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Donor Acknowledgements

The Yerushe Fund: The Endowment of the Yiddish Book Center

We would like to recognize the following donors to the Yiddish Book Center who, by creating endowed funds, have ensured that future generations will benefit from the Center’s activities and programs.

Unrestricted Funds

You can establish an unrestricted named endowment fund with a minimum gift of $10,000. These endowed funds are used to launch new programs, support educational initiatives, or distribute income where it's most needed. You can add to your fund at any time.

  • Anonymous Fund

  • Joan and Robert Arnow Fund

  • Gloria L. and Dr. Robert Austin Family Fund

  • Lillian Warren Willinsky Blumberg Memorial Fund

  • Samuel & Yetta Schwartz Sondock and Max & Ida Sarah Brown Endowment Fund, established by Marilyn S. Goldman in loving memory of her grandparents

  • Crown and Goodman Families Fund

  • Jeanette Dicker Fund, established by Ernest Dicker

  • Eugene and Elaine C. Driker Fund, established in honor of Lief D. Rosenblatt and Aaron Lansky

  • Herbert G. Feldman Fund, established by the Herbert G. Feldman Charitable Foundation

  • Harold and Ruth Friedman Endowment Fund

  • Glassman Family Fund in memory of Bernard Glassman

  • Priscilla Grabino Memorial Fund

  • Nissie and Ethel Grossman and Reuben and Lizzie Grossman Foundations Endowment Fund

  • Beverly and Myron Halpin Endowed Fund

  • Berrill T. Jacobs Memorial Fund

  • Sharon Karmazin Fund

  • Daniel Mendelson and Jennifer Loew Mendelson Fund

  • Saul and Libby Moroff Fund

  • Nathan Pinsof Memorial Fund

  • Milton and Mildred Rosen Fund

  • Samuel and Miriam Rotrosen Fund

  • Morris and Eva Saperstein Fund, established by Harriet B. and Alvin M. Saperstein

  • Lillian and Samuel Schanberg, Freda and Charles Dyer, Betty and Ira Dyer Fund, and Barbara and Sam Dyer Fund

  • Sarah and Benjamin Torchinsky Fund

Restricted Funds

With a minimum gift of $25,000, you can establish a named fund in support of a specific aspect of the Center’s work, such as collections, translation, oral history, education, and outreach. You can add to your fund at any time.

  • Aron Alperin Fund for the Rescue and Preservation of Yiddish Language Books, in memory of Aron Alperin (1901-1988), Yiddish language journalist and author and editor of Varshever haynt (Warsaw), Parizer haynt (Paris), and Tog-Morgn zhurnal (New York). Established by his children and grandchildren: Lucy and Benjamin Corin, William and Lisa Corin, Scott Corin and Nina Blumenthal
  • Sholem Asch Fellowship Fund
  • Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert Fund, established in memory of their daughter by Irving and Charlotte Backman
  • Reverend Samuel A. Baker Memorial Fund for Scholarships, established by Michael H. Baker
  • Bayside Jewish Center Faculty Endowed Fund
  • Joseph and Marion Brechner Fund for Jewish Cultural Reporting, established by Marion Brechner
  • Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Fund for Yiddish Music Projects and Programs
  • Lorraine "Libby" Buch Memorial Fund for Yiddish Music Projects & Programs
  • Hersch Yidl Bursztyn Fund for the Publication of Side-by-Side English Translations of Yiddish Literature
  • Kalman Carl and Anita Rosenzweig Cohen Fund, established by their son Elliot S. Cohen, MD
  • Charles Corfield Fund for College Students
  • Charles Corfield Fund for Pakn Treger
  • Ruthe B. Cowl Fund for Cultural Fellows

  • Driker Family Endowed Fund for College Students

  • Bossie Dubowick Endowed Fund to support the furtherance and teaching of the Yiddish language at the Yiddish Book Center
  • Stanley R. Epstein Memorial Fund for Programs, established by Patricia Glass Schuman in memory of her late husband
  • I. Feeney and Dora Feins Memorial Fund for College Students
  • Ruth Felmus Fund for College Students
  • Sara and Nelson Fishman Endowment Fund for College Students
  • Drs. Marjorie Marks Fond and Richard Z. Fond Endowed Fund to support summer college students Yiddish educational programs at the Center
  • Samuel (Nesanel Yitschok) and Jennie (Wagman) Freeman Fund to support educational programs, including the Great Jewish Books program
  • Florence and Seymour Gerson Endowed Fund for Educational Programs at the Center
  • Myron and Penina Glazer Funds for Educational Programs
  • Herschel and Rivtche Goldfarb Fund for Yiddish Chair, established by Dan and Fran Dvorkin in memory of her parents
  • Ruth I., Charlotte B., and Samuel M. Gordon Fund
  • Earle and Carol Halsband Fund for Education Programs
  • Sarah and Zelig Heller Fund for College Students, established by the estate of Sarah Heller
  • Richard S. Herman Endowed Graduate Fellow Fund
  • Reuben and Eva Herscher Memorial Fund for the Preservation of Yiddish Books, established by Eugene Herscher
  • John and Diana Herzog Fund for Book Preservation
  • Hirschhorn Fund for the Permanent Digitization of Yiddish Literature, established by the David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation
  • Hoffinger Fund for College Students, established by Bunny and Jack Hoffinger
  • Steven Holm Fund for Yiddish Instruction at the Center, established by his sister and brother-in-law, Gloria (Holm) Lieberman and Laurence Lieberman, to commemorate his memory
  • Kaplen Fund for Pakn Treger, established by the Kaplen Family Foundation
  • Joseph and Betty Keller Fund for College Students, established by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation
  • Sam Kellerman Memorial Fund for College Students, established by family and friends
  • Benzion and Ester Kfar Fund for Education, established by Esther H. Rose

  • Dr. Cyrus and Vera Klingsberg Endowed Fund for Self-Education in the Yiddish Language

  • Gitta and Saul Kurlat Fund

  • Joan A. Larsen Fund for College Students

  • Sarah Rose Lazarus Fund for Family Concerts, established by Jeremy and Debbie Lazarus

  • Clara and Harry Leplin Memorial Fund for the translation and publication of English translations of Yiddish poetry

  • Eugene, Enid, and Melanie Mark Fund established by Peter D. Mark to support educational programs, including the Great Jewish Books Program

  • Rona Moscow Endowed Summer Student, established by the Moscow Philanthropic Fund

  • Rona Moscow Memorial Fund for the Library, established by the Moscow Philanthropic Fund
  • I.L. Peretz If Not Higher Endowment Fund, established by Deborah Litwack in memory of her father John Litwack
  • Mark Pinson Fund for Pakn Treger
  • Ida and Aaron Rafalovsky Fund for the Rescue and Preservation of Yiddish Literature
  • Michael G. Reiff and Tatiana Simonova-Reiff Fund for Education Initiatives

  • The Rose Foundation Endowment Fund for educational programs

  • Rosa E. Rosenberg Fund in memory of her parents
  • Melinda Rosenblatt Memorial Fund for Lectures, established by Lief D. Rosenblatt
  • Rabbi Emanuel M. Rubin Fund for College-Age Yiddish Educational Programs, established by Helen Leser Rubin to honor the memory of her beloved late husband, Rabbi Emanuel M. Rubin (z"l)
  • Ruth Dvorin Salpeter Memorial Fund for College Students
  • Fred and Lola Sauerbrunn Fund for Yiddish Education for College-Age Students
  • Scher-Tapper Endowment Fund for Education Programs               
  • Harriett and Seymour Shapiro Fund for College Students
  • Paul and Frances Rottersman Sperber Fund for Yiddish Language Instruction, established by Rena and Alan Steinfeld in memory of her parents
  • Marilyn Rae Sporty Fund for Translation

  • Rabbi Dr. Nathaniel Stampfer Endowed Fund to support Yiddish language instruction at the Center for college age students

  • The Edith and Alex Stein Memorial Fund to Support Translation and Publications, established by Rabbi Louis Stein in memory of his beloved parents
  • The Rabbi Louis Stein Fund for Education to support educational programming at the Yiddish Book Center
  • Ruth Stein Memorial Fund for College Student Scholarships
  • David and Sylvia Steiner Fund for the Summer Program for College Students, established by the David S. and Sylvia Steiner Charitable Trust
  • Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Fund for Programs, established by Dr. Irving Sunshine
  • Ethel and Martin Taft Fund for Translation
  • Eileen Tunick Fund for Education and Translation, in honor of her father, Aaron Tunick (z”l)

  • Leo and Reina Walt Memorial Fund in memory of Leo’s uncle, Abraham (Walt) Liessen

  • Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fund for Education, established by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
  • Deborah and Peter Wexler Fund for Oral History
  • Arnee R. and Walter A. Winshall Fund for Innovation

 

The Yerushe Society

Members of the Yerushe Society have designated the Yiddish Book Center as a beneficiary in their estate plans. We would like to thank and acknowledge the following donors who have informed us of their intentions, as of September 30, 2024. To become a member of the Yerushe Society, please contact us at 413-256-4900 ext. 117.

  • Dr. Jesse M. Abraham
  • Vivian K. Abramowitz, in memory of Robert Lloyd Abramowitz

  • Bonnie Aidelman

  • Steven M. Allen
  • Richard T. Alpert
  • Jacob (z"l) and Estelle Apelberg
  • David M. Asch
  • Zachary M. Baker
  • Diane N. Bark

  • Barbara Baruch, in honor of my mother Edna Baruch

  • Adele L. Bell (z"l)
  • Phyllis Gold Berenson
  • Sara K. Berlin
  • Mal Bochner

  • Berl and Katherine Brechner

  • Martin and Marian (z"l) Broder
  • Sheldon and Dorothea Buckler
  • Susan and Stewart Burke
  • Shanda T. Buterbaugh
  • Maida Carson-Richards (z"l)
  • Matthew Charles
  • Dr. Toby W. Clyman
  • The Cohen family of Checiny, Poland
  • Gloria Cohen
  • Judith D. Cohen
  • Julie Colish
  • Benjamin Corin (z"l) and Lucy Alperin Corin
  • Lou Cove and Dana Kadish
  • Harriet M. Cutler
  • Sara Dobbins

  • Miriam and Robert Dorfman

  • Eugene (z"l) and Elaine C. Driker
  • Dan and Fran Dvorkin
  • George Ellenbogen and Evelyn Shakir (z”l)
  • Elsa Feher

  • Harriet Feinberg

  • Norman Feinberg
  • Diana Bregman Feld and Stanley Feld in memory of Edith Kaplan Bregman (Yehudis) and Aaron Bregman
  • Thelma Fenster
  • Nelson (z”l) and Sara Fishman
  • Drs. Marjorie Marks Fond and Richard Z. Fond
  • Louis and Susan Freeman
  • Susan Freiband

  • Karen Freilich

  • Mrs. Sara Frooman

  • Vicki Driker Gealer and Charles Gealer
  • Harold N. (z”l) and Anne G. Geiger
  • Claire Geller-Kolchetski
  • Laurence and Muriel Gillick
  • Burt Gitlin
  • Myron (z"l) and Penina Glazer
  • Ira Glener (z"l) 
  • C. Vicki Gold
  • Dr. Paula Bursztyn Goldberg
  • Henry and Leah Goldberger
  • Alice Gerson Goldfarb
  • Trudi Goodman
  • Cecile Greenberg
  • Joseph Greenberg
  • Reba N. Herson (z”l)
  • Sol M. and Beverly Hirsch
  • Harvey S. and Minerva Horn
  • Marion House, in loving memory of my parents Fred and Lola Sauerbrunn
  • Lee Hutt
  • Sharon Karmazin

  • Tziporah Kasachkoff

  • Marcia E. Kean

  • Selma Kitzman (z"l)
  • Dr. Cyrus Klingsberg (z"l)
  • Ellen Korpi
  • Carole Merring Kramer
  • Deena Landau
  • Bernice Langner and Hesh (z”l) Langner
  • Aaron and Gail Lansky
  • Nina M. Laub
  • Harvey I. Leifert
  • Alan and Betsy Levenson
  • Heidi D. Levin
  • Fred and Ellen Levine
  • Lori Lober
  • Eleanor Peters Lubin
  • D. Mann
  • Barbara Terman Michaels

  • Judge Karen Miller

  • Beverly Bettie Mutnick
  • Ford R. Myers
  • Dr. Paul H. Novak

  • Dr. Michael Ochs

  • Gerhard Paulesich
  • Helen G. Pollack
  • Michael G. Reiff and Tatiana Simonova-Reiff
  • John Reiner

  • Eleanor Reissa

  • Stephanie Tivona Reith
  • Sol Resnick 
  • Esther H. Rose
  • Irwin Rosen
  • Sydell and Morton (z”l) Rosen
  • Helene Rosenblatt
  • Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld
  • Jerry Rumain and D. Nicholas Russo
  • Dr. Richard Ruth (z”l)
  • Lawrence A. and Lois R. Ruttman
  • Sylvia Antonier Scher
  • Rona and Martin L. (z"l) Schneider
  • Shirley Schultz
  • Elias (z"l) and Esta Schwartz
  • Marilyn G. and Joseph B. Schwartz
  • Mildred A. Schwartz
  • Rhea Schwartz
  • Roslyn Schwartzberg
  • Elizabeth M. Short MD and Michael A. Friedman MD
  • Janet Simon
  • Laurie Rose Simon (z"l)
  • Dr. Ruth B. and Howard E. Smith
  • Jonathan G. Solomon, MD
  • Howard Sorkin

  • Marcia Stampfer

  • Dr. Henry Stark
  • Ruth Stark and Abe Malz
  • Esther G. Stein
  • Rabbi Louis Stein

  • Steve and Renee Stern Steinig

  • Julie Noritzky Stelton

  • Sara S. and Philip Stern

  • Mindy Sussman (z"l)

  • Martin and Ethel (z"l) Taft
  • Dr. Maurice and Helene Tuchman
  • Eileen Tunick
  • Anne R. Umansky
  • Leon and Rita Vilinsky

  • JoBeth Walt

  • Anne S. Wax (z"l)
  • Muriel Weber
  • Alan M. Weitz
  • Sarah Wenkart
  • Margaret E. Winters and Geoffrey S. Nathan
  • Bernard and Mildred Wolk
  • And 17 donors who wish to remain anonymous

We remember the following people whose bequests to the Yiddish Book Center were realized between September 1, 2011, and September 30, 2024. Zikhroynom livrokhe—may their memories be for a blessing.

  • Arthur S. Abramson
  • Myron H. Ackerman
  • Frances M. Ames

  • Samuel Askinas

  • Norma Risa Axelrad
  • Jack J. Beckerman
  • Dr. Elaine E. Beletz, RN

  • Aaron Jack Belitsky

  • Helen Akullian Bennett
  • Charles Berman
  • Adele Bernardi
  • Louis H. Blumengarten
  • Melvin J. Bodek
  • Jacqueline K. Bodin, in memory of Dr. Jerome I. Bodin, for his love of mamaloschen
  • Eugene 'Yosl' and Doreen Broder
  • The Honorable Rosalind Poll Brooker
  • Esther Brown
  • Lorraine (Libby) Buch

  • Marcia E. Burick, in memory of Simon and Rachel Burick

  • Phyllis F. Calese
  • Alan J. Carlan
  • Cressie Carlyle
  • Lillie S. Chalfin

  • David Chase

  • Sarah Blacher Cohen
  • Benjamin and Freda Cohen
  • Elin C. Danien
  • Betty Fax Daskin

  • Barbara Ann Davis

  • Ruth and Morris Dolinko

  • Eugene Driker

  • Mel Elfin
  • Albert Engleman
  • Julius A. Epstein
  • Joseph Esselin
  • Robert Feder
  • Rose P. Feldman

  • Rose Feuer

  • Ina Fine

  • Edward Flower

  • Charlotte Frank
  • Miriam Freund
  • Jack and Lisa Gabow
  • George Gallantz
  • Barbara E. Gamsu
  • Louis and Shirley Garbaty
  • Dr. Martin Geller

  • Dr. Seymour Gers

  • Bernard W. Gertz
  • Ida S. Gladstone

  • Sonia Glazer

  • Beatrice Gold

  • Irving Gold
  • Fanny Goldfarb
  • Stanley M. Goldstein
  • Benjamin and Beatrice Goodman
  • Evelyn Goodman
  • Dr. Ruth I. Gordon
  • Norma Rubin Greene

  • Arlene Ross Gross, in memory of Martin Mayer Gross

  • Lillian Gross
  • Harold Grossman
  • Rudy Grunfeld
  • Vivian S. Guze
  • Dr. Evelyn Halpern
  • Myron Halpin
  • George Hecht
  • Pauline K. Herman
  • Richard S. Herman
  • Eugene Herscher
  • Gilda Hoffman

  • Alice S. Honig

  • Gloria Johnston
  • Bertha and Hyman Kalson
  • Sally B. Kaplan
  • Dr. Markle Karlen
  • David Kates

  • Morton H. Kinzler

  • Bernard W. Klein

  • Phyllis D. Korn

  • Vivian Kranzberg

  • Marsha A. Kunin

  • Saul Kurlat

  • Libby Lynch Landman

  • Helene Lecar

  • Charlotte Lee
  • David Lehr, MD

  • Harriet R. Leventer

  • Joel B. Levey

  • Melvin Levine

  • Sidney Lipshires
  • William P. Lockeretz
  • Larry Lowenthal
  • Claire B. Mansberg

  • Elaine Markell

  • Joseph Marlin

  • Ida E. Mates
  • Lois F. Mayer

  • Judith Medoff

  • Dorothy R. Miller
  • Bessie Minsky
  • Herbert Molin
  • Miriam Mondry
  • Phyllis L. Hertzberg Moss
  • Shirley Novick
  • Manny Pak

  • Ruth Parker

  • Mark Pinson

  • Seymour Pollock

  • Beatrice Pransky

  • Sam and Charlotte Primack
  • Henry Rasof

  • Jannette Ray

  • Helen Rauch
  • Louis J. Reback
  • Stanford C. Redisch
  • Marian K. Ripps
  • Evelyn B. Rogot
  • Nina Rogow
  • Edward Rosenbaum
  • Dinah F. Rosoff

  • Janice Rittenburg Rossbach

  • George Rothstein

  • Leonard Rotner

  • Leonard and Sandra L. Rubin
  • Linda J. Rubin
  • Edward W. Saltzberg
  • Sy Scharf
  • Gerson Schwartz

  • Ruth Schwartz

  • Aaron H. Seiden

  • Bessie Selevan

  • Albert Shackman

  • Abraham and Norma Shanzer

  • Bertram and Charlotte Shapiro

  • Seymour Shapiro
  • Lawrence Silver

  • Joseph Silverman

  • Judith M. Skolnik

  • Jay D. Smith

  • Marvin Sparrow
  • Theodora Mae Speer
  • Marilyn Rae Sporty
  • Rose Stein
  • Alexander and Ethel Strasser
  • Charles Talamo

  • Hilda Tauber

  • Rose Tevlin
  • Ben and Sarah Torchinsky
  • Arthur A. Victor

  • Ann Walfish

  • Annabelle Weiss

  • Elvira E. Weller
  • Sumner T. White 
  • R. Mildred Zuckerman
  • Julius M. Zulver
  • And two donors who wish to remain anonymous

If your name was omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact us at [email protected].