Markus Society Centennial Year Challenge : 100 New Members for 100 Years of Service to our Community
Charles W. Markus came to Rochester from Chicago in the early 1900's to work as the Director of Purchases for Eastman Kodak. He became a close friend and business associate of George Eastman. Upon his death in 1950, Markus left a significant bequest to the then "JY" that helped to fund the construction in 1973 of our current JCC facility on Edgewood Ave. In his honor, The Charles W. Markus Society was created in 1982 to continue his legacy of support to the JCC.
Today, with more than 300 members, the Markus Society is a vital part of the JCC of Greater Rochester's annual budget and helps us sustain the programs and services enjoyed by more than one million visitors each year, including programs for families, young children, teens and senior adults.
Show your support and become a member of the Charles Markus Society with an annual tax-deductible gift of $350 or more. As a member of the Markus Society you will receive special invitations to attend JCC programs throughout the year in recognition of your financial support. For more information about participating in the Charles W. Markus Society, please email Tamara Cohen, development director or call 585-461-2000 ext. 210.
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| Guarantors | |
| Norma and Arnold Andzer | Debby and Elliott Landsman |
| Michael Bobry | Dawn and Jacques Lipson, MD |
| Carolyn and David Eisenman | Helene and Bruce Newman |
| Joan and Harold Feinbloom | Michelle Shayne and Edward Sassaman |
| Sharon and Arnold Kovalsky | Eva Pressman and Seth Zeidman |
| Paulina and Laurence Kovalsky | |
| Underwriters | |
| Jane and Douglas Bennett | Jane and Laurence Glazer |
| Eric Dreyfuss, M.D. | Lenore and Marshall Lesser |
| Ilene and David Flaum | Carolyn and Marvin Miller |
| Benefactors | |
| Terri and Harold Bobry | Trudie and Ronald Kirshner |
| Simon and Josephine Braitman | Mona and Mark Kolko |
| Daphne and Howard Cohen | Pamela and Richard Kroll |
| Norma and Jack Erdle | Lois and Mark Utell |
| Essie Germanow | Linda and Sherwin Weinstein |
| Sponsors | |
| Anne Berger | Mort and Bradleigh Kolko |
| Leslie Berkowitz and Michael Lebowitz | Sheila and William Konar |
| Nancy Bloom and Alan Cohen | Deborah Kravetz and Michael Kravetz |
| Betsy and Stuart Bobry | Noah Lebowitz |
| Dawn Borgeest | Andrew Lovenheim |
| Tamara Cohen and Barry Silverstein | Arthur Lowenthal |
| Harry Cornell | Susan and Edward Messing |
| Isadore Diamond | Herbert and Celia Mittleman Endowment Fund |
| Anna May and David Eisenberg | Philip Neivert |
| Mike and Heidi Fishman | Lewis Norry |
| Shoshana Germanow | Joan and Beryl Nusbaum |
| Evelyn and Donald Gold | Rochester Jewish Relief Organization |
| Sherry and Richard Goldstein | Rodenhouse Foundation |
| Burton Gordon | Maxine and Jerry Rosen |
| Jeremy Grace | Lee Rosenthal |
| Marvin and Barbara Gray | Leslie and Neil Ruda |
| Eileen and Michael Grossman | Morris Shapiro, M.D. |
| Ruth and Gerald Katz | Mari and Marvin Wolk |
| Karen and Laurence Kessler | |
| Patrons | |
| Rivka Chatman and Myron Silver | Marilyn and Joel Greenberg |
| Pincus and Gloria Cohen | Felice Harris |
| Lillian Courtheoux | Warren and Joyce Heilbronner |
| Lisa and Robert Fogel | Amy and Bruce Kahn |
| Daphne Futerman and Ira Jevotovsky | Renee Liebschutz |
| Victoria and Daniel Goldstein | Betty Rapoport |
| William Goldstein | Hannah and Arnold Rosenblatt |
| Patti and Robert Gordon | Evelyn and William Shear |
| Kimberly and Richard Gray | Melanie and Jeremy Wolk |
| Supporters | |
| Geraldine and Sanford Appelbaum | Susan and Arthur Kaufman |
| Ann and Murray Astarita | Elaine and Joel Kellmanson |
| Jane and John August | Marti and Burt Kleinman |
| Carol and John Bennett | Susan and Jacob Krieger |
| Judith and Norman Blaustein | Donna and Norman Lederman |
| Carolyn Nussbaum and Eric Brandt | Arlean Levinson and Richard Levinson |
| Rose and Jesse Bresloff | Stella and Theodore Levinson |
| Beth and Joshua Bruner | Brenda and Lee Moss |
| Rina and Daniel Chessin | Julie and Mitchell Nusbaum |
| Leo Cohen | Norma Osten |
| Mary Ann Colamarino and Susan Kazak | Jo Aimee and Gerald Ostrov |
| Barbara Conklin | Lisa and Edward Pelta |
| Olivia and David Cornell | Patrice and Jeffrey Pierce |
| Leslie and Howard Crane | Bert and Bea Rapowitz |
| Frederick Dushay, M.D. | Suzanne and Paul Rosenberg |
| Gerald Eggert | Ettie and Phillip Rubenstein |
| Billie and Irving Fierman | Eugenia and Irving Ruderman |
| Jennifer and Marc Fleischer | Rosalind Rudolph |
| Lee and Al Friedman | Joan and Bud Rusitzky |
| Sue and Stanley Friedman | Enid and Louis Ryen |
| Philip Garver | Noreen Salerno |
| Jeanette Goldstein | Hedria and Robert Saltzman |
| Howard J. Gordon | Friederike and Joel Seligman |
| Miriam and David Gray | Elaine and Leonard Simon |
| Jodi Grodin-Roberson and Jonathan Roberson | James Sloan |
| Howard Grossman | Sue and Gary Tebor |
| Helen Hecker | Louise and Justin Vigdor |
| Staci Henning | Rona and Howard Weinstein |
| Merilyn and Robert Israel | Linda and Sidney Weinstein |
| Contributors | |
| Etta Atkin | Barbara Kozel |
| Jamie Bland and Loren Flaum | Harriet and Jack Kurz |
| Roberta and Seth Borg | Carol and Julian Lee |
| Lorraine and Daan Braveman | Paula and John Liebschutz |
| Sara Brodsky | Joan and Richard Markus |
| Joyce and Edward Burg | Karen and Daniel Menachof |
| Suzanne and Richard Cohen | Linda and Daniel Mendelson |
| Cindy and Carl Devore | Shirley Mink |
| Cathy and Jack Dinaburg | Nancy Moscov-Rapp and Neil Rapp |
| Judith and Jeffrey Epstein | Eleanor and Perry Myers |
| Risa and Warren Frankel | Gabriella Nozik |
| Irene and Zachary Freedman | Becky and Richard Nusbaum |
| Rita and Bernard Gastel | Barbara Orenstein and James Present |
| Leah and Justin Goldman | Jodi Groden Roberson and Jonathan Roberson |
| Cynthia and Paul Goldstein | Hannah and Arnold Rosenblatt |
| Sol Goldstein | Reeca and Robert Rothbaum |
| Debbie and Michael Gordon | Susan and David Rothenberg |
| Virginia and Irving Gordon | Erinn and Matthew Ryen |
| Sherrie and Martin Handelman | Denise Sawdey |
| Linda and Bruce Hellman | Letty Gail and Robert Schacht |
| Staci and Aaron Hiller | Dvorah and Henry Shulman |
| Sally Hirst and Douglas Miller | Harriet and Milton Shulman |
| Eileen and Milton Jachles | Nancy and Howard Silberstein |
| Marc Jacobs | Bunny and Morton Skirboll |
| Judith and Stuart Kaplan | Nancy and Edward Smith |
| Timothy Keef | Jacqueline and Ronald Sonkin |
| Marisa Kessler and Aaron Flajsing | Hannelore and Gary Updyke |
| Rabbi Shaya and Nichelle Kilimnick | Brenda Wonder and Justin Del Vecchio |
| Tommi and Arnold Klinksy | Karen and Sy Zivan |
Charles W. Markus Society recognizes supporters who make unrestricted donations of $350 or more to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, in addition to any and all other annual program support. Donors who designate their unrestricted gift of $350 or more through the United Way Donor Choice program are also recognized as Markus Society Members.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please accept our apology if an error or omission has been made. For information on joining the Markus Society, or to make a correction, please contact the Development Office at 585-461-2000 ext. 213.