Our friends
Doug Mishkin and Wendy Jennis
Merri and Ramie Arian
Ira Lichtiger and Joyce Bluestone
Frances Rosenfeld
Our friends
Doug Mishkin and Wendy Jennis
Merri and Ramie Arian
Ira Lichtiger and Joyce Bluestone
Frances Rosenfeld
First of all, you stuck by us as we bombarded you with nearly a dozen emails this month. We’d wanted to share with you the wonderful videos from our 10th Anniversary Event, and you let us! Thank you for that.
Second, did you know that charitable giving is down everywhere because of the economy? But you came through for us! Thank you even moreso for that. We promise to use your dollars in as caring and compassionate a way as possible.
And all those videos? If you missed any, here they are one more time:
That’s it, friends. Thank you again. Sincerely. We’ll keep you updated on our projects. More than anything, you have our deep gratitude … for helping us remember Jonah Mac by turning love into action.
As always, you’re welcome to send additional donations, perhaps to honor someone YOU love.
Wishing you every goodness in the new year,
The Dreskin family
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation
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 “Our Second 10 Years!” 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
Malka and Ross Wolman
Janet and Doron Elam
Andrew Katz
Sue Shankman and Michael Namath
Kenneth I Green
Barbara Orwick
Jeffrey Nakrin
Steve and Terri Levin
Anonymous
Bari Ziegel
Eileen Reiter
Marsha Shapiro … in memory of Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro
Jo Hariton
Tom and Susan Schaeffer
Richard and Marsha Cohn
Cantor Leon Sher … in honor of all the good work the Dreskin family does in the world
The Sommer family
Glynis Conyer
Allison Pincus and Matt Scult … in memory of Jonah Dreskin whose spirit continues to impact many
Dale Glasser
Rick and Addie Lupert
Steve Klaper and Mary Gilhuly
Dr. Daniel Lucas
Carol Ochs
Ronni Schatz … in memory of Rabbi Scott Corngold
Anonymous … in honor of the Dreskin family
Nicole Roos
Bonnie Denmark Friedman
Noni and Bob Stearns
Jonathan Kessel
Melissa Kaye-Swift … in loving memory of Jonah
Pietra, Alan, and Ben Greenberg/Cohen … in memory of Sylvia and Arthur
Margot Serwer and Jonathan Gordon … in memory of Jonah Dreskin (z”l)
Jody and Michael Weinberg
Rabbi Mo Salth
Tracy Friend
Myron Katz … in memory of Rina Katz
Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman … in memory of Susan Sirkman
Geri Pell
Patti Linsky
Sharol Brickman
Rena Dreskin … in memory of Jonah M Dreskin
Rabbi Zachary Plesent and Cantor Jenna Mark
Noah Budin … in honor of Sharon Grace
Nina Luban … in memory of Jonah
Liz Kanter Groskind and Eric Groskind
Elliott and Phyllis Rosen
Harvey Feldman … in memory of Nathan and Marian Feldman
Dan and Kelly Kaskawits … in memory of Tammy Kaskawits
Cantor Lisa Levine
Naomi and Richard Binenfeld … to celebrate Jonah’s life!
Renni Altman and Rick Wender … in honor of Daniel Wender, because he loved Jonah
Joan and Andy Farber … in honor of Ellen, Billy, Katie and Aiden
Jay and Erica Leon
Kyla and Mitchell Schneider
Rabbi Jonah Pesner and Dana Gershon
Daniel Pliskin
Patti and Wayne Fuchs … in memory of Mrs. Hilda Blum
Abby and Harry Heiman
Ariel Milan-Polisar
Neil and Denise Weinstein
Marilyn and Jeff Bilsky
Andy and Susan Sterling
Carol Scharff
Ellen G Krieger Rubin … in memory of Larry Gralla
Todd Gordon and Susan Feder
Danny Siegel
Anonymous … in memory of Hilda Blum
Rene Katersky … in honor of the Dreskin family because I have so much respect and admiration for all you do, not only in this good work in Jonah’s memory, but for your continuous warmth of welcome and teaching
Anonymous
Cantor Danielle Rodnizki … in honor of singing with Ellen, Merri, Benjie and Jenna
Mark Kaufman and Rachel Wineberg
Julie and Scott Stein
Cantor Todd Kipnis
Debra Robbins
Faryn Rudnick
Abby Gostein
Josh Perlstein
Rabbi Andy Vogel and Martha Hausman
Kim Geringer and Colin Dunn
Martine and Bruce Klein
Adina Baseman Sharfstein
Bonnie C. Mitelman
Rabbi Steven Lowenstein
Helen Meltzer-Krim
Merri Rosenberg
Michael Pincus
Anonymous … in memory of Hilda Blum
Stan and Loretta Freimark … in memory of Mrs. Hilda Blum, an elegant kind woman who will be missed by many
Cantor Jill Abramson
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
Craig Taubman … in memory of Jonah Maccabee
Marc Rosenstein
Beth D. Davidson
Kathy Tuchman Glass
John Kalter
Chuck and Nancy Fishman
Morris L. Kramer
Mayta Cohen
Phyllis Opochinsky … in memory of Jonah Dreskin
Robbie Harris
Jeanne Weiland and Jay Moskovitz
Scott B. Cantor and Lisa E. Stone
Gail Nalven and Pat Rudden
Cantor Benjie Schiller and Rabbi Les Bronstein
Rabbi and Mrs. Norman Cohen … in honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Vivian and David Singer
Jonathan Slater
Mary Ann Shamis
Rob Berliner … in memory of Jonah
Ilene Berger
Jessica and Chuck Myers
Sara Steinberg
The Hacker family
Barbara Stambler
Linda A Harvey
Rabbi Larry Milder
Anonymous
The American Jewish Archives, Dr. Gary P. Zola, Executive Director
Michael Dreskin and Carol Williams … in honor of his favorite brother Billy (which Michael did not say but since Billy controls this page, he figured why not)
Arnie Sleutelberg and Robert Crowe
Louis and Kathy Bordman … in honor of the Dreskin family
Dr. Madelyn Katz … in memory of Micah Bycel
Ken and Liz Blum … in memory of Hilda Blum, and in recognition of Rabbi Mara’s beautiful, touching funeral service
Corey Friedlander
Corey Friedlander … in memory of Hilda Blum, mother of Ken Blum
Lois and Jay Izes
Anonymous
Beth Sher
Jeremy Wolfe
Steve Hummel and family … in memory of Jonah
The Pomer Family
Rabbi Larry and Rhonda Karol
Jan and Lanie Katzew
Rochelle Novins … in memory of Jay and Kevin Novins
Rabbi Norman M. Cohen
Al and Sara Dreskin
Susan and David Berger
Madeline Hendricks
Sally Winter
Rabbi Hillel Cohn
Paul Flexner … in honor of Billy
Lew Wyman and Susan Newman
Liza Pincus and Elie Salamon
Barry and Joanne Citrin
Michael Mellen
Molly Rodriguez
Rebecca Schwartz
Roberta Grossman
Roberta Roos
Jamie and Joey Carroll … in honor of Katie Dreskin
Ruth Rugoff and Joe + Annie Potischman … in memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin
Karen Steele
Norman E. Friedman
Dear friends,
We thought you might like to know how we spent the money you donated to The Jonah Maccabee Foundation in 2022.
Here’s the rundown of the grants we made this year:
We hope you feel as good about these grants as we do. Thank you so much for supporting us. We’re grateful to have you with us as we carry forward Jonah’s legacy — his zest for living and his passion for goodness — and, together, work to improve the lives of young people everywhere.
Wishing you every goodness,
Ellen, Billy, Katie, Mark and Aiden
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation
Dear friends,
We thought you might like to know how we’ve been spending the money you donated to The Jonah Maccabee Foundation.
Here’s the rundown of the grants we’ve made so far during 2022:
We hope you feel as good about these grants as we do. Thank you so much for supporting us. We’re grateful to have you with us as we carry forward Jonah’s legacy — his zest for living and his passion for goodness — and, together, work to improve the lives of young people everywhere.
Wishing you every goodness,
Ellen, Billy, Katie, Mark and Aiden
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation
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 “We’re 10 Years Old!” 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
Martha Dubinsky Witkowski
Roberta Roos
Hebrew Union College American Jewish Archives
Robbie Harris … in honor of the wonderful work you do
Karen Steele
Cantor Danielle Rodnizki … in honor of JMF’s 10 years!
Steve and Donna Sorrow
Vivian and David Singer
Rabbi Zachary A. Plesent and Cantor Jenna L. Mark
Rabbi Aaron M. and Janese Petuchowski
Jan and Lanie Katzew
Dr. Helen Meltzer-Krim … in honor of Ronna Weber
Bernard H Mehlman … in honor of Rabbi Gustav Buchdahl, the birthday of a great friend
Roberta Grossman
Rebecca Schwartz
Merri Rosenberg
Naomi and Richard Binenfeld … in honor of Daniel Loventhal’s 46th birthday
Norah Markey … in honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Jeanne Weiland
Louis Shach, uncle of David Brokaw
Rene Katersky … in honor of the Dreskin family because I have so much respect and admiration for all you do, not only in this good work in Jonah’s memory, but for your continuous warmth of welcome and teaching
Kathy Tuchman Glass
Jesse Turner … in memory of David Brokaw, gone too soon
Marc Rosenstein
Beth Sher … in memory of Bobbie Kraus, who helped hundreds of children find their voice
Michael and Carol
Stephen Wise
Marta Kauffman … in honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Rabbi Amy and Gary Perlin
Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman … in honor of ten years of bringing light
Rabbi Norman and Terry Cohen … in honor of Ellen and Billy Dreskin
Rabbi Maya Glasser … in honor of Rabbi Billy’s trip to Florida
Stan Schickler … in honor of everyone’s retirements!
Ira Lichtiger
Craig Taubman
Michael Skloff
Rochelle Novins … in memory of Jay and Kevin Novins
Lois and Bernie Bacharach
Cantor Tracey Scher … in honor of Larchmont Temple and in memory of Jonah Dreskin
Beth, Todd, and Josh Benjamin … in memory of Martin Klapman
Jennifer Jaech
The Carrolls
Michael Swit … in memory of Bruce H. Greene
Dan and Joy Firshein
Judy Fuhrer … in memory of Jonah
Rabbi David Gelfand
Noah Budin
Carolyn and Eldon Wexler
Glynis Conyer
David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
Rabbi Lisa and Josh Nelson
Joan, Tim and Abbey Funk … in memory of David Funk’s yahrzeit
Geri Pell
Rabbi Joan and Andy Farber
Cantor Jan Mahler
Marc J Margolius
Regina Silitch … in memory of Aidan Silitch
Todd Kipnis
Cantor Lisa Levine
Rosalie Will and David Billotti
Julie and Scott Stein
Batyah Ben-David
Congregation Emanu-El in the City of New York
Madelyn Katz
Charles and Nancy Fishman
Rabbi Michael Pincus
Daria and David Moore … in memory of Jonah Mac. In our hearts forever. Thank you for your incredible dedication and love.
Pietra, Alan and Ben Cohen … in honor of Sylvia and Arthur
Matt Grob
Martine and Bruce Klein
Justine Berkowicz
Murray and Jeanne Bodin
Robin and David Suarez
Harvey Feldman … in memory of Nathan and Marian Feldman
Faith Joy Dantowitz … in memory of Jonah Maccabee Dreskin
Ruth Rugoff, Joe and Annie Potischman … in memory of Jonah Dreskin
Bruce Ginsberg and Rebecca Dulit … in memory of Albert and Edith Ginsberg and Everett Dulit
Mark S. Anshan and Brenda Spiegler … in honor of Ellen and Billy
Dr Daniel Lucas
Judy Mann
Myron Katz … in memory of Rina
Rabbi Peter Rubinstein … in honor of Billy and Ellen Dreskin
Molly Rodriguez … in honor of the Foundation’s 10th anniversary
Shari and Jonathan Turell
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe
Cam and Julia Shriver
Allison Pincus and Matt Scult
Tom and Susan Schaeffer
Corey Friedlander
Please note: This list only reflects donations to our Ukrainian Relief Fund as part of our 10th Anniversary Event. All others are acknowledged elsewhere. Thanks for understanding.
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
Don Jones
Ilene Berger
Beth Sperber Richie
Tracy Friend
Judy Adams
Madeline Hendricks
Eve Rudin Kleinman
Rene Katersky
Malcolm and Ali Weisman McDowell
Liza Pincus
Margot Serwer
Beth Sher
Lisa Stone
Mark and Mara Young
Jeff Kagan
Geri Pell
Roberta Roos
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.
David and Beth Fine … in honor of Ellen Dreskin
David Saperstein
Joan Dreskin Funk … in memory of Ida Feldman Dreskin, my dear mother, on her 6th yahrzeit
Craig Taubman
Cantor Jenna Mark … in honor of Cantor Ellen Dreskin and her romper
Cantor Suzanne Bernstein
Emma Mutter
David and Mattie Paul
Steven Selenfriend … in honor of Noah Budin
Danielle Rodnizki
Rick Lupert
Cantor Bradley Hyman
Lauren Furman
Mark Kamins
Cantor Jenna Mark
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
Congregation Ahavath Chesed
Irv and Angela Adler … in memory of Feige Adler
Fran and Frank Feigert … in honor of Victoria Feigert
Roland, Tina, and Daniel Roth … in honor of Ellen and your incredible family
Anonymous
Barb and Jerry Wishner family
John H. Planer
Faye and Evan Friedman … in honor of Miriam Benjamin
Ira and Julia Levin
Nicole Roos … in honor of Billy and Ellen Dreskin, for their immense kindness and for being the very special people that they are
Ilana Matteson
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