Donor Report 2011-12

Sinai Akiba Academy

2011/2012 Annual Donor Report

Light the future. Lead the way.

Table of Contents

A Message from Dr. Shulkind 1

A Message from Rabbi Wolpe 1

SAA Committee Report 2

Development Report 3

Annual Giving Campaign 4

Current Parent Donors 4

Grandparent Donors 6

Friends, Faculty and Staff 6

Alumni Parent Donors 7

Alumni Donors 7

Annual Event Donors 8

Auction Donors 11

Endowments & Special Funds 12

Committees & Sub-Committees 13

PTA 14

Mission Statement

Sinai Akiba Academy offers an outstanding general and Judaic education that develops the mind, heart and soul. We engage students in the joy and discipline of learning, introducing students to a life of personal growth, sensitivity, responsibility and intellectual inquiry, shaped by Jewish practices and informed by a respect for diversity of thought.

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One of my earliest and most powerful observations of this community is the tremendous commitment, investment, and leadership of the parent body. Your distinguishing quality, in the short time that I have known you, is your willingness to give of yourself and your resources. Watching this community in action, I think of Marion Wright Edelman, the President of the Children’s Defense Fund and her poem entitled, “I care and I am willing to serve.” She declares, “I cannot preach like Martin Luther King, Jr. or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angelou, but I care and am willing to serve. I do not have Harriet Tubman’s courage or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s political skills, but I care and am willing to serve.” Edelman continues her poem juxtaposing the unreachable standards of the renown with the rhythmic, steadfast repetition of her call to action: “I care and I am willing to serve.” As we know, in our tradition the word hineni expresses this willingness. Children watch, learn, and imitate everything around them. If we want to raise a generation that says, “hineni,” a generation committed to the Jewish community, a generation in which giving and leading are valued, then there is no surer way to achieve this result than with your contributions to Sinai Akiba. There is a commentary from Etz Chaim, which reads, “The public performance of a mitzvah not only benefits the one who does it, but has an effect on those who see it.” Your children see you, and they understand your commitment to Sinai Akiba. Although I am just getting to know you, I see that this is a community that cares and is willing to serve. On behalf of Sinai Akiba’s current and future students, thank you for investing in our most precious resource—our children.

Sarah B. Shulkind, Ed. D.Head of School

Kol Hatchalot Kashot—all beginnings are difficult, say the Rabbis. Why is“beginnings” plural? Because every beginning comprises many starts. A new year brings changes in our children, in ourselves, in the school, in the world. And things that are worthwhile are always difficult—but also exciting and promising and wondrous. These are times of change for our synagogue and school. A new Head of School, a new Senior Cantor, and a renewed spirit of passion and dedication to our mission. We are proud to be part of the same complex of lifelong Jewish learning—with a school, a synagogue, a long and diverse heritage and history. We work together to create something precious—young Jews imbued with their tradition and secure with their place in the world. We feel honored that you have entrusted your children’s education to us. We feel confident that we can give them the central message of Torah —that each human being is in God’s image and that each of us is charged with the task of helping to heal God’s world. Welcome to the ancient mission of the eternal people. Welcome to our new school year.

Rabbi David WolpeSinai Temple

A Message from Rabbi Wolpe

A Message from the Head of School

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moving forward and upward. I also want to acknowledge the hard work and support of our partners in lay leadership on the temple board, Eric Diamond (temple President) and Leslie Wachtel (VP Education), and Rabbi Wolpe for sharing his time and his unique insights with us as we endeavored to find the right successor to Rabbi Scheindlin. Finally, I want to thank each and every one of you who participated in the year-long celebration of Rabbi Scheindlin. Your expressions of gratitude ranged from grand and public at the annual event to the individual and private ones delivered personally as many of you stopped by his office to reminisce, ask him about his plans, say good-bye, and offer a kol tov. Rabbi Scheindlin is fond of a Midrash which teaches that it is a mitzvah to give another person the opportunity to give, and he often cites this in conjunction with explaining that neuroscience has confirmed that giving a gift and expressing gratitude activates a more pleasurable response in the giver than the recipient. Without a doubt, our community was uplifted by the undertaking of saying goodbye and thank you to him. Hence, Rabbi Scheindlin’s parting lesson, and perhaps his most enduring gift to us; the good feelings we gleaned from celebrating him are ours to retain even as he moves on. Yasher Koach and todah rabbah to all of you for a wonderful and heartwarming year.

Lora Silverman, SAA Committee Chair

SAA Committee Report

The 2011–12 school year served quite literally as a bridge to the future, as Rabbi Scheindlin’s tenure drew to a close and we convened to select and transition to our new Head of School, Dr. Sarah Shulkind. The search process yielded some unexpected dividends, serving as it did to unite the community in common purpose and a sacred task. The teachers, parents, students, administrators and board members who participated directly in the candidate evaluation process approached their work with complete focus and an intuitive understanding of our mission. Numerous others who followed the search with great interest posed thoughtful and provocative questions to us all along the way, ensuring the most robust process imaginable. The collective thoughtfulness and raw passion of all the constituents was truly inspiring, and reinforced to me that despite the inevitable enrollment and financial assistance challenges we face — and the diversity of opinions and cultural customs that alternately amuse and rattle us day to day — our community is strong and bonded. I am particularly grateful to the members of the Head of School Search Committee led by Jeff Wolman and the members of the SAA Committee for the countless hours they spent working on the search. Our dedicated sub-committee chairs — Gary Lainer (Budget); Andrei Iancu (Development); Cici Halegua (PTA); Eric Swanson (Education); Rita Rodef (Recruitment); and Randy Schoenberg (Endowment); kept the work of the SAA Committee

A Message From Our Chair

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Our development program continued to thrive this past year with revenue of over $1 million being raised for the second year in a row! The development committee focused this year on the Annual Giving Campaign, the Annual Event and Auction honoring Rabbi Scheindlin, and the launch of the school’s first endowment campaign Generations LA. Each program enjoyed much success and support. The Annual Giving Campaign, the foundation of our development program, supplements the school’s operating budget and ensures that SAA will remain the standard-bearer for excellence in education. We are proud that 93% of all SAA parents donated to the campaign, in addition to many members of the larger Sinai community. The Annual Event and Auction enjoyed a record turnout with many alumni parents and community leaders joining our current parents to pay tribute to Rabbi Scheindlin and to thank him for his 35 years of leadership. Proceeds from the evening launched the Generations LA Endowment Campaign, part of a national program being sponsored by the Builders of Jewish Education (BJE), the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) and the AVI CHAI Foundation. The Generations program assists day schools in building endowment funds in order to ensure their long-term sustainability for future generations. To all of the donors listed in this report, thank you for your unwavering commitment to Sinai Akiba. Your contributions provide the additional resources that make Sinai Akiba the leader in day school education. Your generosity also makes a day school education a reality for many of our families during these challenging economic times. Your continued investment in our students is an investment in the Jewish future. To all the volunteers, and especially the chairs of our various programs, our heartfelt thanks for your dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of the school. The results of your efforts are shown in the 2011–12 Fundraising Summary. Sincerely, Andrei Iancu, Development Committee ChairJanet Rosenblum, Development Director

2011–12 Fundraising Summary*

Annual Giving Campaign $388,471

Annual Event and Auction (net) $281,236

Fund A Need–SAA Wish List $23,750

PTA Fundraising (Holiday Boutique, Book Fair, and Mishloach Manot) $28,000

Tuition Assistance Grants $133,834

Restricted Contributions $28,556

Generations LA Endowment Campaign $250,000

Misc. Contributions $5,991

Total 2011–12 Fundraising $1,139,838

*unaudited

Development Report

Gesher 75%Kindergarten 87%1st Grade 89%2nd Grade 96%3rd Grade 87%4th Grade 95%5th Grade 89%6th Grade 96%7th Grade 89%8th Grade 93%

Annual GivingClass Participation by Grade Level

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Gabbaim/Leaders $10,000–$14,999 Daphna and Dr. Pejman Salimpour

Maskalim/Scholars $5,000–$9,999Abigail Goldman and Jonathan AnschellTanaz and Farshad AsherianElliot BrownElenor and Arman GabayDr. Luiza and Andrei IancuRebecca and David KekstDr. Lisa and Gary LainerSharon and Amos MeronVeronica and Steve NessimKaren SamuelsJana and Perry WallackMindy and David Weiner

Annual Giving CampaignChozim/Visionaries $18,000 or moreJulie and Marc PlattAllison and Bennett RosenthalPamela L. and E. Randol Schoenberg

The Annual Giving Campaign, the heart and soul of our development program, supplements our operating budget from year to year and enriches the educational experience for our students. Under the leadership of our fabulous chairs and grade level representatives, the 2011–12 campaign raised a total of $388,471 and enjoyed 93% parent participation! It is with immense gratitude that we recognize all of our donors for their generous contributions and support of Sinai Akiba.

Current Parent Donors

Development Chair Andrei Iancu

Campaign ChairsRebecca and David KekstEllie and Fred Pourbaba Delilah and Mark Urman

Shomrim/Guardians $1,000–$1,799Michele Breslauer and Jeffrey I. Abrams Shanna and Jon BrooksPaola and Emiliano CalemzukJasmine and Michael DanielpourJanet and Siamak DardashtyEllie and Kourosh DayanNazanin and Dr. Jacob EsagoffMahshid and Dr. Farzad FeizbakhshSharona and Bob GolbaharDelby and Hanokh GolshirazianMichelle and Fred HalimiCici and Dr. David HalleguaKarre and Lou JacobsEvie KraftNooshin and Dr. Sohail MahboubianMojy and Sammy MehdizadehBrenda and David MehdyzadehIlana and Shahram MokhtarzadehClaudia and Dror NakashCatherine and Josef NazarSharona and Keyvan NovinbakhtShirin and Sam ParsiFarnaz and Maurice RefouaNora and Mois RefouaRegina and Kevin RichterRita and Dr. Fariborz RodefDeDe and Peter RoussakMitra and Hersel SaeidyAdrienne and Daryl SeltzerSandy and Farshid Shohed Navid and Kamran ShooshaniDawn and Dr. Ira SmalbergSharon and Touraj TourSofia Vasserman and Joel Wilf

Bonim/Builders $500–$999AnonymousRevital and Ofer AbutbulAzadeh and Frank AfariNora and Jack AminNegin and David AscherSharen and Behzad BekhradRachel and Dr. Mark BellerSharona and Jimone BerookhimTarryn and Saul BreskalKarin and Eli CohenDrs. Gina and Sid DaneshMelissa and Dr. Harvey DeutschJimmy EsebagJulie Flapan and Rabbi Andrew FeigNazanin and Saiid ForouzanMarcia and Ron Hacker Ronit and Dr. Firoz HakakhaNicole and Dr. Michael HayaviAviva and Mayer HazanSharona and Dr. David HoorfarDr. Nathana and Jeff HornShideh and Pascal JavaheriDrs. Brigitte Gomperts and Michael LazarusToby and Philip MidgenKathy and Dr. David MoghimiRuthy and Dr. Jamshid MoossazadehPamela and Ben MorovatiShiva and Mark MoschShirin and Dr. Youram NassirJanet NemanMark NemanLisa and Benjamin NissanoffCaroline and Behzad NourafshanKate Axelrod and Pete OckoJulie and Ron PardoShahla and Mike PashaieSharona and Khosrow RahimianNeli and Ramin RoofianTiffany and Jimmy RosenPatricia and Andrew Rosenfeld

GesherRegina Richter Jessica Wacht KindergartenParham FarahnikMahshid FeizbakhshEllie Khorsandi 1st GradeRona CosgroveAbigail Goldman Perry Wallack

2nd GradeStephanie GoldNora Refoua 3rd GradeLori Goldstein Sylvia Karlan Deborah Rubin 4th GradeAdeena FittermanJudye Hendlish

5th GradeScott LenzDavid Weiner

6th Grade Norman Becker Ruthy MoossazadehJulie and Ron Pardo 7th Grade Paul LawrenceSandy Shohed 8th Grade Luiza IancuJill Jablonow

Major Gift CommitteeAbigail Goldman and Jonathan Anschell Gaby Cosgrove Jamie ResinDeborah RubinPamela L. and E. Randol Schoenberg

Double Chai Circle $3,600–$4,999 Adeena and Wayne FittermanJill Jablonow and Dr. Robert FreundlichStephanie and Geoffrey GoldDr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz and Scott LenzElizabeth Comley and Shaoul LevyVaughan and Nicolas MeyerTalia and Jamie ResinElizabeth and Michael SoroudiHelen and James Zukin

Headmaster’s Circle $2,500–$3,599 Lise and Dr. Robert ApplebaumBrigitte ArnallDalia and Dr. Mike BardiDr. Linda Sax and Norman BeckerMelissa BordyMichael BordyNicole and Bradley BrooksNicole and Arik ChaimDrs. Gaby and Daniel CosgroveDorita and Michael DelijaniRachel and Parham FarahnikDebbie and Leon FarahnikSylvia and Mark KarlanOrna and Behzad KianmahdJackie and David KleinShelley and Paul Lawrence

Chai Circle $1,800–$2,499Stephanie and Daniel GinzburgLori and Kirk GoldsteinSholeh and Abraham KashefiSuzan and Matthew LamishawSilvia and Dr. Ariel MalamudSusan and Saul SmithSara and Ben SternNadina and Fernando Szew

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Deborah and Jody RubinDiana and Edward SabinAnat and Dr. Avishai SadanDr. Gina and Michael ShayefarNora and Abraham ShofetNatalie and Steven ShooshaniTalya and Alon SidaDrs. Andreia and Richard SilveraDana and Howard SimonPamela and Kevin SingerCarla and Michael TernerDebbie and Dr. Kayvon Yadidi

Chaverim/Friends Under $499AnonymousAnonymous Juliet and Kayvan AbseletOrly AgamYael and Greg AptSari and Michael ArnallViviana and Gil Artzyeli Jackline and Jozef AshouriAnna and Jerry AugustGila and Shmuel AzradBarbara Lloyd and Clinton Bailey Dr. Gina BalkOrly and Giora BareketDebbie David and Dan Ben-Zvi Adriane and Michael BergmanVenus and Fred BinaDesiree and Shawn BleetSarit Finkelstein-Boim and Nahum BoimSigal and David ByrnesGali and Sam Cohen Orit and Ron CohenSteve CohenSharon Spira-Cushnir and Andrew CushnirHaleh and Shawn DadbinYael and Joseph DaeeShira and Dr. Dan Dardashti

Diane Haas Dassa and Ron DassaOrit and Amir EcksteinDr. Sandra and Pezhman EliasShira and Alexander EliasMojgan and Dr. Abbey EsagoffMinoo and Isaac FalivAliza and Gabriel FarahanDrs. Naghmeh and Ramin FarzadmehrSharon Gold and Matthew Fonck Behnam FouladianSharone Levinson and Gabriel FrigAngela and Dr. Eli GabayanDrs. Natali and Gabriel GabbaypourMayrav and Glenn GaslinYael and Oded GelferJulie and Robert GetmanMarjan and Robert GhodooshimDr. Bonnie and Rabbi Jan GoldsteinMersedeh and David GolshiraziFarnoush and Hilbert HaghnazarzadehMarina and Daniel HamuyGalit and Ron HarelMichelle and Brett HarwinJudye and Martin HendlishCasey and Wayne HimelseinJilla and Saied IsaacsonDeanna and Cantor Kenneth JaffeFariba and Rob JanpanahHelen and Dany JavaheriGalia and Rowan JuliusSheila and Tony KamranTammy and Scott KarpRachel and Ron KaruLilian and Maurice KashfianDanielle and Marcus KassinDrs. Parisa and Sepehr KatiraieElizabeth KattlerYana KhaimovEllie and Dr. Sam KhorsandiSusan and Bahman KianmahdRabbis Zoë and Jonathan KleinTara and Shan KohanSharona and Dr. Moeiz KoshkiBryan Kraft

Fariba and Feridoon Lalezari Mitra and Abie LarianMichal and Israel LasryElsie LavianKim and Amos LegermanDr. Pamela and Michael LevineCarolyn MahboubiLisa and Eric MamosSarah ManorEstella and Shahram ManshooryClaire and David MarkusPeter MarkusMarjan and Jacques MassachiNeda and Ben MehdizadehAnoosheh Bostani and Ron MehrdadMarcy and Frank MeltonHava and Benny MirovskiLiza and Shahram MoalemzadehPenina and Nace MoghadamLida MohabberDr. Susan and Aziz MokhtarKaren and Simon Morovati Angela and Edmond NahourayMitra NehoraiNadia Yasmeh and Hamid NehoraySepideh and Fred NehorayanSepideh and Behzad Neman Nahal and Henry PakizegiNancy and Maury PearlRamin PeymanShirley and David PourbabaLina and Frank PournazarianElham and Danny RadRoya Akhavan and Behnam RafalianShirin and Ramin RahimiTal Gozani and Didier ReissLisa and Dr. Joseph RosenbloomDr. Vania Nemanpour and Houshang Roshan-KashaniDorita and Dr. Mike RostamiIris and Stephan SabbahMichelle and David SackMojdeh and Masoud Saeidi-Omrani

Betina and Ramin Saeidi-OmranyBetti and Dr. Kamran SaidaraAnnie SeatonIdit and Danny SegevHelen and Jay ShadiDrs. Alisa and Roy Shaked Katrin and Ebby ShakibBita and Azad ShalomNina ShimonovitzShoshana and Jeremy ShineValerie Barth-Shlomo and Ronen ShlomoAdda ShurMyra Clark Siegel and David SiegelAlexandra and Mitchell SiemonsRutti and Lionel SimonSamira and Kamyar SoloukiPantea and Steven SoroudiDeborah and Dr. Marcelo SpectorLisa SpectorDr. Beth and Immanuel SpiraEric SpitzJulie SteinShirley and Danny SuleminianMichael SuttonSharon and Jonathan SwerdlowMichelle and Gustavo SztraicherAnet and Jack TabarokiMahasti and Shahrad TabibzadehDallia and Dr. Arash TehranzadehNikki Sieger and Andres TerechYasmin and Hagai ToperJanet and Aviv TuchmanKaryn Grunfeld and Chaim TureffLeslie and Lee WallachWendy and J.J. WallackIlanit and Michael WasserbergRon WestElena and Kevin YeshouaHilda and Fred YeshovaSunda and Mark ZafrinLily and Rafael ZakariaShoshana and Parham ZarLisa Zide

Mojgan and Dariush MaddahiDr. Haleh and James MehdizadehLaurie Levenson and Doug MirellDrs. Sharona and Daniel NazarianBita and Ben NehmadiDr. Ellie and Fred PourbabaFreddie and Dr. Robert ReiterLisa and Hugo RoseDana and Evan SchlessingerDr. Sylvia and David ShapiroBonnie and Alan SilversteinLora Silverman and Keith StolzenbachDeborah and Eric SwansonJennifer Kattler Trilling and Lawrence TrillingDelilah and Dr. Mark UrmanPam WeisbergNazy and Kambiz Zarabi

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Grandparent Donors

Melna and Pete Katzman Benjamin and Sarah WallachAlice and Nahum Lainer Sophie ’12, Sam and Daniel LainerDora Levy and Nadar Mossanen Leila and Adam Amin; Hannah and Macabee Ascher Linda and Stan Trilling Jonah ’12, Lyla and Dahlia Trilling

Gifts of $500–$999Susan and Robert Boyd Jaron ’12 and Georgia LenzAbira and Geoffrey Breskal Leah and Ella Breskal; Asaf ’12, Naomi and Galia Grossman; Ben ’10, Ruth ’11 and Michael SackCharlotte and Thomas Lane Mollie ’07, Eli ’12 and Andrew SeltzerGeorgia and Elliott Lawrence Sammy ’10 and Aaron LawrenceAdina and Zorel Paritzky Stephen and Joseph EliasSheila and Martin Seaton Zachary ’12 and Violet Lewis

Gifts under $499Ella and Mark Augenstein Samantha and Tyler MarkusFariba and David Azarian Leah TeraniNettie Becker Samantha ’12 and Jeremy BeckerBernice and William Cohen Jonah AnschellJulie and Arthur Cohen Talia ’10 and Noam KaruYona and Joe Cohen Sammy ’10 and Aaron LawrenceMarilyn and Bennett Cohon Jacob ’10, Jordan and Matthew Pardo Shahla and Daryoush Farahmand Oliver ’12, Andrew, Sophie and Aiden PourbabaEveline and Uri Ginzberg Liora Ginzburg Sanford Gold Jacob ’11, Ryan and Micah Gold

Bobbie and Gene Goldman Gavriela ’05, Noah ’08, Kaile ’12 and Jared ApplebaumSherry and Cary Harwin Brittney Harwin Sarah and Joe Levine Grace and Matthew Levine Farah and Farhad Mokhtarzadeh Arielle ’10, Adam ’12 and Audrey MokhtarzadehCarmella and Nissan Pardo Jacob ’10, Jordan and Matthew PardoJudy Parrott Toviah, Evan, Noah, and Hadassah SteinNahid and Mansour Parsi Leyla ParsiSue and Howard Platt Samantha Platt Auerbach ‘97, Jonah ’00, Hannah ’04, Benjamin ’07 and Henry PlattMarion and Stanley Robboy Benjamin, Joseph and Alexandra MeyerGrace and Harvey Rosenbloom Jordan ’11, Ashton ’12, Skyler and Brooke RosenbloomRoen and Donald Salem Leo KassinLinda and Stanley Samuels Ella and Elijah BrownRivka Shaked Levy ShakedLee and Myron Simon Samantha ’09, Melissa ’12 and Jordan SimonKurt Smalberg Fallon ’10 and Abby SmalbergDrs. Marion and Matthew Solomon Shira GoldsteinLynn and Harvey Wallack Sophie and Francie WallackJoan and Daniel West Nicole ’10, Stephanie ’12 and Joshua West

Friends, Faculty and Staff

$5,000–$9,999 Alison Mayersohn and Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin

$2,500–$3,599 Judy and Tom FleshRoslyn and Abner GoldstineShelley and Paul Lawrence Janet and Robert RosenblumRabbi David Wolpe

$1,800–$2,499J.B. Berland FoundationGoldman Sachs Matching Gift Program

$1,000–$1,799Julie Flapan and Rabbi Andrew Feig Milken Family FoundationSepehr Melamed

$500–$999The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Danielle Salem-Kassin and Marcus KassinMount Sinai Memorial Park

Up to $499Anna and Jerry August Cantor Arianne and Rabbi Randall Brown Tova and Rabbi Avi DershowitzIrit Eliyahu Marcia Fellner Cantor Joseph GoleJeanne Jacobs-Gaffney and Bill GaffneyJeanne and Dirk Huybrechts Michal and Howard Lesner David Mellen DesignMarla and Jack MindenStephanie MirkinHava and Benny Mirovski Helen and Dr. Howard Molitz Elham and Danny Rad Tracy and Dale SchatzSempra EnergyRavka Shaked Rabbi Nicole Guzik and Rabbi Erez ShermanBlanche and Robert ShindellIlanit and Michael Wasserberg

We would like to thank the following grandparents who generously supported Sinai Akiba Academy during the 2011–12 year.

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999Linda and Maynard Brittan Maxwell SiemonsCarol and Gershon Kekst Hannah, Jordan and Alexander KekstSandy and Jack Terner Annabelle Terner

Gifts of $2,500–$3,599Etty and Claude Arnall Jeremy Hecht-Arnall; Nicole ’10, Stephanie ’12 and Joshua West Gabrielle and Dr. Malcolm Cosgrove Julia, Jonathan, Natalie and Caroline Cosgrove; Jenna and Noah CosgroveArnold Gilberg M.D., Ph.D. Jaron ’12 and Georgia LenzMarlene and Howard Mayers Dora ’12, Nathan ’14 and Joey SchoenbergPouran and Parviz Nazarian Ariella ’09, Gabriella ’12 and Alexa SalimpourJackie and Manny Silverman Victor ’10, Mara ’12 and Samantha ’12 StolzenbachMoussa Soomekh Shayna, Tamar and Oren Farahnik

Gifts of $1,800–$2,499Agnes Harris Chloe HarrisNancy and Bernie Kattler Ayla Kattler; Ariella ’08, Rachel ’08 and Noa ’10 Kattler-Kupetz; Jonah ’12, Lyla and Dahlia Trilling

Gifts of $1,000–$1,799Joan Beren Samantha Platt Auerbach ’97, Jonah ’00, Hannah ’04, Benjamin ’07 and Henry PlattRobert Beren Samantha Platt Auerbach ’97, Jonah ’00, Hannah ’04, Benjamin ’07 and Henry Platt

We appreciate all of our friends, faculty and staff for their continued support and involvement in our school. We would like to acknow-ledge the following individuals and organizations for their generous contributions during this past year:

Gifts of $18,000 or moreAlice and Nahum LainerJoyce and Jeffrey SudikoffAnna and Bill Tenenblatt

Gifts of $10,000–$17,999Sheila and Aaron Leibovic

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999Alison Mayersohn and Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin

Gifts of $2,500–$3,599Gabrielle and Dr. Malcolm CosgrovePaula and Donald EtraPatti and Dr. Peter FelkerDrs. Fariba and Nathan Fischel-GhodsianSusan and Ebbie GhodsianJohanna and Dr. Jeffrey GunterDora and Neil KadishaDebra and Robert KasirerDeborah Kattler Kupetz and David KupetzMojgan and Eddia MirharooniRoberta Goodman-Rosenberg and David RosenbergJanet and Robert RosenblumGita and Samz’l RosenwaldJackie and Manny SilvermanPamela SmithLesley and Jeffrey WolmanRabbi David WolpeEileen and Rabbi David WolpeJanice and Dr. Phillip Zakowski

Gifts of $1,000–$2,499Adele and Trevor AbramsonSara and Dr. David AftergoodJacqueline and Yahya AhdoutDaryoush DayanLonnie and Jimmy DelshadSharon and David GitmanFrieda and Joel GlucoftEnid and Dr. Daniel LieberPaulette and Ron NessimEsther and David RenzerMiriam SchaefferLili and Dr. Jamshid ShafaiSusan Jacoby Stern and Joel SternHelen and Richard WestonBetty and Ross Winn

Gifts of $500–$999Nancy and Dr. Emanuel AbramsShiva and Joseph DaneshgarNazy and Ehsan EshaghianJory Goldman and Ted FeldmanMyrna and Russell FrackmanShirin and Mark GabayJoan IsaacsNelly KahnLinda and Abe KnobelCorie and Michael KossAngela and Dr. Jamshid MaddahiJulie and Joel MayerGail and Dr. Kenneth NussenJila and Dr. Said Rahban

Gifts of $5,000–$9,999Dr. Lisa and Gary ‘78 LainerJoshua Pourgol ‘03Lora Silverman ‘75 and Keith Stolzenbach

Gifts of $2,500–$3,599Negin ‘87 and David AscherDrs. Gaby and Daniel ‘83 Cosgrove

Gifts of $1,000–$2,499Aliza and Michael ‘76 LesserTaly and Adrian ‘98 Engel

Gifts of $500–$999Rona ‘79 and Benjamin ‘80 CosgroveDanielle Salem-Kassin and Marcus Kassin ‘86Rabbi Joshua Katzan ‘78Pamela ‘77 and Kevin SingerDebbie ‘83 and Kayvon Yadidi

Gifts under $499Linda and Todd ‘78 AdlerJennifer and Aaron ‘94 AftergoodGavriela Applebaum ‘05Noah Applebaum ‘08David Ashkenazi ‘01Payam Banafsheha ‘00Pooya Banafsheha ‘01Daniel Benaron ‘99Jeffrey Benaron ‘02Jodi Berman ‘80Jennifer Yadidi Chadorchi ’91 and Kambiz ChadorchiDebbie and Rabbi Elliot ‘85 Cosgrove Jason Cosgrove ‘91Dr. Elana Gordis ‘84 and Dr. Mitchell Earleywine

Harry Etra ‘01Jessica Fishel ‘01Lisa Gordis ‘78Allison Klein ‘04Grant Klein ‘09Juliana Klein ‘04Alexandra and David ‘88 KahnRhona Kisch ‘78Leslie Lainer ‘83Nancy Lainer ‘89Shadi Lalezari ‘00Shahrzad Lalezari ‘01David Lieber ‘09 Dena Lieber ‘04Sarah Lieber ‘99David Meller ‘78Meredith Michaels ‘98David Mirharooni ‘94Robin Nourmand ‘94Natasha Novian ‘98Daniel Nussen ‘98Gregory Nussen ‘03Justin Nussen ‘01Gregory Rollman ‘03Michael Rosenblum ‘01Sarah Rosenblum ‘04Parisa Roshan ‘00Jordan Russ ‘07Joshua Russ ‘05Samantha Russ ‘01Anita Schmidt ‘98Aaron Shechet ‘94Eli Shechet ‘97Miriam and Jonathan ‘90 Stern Aaron Strauss ‘08David Strauss ‘12Michelle and Jeremy ‘89 WeinerCassie and Eitan ‘98 WeinstockJennifer and Amiel ‘88 WeinstockSeth Wexler ‘11

Fradya and Rabbi Joel RembaumDr. Karen Saywitz and Dr. Richard RomanoffMarla and Peter RosenAnne and Dr. Martin RosenblattSuzanne and Fred Rucker Sunny and Larry RussStella and Dr. Leslie StrickeSharon and Mark VidergauzDeborah Eisen and Joel Weinstein

Gifts under $499Shoreh and Dr. James BaharvarYounes BanafshehMojgan BanafshehaDebi and Elie BenaronElaine and Gordon BermanDrs. Aviva and Leon BeidermanBari and Lance BogartNancy and Peter ChaffetzAngela and Ben CohanAfsaneh and Dr. David DaneshvarMarlynn and Rabbi Elliot DorffFrida Eytan and Mike NosratiKaren FishelRhonda GaleDr. Felice and Rabbi David GordisSally and Dr. Jon GreenfieldBeth and Barry GumeroveCarla and Scott Howard-YasharJackie and Dr. Bobby KatzYaffit and Dr. Ronald KaufmanAndrea Rubin Kichaven and Jeffrey KichavenSima and Bahman LalezariLinda and Ari LichtenbergMary Beth and Richard LiebermanNancy Cole Loeterman and Mark LoetermanDorice and Jacob MelamedDalia and Hamid MoghavemNiloofar and Michael MoghavemShiva and Sina NikuLiora and Mauricio PierRachel and Alan RischGail and Fred RollmanJessica and Michael SacherSherry and Daniz’l SalehTracy and Dale SchatzSandi and Avi SchlesingerDarlene and Dr. Abraham SchlossbergDr. Gita Zarnegar and Dr. Fredric SchlusselSusan and Dr. Isaac SchmidtKathy ShechetSusan and Stephen SilbermanSabrina Hitter SilversLida and Ebrahim SimhaeeFredelle and Dr. Steven SpiegelRonna and Ronald SpiegelLeigh and Robert StraussLinda and Dr. Steven TabakDr. Cynthia TropBryna and Dr. Stuart VenerJudy and Allen WeinstockShelley and Dr. Steven WeinstockMillie and Paul WexlerTerry and David WohlbergOrna and Keenan Wolens

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We are grateful to the following alumni parents and alumni who generously supported Sinai Akiba during the 2011–12 year.

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$3,000 Etty and Claude ArnallAlice and Nahum Lainer

$1,000 Daphna and Pejman Salimpour

$600-$750 Abigail Goldman and Jonathan AnschellAnnie Seaton

$500-$550Luiza and Andrei IancuKarre and Lou JacobsSylvia and Mark KarlanJackie and David KleinRosalie KornblauShelley and Paul LawrenceSuzanne and Scott LenzEllie and Fred PourbabaSAA Administration Irit Eliyahu Rabbi Andrew Feig Jeanne Jacobs-Gaffney Helen Molitz Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin Farah and Ralph SalimpourPam and Randy SchoenbergElizabeth and Michael SoroudiJennifer Kattler Trilling and Lawrence TrillingJana and Perry WallackEileen Wolpe and Rabbi David Wolpe

$250-$450 Sharon Gold and Matthew FonckRebecca and David KekstLisa and Gary LainerElizabeth Comley and Shaoul LevyJackie and Manny SilvermanPamela SmithDeborah and Eric SwansonDeborah Eisen and Joel WeinsteinPamela Weisberg

Fund a Need gifts provide targeted resources for Sinai Akiba’s academic and extracurricular programs. Whether helping to fund technology and literacy needs for classrooms through the purchase of laptops, Kindles and iPads, or ensuring that our grade-level trips and extracurricular excursions receive additional support, Fund a Need contributions make a difference to the entire student body at Sinai Akiba. We thank the following donors for making these academic and enrichment opportunities possible:

$180 and under Anonymous Juliet and Kayvan AbseletLise and Robert ApplebaumYael and Greg AptElliot BrownGalia and Samuel CohenJulie and Arthur CohenGaby and Danny CosgroveLonnie and Jimmy DelshadJessica and Rabbi Jason FruithandlerBarry GreeneCici and David HalleguaNancy and Bernie KattlerOrna and Behzad KianmahdSuzan and Matthew LamishawShiva and Mark MoschSharona and Daniel NazarianPouran and Parviz NazarianJulie and Ron PardoJulie and Marc PlattFrederica and Robert ReiterTalia and Jamie ResinJanet and Robert RosenblumDalia SassouniAlisa and Roy ShakedSylvia and David ShapiroBonnie and Alan SilversteinLora Silverman and Keith StolzenbachDelilah and Mark UrmanAngelle and Roger Wacker

Fund A Need Donors

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Dora and Neil KadishaSylvia and Mark KarlanDebra and Robert KasirerOrna and Behzad KianmahdJackie and David KleinDeborah Kattler Kupetz and David Kupetz Dr. Lisa and Gary LainerShelley and Paul LawrenceVaughan and Nicolas MeyerLaurie Levenson and Doug Mirell Mojgan and Eddia MirharooniPouran and Parviz NazarianDr. Ellie and Fred PourbabaRoya Akhavan and Behnam RafalianRita and Dr. Fariborz RodefRoberta Goodman-Rosenberg and David RosenbergJanet and Robert RosenblumAllison and Bennett RosenthalGita and Samz’l RosenwaldJackie and Manny SilvermanSinai Akiba Administrators Irit Eliyahu Rabbi Andrew Feig Marcia Fellner Jeanne Jacobs-Gaffney Shelley Lawrence Marla Minden Helen Molitz Janet Rosenblum Tracy SchatzSinai Akiba CommitteeSinai Akiba Grandparents AssociationSinai Akiba PTASinai Temple Board of DirectorsSinai Temple ClergyPamela SmithMoussa SoomekhElizabeth and Michael SoroudiLora Silverman and Keith StolzenbachKathryn and Dr. Carey StromJennifer Kattler Trilling and Lawrence TrillingLesley and Jeffrey WolmanRabbi David WolpeJan and Dr. Phil Zakowski

Annual Event and Auction Honoring Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin

$250,000Lewis Brunswick and Rebecca Matoff Foundation

Mind, Heart and Soul Sponsors $20,000Alice and Nahum LainerJulie and Marc PlattJoyce and Jeffrey Sudikoff Anna and Bill Tenenblatt

Headmaster’s Partners Sponsors $10,000Sheila and Aaron LeibovicDaphna and Dr. Pejman SalimpourPamela L. and E. Randol Schoenberg

Akiba Ambassadors $5,000Linda and Maynard Brittan Alexandra and Mitchell SiemonsDr. Luiza and Andrei IancuElizabeth Comley and Shaoul LevyMilken Community High School Jason Ablin Metuka BenjaminSandy and Jack Terner

SAA Honor Roll Sponsors $2,500Lise and Dr. Robert ApplebaumEtty and Claude ArnallNegin and David AscherMelissa BordyMichael BordyElliot BrownGabrielle and Dr. Malcolm CosgroveDorita and Michael DelijaniPaula and Donald EtraDebbie and Leon FarahnikPatti and Peter FelkerDrs. Fariba and Nathan Fischel-Ghodsian Judy and Tom FleshGhodsian FamilyGloria Lushing and Arny Gilberg M.D., Ph.D. Roslyn and Abner GoldstineJohanna and Dr. Jeffrey GunterKaren and Neil HaltrechtMargrith and Heinz Jaeggi /Credit Suisse

Legacy Event Sponsors

THISIS THESCHOOLTHATLARRYBUILTThe Annual Event and Auction, This Is the School That Larry Built, was a tremendous success with more than 500 guests in attendance to pay tribute to Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin and celebrate his 35 years at Sinai Akiba. An endowment fund in Rabbi Scheindlin’s honor was established with the majority of the event proceeds. This fund in conjunction with a lead gift from the Lewis Brunswick and Rebecca Matoff Foundation will be incorporated into the Generations LA Endowment Campaign. Brad and Kathy Shapiro represented the foundation at the dinner. We are delighted to carry on Rabbi Scheindlin’s legacy at Sinai Akiba through this endowment. Our most sincere thanks to Rabbi Scheindlin and all the donors who supported the annual event.

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Ronna Spiegel Susan Jacoby Stern Eric Swanson Anna TenenblattMilken Family FoundationDora Levy and Nadar MossanenMount Sinai Memorial Parks and MortuariesPaulette and Ronald NessimEsther and David RenzerRabbi Karen Fox and Michael RosenMiriam Schaeffer Drs. Andreia and Richard SilveraSusan Jacoby Stern and Joel SternDavid Suissa, Jewish JournalDeborah and Eric SwansonHelen and Richard WestonBetty and Ross Winn, Abraham Joshua Heschel Day SchoolHelen and James Zukin

Gifts of $500–$999Nancy and Manny AbramsAnti-Defamation League Amanda Susskind Alan Weil

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Gifts of $5,000Alison Mayersohn and Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin

Gifts of $1,300–$1,800Sara and Dr. David AftergoodLonnie and Jimmy DelshadNancy and Bernie KattlerRebecca and David KekstEnid and Danny Lieber Lili and Dr. Jamshid Shafai

Gifts of $1,000–$1,299Adele and Trevor AbramsonJackie and Yahya AhdoutBuilders of Jewish Education Dr. Gil Graff Miriam Prum HessDaryoush Dayan Sharon and Dave GitmanKarre and Lou JacobsBart KoganSAA Education Committee Chairs Nancy Chaffetz Robert Goodman-Rosenberg Enid Lieber Julie Mayer

Class of 1978 Todd and Linda Adler Lisa Gordis Rabbi Joshua Katzan Rhona Kisch David MellerRona and Ben CosgroveDrs. Gaby and Daniel CosgroveShiva and Joseph DaneshgarNazy and Ehsan EshaghianHelgard and Irwin FieldMyrna and Russell Frackman Jill Jablonow and Robert FreundlichElenor and Arman Gabay Shirin and Mark Gabay Jory Goldman and Ted FeldmanAda and Jim HorwichJoan IsaacsLinda and Abe Knobel Angela and Dr. Jamshid Maddahi Julie and Joel MayerNicole and Allan MutchnikGail and Dr. Ken NussenJila and Said Rahban Fradya and Rabbi Joel RembaumDr. Karen Saywitz and Dr. Richard Romanoff

Marla and Peter RosenLois RosenAnne and Dr. Martin RosenblattStella and Dr. Leslie StrickeCarla and Michael TernerSharon and Mark VidergauzBarbara Wagner, Marlborough SchoolDeborah Eisen and Joel Weinstein

Gifts under $499Juliet and Kayvan AbseletRevital and Ofer AbutbulAndrea and Lee AckermanLinda and Todd AdlerDr. David AckermanAbigail Goldman and Jonathan AnschellYael and Greg AptShoreh and Dr. James BaharvarDalia and Dr. Mike BardiOrly and Giora BareketDr. Linda Sax and Norman BeckerDebi and Elie BenaronDebbie David and Daniel Ben-Zvi Elaine and Gordon Berman Jodi BermanDrs. Aviva and Leon Biederman

Tribute Ads, Contributions and Dinner Tickets

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Bari and Lance BogartSarit Finkelstein and Nahum BoimNicole and Bradley BrooksCal/West Educators PlacementLinda CamrasNancy and Peter ChaffetzKathy and Dr. Basil ClymanAngela and Ben CohanDr. Elaine Cohen, Solomon Schechter Day School NetworkGalia and Samuel CohenDebbie and Rabbi Elliot CosgroveJason CosgroveSharon Spira-Cushnir and Andrew CushnirJaleh DadfarinAfsaneh and David DaneshvarElham and Kourosh DayanMelissa and Dr. Harvey DeutschMarlynn and Rabbi Elliot DorffDr. Elana Gordis and Dr. Mitchell EarleywineShira and Alexander EliasShahla and Daryoush FarahmandDrs. Naghmeh and Ramin FarzadmehrMahshid and Dr. Farzad FeizbakhshKaren FishelSharon Gold and Matthew FonckAbby and Ira FriedmanRhonda GaleEsther GendelSande GendelJulie and Robert GetmanSanford GoldHenrietta and Isa GoldfarbDr. Felice and Rabbi David GordisLisa GordisSally and Dr. Jon GreenfieldBeth and Barry Gumerove Michelle and Fred HalimiAgnes Harris and Deborah HarrisMichelle and Brett HarwinAviva and Mayer HazanJudye and Martin HendlishRabbi Carla Howard, Jewish Healing and Hopsice Center of Los AngelesJeanne and Dirk Huybrechts, Harvard-Westlake SchoolDr. Carol IngallAviva KadoshHead of School Council, Builders of Jewish Education

Glen KaronskyDanielle Salem-Kassin and Marcus KassinJackie and Dr. Robert KatzRabbi Joshua KatzanYaffit and Ronald KaufmanSharon KenigsbergEllie and Dr. Sam KhorsandiSusan and Bahman KianmahdAndrea Rubin Kichhaven and Jeffrey KichavenRhona KischRosalie KornblauEvie KraftNancy LainerLeslie LainerSuzan and Matthew LamishawSAA’s Learning Support ProgramEdward LevineJanet LevineDr. Pamela and Michael LevineJanet Levine ConsultingVivian and Richard LevyLinda and Aron LichtenbergMary Beth and Rick LiebermanSheva Locke, Valley Beth Shalom Day SchoolNancy Cole Loeterman and Mark Loeterman Silvia and Dr. Ariel MalamudRabbi Mitchel Malkus, Pressman Academy of Temple Beth AmLisa and Eric MamosIsabel and Milo MandelLana and David Marcus, Adat Ari El Day SchoolClaire and David MarkusBrenda and David MehdyzadehDorice and Jacob MelamedDavid Mellen DesignDavid MellerMarcy and Frank MeltonGolda and Dr. Martin MendelsohnGillian MenterSharon and Amos MeronDeena and Dan MessingerRaymond Michaud, The John Thomas Dye SchoolDalia and Hamid MoghavemNiloofar and Michael Moghavem

Kathy and Dr. David MoghimiRuthy and Dr. Jamshid MoossazadehShiva and Mark MoschDrs. Sharona and Daniel NazarianSepideh and Fred NehorayanShiva and Sina NikuLisa and Ben NissanoffFrida Eytan and Mike NosratiMyra and Saeed NourmandNatasha Novian and Sharareh NovianKate Axelrod and Peter OckoJudit Fekete and Zoltan PaliJulie and Ron PardoLiora and Mauricio PierLisa and Steve PompanJoshua PourgolDr. Bruce Powell, New Community Jewish High SchoolMiriam Prum-HessFarnaz and Maurice RefouaNora and Mois RefouaTalia and Jamie ResinRalph ResnickRegina and Kevin RichterRachel and Alan RischGail and Fred Rollman Arlene and David RosenLisa and Dr. Joseph RosenbloomAdriane Rothstein and Mark Billy, Saint James Episcopal SchoolDeborah and Jody RubinSuzanne and Fred RuckerSunny and Larry Russ Diana and Edward SabinJessica and Michael SacherSherry and Dani z’l SalehRoen and Dr. Donald SalemRabbi Dvora Weisberg and Rabbi Neal ScheindlinSandi and Avi SchlesingerDarlene and Abraham Schlossberg Dr. Gita Zarnegar and Dr. Fredric SchlusselSusan and Issac SchmidtRabbis Deborah and Brian SchuldenfreiAnnie SeatonAlisha and Rabbi Ahud SelaAdrienne and Daryl SeltzerDrs. Alisa and Roy ShakedRivka Shaked

Dr. Sylvia and David ShapiroDr. Gina and Mehrdad ShayefarKathy Lebovic ShechetSandy and Farshid ShohedSusan and Stephen SilbermanSabrina Hitter SilversBonnie and Alan SilversteinLida and Ebrahim SimhaeeSinai Akiba Academy TeachersSinai Temple Library StaffSinai Temple PreschoolSinai Temple Preschool PTAPamela and Kevin SingerRhea Coskey and Kurt SmalbergDawn and Dr. Ira SmalbergCindy and Mike SmithDrs. Fredi and Steven SpiegelRonna and Ronald SpiegelJulie Stein and Scott GerhardtSara and Benjamin SternMiriam and Jonathan SternLeigh and Rob Strauss Beth and Joel SunkinSharon and Jonathan SwerdlowLinda and Steven TabakNikki Sieger and Andres TerechDr. Cynthia TropDelilah and Mark UrmanBryna and Stuart VenerDr. Saul WachsLeslie and Dr. Andrew WachtelLeslie and Lee WallachJana and Perry WallackMindy and David WeinerMichelle and Jeremy and WeinerAllan and Judy WeinstockShelley and Dr. Steven WeinstockPam WeisbergMillie and Paul WexlerTerry and David WohlbergOrna and Keenan WolensSally WolfeDebbie and Dr. Kayvon YadidiSunda and Mark ZafrinLily and Rafael ZakariaRosalie and Dr. Ed ZalisShoshana and Parham ZarDr. Michael Zeldin, DeLet at Hebrew Union CollegeLisa Zide

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Auction Donors

We wish to thank the following businesses, families, faculty and staff for their generous support of the Sinai Akiba auction. Your donations contributed to the success of our event and we are so grateful.

Beth SunkinTavern Restaurant The Beverly Hills Hotel The Cask The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Huntington Library and Botanical GardensThe Mark Hotel The Shave The Wine House Melanie ThomasToms Toys Tumbleweed Day Camp Twenty Twenty Wine MerchantsUltrazone Laser Tag Vicki’s Lunchbox Liliana VinnizskayaVosges Haut Chocolat W Los Angeles Westwood WalksRus.com Warehouse Restaurant Warner Brothers Ilanit and Michael WasserbergMegan WeinerWestfield Shopping CentersWestside Tavern Williams Sonoma Beverly Hills Rabbi David WolpeFarnaz and Kambiz ZarabiWarren Zide

Menchies Santa Monica Sharon MetzAllison and Jeff MirkinHava MirovskiMistral Sherman Oaks Helen MolitzShelby MontevirgenMulberry Street Pizza Nagila Pizza Rhonda NailNapa Valley Grille Nate ‘n Al’s Deli Native Foods Cafe Nickelodeon Natasha NovianEmily OstenbergPaint Lab Pat’s Restaurant Petersen Automotive Museum Pinkberry Julie and Marc PlattJoshua PourgolElham RadRagg Tattoo Richter’s of Beverly Hills Roots Canada Janet and Robert RosenblumRoen and Donald SalemRush Street Estefany SanchezKrystal ScimeScribble Press Luna ShalomSheraton Delfina Sherman Oaks Castle Park Alexandra and Mitchell SiemonsNiza ShprungDanielle SimantobSinai Judaica Shop Sinai Temple Six Flags Magic Mountain Skirball Cultural Center Kathy SmithSpago Beverly Hills Alexis SpenchianStyle Bar Beverly Hills

Greg Transportation Service Charna GrossRuth GuetaHagafen Cellars Herzog Wine Cellars Humphrey Yogart Alison Hurwitz-KelmanLuiza and Andrei IancuIntercontinental Hotel Century CityJames Perse Shideh and Pascal JavaheriJeff’s Gourmet Jill Roberts Joe Allen Restaurant Judd’s Hill WineryTina KaplanRebecca and David KekstDonna KermanJackie and David KleinKosher Gourmet LAKosher Pizza Station Alice and Nahum LainerLorie and Andrew LassnerRebekah LauterShelley LawrenceLearn to Love Tennis Let’s Have a Cart Party Los Angeles Dodgers Lukaro Salon Lulu’s Restaurant Luxe Hotel Sunset Blvd. Magnolia Bakery Annie MarksMatsuhisa Restaurant Alison Mayersohn and Rabbi Laurence ScheindlinMenchies

Advanced Advertising Group Anna AugustMelissa AzoseBellacures Bibi’s Bakery and Cafe Bouchon Bistro Linda and Maynard Brittan Buttercake Bakery California Pizza Kitchen Karen CarpenterCBS Television Sonia ChernotskyCheryl’s Children’s Book World Clementine Isabella CohenColor Me Mine Coral Tree Cafe Covenant WinesDanesh Dermatology & Laser SurgeryDeborah DicocheaDiesel Bookstore Disneyland Resort Elat Market Shira and Alexander EliasIrit EliyahuETC Hotels Naghmeh and Ramin FarzadmehrJulie Flapan-Feig and Rabbi Andrew FeigAllen FosterFresh Brothers Christine FriedmanEdward GarciaGearys of Beverly Hills Stephanie and Daniel GinzburgLori and Kirk GoldsteinGot Kosher Grand Havana Room

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Endowments

Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort Endowment FundProvides funds to enhance the quality of Jewish life in our community.

Ezra Scholarship FundGenerates two annual awards: one for academic performance, a second for scholarship and financial need.

Generations LA Endowment FundEstablished in 2011 as a joint venture between PEJE (Partnership for Excel-lence in Jewish Education), the BJE (Builders of Jewish Education) the AVI CHAI Foundation and several local part-ners, Generations LA is Sinai Akiba’s first official endowment campaign. The school was selected to participate in this pilot program in order to grow our existing endowment and to serve as a model for day schools nationwide.

Joel Goldman Scholarship FundCreated in memory of Joel Goldman and designed to fund scholarships for children who could not otherwise attend Sinai Akiba Academy.

Sally Gunter Curriculum Grant FundEstablished in memory of Sally Gunter, the fund provides professional growth opportunities for Sinai Akiba Academy teachers. The fund offers annual grants to teachers for research or for signifi-cant curriculum development projects.

Kianmahd Scholarship FundProvides a source of funds for tuition as-sistance and scholarships to deserving Sinai Akiba Academy students.

Alice and Nahum Lainer Scholarship Endowment FundEstablished in recognition of the impor-tance of Jewish day school education and the growing need for tuition assis-tance. This fund will provide additional tuition assistance to eligible Sinai Akiba Academy students.

Liggett Family Teachers’ Endowment FundFunds teacher benefits and training to ensure the high quality of the Sinai Akiba Academy teaching staff.

Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin Endowment FundEstablished in honor of Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin to recognize his 35 years as headmaster of Sinai Akiba. The fund will provide tuition assistance or program enhancements. The fund was established as part of the school’s Generations LA Endowment Campaign.

Sinai Akiba Academy Endowment FundSupports various aspects of the school program, including financial assistance and program enhancements.

Sinai Akiba Academy Technology Endowment FundSupports and enhances Sinai Akiba Academy technology programs.

Pam and George Smith Resource Center EndowmentFunds the learning support program which helps students who have speciallearning needs.

Bee and Sam Smotrich Scholarship FundBenefits one or more students attending Sinai Akiba Academy and is determined on the basis of financial need.

Endowments and Special Funds

Spiwak Scholarship Fund in Memory of Sarah BaranProvides tuition assistance to deserving students who would otherwise not be able to afford a Jewish day school education.

Tenenblatt Family Education FundSupports and enhances the educational program of Sinai Akiba Academy.

Ethel Weinberg-Jacob Weiss Fund for Jewish EducationProvides tuition assistance to deserving students who would otherwise not be able to afford a Jewish day school education.

Sinai Akiba enjoys an endowment fund and many named funds thanks to the generosity of several families. SAA’s students and programs benefit from the in-come of our endowment and special funds. We invite you to consider establish-ing an endowment fund, or to make a contribution to one of our existing funds. Families are also invited to mark special occasions by contributing to any of the following funds. For more information please contact the development office, or visit the school’s website under Support Akiba. As of June 30, 2012, total endowment funds stood at $8,365,120.

Special Funds

Head of School Discretionary FundFunds special projects and programs as determined by the Head of School.

Dora and Neil Kadisha Teacher Appreciation Award FundFunds teacher appreciation awards which recognize SAA teachers for theirloyalty and longevity to the school. Teachers receive an award after 7 years and 20 years of service.

Betty Matoff Scholarship FundProvides tuition assistance to deserving students who would otherwise not be able to afford a Jewish day school education.

Shafai AwardEstablished by Dr. and Mrs. Jamshid Shafai, this award is given each year tostudents who demonstrate a long-term commitment to personal developmentand fulfillment of their abilities.

Bryna Vener Orchestra FundSupports the ongoing activities of the Sinai Akiba Academy orchestra.

Sinai Akiba Academy Tuition Assistance FundFunds tuition assistance for qualified students.

Sinai Akiba Tuition Assistance Donations

BJE Financial Assistance Funds

BJE Generations LA Tuition Assistance Grant

J.B. Berland Foundation

Jim Joseph Foundation

Alice and Nahum Lainer

Milken Family Foundation

Anna and Bill Tenenblatt

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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Education Committee Eric Swanson Chair

Rebecca BergerLindsay BuddGina DaneshDebbie DavidIrit EliyahuFrida EytanSharona GolbaharTal GozaniCici HalleguaAnjele HarouniDavid HoorfarKarre JacobsFariba JanpanahLisa LainerShelley LawrenceSharon MeronHelen MolitzSharon RappLisa RosenbloomRabbi Laurence ScheindlinPam SchoenbergLora SilvermanJanet TuchmanDavid Weiner

SAA Committee and Sub-Committees

PR and Recruitment Committee Rita Rodef Chair

Juliet Abselet Yael Apt Orly Bareket Adriane Bergman Elizabeth Comley Orit Eckstein Rachel Farahnik Karre Jacobs Rachel Karu Lisa Lainer Marla Minden Talia Resin Diana Sabin Linda Sax Natalie Shooshani Pam Singer Beth Spira Delilah Urman

SAA Committee

Lora Silverman Chair

Lise ApplebaumMelissa Bordy Eric DiamondRachel FarahnikCici HalleguaJeanne HuybrechtsAndrei IancuBehzad KianmahdJackie KleinAlice LainerGary LainerLaurie LevensonSilvia MalamudDonna MandosaJulie Platt Ellie PourbabaRita RodefRabbi Laurence ScheindlinRandy SchoenbergDavid ShapiroEric SwansonLeslie WachtelPam Weisberg

Budget Committee Gary Lainer Chair

Lise Applebaum Melissa Bordy Danny CosgroveEric DiamondJoseph GabbaianAlan GrushcowAndrei IancuJeanne Jacobs-GaffneyJackie KleinGary LainerNahum Lainer Howard LesnerRobert MokhtarzadehRabbi Laurence ScheindlinRandy SchoenbergDavid ShapiroLora SilvermanAnna TennenblattLeslie Wachtel

Development Committee

Andrei IancuDevelopment Chair

Annual Giving ChairsRebecca & David KekstEllie & Fred Pourbaba Delilah & Mark Urman

Generations LA Endowment Campaign CommitteeAndrei Iancu, ChairAbigail Goldman and Jonathan AnschellGaby CosgroveBehzad KianmahdAlice LainerGary LainerEllie PourbabaJamie ResinJanet RosenblumDeborah Rubin Rabbi Laurence ScheindlinPamela and Randy SchoenbergLora SilvermanMichael Soroudi

Annual Event ChairsElizabeth ComleyJulie PlattDaphna Salimpour

Tribute Book ChairsLuiza IancuEvie Kraft

Alumni Council ChairsMeredith Michaels ’98Eitan Weinstock ‘98

Grandparent LiaisonsSandy ShohedSara Stern

Headmaster’s Event ChairsVaughan MeyerSharona NazarianJennifer Kattler Trilling

Parent Gathering CoordinatorsJudye HendlishLisa Rosenbloom Debi Treiman

PTAAdeena FittermanFundraising Director

Cici Hallegua President

We are truly grateful for the outstanding commitment and support of our numerous commit-tee members and commend their efforts on behalf of Sinai Akiba.

Endowment Committee

E. Randol SchoenbergChair

Lise ApplebaumJeanne Jacobs-GaffneyGary LainerHoward LesnerFredrica ReiterDonita RileyJanet RosenblumRabbi Laurence ScheindlinRobert Strauss

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Parent Teacher Association

Fundraising Activities

Adeena Fitterman Director

Holiday Boutique Orit CohenOrit EcksteinSharona NovinbakhtShirin Parsi

Boutique FoodKaren MorovatiCaroline Nourafshan Boutique CashieringMayrav Gaslin Marina Romano Dawn Smalberg Boutique AccountingDesiree BleetTarryn BreskalMarina Romano Book Fair Nora Amin Elayne MaghenLiza MoalemzadehRita RodefHelen Shadi Auction Shira EliasMichelle HarwinJackie KleinClaire MarkusLisa Zide

School Support Activities

Rebecca Kekst Director

Room Parents Lori Goldstein Jana Wallack Judaic Studies Sylvia KarlanPamela Singer Student LunchGina DaneshMarcy Melton PTA DirectorySharona BerookhimLisa Rose Lag B’Omer Picnic Lilian Kashfian Gina Shayefar Nadina Szew Nazy Zarabi

Lost and Found Judye HendlishJulie SteinSara Stern Anet Tabaroki

Tikun Olam ActivitiesKate AxelrodDirector

Big SundayJill Goldner

Israel Action CommitteeSarit Finkelstein Yael GelferJudye Hendlish

Project 1-9-5Negin Ascher

Grade Level ProjectsMahshid Feizbakhsh Abigail GoldmanVaughan MeyerBita ShalomSylvia Shapiro

Cici HalleguaPresident

Sandy ShohedVice-President

Delilah UrmanCommunity-Building Director Adeena FittermanFundraising Director

Rebecca KekstSchool Support Director

Neda MehdizadehStaff Events Director

Kate AxelrodTikkun Olam Director Allison RosenthalCommunication Director

Amy GoldsteinTreasurer

Afsaneh IlloulianSilvia Malamud Julie PardoExecutive Advisors Community-Building

Activities

Delilah Urman Director

Night at the Pier CoordinatorsJuliet AbseletAdriane BergmanKarre JacobsLisa Lainer Parent Meeting Coordinators Karre JacobsSara Stern ChesedPamela Levine

Book Club Annie Seaton

Mishloah ManotKarin CohenMinoo FalivAnjele HarouniFariba JanpanahRuthy Moossazadeh

Volunteer CoordinatorSilvia Malamud

Staff Events

Neda MehdizadehDirector

Monthly Staff Gift Coordinators Galit Harel Suzan Lamishaw Staff Back-to-School Breakfast Mojgan MaddahiNooshin Mahboubian Staff Holiday Luncheon Orna KianmahdSusan KianmahdFarnaz RefouaMitra Saeidy

Staff Appreciation Month Kim Legerman Sara Stern

Staff Appreciation Event Shiva MoschElenor Gabay

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