Thank you to our Donors

We are honored to recognize and thank the generous donors who supported Temple Israel’s Annual Fund during fiscal year 2024–2025. Your gifts make it possible for us to sustain our programs, care for our community, and invest in our future. If you would like to learn more about giving opportunities, please contact Bryan Bierman at bbierman@tiwestport.org.

Shofar Society | $25,000+

Laurie and Scott Fortunoff
Polly and Larry Klane

Maccabee Society | $10,000-$17,999

Andreina and David Bauer
Elisabeth Fishbein and Adam Diamond
Ellen and Paul Greenberg
Marylin and Arthur Levitt
Judith and Brad Oren
Susan and Kathe Shack Sackler
The Schnurmacher Foundation

Leadership Society | $5,000-$9,999

Cynthia and Joseph “Norm” Allen
Joyce and Kenneth Backman
Gal Defes and Alexander Chingas
Joyce Fensterstock
Elizabeth and Michael Foster
The Overbrook Foundation
Sheri Rabiner-Gordon and Paul Gordon
Jenifer and Matt Gorin
Laura and John Kaufman
Janet and Jacob Navon
Tami and Cliff Robinson
Joan Smilow

President’s Society | $3,600-$4,999

Sofia Gutierrez and David Fisher
Nancy and Daniel Magida
Carlye and Frank Nussbaum
Lisa and Anthony Pesco
Kimberly and Neil Phillips
Laurel Schwartz

Mitzvah Society | $1,800-$3,599

Rita Appel and Jonathan Fraade
Lynn Bayard
Vani and Seth Birnbaum
Helen Block
Andy Boas
Tatiana and Jeffrey Bond
Huguette and Jonathan Cunitz
C. Alexandra and Mark Friedman
Tammy and Brian Jersey
Jacqueline and Ross Kaufman
Marshall and Johanna Kiev
Judith Meadows and Marc Krichavsky
Betsey and David Lebow
Linda Mandel and Arnold Lewis
Linda and Michael Magidson
Josephine and Cary Moskowitz
Cheryl Hammer and Kenneth Mufson
Rachel and Yaron Naymark
Sheryl Pomerance
Linda and Robert Roth
Mary Wilson and Danielle Schmelkin
Dana and Steven Spencer
Marci Sternheim and Samuel Gardner
Remy and Brett Strause
Alison and Robert Wachstein

Tzedakah Society | $1,000-$1,799

John Beckmann
Teri and Jay Beckoff
Ellen and Daniel Crown
Chloe and Jeremy Davis
Jane Fishman
Dorothy Freedman
Diana Friedman
Amy and Marc Gare
Karen and David Gensler
Joe & Cindy Goldberg
John Golieb
Ellen and Kenneth Greenwald
Joanna and Laurence Herman
Stacy and David Lessing
Joan and Michael Miller
Deborah and Scott Mogelof
Adam Kizner and Tobi Molko
Susan Mooallem
Marya and Robert Moskowitz
Kay Nudelman
Marina Klimova and Paul Podolsky
Barbara and Stephen Raffel
Leslie and Harvey Riback
Elizabeth Cummings and James Rossman
Valerie and Gary Schanzer
Steven Scher
Betty Robbins and Moses Silverman
Geri and Merrill Stone
Lauri and Andrew Strober
Betty Ann Walker
Robert Wellman
Kimberly and Eric Wiener
Aliza and Maury Wind

Supporter | $500-$999

Clair and Ari Benmosche
Eileen Berenyi
Linda and Joshua Blum
Elana Arian and Julia Cadrain
Laura and Jonathan Cooper
Lauren and Sean Costello
Melissa and Edward Diamond
Emily and Bryan Bierman
Lisa and Edward Friedland
Cathy Diamond and Jonathan Goldstein
Susan and Aaron Hollander
Lauren and Andrew Janian
Kate Jonas
Kate and Bruce Kasanoff
Sandra and Thomas Kretsch
Debbie Burnham and Edward Mally
Vivian Meyers
Shari Lebowitz and Kenneth Novenstern
Ann and Peter Pollack
Sarah and Michael Schlechter
Suzanne Beitel and James Smith
Jennifer Krasnow and Steven Snow
Nancy and Jonathan Steinberg
Lynne Weinberg
Betty and Adam Weiner
Suzy and Shaun Wolfson
Joyce Zimmerman

Friend | Up to $499

Hallee and Dave Altman
Diane Ash
Marcia Avirom
Arline and Joel Beckoff
Ilene Berger
Lois and Joseph Block
Linda Brown
Peggy and Matthew Bud
Alice Burd
Richard Burman
Justin Cooper
Michele Corenman
Vivian and Austin Edelman
Karen and Joseph Epstein
Andrea and Todd Feldman
Gladys Floch
Melissa Fortson
Ellen and Arthur Gang
Eileen and Carl Glickman
Gary Goetz
Kara and Robert Goldenberg
Leora Goren and Eric Shapiro
Nancy and Lawrence Gorkin
Danielle and Michael Harrison
Betty Heller
Rochelle Hollander
Mindy and Jay Horn
Sharon and Michael Jacobson
Alysa and James Kabakow
Lauren and Adam Karpf
Lindsay and Seth Kerschner
Eileen and Allan Kleban
Sally and Michael Kliegman
Caroline Bloxsom and Charles Kolstad
Elizabeth Kravitz
Adam Kunin
Tara Kyle and Eric Kolovson
Sheryl J. and Robert M. Lawrence
Sandra and Lawrence Lefkowitz
Raymond Levites
Lilach Levy
Susan Lipsett
Susan and Lance Mald
Ellen Mason
Bonita and Leonard Messman
Katie and Christopher Metter
Lynne Minsky
Janet and Denis Mittleman
Barbara Mogelof
Deborah and Paul Oestreicher
Jill and Eric Orent
Lindsay and Timothy O’Rourke
Jan and Arvin Peltz
Wendy and Steven Phillips
Michael Reisman
Kathryn Sigalow and Matthew Rizner
Jane Rubenstein
Jane Sachs
Felicia and Andrew Sale
Janet and Steven Samuels
Laurie Sappern Gaugler and Dean Gaugler
Amy and Richard Schafrann
Gabrielle and Craig Schickler
Diane Schwartz
Julie Schwartz
Harriet and Robert Selverstone
Mark Shulte
Erin Simon
Lana and Richard Steinberg
Avishai Shafrir and Roberta Steinberg
John Stock
Randi and Jeremy Vishno
Melinda and Donald Weber
Sheila Weiss
Amy and Alan Zipkin
Lauren and Jonathan Zirn
Jennifer Zorek-Pressman