Wendy Deuring
Carol Scharff
Beth Sperber Richie
Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Ilene Berger
Corey Friedlander
Michael Mellen
Nicole Roos
Mark Kaufman
Phyllis Opochinsky
Rabbi Eddie Schecter
Carol Scharf
Sally Winter
Sarah Stein
Matt Grob
Carol Scharff
Richard Stoerger
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
The NY Alliance — an organization of New York City business owners, c-level executives, firm partners, and senior level decision makers who are committed to fellow leaders’ growth, success, and happiness — announced that Evan Friedman (a longtime friend and partner to the Dreskin family) has been named recipient of the Roy Hoffman Pay It Forward Award, named in memory of Roy Hoffman as a reflection of Roy’s giving nature and commitment to the Alliance.
Roy was a believer in “paying it forward,” the idea being that you can’t always pay back, so instead you pay it forward; you help someone else. This was how Roy networked, paying it forward, helping others as a means of paying back those who helped him.
In recognition of Evan’s receiving the alliance’s most prestigious award, a cash prize has been donated to Evan’s charity of choice: The Jonah Maccabee Foundation.
First and foremost, congratulations to Evan on receiving this wonderful honor. Second, how honored WE are to call Evan our friend. And third, woo hoo! We’re going to do some wonderful work out there with this gift. Thank you, Evan, for loving us, for remembering Jonah, and for paying it forward through the foundation that bears his name.
Mickey Milbauer … in memory of Richard Milbauer
The NY Alliance … in honor of Evan Friedman, recipient of the Roy Hoffman Pay It Forward Award
David Lewis … in honor of Evan Friedman for his ongoing support
Melissa Wishner … thank you for the music!
Todd Gordon and Susan Feder
Virginia and Michael Fineberg
Corey Friedlander
Geri Pell
Madelyn Katz
Jamie Cohn and Jimmy Dreskin and family … in memory of Molly Meltzer
Karen Steele
Rabbi Jonathan and Susan Stein
Ellen Brodsky Gaber … in memory of Jonah Dreskin and in honor of Billy Dreskin’s retirement
Roberta Roos … in memory of Lloyd Roos
Molly Rodriguez
Tom Schaeffer
Phyllis Opochinsky
Marilyn and Jeff Bilsky
ARJE … in honor of Cantor Ellen Dreskin
Maurice Salth
Bonnie Friedman
The Pomers … in honor of the AMAZING Ellen Dreskin
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s incredibly gratifying and this list of donors to our “Hope Smiles” Campaign is a small but earnest expression of our thanks. May our shared efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into a world that so desperately needs it.
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Lloyd and Roberta Roos
John H. Planer
Carol and Matthew Scharff … in honor of Ellen and Billy and in memory of Jonah
Ilene Berger
Jamie and Joey Carroll … in memory of Jonah Dreskin
Louis and Kathy Bordman
Mary Ann and Gary Shamis
Dan Nichols
Roberta Grossman
Jeremy Michael Wolfe … in honor of Ellen Dreskin
Paul Flexner
Cantor Danielle Rodnizki
Rabbi Hillel Cohn
Susan and David Berger
Susan and Steven Schwartz
Ari and Oren Hoffman
Marc Margolius
Al ‘n Sara Dreskin
Rabbi Larry Milder
Molly Rodriguez … in memory of Robert D. Rodriguez, our son who died in 1994
Helen Meltzer-Krim
Cohn-Dreskin Family
The Leon Family
Louise and Craig Taubman … in memory of Jonah
Kathy Tuchman Glass … in memory of my beloved mom, Charlene
Rabbi Zachary Plesent and Jenna Mark
Emily Selinger … in memory of Jonah
Bari Ziegel
Adam Farber
Matt Murnane
Anonymous
Ruth Rugoff and Joe + Annie Potischman … in honor of Jonah Dreskin
Jane Emmer
Nurse Laura
Tracey Scher … in memory of Jonah (I didn’t know Jonah but I love his parents and his siblings)
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
Sarah Stein
Sally Winter
Julie and Scott Stein
Nicole Roos
Jay and Jeanne Weiland
Robbie Harris
Janet S. Elam
Nir Topper
Carol Ochs
Michael A Swit … in memory of Larry Cooper
Cantor Jill Abramson
Lisa Stone and Scott Cantor
Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman and family … in loving memory of Susan Sirkman
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Beth Sher … in honor of Robbie and Jamie (because l’dor vador)
Vivian and David Singer
Edwards Dowdle Funeral Home … in honor of Christopher Casario
Rabbi Larry Hoffman … in loving memory of Gayle Hoover
Lois and Bernie Bacharach
Danny Siegel
Jay and Lois Izes
Neil and Denise Weinstein
Stacey Silverman … in memory of Harold Silverman
Shari and Jonathan Turell
Cantor Julie Yugend-Green
Bonnie Denmark Friedman
Josh Perlstein
So Is Life
Wendy Grinberg
Merri Rosenberg
Rabbi Aaron M. and Janese Petuchowski
Renni Altman … in honor of Daniel Wender, a belated Hanukkah donation
Rabbi Maya Glasser … in memory of Jacob Zvi Bayer
Pietra, Alan, and Ben Greenberg … in memory of Sylvia and Arthur Greenberg
Kyla Schneider … in honor of the Dreskin family
Elliott and Phyllis Rosen
The Dreskins from Albuquerque
Norman E Friedman
Ellen G. Kreiger Rubin … in honor of Billy Dreskin
Eileen and Peter Reiter
Rabbi Marc Rosenstein
Naomi and Richard Binenfeld
Barry and Joanne Citrin
Rabbi Jonah Pesner and Dana Gershon
Rabbi David Saperstein
Mark S. Anshan and Brenda Spiegler … in honor of Ellen and Billy
Rabbi Susie Moskowitz
Cantor Julie Newman
In memory of Aidan Silitch
Cantor Lisa Levine
Karen Steele
Michael Mellen
Madelyn Katz
Jeffrey Nakrin
Rabbi Lester Bronstein and Cantor Benjie Schiller
Rose Snitz
Dan and Kelly Kaskawits … in memory of Tammy Kaskawits
Rabbi Craig Axler
Herb Friedman … in memory of Elaine
Liz Kanter Grosskind
Don Jones
Margo and Charles Wolfson
Mrs. Marilyn Bilsky
Sharon Rich
Steven Turell
Patti Linsky
Jordy and Beth Sperber Richie
Rabbi Joan and Andy Farber
Judith and Bernard Kimberg … in honor of Ellen and Billy
Harry Heiman and Abby Friedman
Margot Serwer
Ramie and Merri Arian
Rabbi David Komerofsky
Rob Weinberg and Joy Wasserman
Richard and Marsha Cohn
Ilene Berger
Jane Emmer … in honor of Billy Dreskin
Rabbi Susan Marks
Anonymous … in honor of Dan Kaskawits
Father Robert Godley
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
David and Mattie Paul … in memory of Susan Sirkman
Harvey Feldman … in memory of Marian and Nathan Feldman
Sue, Michel and Gabriel Bensadon … in memory of Betty and Herb Kaplan
Melissa Kaye-Swift
Eileen Reiter
Peter and Sandy Rosenthal
Steve Klaper
Dale Glasser
Daniel Pliskin
Patti and Robert Mittelman
Jody and Michael Weinberg
Rabbi Debra Robbins
Rabbi Larry and Rhonda Karol
Corey Friedlander
Tom and Susan Schaeffer
Steve and Terri Levin
Marian Milbauer
Rabbi Jennifer Jaech
Anonymous … in honor of the Dreskin family
Addie and Rick Lupert
Cantor Riki Lippitz … in honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Cantor Danielle Rodnizki
Andy Katz and Susannah Sagan … in honor of your work in Jonah’s memory, with additional tribute to Billy for teaching Andy how to play Riders on the Storm
Sue Shankman and Michael Namath
Ann Sterman
Steve D
Sarah Reines and Rich Bornstein
Gloria and Barry Meisel … in memory of Jonah Dreskin
Rabbi and Mrs Norman Cohen … in honor of Rabbi Billy Dreskin
Andy and Susan Sterling
Glynis Conyer
Harriet Levine … in memory of Len
Cantor Stephen and Marjorie Richards
Carol and Matthew Scharff
Wendy Jennis and Doug Mishkin
Steve and Donna Sorrow
You really came through for us. Well, not just for us. You came through for all of the organizations to which we will forward grants in the coming months. Because of you, and WITH you, we will bring help to hundreds, perhaps thousands, as America emerges from the pandemic year.
Thank you. Our “Silver Linings” campaign has been a great success. What a privilege to join with you in bringing a little more goodness into the world. What a humbling honor to have you help us remember our Jonah, and to transform our loss into blessing.
We hope you found our “Silver Learnings” readings worthwhile. Here are links to all of our guest writers: Molly Rodriguez, Joe Casario, Evangelo Maniotis, Marta Kauffman, Keron Siriri, Jill Abusch, The Levins, Drs. Chuck and Nancy Fishman, Paul Feiner, Juliet Wishner and Laurel Dreskin. We’re so thankful for their contributions.
As we write each time, we will always miss Jonah. But we’re grateful to have had him in our lives and, to this day, he inspires us to do good in his name. The Jonah Maccabee Foundation is privileged to honor his life by “turning love into action.”
Thank you for supporting our work.
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s incredibly gratifying and this list of donors to our “Silver Learnings” Campaign is a small but earnest expression of our thanks. May our shared efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into a world that so desperately needs it.
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Ira Lichtiger
Louis and Kathy Bordman … in honor of the Dreskin family
The Finebergs
Sally Winter … in honor of Rabbi Billy
Jan and Lanie Katzew
Joe Casario … in honor of Christopher Casario
Rachel P. Kort … in honor of Ellen Dreskin for the light she brings to our world AND Beth Or community
Anonymous … in memory of Jonah
Batya Ben-David
Danny Siegel
Rabbi Jonathan and Susan Stein
Karen Steele … happy birthday, Billy!
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s incredibly gratifying and this list of donors to our “Beat the Virus!” Campaign is a small but earnest expression of our thanks. May our shared efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into a world that so desperately needs it.
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Jill, Steven, Aviva and Ilana Abusch … in memory of our Jonah, because we miss him everyday
Rabbi Beth Davidson
Martine Klein and family
Rabbi Mike Mellen
Rabbi Jan and Cantor Lanie Katzew
Joe Casario … in honor of Christopher Casario
Peter Allard … in memory of Rebecca Wixted, long time local music fan
Elaine Cutler
Robbie Harris
Nancy Samson … in memory of Jonah Maccabee
George and Chris Markley
Cantor Louise Treitman … in honor of Cantor Sharon Kohn
These past five months have been hard on everyone. With so many out of work, or worried about being out of work, or just worried, we weren’t sure we should ask for donations.
In March, April and May, as the coronavirus began its march across our country and the world, we thought we’d bring you some needed love and distraction through an Online Concert Series that featured performances by Dan Nichols, Chava Mirel, The Levins, Elana Arian, Kenny Green, Daniel Cainer, Ellen Allard, Noah Aronson, Eliana Light, and Nefesh Mountain.
While enjoying the music, you still managed to give and give and give and, together, you and we provided support to health clinics across the country that were taking care of the underserved in our communities: folks who can’t afford health insurance, and undocumented immigrants whose fear of arrest keeps them away from hospitals. Because of your generosity, we were able to award grants to Centro SOL community health clinic (in Baltimore, MD), La Clínica (in San Francisco, CA), People’s Community Clinic (in Austin, TX), Phoenix Allies for Community Health (in Phoenix, AZ), and NYC Health + Hospitals (in New York, NY).
While some knew him as Jonah and others as Mac, we all loved and respected him. And we miss him dearly.
