis Heller 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Weinberg 

Family of Murray Hermann 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Weiss • 

Dr.* and Mrs. Saul Hoffman • 

Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Wiener and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holzer • 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Wiener 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Jaffin 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolff • 

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Katzman † 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Youngman • Dr. and Mrs. Martin Levitt and 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zaikov • 

Dr. and Mrs. Carl Levitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Zaikov 

Mr. Harry Low † 

Mrs. Fran Ziegelheim 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Low 

$10,000 – $24,999 

Mr.* and Mrs. Max Milians 

Gloria and Wilson Aboudi 

The Neisloss Family Foundation, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adelson • Dr. and Mrs.* Michael Nevins 

Estate of Elaine Ames 

Mr. and Mrs. David Petak • 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Aronson 

Gene and Caren Pillet Charity Fund • 

Mr. and Mrs. Shepard Bartnoff* Mr. and Mrs.* Manny Portnoy 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bercow • 

Mrs. Alberta Poskanzer* • 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berkowitz • Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rose 

Mrs. Gail Billig • 

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rothman 

Mr. and Mrs. David Blumenthal Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Schlisser • 

Dr. Stephen Brenner 

Mr. George Schrenzel 

Estate of Mildred Burg 

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher 

Foundation, Inc. 

Mr.* and Mrs. George Clott 

Mr. Jack Schwartz* 

Estate of Gertrude Cohen 

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Cohen • Mr. and Mrs. Martin Siegel 

Mr.* and Mrs. Ralph Silberthau 

Mr. and Mrs. Ned Feldman 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simon 

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fish 

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sokol 

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Foster 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sternlieb 

Estate of Freida Frank 

Drs. Sharon and Kenny Fried • 

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weinberg • 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Weinstein 

Gadsby and Hannah LLP 

Mr. and Mrs.* Stephen Wormser 

Karen and Eric Ginsburg 

† 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Goodman • Mr. and Mrs. Sam Zaro 

Mr. and Mrs.* Lyonel Zunz 

Capital Campaign I—1997–2005 

†Capital Campaign II — 2005 to present 

•Particpated in both Capital Campaign I and Capital Campaign II 

*Deceased 

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As of 8/15/12

Annual Gala October 16, 2011 

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Capital Campaigns Donors* 

$3,000,000 and above 

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kaplen 

$1,000,000 – $2,999,999 

Anonymous 

Estate of Ruth Horowitz 

$500,000 – $999,000 



The Norman and Barbara Seiden 

Foundation 

$250,000 – $499,999 

The David Brown Foundation 

Beth and Mark Metzger Foundation 

Henry † and Marilyn Taub Foundation 

$100,000 – $249,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown 


Interchange Bank 

The Charles and Lynne Klatskin 

Family Charitable Trust 

Perlman Family Foundation 


$50,000 – $99,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adelson 

Mr. † and Mrs. Milton Gralla 

Mrs. Eva Holzer 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leventhal 

Mr. William Lippman 

Mr. † and Mrs. Leonard Rubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shirvan 

Mr. and Mrs. † John Weiss 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Yegen 

$25,000 – $49,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Aboudi 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Braverman 

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Beer 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Epstein 


Mr. and Mrs. Ary Freilich 

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gans 

Mr. Sidney Schonfeld † 

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sokol 

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Spira 

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Strauss 

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Tekel 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wolfer 

$15,000 – $24,999 

Mr. † and Mrs. Werner Hausmann 

Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Hirshberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kronfeld 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Levetown 

Mr. and Mrs. Sid Merians 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rose & 

Mr. Jerome Rose 

$2,500 – $14,999 


Mr. and Mrs. Howard Blatt 

Mr. Larry Cole 

Ms. Rose Dessau 


Mr. Carl Epstein 

Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold 

Mr. Steven Morey Greenberg 

Mr. † and Mrs. Arthur Joseph 

Mr. Nathan Lehrer 

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Levine 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Levy 

Bella Pesin Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz 

*As of 8/15/12 

† Deceased 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Behrens 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bercow 

Mr. David Bernstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Berkowitz 


Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blecher 

Cassell Family Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Chazen 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook 

Mr. and Mrs. Curt de Jonge 

Mr. Howard Dessau 



of North Jersey, Inc 

Mrs. Theresa Hahn 

Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Hain 

Mr. † and Mrs. Werner Hausmann 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hirschberg 


Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klatskin 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kurtz 

Mr. Jack Langer 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lemelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Levy 

Mr. Avi Lewinson and Ms. Susan Shlanger 

Kaplen Matching Challenge* 

Lewis Family Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lippman 

Mr. William Lippman 

Estate of Tilly Mayer 

Mr. and Mrs. Sid Merians 

Estate of David Mironov 

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Ohren 

Mr. and Mrs. David Orenstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Perlman 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Price 

Mr. Herman Rosenstein 

Ms. Ilene Russano 

Ms. Betty Salzman 

Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel 

of the Pascack Valley 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Youngman 

Philip Wishner Family Trust 

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Witt 

The Wolfer Family 

Our Goal 

$3,000,000 

Currently 

$2,860,487 

$2,000,000 

$1,000,000 

0 

The Kaplen 

Foundation 

$953,496 

From the 

Community 

$1,906,991 

The Kaplen Challenge Match* 

Thanks to the many who have stepped forward with a gift toward the 1:2 Kaplen Challenge Match. These 

funds are utilized to offset operational costs during the fill-up period at the Jewish Home Assisted Living 

facility. The community is invited to help us meet our $3 million goal! 

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*As of 8/15/12– gifts of $5000 or more 

† Deceased

Friends of the Jewish Home Family 

Friends of the Jewish Home was established to publicly recognize the generosity of donors who, with annual gifts to the 

Jewish Home Foundation totaling $1,000 or more, fulfill the critical and ongoing importance of private philanthropy to the 

advancement of care for our elders. 

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Aboudi 

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Abrams and 

Mr. Lew Paer and 

Ms. Roberta Abrams Paer 

Acorn Healthcare Services, Inc. 

– Mr. and Mrs. David Dubin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Adler 


Aero Ambulance Service 

A. L. Levine Family Foundation, Inc. 

– Mr. and Mrs. Joel J. Steiger 

Mrs. Lucille J. Amster 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Aroesty 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Aronson 

Associated Realty Co. 

Barnett Design, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. George Bean 

Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Beer 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bercow 

Ms. Carol M. Berg 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Berger 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Berkowitz 



– Mrs. Angelica Berrie 

S. Bertram Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bettman 

Billig Foundation – Ms. Gail Billig 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Birnant 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Blatt 

Mr. and Mrs. Yale E. Block 

Mr. Louis S. Blumberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard R. Bober 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Bogen 

Mr. & Mrs. Gene J. Bokor 

Bray Orthotics and Prosthetics 

Mrs. Susanne Brunell 

BSYD Corporation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schmutter 

Mr. Howard Buxbaum and 

Ms. Paula Barber 

Caring People, Inc. 

Ms. Jill Carus-Bier 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Chalfin 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chernin 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Cohen 

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Cohen 

Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. 

Construction Technology Corporation 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc S. Cooper 

Cornell Surgical Supply 

Cushman & Wakefield of NJ, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Dauber 

Dr. Roy Davidovitch and 

Ms. Rena Rosenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Curt de Jonge 

Mr. Chad DeMartino 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. DeNike 

Mr. Howard Dessau 


Discover Rx 

Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Dorf 

Eden Memorial Chapels 

– Mr. Frank Patti 

– Mr. Barry Wien 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Eichenbaum 

Mr. Marvin Eiseman 

Mrs. Helen Eisenberg 

Dr. Mitchell S. Engler and 

Ms. Wendy Ezor Engler 

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Epstein 

Mr. Carl Epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Epstein 


Mr. and Mrs. Mark Epstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Epstein 


Evercare 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Farber 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Feiler 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Feinberg 

– Dermatology Center 

Feldman Charitable Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Warren Feldman 

– Drs. Lawrence and Terri Katz 

Mr. Kenneth and Dr. Sheila Fields 

Hon. David B. Follender 

B. Foschino & Son Landscape Inc. 

Freedom Home Healthcare 

Mr. and Mrs. Ary Freilich 

Drs. Kenneth and Sharon Fried 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Furer 

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gans 

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Gerstein 

Mrs. Hermine Gewirtz 

Gibbons, P.C. 

– Shepard A. Federgreen, Esq. 

Dr. Abraham L. Gitlow 

Arnold and Sandra Gold Family 

Philanthrophic Fund 

– Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Goldsmith 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goldstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Goldstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goldstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Murray J. Golub 

Gralla Family Philanthropic Fund 

– Mrs. Shirley Gralla 

– Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gralla 

– Mr. and Mrs. Todd Galinko 

Steven Morey Greenberg, Esq. 

The Burton G. and Anne C. Greenblatt 

Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Burton G. Greenblatt 

Mr. and Mrs. David R. Greenblatt 

Dr. and Mrs. E. Mitchell Greenstone 

Dr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Gross 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grossmann 

Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral 

Directors / Wien & Wien Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Trevor S. Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Brett S. Harwood 

Mrs. Helen Hausmann 

HealthTrac, Inc. – Mr. Joseph Peixoto 

Heller Family Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Heller 

Mr. Jack Hendler 

Mr. and Mrs. H. Aaron Henschel 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Herman 


Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hess 

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart V. Himmelfarb 

Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Hirshberg 

Holy Name Medical Center 


Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation 

– Ms. Vivian Holzer 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Holzer 

HomeWell Senior Care 

Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. 

Interstate Waste Services 

IPPC Pharmacy 

– Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Landa 

– Mr. and Mrs. Eli Korn 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Jaffin 

Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey 

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Joseph 

The Kaplen Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kaplen 

Ms. Miriam Kassel 

Kates Nussman Rapone Ellis & Farhi, LLP 

– Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Kates 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Katz 

Drs. Lawrence and Terri Katz 

Mr. Steve Kauderer and 

Ms. Shari Leventhal 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Kaufmann 

Mr. H. Peter Kaufmann 

Mr. and Mrs. Ilan Kaufthal 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Keech 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kesselman 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klatskin 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klyde 

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Kook 

Mr. Saul Kravecas and 

Ms. Marie Adler-Kravecas 

The Kugler Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Sol Kugler 

Mr. and Mrs. David Kushner 

Mrs. Lee Langbaum 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Langer 


– Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lapin 

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Friends of the Jewish Home Family 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald LeBoff 

Dr. and Mrs. Nate Lebowitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lemelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Levant 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leventhal 

Dr. and Mrs. Rafael Levin 

Mr. Bernard Levere 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Levetown 

Lewis Family Trust – Larry A. Levy, Esq. 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Lippman 

Mr. William J. Lippman 

Lissner & Lissner LLP 

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Low 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Mactas 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mactas 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mahler 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mandel 

Manhattan Energy LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. Max Marco 

Marlboro Realty – Mr. Ronald Schaffer 

Mrs. Reba Martin 

MAST Construction Services 

McGowan Builders, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mekles 

Mercadien, P.C. – Mr. David L. Stafford 

Charles I. Rosen Family Foundation 

– Mrs. Rita Merendino 

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation Inc. 

Matching Gift Program 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Messinger 

Beth & Mark Metzger Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Mark Metzger 

Mr. Robert Meyer 

Ms. Renee Moskowitz 

Ms. Irene Muschel 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Nadel 

National Council of Jewish Women 

Network Doctor 

NK Architects – Mr. Allen R. Kopelson 

North Jersey Media Group 

Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A. 

– Mr. and Mrs. David Edelberg 

Mrs. Ann Oster 

Owens Group Inc. 

– Mr. Robert Owens and Ms. Eve Klein 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Pakett 

Palisade Jewelers, Inc. 

The Park Medical Group 

Partners Healthcare LLC 

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. 

– Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peckar 

Dr. and Mrs. Deane Penn 

Perlman Family Foundation 

– Mr. Martin Perlman and 

Ms. JoAnn Hassan 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Petak 

PharmScript 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pillet 

Mr. Andrew Pittel and 

Ms. Stephanie Goldman 

Platkin Family Foundation 

Dr. and Mrs. Irving Plutzer 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Posnansky 

Dr. and Mrs. Kalmon D. Post 

Proctor Foundation, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Adi Rabinowitz and 

Rabbi and Mrs. Mayer Rabinowitz 

Rampart Agency Inc. 

Rampart Benefit Planning, Inc. 

– Mr. Evan Portnoy 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reisman 

Resident Council – 


The River Palm Terrace 


For the Aged, Inc. 

Rockleigh Medical and Dental Suites 

Mrs. Yetta Rosen 

Mr. and Mrs. Mordecai Rosenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rosenstock 

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Rosner 

The Rubach Family Foundation 

Mrs. Syril Rubin 

Mr. Barnett and Dr. Donna Rukin 

S.A. Bendheim Ltd. 

Sadinoff Family Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Sy Sadinoff 

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Sandler – Realvest 

Mrs. Susan M. Saril 

Gilbert Scharf Family Foundation 

Dr. and Mrs. Burton A. Scherl 

Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Schlisser 

Ms. Maybelle Schneider and 

Stuart L. Schneider, Esq. 

Mr. and Mrs. David Schweid 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Seiden 

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Seiden 

Ms. Pearl Seiden 

Select Medical Rehabilitation Services 

Shapiro, Croland, Reiser, Apfel & 

DiIorio, LLP 

– Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Shapiro 

Mrs. Shirley Shapiro 

Mr. and Mrs. David Sharp 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sher 

Shirvan Family Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Shirvan 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Silberman 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Silberstein 


Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Silver 

Nathalie & Samuel Stein Foundation 

– Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson 

Sky Printing Co., Inc. 

Sokol, Behot & Fiorenzo 

– Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Sokol 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sokoloff 

Mr. Michael Sonnenfeldt and 

Ms. Katja Goldman 

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour L. Spira 

Starr, Darcy & Starr, P.C., CPAs 

Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Steinberg 

Drs. Abe and Cynthia Steinberger 

Michael Sternlieb, Esq. 

The Stockbridge Group 

– Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sterling 

– Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sterling 

Mrs. Ellen Strahl 

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert W. Strauss 

Mrs. Roslyn Swire 

Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation 

– Mrs. Marilyn Taub 

Mr. and Mrs. Ira S. Taub, 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Taub and 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gold 

Team Resources, Inc. 

– Mr. and Mrs. David Cantor 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tekel 

Mrs. Lilo Thurnauer 

Mr. Michael A. Trachtenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ungar 

Valley National Bank 

Vision Express/ 

Wrag-Time Transportation 

Voremberg Family Foundation 

Wallerstein Foundation for 

Geriatric Life Improvement 

– Mr. Melvin Wallerstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Norton D. Waltuch 

Ms. Grace E. Weinstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Weinstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Weiss 

Weiss Family Foundation 

– Mr. John Weiss 

Mr. Dolph Wettreich 

Mr. Barry Wien – 

Liberty Benevolent Association 

Mrs. Naomi B. Wilzig 

Rubin Cohen Foundation, Ltd. 

– Mrs. Bertha Witt 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolff 

Mrs. Sydelle Wolfin 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wormser 

XPEDX – Mr. Michael Berkowitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Zaikov 

Mr. and Mrs. Sam D. Zaro 

Mr. Leon Zelazny 

The Irwin & Fran Ziegelheim 

Charitable Foundation 

– Mrs. Fran Ziegelheim 

Ms. Arlene Zweifler 

This list reflects donations from 9/20/2011 thru 9/19/2012 

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