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2018ANNUALREPORT

Connecting the Blindand Visually Impairedto the Jewish World

JBI INTERNATIONAL

FOUNDED IN 1931 AS THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE

CO-CHAIRS’ LETTER

Steven P. Polivy, Co-Chair of the Board Susan L. Schlechter, Co-Chair of the Board

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We are pleased and excited to share the leadership of JBI, the world’s largest library of Jewish interest for individuals who are blind and visually impaired. We follow wonderful and inspiring leaders of this unique organization. All our services have always been FREE—and we are determined that they always will be. Led by Dr. Ellen Isler and her devoted sta� and wonderful volunteers, JBI helps make the world a better place. We are privileged to help in that work.

None of JBI’s work would be possible without your continued generous support and understanding. By helping to provide free Braille, Large Print and Audio materials, you enable blind and visually impaired men, women, and children to play vibrant roles in their communities.

Because of you, children who are blind or visually impaired are studying alongside their peers, becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah and participating in communal life. Adults access the written word for pleasure, information, and religious observance. Older men and women who unexpectedly �nd themselves forced to adjust to severe vision loss are reconnecting to the world of reading, Jewish culture, and social and communal activities. Whatever materials they request from JBI are delivered right to their doorsteps.

Outreach remains one of our most pressing concerns. We want everyone who needs us to know of and to bene�t from JBI’s services. �e JBI library is always expanding and adapting to meet our patrons’ needs.

�rough your generosity, you are ensuring that JBI will continue to be there for all who call upon us. On behalf of JBI’s Board of Trustees, its sta�, and all those whose lives are enriched by JBI’s free services, we thank you for your support and for your caring.

Dear Friends,

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WORDS OFTHANKS

TO JBI

,Robert K. Miami, FL

Melanie, New York, NY

Phil G., Coconut Creek, FL

Florence N., New York, NY

Rhoda H., Daphne, AL

Bella D.,Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

If you or a loved one could

please call 1-800-433-1531 or visit www.jbilibrary.org. JBl's knowledgeable librarians will be happy to help.

I just want to tell you how much I love the

and more are so enjoyable and a pleasure to listen to—and everything is pertaining to something Jewish. I look forward to them coming.

Talking Books really make my day. Also the Large Print Prayer Books I use every Shabbos and Yom Tov.

With your help, Leah is thriving in school.

has needed this year in Large Print. I am so glad that we found JBI.

Your books mean so much to me. I discuss

really brighten my day.

My vision began to deteriorate eight years ago. While Large Print books helped at

-ally disappeared. Always an avid reader, I

from a friend and started receiving Audio -

changing for me. Your Audio books keep my mind active and they alleviate the loneliness I feel living by myself.

able to fully follow the Seder and read prayers.

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LEADERSHIP GIFTS

$100,000 OR MORE

BENEFACTORS

PATRONS

SPONSORS

FRIENDS

OUR THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 2018

make it impossible to list the many gifts under $250. If your name is not listed, or there is an error in the way you are listed, please accept our apologies and let us know how to correct the error. (Please call Beth Rudich at 1-800-433-1531.)

DONORS

The Marc Haas FoundationRuth M. Levine Philanthropic FundThe Agnes Varis Trust, in honor of Ellen David and in

memory of Martin Zeiger

The David Berg FoundationThe Derfner FoundationBarbara B. & Stephen Friedman

AnonymousJoseph Alexander FoundationThe Sandra Atlas Bass and Edythe & Sol G. Atlas

Fund Frances & Buddy Brandt Paul & Pearl Caslow FoundationMirrel Davis Trust and Rebecca Davis TrustLeroy Fadem FJC, Foundation of Philanthropic FundsBernard Gans, B Gans Management Inc. The Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationLeo Oppenheimer & Flora Oppenheimer Haas

FoundationDebbie and Howard Jonas Family FoundationThomas G. Kahn Moses L. Parshelsky FoundationIdalia Roth Charitable TrustSusan & Bruce Schlechter Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher FoundationCharles and M. R. Shapiro FoundationMr. & Mrs. Irwin Shapiro The Slomo and Cindy Silvian FoundationThe Paul Singer Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Norman Sturner Judy E. Tenney

Raymond P. Cohen & Rosalin W. CohenAlbert E. & Birdie W. Einstein FundFried Family Charitable Foundation in memory of

Helen Fried Kirshblum GoldsteinHerman Goldman FoundationJudith & Frank Greenberg Malka & Paul R. Herman Jill & Myron Kaplan Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation in honor

of Thomas G. and Marilyn KahnS & R Kleiman FamilyBenjamin F. Kursman Diane & Burton Lipman Dennis M. Meyers in memory of Alfred V. MeyersSteven P. Polivy & Annette OrensteinCharles & Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation

Dr. Jeffrey Aaronson Audrey Abecassis Gloria S. Adelson Richard I. Adrian & Erica AbeelMark J. Altschuler Steven Howard Amster Memorial FundMr. & Mrs. Jacob Apelberg Dr. & Mrs. Mitchel Ashkanazy Lovey Beer, The Beer Family FoundationBeit Tikvah Messianic CongregationBengualid FoundationDr. Maxwell & Florence C. Blumenreich FoundationSamuel C. Cantor Charitable TrustDr. & Mrs. Jerry Carle Marcy & Leona Chanin FoundationLionel Cherry in honor of Jesse CherryArnold Lewis Cohen Yvonne Cohen Barbara Cohn in honor of Judy E. TenneyBeth Crandell Dr. Linda R. Dagi & Dr. T. Forcht DagiKenneth I. Daniels in memory of Jeannette Daniels

ChaitEllen David in memory of Martin Hoppy ZeigerNathaniel de Rothschild The Ruby Diamond FoundationThe Elbirt Family FoundationSandy Fainbarg Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield

County, Bridgeport, CTDr. Theodore Feintuch Eugene and Estelle Ferkauf FoundationThe Feuerring FoundationRochelle & Ilan Forster in memory of Phyllis S.

SchachterDr. & Mrs. Jason Frand Bernice F. Friedman David Furman Stephen J. Garchik Gerson Family FoundationDoris and Abraham Getzler Familly FoundationEdythe Gladstein Gene, Rosalie and Susan Goldberg Endowment FundWilliam P. Goldman & Brothers FoundationPatricia & Bernard Goldstein Dr. Joseph Gordon Sylvia G. Gordon in memory of Morris & Anna GatesGottesman Philanthropic Fund in honor of Judy E.

TenneyBarbara Freid Gottesman David and Alan Greene Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. William K. Gross The Dr. Lewis A. Hare & Ruth Lerman Hare

Charitable FoundationHenry and Myrtle Hirsch FoundationThe David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn FoundationJephson Educational Trust #2Ronald M. Jericho

Jorgensen FoundationKaller Family FoundationIrwin KallmanThe Kaplen FoundationKirschner TrustsThe Kenneth A. Lattman FoundationHortley G. LeBlang Charitable FoundationJessia Leonard in memory of Lowell ScheinerDr. Richard M. Levey Mr. & Mrs. Irwin B. Levin Livingston Foundation in honor of Barbara B.

FriedmanFrederick Marek Michael Mason FoundationMetzger-Price FundMichael and Lori Milken Family FoundationGerd & Dorothy Miller Morris Morgenstern FoundationMr. & Mrs. Lester S. Morse Moskowitz Family FoundationThe Nash Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Alan Neustadter Mario and Sara Rafalin FoundationCharles S. Raizen FoundationThe Albert B. & Audrey G. Ratner Family FoundationAbraham & Sonia Rochlin FoundationEdward E. and Hilda C. Rosen FoundationThe Bertha & Jacob Rosenberg FoundationMartin Rosenfeld Robert Russell Memorial FoundationDavid S. Sabih & Anna Swartley in honor of Be

Swartley, Dr. Allan Smith, Dr. David Auerbach & Dr. Astrid Holberg

Dr. Mervin Livingston Schloss FundRuth Shapiro Lynn Sheeley Rabbi Jack Shlachter & Beverly PostArlene & Dr. Sheldon Simon Mr. & Mrs. Warren Sinsheimer The Smotrich Family FoundationStephen D. & Elsa Solender Cari Sommer Charitable FundSidney Stern Memorial TrustThe Philip and Lynn Straus FoundationDr. Abraham Sudilovsky Toby Talbot Benny Talpalar Newman Tanner FoundationAlice J. Tenney in honor of Judy E. TenneyAmy Tenney-Levere in honor of Judy E. TenneyTidewater Jewish FoundationLorraine Trachtenberg & Jeffrey A. DankbergMr. & Mrs. Michael Turok Viterbi Family FundWallach FoundationAlvin Warsaw Judy & Leon Yehuda

A.C. Israel FoundationDr. & Mrs. Andrew Abel Chris & Susan Anderson Stuart S. Applebaum Giving Foundation in honor of

Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. CohenCorinne Bagatell Stuart G. Baker Phyllis A. Barber in memory of Fred Lee Barber, Rabbi

Joel Wasser & Mr. William ChengBaseball Writers' Association in memory of Gertrude

SiwoffIra B. Beer Joan Bellows

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LEGACIES & BEQUESTSWe gratefully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and compassion of those whose forward thinking has done so much to enable JBI to meet the special needs of the blind and visually impaired. We will always remember their kindness.

Ethel C. BendheimHans CohnOdessa DubinskyShirley GitensteinEdith JacobsKaiser Living TrustBarbara Kohl

Renee F. LustigMalek Family TrustBeverly NeumetzgerIda Rosenman SandsClaire SandomirNaomi K. Shapiro

Edythe B. SheinbaumPearl WassermanJacob WeinbergerZelma H. WeisfeldHarriet WilliamsMartin F. Witkin

Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Belsky Mary & Dick Benioff Martin G. BialerMr. & Mrs. Leo Billet Ira Blassberg Dr. & Mrs. Alan A. Bloom Ronald H. Bloom Norman Bloomfield Jack Blumner The Boeing Company Matching Gift Program“Book Talks” book club, Longmeadow, MAMr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Bookin Lynn & Doug Borck Julie Borim in honor of Carol GaleMr. & Mrs. Solomon Boucai Kathryn & James E. Brandt Dr. Mitchell Bressack Paul Brickner Brilliance LLCSherna S. Brody The Brook FundAndree N. Brooks Dr. & Mrs. Lewis J. Brown Steven Bruckner Dr. David Brust Rev. Mark Bryson Dr. Melvin P. Bubrick Lynda & Cary Buchman Vivian Burger-Lazar & Matthew LazarDr. & Mrs. Henry Campell The Jeffrey and Rochelle Canarick Charitable FundDr. Herbert T. Caskey Miriam & Robert Caslow Chaia Feyge Helping Hand TrustTatiana Cherkas Laura & Andrew M. Chonoles Renee Coe Leslie Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Cohen Naomi & Barry R. Cohen Marshall & Ellen Cole Congregation Agudas Achim Sisterhood, San Antonio,

TXCongregation Ahavath Torah, Englewood, NJCongregation Emanu-El of Westchester Religious

School, Rye, NYRochelle Cooper Dr. Beth E. Corn Richard A. Covkin Saundra N. Davidow Kenneth Davis Dr. Paul J. Davis Irving Demsky Lore & Morris DicksteinArlene & Robert Dondiego in memory of Israel A.

Taub

Elliot & Marlynn Dorff Mr. & Mrs. James Dubin Mr. & Mrs. David A. Durkin Mr. & Mrs. Lewis S. Edelheit Michael A. Edidin Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Toby Eisenman Theodore D. Eisler Dr. Howard R. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Ellman Danny and Binah Englander FundCharlotte & David Epstein Cynthia & Howard Epstein Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Farber Abel Feinstein Harvey A. Feldman Janet & George Felleman Susan and Stephen Fine Charitable Fund in memory

of Mordechai VerschleisserMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Fisher Sara W. Fishman Dr. David Forst Dorothy Fox Dr. Toby Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Franks Anne & Gerald Freedman Charitable FoundationCarl Freedman Estelle Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Manley Freid The Frank & Fred Friedman Family FoundationEstelle Fruchtman Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gaspar GE FoundationAlan H. Gelb Gary Gelber Robert W. Gelfman Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Geller Howard D. Gilbert in memory of Esther GilbertRonnie Ginsberg Betsy & Max Gitter Ruth & Jack Glantz Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Martin Gold Irv Goldfarb Mr. & Mrs. Eric Goldstein Helena & Marvin J. Goldstein Dr. & Mrs. Irwin P. Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Gordon Kenneth Gordon Lois W. Gordon Endowment FundMelvyn & Irene Greenstein Family FoundationLouise & James Greilsheimer Steve & Laurel Griff Pamela H. B. GrossMichael & Louise Grossman Suzanne & Barry Gurvitch

H. W. R. CorporationDr. & Mrs. Mark H. Haimann Bernard Hammer William R. Handelman Dan Haron Aaron Hasson Robert V. Hedaya Michael Helfer Florence and Stanley Hersh Philanthropic FundDavid Himelberg FoundationFeigy Hirth Gerry Hodes in honor of Judy E. TenneyDr. Daniel Honig Eric Horowitz Frances Degen Horowitz Leo & Sarah Horowitz Peri Horowitz Selma Horowitz Paul J. Isaac in honor of Tom & Lynn KahnMr. & Mrs. Jerome M. Isenberg The Janklow FamilyMr. & Mrs. Neil S. Janovic in honor of Barbara

FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Jack Jemal Michael D. Joseph Alan Kadish Eugene & Elaine Kagan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Kahn The Kandell FundMichael & Phyllis Kann Dr. & Mrs. Morton J. Kanter Steven & Christine Kantrowitz in memory of Annette

KantrowitzJerome A. Kaplan & Deena L. Kaplan Family

FoundationMarion S. Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kaplan Sherman & Eileen Kaplan Barbara & Leo Karas Albert R. Kashani Alan J. Kastrinsky Moshe & Adele Katzenelenbogen Harry Kempler Marian Kent Leona Kern Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kernish Dr. Martin J. Kerzer Kings Point Holiday ClubDr. & Mrs. Harold L. Kirschenbaum Henry & Susana Kister Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Klagsbrun David J. Klein in memory of Rita & Phil RosenNancy I. Klein Thomas Klein David G. Kohl Herman Krabbenhoft in memory of Gertrude SiwoffBarbara Kramer Rona E. Kramer, Esq.Jesse N. KrawitzJules & Lynn Kroll

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THE TIKVAH SOCIETY OF JBIThe Tikvah Society acknowledges with gratitude the many friends of the blind and visually impaired who have included JBI in their wills or

Gloria S. AdelsonMaimoona M. Ahmed

Mark AltschulerSelma & Joseph BaumgoldFrances BrandtWilliam H. BrandtPamela CarltonJeannette CelemenskiGloria CohenEllen DavidDavid Bernard EichhornLeroy FademMildred FeuersteinDavid & Paula Fishman

Sara FishmanBetty H. FreedmanBarbara B. FriedmanBernice F. FriedmanRalph FriednerStanley GanerEarl & Mary GlennWilliam K. GrossSylvia HaaseMonika HamburgerPaul HermanPhyllis HopmanHortense HurwitzThomas G. KahnJeanne Kaiser

Myron KaplanIrene KitzmanBarry Martin KramerNaomi KronishStephen S. KutnerHarriet B. LeviNorma U. LevittSandy MarsikStanley MossRae NatkinBeth Omansky, Ph.D.Gloria OstrinPoppy ParkerHarry J. PetcheskyRonald Price

Stanley E. RoseNorman RossFlorence RubinsteinRoslyn SchwartzbergAnna ShrifterSidney & Irene Silverman

Arlene Stolper SimonAdele SteinHarold SteinbachJudy E. TenneyEstelle & Seymour WallnerPaulette A. WeillSelma Weintraub

Anne T. Silverstein

Inesse Alexandrov

Arnold Kronberg Jan Kuris-Doherty in honor of Bailey & Morgan

FrazierBarry J. Labell & Stacey P. LabellGilbert Lahn Cecelia Lance Alan J. Landzberg Joann Lang Michael & Linda Lappin Mr. & Mrs. Allen Lapporte Lee Lasher Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lassar Mr. & Mrs. Meyer Last Lautman, Maska, Neill & CompanyDr. & Mrs. Gary S. Lazar Don Lebowitz Bruce A. Lee & Alice S. LeeFrieda S. Leemon Juanita Leff Steven Legum Mr. & Mrs. David B. Leib Lester Lenoff Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Levine Elizabeth Levine-Davis in memory of Gertrude

SiwoffMr. & Mrs. David Lewin Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Lieberfarb Stephen E. Lieberman Sharon & Freddy Loef Philanthropic FundMr. & Mrs. Aaron D. Long Mel Lubin Michael J. Luckens Alain Luxembourg Michael Maas Nan P. MacMaster A. Mervyn and Jeannette Mandelbaum Family FundFaye Manger Joel Markel Estelle Markowitz Willard L. Marmelzat FoundationCharles Mauner in memory of Gertrude SiwoffCarol Maxon Harriet Mazer in honor of Judy E. TenneyMBIA FoundationRenee Mehrra Jacob Melamed Michael Melnick, Julius & Evelyn Melnick FoundationJay Meltzer in honor of Judy E. Tenney

Peter Metz Eric Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jay P. Miller Morgan & Marjorie Miller Jean and Saul A. Mintz Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Edwin Mirsky Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Mitrani Jeffrey Mollin in memory of Howard & Lorraine

MollinMount Herman Full Gospel MinistryMr. & Mrs. Jose Mugrabi Ron Murch David and Inez Myers FoundationMaxine L. Myers Sally Nathanson Dr. & Mrs. Parviz Naysan Risa & Pierce Neuman Carol & Melvin Newman in honor of Paul & Malka

HermanMr. & Mrs. William Novak Ohev Zion Synagogue, Martinsville, VAThea & Richard Okin Jack Olshansky Dr. Lawrence C. Pakula Paler FoundationDr. Nina Pearlmutter Dr. & Mrs. Mark L. Perecman Rabbi Nina Perlmutter Lili Perski Harry J. Petchesky Joseph S. Petrillo, All NY TitleMr. & Mrs. Akiva F. Pipe Donald & Cecelia Platnick Charitable Gift FundBetsy & Ken Plevan Geri Pollack Martin Pollack Paul F. Pollack Harold V. Posniak Rochelle Powell Arn Pressner in memory of Lawrence PresserMorris and Anna Propp Sons FundMark J. Raden & Karen J. RadenCaron Rand Ernest J. Riehl Arthur Riklin Lynne Robbins Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family FoundationElliot & Ronni Robinson Philanthropic Fund

Betty RollinMr. & Mrs. Andrew Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenberg Linda & Harold Rosenson Eugene Roshwalb David Ross & Abby RosmarinCharles & Meryl Rubin Joseph B. Rubin & Dr. Corrine B. WinstonMr. & Mrs. Daniel F. RubinsteinMarilyn Rush Barbara G. Saidel & Eddie GoldbergThe David Salus FoundationHeber L. Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Sand Ronald Sanelli Rabbi Leonard Sarko Joan Sarnoff Murray Sarway Barry Scadron Dr. & Mrs. Eugene P. Scheide Sandra R. Schenkel in memory of Elsa SchenkelThe Frances/Lillian Schermer Charitable TrustAnnie Schlechter & Russell MaretHarriet Schleifer Ruth Schorsch Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Schottenstein Christopher Schwabacher Schwartz Family FundNaomi Schwartz Roslyn Schwartzberg Wendy Sclight & Gerald MonroeSeligsohn FoundationMr. & Mrs. Jonathan Seltzer in memory of Esther

GilbertThe Lee L. and Judith E. Selwyn FoundationRichard A. Serko Mr. & Mrs. Mark Setzen Yakov Shapin in memory of Yache & Mechel Surah and

Faiga ParelEllen Shapiro Stephen Shepard & Lynn PovichStuart Shorenstein Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Silverman Andrew B. Simmons Michele Simonson Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, CAThe Sisterhood of Har Sinai Temple, Pennington, NJ, in

memory of Hildred and Irving Gross

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JBI INTERNATIONAL(ESTABLISHED AS JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA)

Condensed Statement of Activities (Year ended December 31, 2018)

2018

940,633

EXPENSESProgram services:Libraries and library development services Educational and cultural programs JBI periodicals Outreach to Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Israeli assistance program Outreach and Library recruitment

Total Program Services 2,648,689

Management and general Fundraising

Total Expenses 3,257,488

Change in Net Assets (344,905)

ASSETS 2018

201,607

Total Assets 23,356,275

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES: Accounts payable and accrued expenses 77,435Other liabilities

Total Liabilities NET ASSETS:

500,621 6,217,013

578,154

Total Net Assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 23,356,275

JBI ProgramsLIBRARIES AND LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Circulating library of more than 13,000 Talking Books as well as several thousand Large Print and Braille titles

Customized educational materials for students Special publications and liturgical materials Volunteer recording studio program Audio books and other materials: available in 9 languages distrib-

uted globally Online Hebrew Braille Translation Program

OUTREACH TO THOSE IN NEED Reaching out to blind, visually impaired, reading disabled and

physically handicapped individuals through schools, libraries, JCC's, senior centers, social service agencies, advertisements, etc.

Educating the community at-large about JBI's free and unique services

Engaging blind and visually impaired patrons through JBI Talking Book Groups

JBI PERIODICALS SERIES AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Audio concert, drama and lecture series Periodical selections in Audio format drawn from Jerusalem Re-

port, Commentary, Moment, Tikkun, Hadassah and many others. JBI Voice and Jewish Braille Review - JBI's own monthly anthology

of articles from a wide variety of publications, with separate and distinct quarterly Russian and Spanish language versions

ISRAEL PROGRAM The JBI Low Vision Clinic (including a dedicated Children’s Clinic)

and Mobile Screening Program (Tel-Aviv) JBI sponsored recording studios at the Central Library for the

Blind in Israel

OUTREACH TO EUROPE AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION Production and distribution of Audio and Large Print foreign

language materials throughout Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and Ro-mania (in cooperation with The American Jewish Joint Distribu-tion Committee)

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES

81%

12%

7%

PROGRAM SERVICES

FUNDRAISING

MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL

Audrey F. Steuer George Stone Maxwell Strawbridge Charitable TrustBarry Stucker Mildred Sudarsky Dr. & Mrs. Jaime Sznajder Rita & Burt Tansky Michael Taub Temple Israel, Norfolk, VASarah Tepper Paul Thermen Christopher L. Thorn in memory of Gertrude SiwoffS. Thurman Joyce Toppel Mr. & Mrs. Aron P. Trombka Tropham FoundationMr. & Mrs. Mark Tryfus Alan & Ety Tusher United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, VAUnited Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Tikun Olam ProgramLauren & John Veronis FoundationMarcia L. Warner Ira & Barbara M. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Weiner Samuel Weinstein Family FoundationJeffrey B. Weinstock Kenneth & Carol Weiser Melitta Weiss Yisroel Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Charles I. Weissman Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Weissman in memory of Israel A. TaubDov Weitman Whizin FoundationJoan Wiesen James & Linda Wimmer Mr. & Mrs. Harold Wolf Women of Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VAJ. A. Wunderlich IIIAbbe B. Young & Elisabeth A. HarrisGary Zaidenweber Edith & Robert Zinn Mark Ziring Herbert and Grace Zwerner Philanthropic Fund

Sisterhood of Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA

Bernard Small Robert H. Small Melody Smyth Jerome S. Soble Jeffrey Solarz Judy Soley Marshall S. Solomon Paul J. Sperry Lee Starr Sephora Stein Jack and Eva Steinberg Endowment FundPriscilla R. Stern Memorial Fund of Temple

Emanu-El, Dallas, TX

2,255,225

(342,721)59,446

2,912,583

1,280,102106,815268,93286,428

147,796758,616

237,237371,562

2,528,269 13,202,213

5,838,1881,585,998

398,600

476,035

438,317

7,734,105

22,880,240

JBI extends its gratitude to New York City Council Members Alan N. Maisel and Helen Rosenthal, and to the Manhattan Borough President’s Office for their support in 2018.

SUPPORT AND REVENUEContributions and grantsLegacies & bequestsInvestment activityOther revenue and support

Cash and cash equivalentsInvestments Contributions receivableProperty and equipment, netOther assets

Without Donor Restrictions General operatingBoard designated reserveBoard designated endowmentInvestment in Property and equipment, net

Total Without Donor Restrictions

Condensed Balance Sheet (Year ended December 31, 2018)

Total Support and Revenue

With Donor Restrictions Purpose restrictedBeneficial interest in Trusts and Perpetual TrustsEndowmentInvestment in Property and equipment, net

1,302,046 6,344,152 5,260,034

2,239,903

JBI BOARD, OFFICERS & STAFFBOARD OF TRUSTEESMark J. AltschulerFrances BrandtEllen DavidLeroy Fadem*Barbara B. Friedman*Frank GreenbergWilliam K. GrossDr. Ellie Henkind KatzPaul R. Herman, Esq.Hortense Hurwitz*Thomas G. KahnMyron Kaplan, Esq.Nancy I. KleinBenjamin F. Kursman,

Esq.Norma U. Levitt*Diane LipmanSteven P. Polivy, Esq.

Ellen Y. RosenbergFlorence RubinsteinBarbara G. SaidelSusan L. SchlechterArlene SimonStephen D. SolenderDr. Jeffrey SpitzerJudy E. TenneySelma Weintraub

ADVISORY COUNCILDov KramerNaomi KronishStephen S. Kutner, M.D.Phyllis Raskin-HadleyDr. Dennis ShulmanHarold I. Steinbach

OFFICERS Steven P. Polivy, Esq.Susan L. SchlechterCo-Chairs of the

Board

Dr. Ellen IslerPresident and CEO

Thomas G. KahnMyron Kaplan, Esq.Benjamin F. Kursman,

Esq.Stephen D. SolenderVice Chairmen

Frances BrandtTreasurer

Ellen DavidAssistant Treasurer

Diane LipmanSecretary

Paul R. Herman, Esq.Assistant Secretary

HONORARY OFFICERSBarbara B. Friedman

Honorary Chairmen of the Board

Leroy Fadem Honorary Vice

Chairman

EXECUTIVE STAFFMickey AboffSenior Financial

Beth K. RudichDirector of

Development

Barry PelofskyProduction/

Circulation Manager

Jane BlecherManager of Audio

Production

FOUNDERLeopold Dubov**

* Honorary Life Trustee ** Deceased

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JBI MISSION STATEMENTJBI International, founded in 1931 as The Jewish Braille Institute, seeks to empower blind, visually impaired and reading disabled individuals to participate fully in educational, cultural and communal life by providing free access to works of Jewish and general interest through its Braille, Large Print and Audio Libraries. Our global programs in many languages serve people of all ages and backgrounds.

THE JBI LIBRARY

materials – in accessible formats in English, Russian,Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Romanian and Polish. We serve readers on six continents.

JEWISH EDUCATION & JEWISH CONTINUITYJBI enables blind, visually impaired and reading disabled children to obtain a Jewish education alongside their peers by providing customized educational materials in Braille, Large Print and Audio. The JBI Library also helps adults blind from birth as well as those who have become visually impaired later in life to savor the joys of reading and lifelong learning.

ISRAEL PROGRAMIn 1983, JBI established and has since continued to support the premier Low Vision Clinic in Israel, located at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv. The Clinic seeks to maximize the residual vision of those with severe impairment, whether it be the result of congenital disease, aging or injury.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018

Judy E. Tenney

Through our annual Haggadah Outreach Campaign, we provided 1,578 free Large Print and Braille Haggadot (in various languages and for different denominations) to visually impaired people of all ages who would otherwise have been unable to participate in a seder.

JBI produced Braille, Audio, or Large Print educational materials for every blind and visually impaired student who turned to us. These included Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation and anything else related to participation in Jewish life and learning. Last year, as always, the variety of requests was extremely wide-ranging. Braille requests included: a few chapters of a Hebrew grammar book for a 14-year-old; Havdalah blessings for a college student so that he could participate in his sister’s Bat Mitzvah; and a 66 page Braille Hebrew book for a 10 year old. JBI’s staff worked one-on-one with parents and educators to make sure that each book was ready for a child when he or she needed it.

We circulated--free of charge--17,100 Talking Books, 18,900 periodicals and cultural programs, and 4,060 Braille, Large Print and Audio liturgical and lifecycle publications.

JBI converted 360 analog Talking Book titles from its archive to digital format.

JBI completed the transcription and production of a Braille edition of the Reform movement’s new High Holy Day prayer book, Mishkan HaNefesh, in time for Rosh Hashanah.