My father grew up in a small town in pre-war Eastern Poland, now Western Ukraine, called Kopyczynze. Jews, Poles and Ukrainians each accounted for 1/3 of the town’s population of 8,000 people.
Within the Jewish community, people looked out for each other. The richer members of the town were called the Poritz which was also the Yiddish word used for large landowners often non-Jews. When someone ran into problems and needed help, they would approach the Poritz to help whether with work, money, food, etc. Jews have always looked out for each other.
We are all now looking out for our brothers and sisters in Israel at this difficult time, but we really need to do that for each other here in the US as well. HEA is one of our institutions which is helping many of us cope with the challenging times we are facing not only in Israel, but also in the US and around the world as antisemitism has again risen its ugly head. Our Pathways campaign is our major fundraiser to help the shul help our community. The war has increased the need for programming to put things in context. It has increased our need for security to make sure everyone coming to HEA is safe. Many people who may have been more peripherally involved as Jews are coming back home and recognizing the value of Judaism and the perspective our HEA community can give their lives.
We have an ambitious goal to raise $300,000 from this year’s campaign. Every donation counts and every donation will be matched 1:1 due to the generosity of several families. Our dues are not enough to cover the cost of providing these services and we are looking to increase the number of families participating. We are more than halfway to our goal and hope to reach it by year’s end with every member’s help.
Thank you for helping HEA a pillar of our Denver Jewish Community now and into the future!
Am Yisrael Chai!
Peter Gottlieb, MD Vice-President of Development Hebrew Education Alliance
Mark and Caryn Osterman Alpert Jodi Asarch Jeff and Terri Auerbach Marcy Balogh Albert Banker Bob and Marcia Bankirer Birdie Becker Anna and John Beckerman Bruce and Jennifer Bendell
Joshua and Shannon Berman Harvey and Jacqueline Bolshoun
Ted and Dee Brooks David and Marla Brown Clarissa and Blake Cohen Steve and Jo Ellen Cohen Shell and Lisa Cook David and Vicki Dansky Katie Dealy David Dworkin and Wendy Feiner Dworkin Rabbi Mark and Alice Fasman Jerry Feiner Monica and Ethyn Feldman Terry Fenner and Dawn Richard Anat and Eran Fraenkel Louis Gelfand Joe and Cynthia Gensheimer Hal Gibbons Alison and Duncan Gilliam Mark and Janel Goldberg Peter and Gabriela Gottlieb Rich and Eileen Greenberg Melanie and Salomon Gruenwald Avi and Raynor Halzel Marc and Lynn Harvey Marc and Lynn Hellerstein Richard Huttner and Lisa Schwartz Sandra Isser Sandra Jeffery Michael "Mordy" and Sherri Kadovitz Fred Karp and Judy Wilner Alexandra Kasdin and Michael Gordon Susan Katz
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Rick and Mindy Miller Louis and Laurie Morris Eileen Naiman Rebecca and Eric Paradis Ann Passer Jeffrey and Leah Peer Jay and Lisa Perlmutter Martin Pfefer Rabbi Eliot and Dr. Hilary Baskin Julie Riley Jane E. Rosenbaum Kenneth and Joan Saliman Stewart and Merna Saliman Paul and Mara Sax Cherie Karo Schwartz Gregory Schwartz and Jody Tanabe Jim and Debbie Shpall Max Silverman Howard and Jill Snyder Keren and Aaron Sturtz Harvey Sundel Beth and Thomas Toth Wayne and Kimberly Turnbow Bonnie Wallack Adam and Olivia Wallen Daniel and Elizabeth Weiner Alan Wernz Howard and Sandra Wolf Steve and DiDi Zeichner
