Annual Report 2018

Dear Friends,

The two of us first met in the HIAS office in Rome in 1989, as the Iron Curtain started to In 2018, HIAS staff and volunteers, our tens of thousands of supporters, our refugee
crumble and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev finally started to “let our people go.” One resettlement network of Jewish Family Service and other local partners, many hundreds
of us—Bob—was a HIAS board member and volunteer lawyer, and the other—Mark—was a of rabbis, more than 400 HIAS Welcome Campaign congregations, and nearly 300
caseworker, recently graduated with a degree in “Soviet Studies.” At that time, Rome was congregations that celebrated our first National Refugee Shabbat on October 19-20—all
the transit point for tens of thousands of Soviet Jews headed to their new lives in the United joined in this democratization of welcome. We stepped forward to demonstrate that refugees
States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—places where, for the first time, they could are still welcome here.
proudly and openly be Jewish.
Then, in Pittsburgh, on October 27, 2018, the Tree of Life synagogue was attacked during
Those were days of great optimism that freedom would spread across the globe. We even Shabbat services by a white nationalist who posted immediately before his murderous
speculated that we were entering a world where Jews no longer needed escape routes, which rampage that HIAS was “bringing in invaders”—chilling words that echoed sentiments
might allow HIAS, as a Jewish refugee agency, to proudly declare “mission accomplished” previously stated by our nation’s leadership to describe asylum seekers. Eleven people
and close its doors forever. praying were killed in the assault. The Tree of Life housed Dor Hadash, a HIAS Welcome
Campaign congregation that had celebrated National Refugee Shabbat earlier that month.
Unfortunately, in the years that followed, we saw a sharp resurgence of persecution targeting
vulnerable populations: religiously-inspired violence in Somalia; a genocide in Rwanda; Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh, HIAS’ longtime partner in refugee
ethnic cleansing across an imploding Yugoslavia; people fleeing Haiti on boats; a non-stop resettlement, responded to this mass murder by immediately addressing the trauma of its
exodus of Colombians, Iraqi Kurds, and Sudanese; and religious and ethnic minorities survivors. And Pittsburgh itself—both the Jewish community and the larger metropolitan
fleeing Burma. community—rose to the occasion and showed that they, as a community, were far “stronger
than hate.”
In the 1990s, HIAS realized that we could not close our doors or cease our efforts when so
many countries were closing theirs to persecuted people—people like us. After over a century In his 1985 essay “The Refugee,” Elie Wiesel (of blessed memory) wrote of those Christians
of experience, accomplishment, and passion helping refugees because they were Jewish, who risked their lives to hide Jews from the Nazis. He noted that these righteous gentiles did
HIAS now had a calling to help refugees because we are Jewish. not realize that what they were doing was a heroic act. They just did it because it was what
they knew they should do, as humans. As he concluded, “Woe to our society if to be human
Today, with more refugees and displaced people than at any time in human history, we know becomes a heroic act.”
that HIAS made the right decision.
At times in 2018, it felt that HIAS and our supporters were carrying out a heroic act. But what
In 2018, under the highly capable leadership of Dianne Lob (Board Chair from 2016-19), HIAS we do—welcoming refugees—should never be considered to be heroic. It is just what we must
continued to grow to protect refugee rights across the globe—particularly in Latin America, do as Jews, as Americans, as humans. As HIAS.
but also in Africa and Eurasia. This expansion was made possible by assistance from the U.S.
government, the United Nations, and other international groups; philanthropic organizations; Thank you again for your support.
and supporters like you. Growing displacement worldwide was unfortunately accompanied
by shrinking protection space. HIAS had to be there for the refugee. L’shalom (in peace),

On HIAS’ home front, we witnessed a disturbing retreat from our nation’s commitment to
decency and protection toward vulnerable populations: blatant scapegoating of refugees by
elected and appointed officials; the forced separation of children from their families seeking
asylum; the continued evisceration of the U.S. refugee resettlement program at a time of
unprecedented need; the rolling up of the American welcome mat by people in power.

As a Jewish agency, we know that the Torah tells us 36 times that it is not just the
responsibility of our rulers to take care of the vulnerable, including the stranger and the Mark Hetfield Robert D. Aronson
refugee. The duty to welcome falls upon each one of us. It is a responsibility of we, the people. President & CEO Chair of the Board
Welcoming the Stranger
Throughout History and Around the World
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 OUR HISTORY HIAS began a new chapter in 2002 when it established operations
in Kenya to provide protection to refugees from African countries
From our beginnings in 1881 in a storefront on the Lower East Side plagued by conflict, to advocate on their behalf, and to resettle the
of Manhattan providing legal aid, food, and shelter to Jews fleeing most vulnerable. Soon after, we began work in Latin America, serving
anti-Semitism in Russia and Eastern Europe, to our work nearly 140 people displaced by conflict in Colombia, and expanding our work
years later providing social, emotional, legal, and advocacy support in Ukraine to protect asylum seekers of many different religions and
to those in need around the world, HIAS has served as a pivotal force nationalities from deportation. This was the beginning of HIAS’ work
throughout history. Indeed, HIAS began its work even before the to build safe communities for refugees in the countries of first refuge
world had a legal concept of a “refugee.” where the majority now reside.

Having helped more than 4.5 million refugees and immigrants As the only global Jewish organization whose mission is to assist
escape persecution, HIAS is uniquely qualified to address the modern refugees wherever they are, HIAS continues to resettle refugees of all
refugee situation, which has become a global humanitarian crisis. faiths and ethnicities from around the world.

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 presented numerous challenges. Not only did the
number of refugees and asylum seekers climb to the
highest level in recorded history, changes in asylum and refugee
policies made it harder for those seeking safe haven. Confronting
the challenges of 2018 head-on, HIAS worked with forcibly
displaced persons around the globe—delivering humanitarian
relief, providing legal services, advancing economic inclusion,
addressing sexual and gender-based violence, promoting healing
through trauma counseling, organizing communities, building
coalitions, beginning work in new countries, and assisting
hundreds of thousands in search of refuge around the world.

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 VISION
HIAS stands for a world in which refugees find
welcome, safety, and freedom.

MISSION
HIAS rescues people whose lives are in danger
for being who they are.

• We protect the most vulnerable refugees,

helping them build new lives and reuniting
them with their families in safety and
freedom.

• We advocate for the protection of refugees

and assure that displaced people are treated
with the dignity they deserve.

Guided by our Jewish values and history, we

bring nearly 140 years of expertise to our work
with refugees.

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 HIAS understands that hatred, bigotry, and
xenophobia must be expressly prohibited in
domestic and international law, and that the right of
persecuted people to seek and benefit from refugee
status must be secured and maintained. The right to
refuge is a universal human right. Through advocacy,
partnerships, and community mobilization, HIAS is
dedicated to providing welcome, safety, and freedom to
refugees of all faiths and ethnicities from all over the world.

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 HIAS Across 237,330 women and
girls directly served by HIAS

the Globe New York

Silver Spring (HQ)
Washington, DC

Aruba
Oranjestad

Venezuela
Apure
Mexico Barninas
Ciudad Juárez Caracas
Machiques
Costa Rica Maracaibo
San José Puerto Ayacucho
La Cruz Puerto Ordaz
Los Chiles San Antonio
San Cristobal
Santa Elena de Uairen
Panama Ecuador
Panama City
Cuenca
Esmeraldas Colombia
Guayaquil Barranquilla
Huaquillas Bogota
105,554 women and girls Ibarra 35,131 individuals
benefited from HIAS’ Gender- Lago Agrio benefited from HIAS’
Machala
Based Violence prevention economc inclusion
Quito
and response programs San Lorenzo programs
Santo Domingo Peru
Tulcan Lima
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 Belgium
Brussels
Austria HIAS is one of the leading
Vienna legal aid providers in Israel,
directly serving nearly 1,100
asylum seekers.

Israel
Greece Tel Aviv
Athens
Lesvos
645,030 forcibly
displaced people and
host communities
23,202 individuals around served by HIAS
the world benefitted from
HIAS’ legal protection services
In Chad, HIAS worked to meet
the basic needs of 323,255
Sudanese refugees.

Chad Kenya
N’Djamena Nairobi:
12 refugee camps along the Eastleigh
eastern border with Sudan: Kayole
Djabal, Goz Amir, Treguine, Kawangware
Bredjing, Farchana, Gaga, Mimosa
Touloum, Mile, Kounoungou, 207,750 children
Iridimi, Amnabak, Oure Cassoni, directly served by HIAS
Kerfi Site

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HIAS in the United States

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 UNITED STATES RESETTLEMENT: Through HOME, Jewish congregations, churches, and other groups
form host organizations that assist arriving families to ensure their
HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY IN A successful resettlement and integration. In 2018, HIAS expanded
NEW HOME the HOME model of resettlement
to New York City, where two
Despite a record 25.4 million refugees worldwide, the cap on U.S. refugee synagogues participated in HIAS provided legal
resettlement in 2018 was set at 45,000, an all-time low since the Refugee the resettlement of an Iraqi protection services in the
Act was passed in 1980. Even with that family under a special U.S. to 2,237 people.
historically low cap, 2018 closed out program for wartime
with only 22,491 refugees admitted to HIAS resettled 1,542 allies, as well as four
the U.S. For the refugees who made people in the U.S., including single Pakistanis, formerly detained in Nauru. Additionally,
it through to resettlement, HIAS over 200 children. HIAS resettled 17 Afghan refugees in Westchester, relying on
intensified its work to integrate volunteers to help this suburban community feel like home. We
them into American life. Through continued to invest in our partnerships with New York-based medical,
our national network of affiliates, we provided clients with psychosocial psychosocial, educational, vocational, housing, and other providers,
support and helped newly arrived refugees start careers and build which allowed HIAS to deliver essential wraparound services to
assets through savings plans and microenterprise investment. individuals and families recovering from the trauma of displacement
and rebuilding their lives in security and freedom.
In New York City, HIAS provided initial resettlement services to 130
refugees, and social and economic inclusion and case management
services to over 150 clients. Complemented by comprehensive
volunteer support and
long-term institutional
HIAS’ U.S. economic integration partnerships, we
programs supported over provided refugees,
2,500 people. asylees, asylum seekers,
and other clients with
access to ESL tutoring,
career mentorship, interpretation and translation, cultural enrichment
experiences, and other ways to integrate into life in the U.S.

The Host Organization Model of Engagement (HOME)

model of resettlement exemplifies HIAS’ approach to engaging
volunteers in the community in helping refugees build new lives.

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HIAS Partnerships Across the U.S.
CALIFORNIA
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley

DELAWARE
Jewish Family Services of Delaware

FLORIDA
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services

MASSACHUSETTS
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts

MICHIGAN
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County

NEW YORK
Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County
HIAS New York (New York City and Westchester) HIAS’ legal and resettlement partnerships
throughout the country enabled HIAS to maximize
NORTH CAROLINA
Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency its impact and share resources and expertise
OHIO
across a wide spectrum of service agencies:
US Together, Inc.
Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS)
PENNSYLVANIA Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA)
HIAS Pennsylvania Refugee Council USA (RCUSA)
Jewish Family and Community Services The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS)
UJA-Federation of New York
WASHINGTON U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Jewish Family Service of Greater Seattle U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
WISCONSIN International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Jewish Social Services of Madison United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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 Reuniting Families for Refugees
of All Abilities
Yulia, a 35-year-old refugee from Ukraine, was resettled by HIAS New
York where she was reunited with her family in New York City. Yulia has
epilepsy and a severe neurocognitive condition that inhibits her ability
to communicate other than through simple verbal exchanges with her
mother, her primary caregiver. When Yulia reached the U.S., her mother
had little knowledge of how to manage her care in this new environment.
Through HIAS’ intensive case management services, our team helped
Yulia access medical services and facilitated her application for disability
benefits. Her mother received orientation on topics such as navigating
the insurance system, requesting an interpreter at the doctor’s office, and
arranging transportation to medical appointments. Yulia is now under
the care of a Russian-speaking neurologist within walking distance of
her home. Her seizures have decreased in frequency, and her mother
independently manages her medical care. The family is grateful to be
navigating their new lives together, with newfound confidence and
optimism.

“Yulia” is not the real name of the refugee; it is used to protect her confidentiality.

New HIAS Technology Boosts Ellis Island in 1892, this program facilitates refugees’ integration
Employment Outcomes into their new homes. HIAS launched Annie™ in May of 2018 to
strengthen the employment prospects of newly arrived refugees.
HIAS worked with researchers in the U.S. and U.K. to develop The new software improves placement decisions by integrating
Annie™ MOORE (Matching and Outcome Optimization for employment outcomes data with traditional criteria like language
Refugee Empowerment), an Artificial Intelligence tool that uses and nationality to provide an optimized match for each case. Early
machine learning to better match refugees to communities results shows that Annie™ increases the likelihood of employment
where they are most likely to succeed. Named after Annie Moore, by 20%, applying leading-edge technology to launch our clients on
a young Irish woman who was the first immigrant registered at a path to sustainable success.  

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VOICES OF ASYLEES

When I was 13 years old I got pregnant. The gang members were trying to
abuse me sexually. I didn’t want to go to the police because in El Salvador,
the gang and the police are the same. If I went to the police, they could kill
me or do something worse to my family. HIAS helped me get asylum and also
helped me bring my son to the United States. I feel complete.” —Yessenia

I am from the Ivory Coast, where there was a civil war in 2010. People
from the opposite group treated me like a traitor. They said they
would kill me. They burned my home with my mother and sister inside.
Because of me, they killed them. I escaped. That’s why I am here. I asked
for asylum. Because of HIAS, I saw my kids after eight years.” —Vassidiki

I left China because my religion was persecuted by the Chinese

government. Some of my friends were persecuted to death, some were
put into prison and some into the labor camp. The Chinese government found
out my identity, so I had to move to America. In America I can freely practice
my religion. HIAS helped me to get freedom.” —Lan

Thank you for your help because you were able to recognize a family
[from Venezuela] that needed help, and without expecting anything
in return, HIAS helped us…. Maybe for other people HIAS is only a name,
but for me HIAS has many faces… and in this moment they are my family’s
support. The best people I met in New York, and that have become a part of
my life, are HIAS staff and volunteers.” —Vanessa

These quotes have been edited slightly for grammar.

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 HIAS RESPONDED QUICKLY TO
EMERGING CRISIS AT THE BORDER
In response to the growing border crisis in the summer of 2018,
HIAS deployed a team of specialized bilingual staff to the U.S./
Mexico border to conduct an emergency assessment and
identify gaps in services. Team members met with 10 local
NGOs, government institutions, and community leaders in
El Paso, McAllen, Harlingen, and Mission, Texas, and in
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. We identified crucial needs in the
area of cross-border legal representation.

Thanks to the quick strategic investment of

generous funders who were motivated by their
Jewish values to address the plight of children
and families at the border, the HIAS Border
Fellows Project launched in fall of 2018.
This new initiative places attorneys in
local partner organizations in Texas and
California, serving asylum seekers who
would otherwise be left to represent
themselves in court. By responding
to the huge influx of asylum seekers
along the Southern border with legal
assistance, HIAS Border Fellows are
increasing the capacity of nonprofit
legal organizations in border
states to provide professional
representation to asylum
seekers and their families,
both in and out of detention,
keeping families together.

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 HIAS Border Fellows Project Launched
in Two States
HIAS partnered with three agencies—Jewish Family Services
of San Diego and, in El Paso, Las Americas Immigrant
Advocacy Center and the Diocesan Migrant and Refugee
Service—to host HIAS Border Fellows for two years. HIAS
Border Fellows provide legal representation to adults, children,
and families in immigration court proceedings for asylum,
withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against
Torture, and bond requests, as well as parole determination
requests with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Fellows
also provide consultations and screenings for relief options
and potential immigration benefits, along with referrals to
private attorneys, mental and physical health care, food
pantries, and other support services.

HIAS Fellow Helps Child Facing Court System Alone

Miguel fled alone from Guatemala to seek safety in the U.S. after his mother died and he was abandoned by his father.
After crossing the border, he was separated from his aunt, his only caretaker, while in the custody of the government.
Other pro bono service providers in San Diego had denied him help due to the complexity of his case. With no other
available resources, Miguel was facing removal proceedings without representation. After connecting with Luis
Gonzalez, a HIAS Border Fellow at Jewish Family Services in San Diego, Miguel learned that he was eligible to apply
for a special status due to his circumstances. Without an attorney, it would have been nearly impossible for him to
navigate the legal proceedings. Luis is now representing Miguel and successfully obtained a continuance to allow time
to apply for asylum and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, which would permit him to reunite with his aunt, return to
school, and grow up in a community at peace.

“Miguel” is not the real name of the refugee; it is used to protect his confidentiality.

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 BORDER DELEGATIONS AMPLIFIED
OUR IMPACT ON ASYLUM
In response to the border crisis, HIAS led border delegations on
two important fronts: pro bono attorney visits to provide legal
support, and trips for Jewish communal leaders to bear witness,
raise awareness, and spur action.

Pro bono delegations were facilitated by the Border Fellows

project, with partner organizations hosting volunteer attorneys for
one-week residencies as they provided legal services to clients,
some of whom were held in detention centers. In August 2018,
a group of pro bono attorneys and HIAS staff spent a week with
ProBAR, which manages a long-term pro bono program at the
Port Isabel Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas. In December
2018, a group of lawyers and HIAS staff spent a week at the Karnes
Residential Center in Karnes, TX, as part of the volunteer attorney
program run by RAICES.

In July 2018, HIAS led a delegation of nearly 40 rabbis and

community leaders to San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
However varied our political opinions about
Their trip included visiting two shelters in Tijuana, which assist
asylum seekers and migrants in transit. In August 2018, HIAS immigration, the opportunity to pursue
partnered with the Anti-Defamation League to lead a delegation of an asylum claim is a right under the laws of the
27 leaders from 17 national Jewish organizations to San Diego and United States of every person who requests it, and
Tijuana. The group witnessed an “Operation Streamline” criminal it is our moral and legal duty to make sure that
court hearing, met with immigration attorneys and humanitarian opportunity is truly afforded to those who need it
workers, and visited a shelter for unaccompanied children. These to the fullest extent of the law…. We are fortunate
leaders returned with new insight into the complexity and scale of to have the chance to apply our expertise at our
the asylum crisis, ready to lead their communities in acting on our own border. I could not be more proud to have
shared obligation to welcome the stranger HIAS take up that mantle.”
—Jane Ginns participated in the HIAS legal delegation to the
border. She is an attorney, a former HIAS client, and a current
HIAS board member.

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TRAGEDY IN PITTSBURGH
HIAS has long resettled refugees in Pittsburgh in partnership with Jewish Family
and Community Services (JFCS) of Pittsburgh, and in October 2018, we partnered
with the local Temple Sinai and Congregation Dor Hadash to celebrate National
Refugee Shabbat. On October 27, the Tree of Life, Dor Hadash, and New Light
congregations in Pittsburgh suffered a devasting loss of life when 11 people were
murdered during Shabbat services. We continue to mourn the deaths of these
worshippers: Joyce Fienberg, 75; Richard Gottfried, 65; Rose Mallinger, 97, Jerry
Rabinowitz, 66; brothers Cecil Rosenthal, 59, and David Rosenthal, 54; married
couple Bernice Simon, 84, and Sylvan Simon, 86; Daniel Stein, 71; Melvin Wax, 88;
and Irving Younger, 69. May their memories be a blessing.

In a stunning and disturbing connection, HIAS was thrust into the national
spotlight when the mass murderer mentioned HIAS as he spewed his xenophobic
and anti-Semitic hatred on social media before killing innocent worshippers at
the synagogue. The massacre prompted an enormous show of support for the
Pittsburgh Jewish community and for HIAS, with thousands of people of all faiths
and backgrounds reaching out to take a stand against bigotry.

We recognize that the work we do to bring communities together, to advocate on

behalf of the most vulnerable, and to ensure that refugees and asylum seekers in
the U.S. and around the globe are protected and treated with dignity is more critical
than ever. We at HIAS remain resolutely committed to our mission, rooted in our
history, to welcome the stranger and protect the refugee.

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 AMERICANS GALVANIZED these coalitions, which represent close to 100 synagogues and Jewish
organizations, cannot be underestimated. Grassroots constituent
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE coalitions had notable achievements in 2018: they arranged direct
HIAS’ Policy and Advocacy and Community Engagement work meetings with more than 10 congressional representatives, organized
has shown us that Americans want better. Throughout the year’s National Refugee Shabbat programs, coordinated in-district
difficult political context, HIAS has been working for change in meetings with congressional offices, opened their homes to house
policies while mobilizing communities to take action. asylum seekers, published op-eds in local and national newspapers,
taught English to refugees, and provided numerous volunteer service
In 2018, HIAS’ Policy and Advocacy team encouraged opportunities to community members.
policymakers to increase the number of refugees allowed to
resettle in the country. We advocated for robust funding for In 2018, six advocacy trainings—conducted in
refugee programs and fought against policies that strip away five states, strengthened the capacity of local leaders
access to a safe, humane, and legal asylum system. Because to advocate in support of immigrants and refugees.
empowering individuals as active citizens is key to HIAS’
advocacy strategy, the Policy and Advocacy and Community In each of the trainings, dozens of interfaith
Engagement teams worked to engage American Jews and advocates built upon local efforts to preserve U.S.
interfaith groups locally and nationally through advocacy, refugee admissions and the U.S. asylum system.
volunteering, and civil action on priority issues.

The Welcome Campaign is an action network uniting Kapoor’s Genesis Prize Helps Build
congregations across the United States launched by HIAS in 2016.
Welcome Campaign congregations raise awareness, advocate, and Grassroots Advocacy with HIAS
welcome refugees integrating into their communities. In 2018, 50 new
congregations joined the Welcome Campaign bringing congregation Anish Kapoor, world-renowned sculptor and human rights
membership above 425. People dedicated sacred time and space to activist, received the Genesis Prize—awarded to Jews for
refugees and asylum seekers by producing 300 National Refugee their outstanding professional achievements, commitment
Shabbat programs over the Shabbat of October 19-20, 2018. to Jewish values, and contribution to repairing the world.
Together, we learned about the global refugee crisis, connected to He redirected his award to HIAS and peer organizations
the national Jewish movement for refugees, celebrated local acts of addressing the global refugee crisis. His generous donation
welcome, and recommitted to putting our values into action. was invested in building a base of educated, informed, trained
grassroots advocates taking action for refugees and asylum
Additionally, seven coalitions nationwide supported by seekers, growing to five states and hundreds of engaged new
HIAS’ Community Engagement and Policy and Advocacy teams advocates raising a moral voice for refugees.
energized a multitude of people in their communities. The impact of

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HIAS continues its work connecting with an interfaith The refugee movement is something that
cohort of partner organizations interested in social justice, speaks very powerfully to the Jewish
refugee and immigrant rights, and asylum advocacy. In community. As Jews, we deeply believe in welcoming
mobilizing committed local partners and grassroots leaders, and caring for the stranger. We all remember those
powerful coalitions are demanding from their congressional Jews who were welcomed to the U.S., and we
representatives a more compassionate and efficient grieve for those who were turned away during the
approach to the international refugee crisis. Holocaust. Our values and our own history deeply
influence our dedication and action.”
—Myra Zuckerbraun, HIAS volunteer
through New York coalition partners

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 CULTIVATING REFUGEES’ SELF-
RELIANCE IN AFRICA
Refugees of all ages and nationalities have fled over many years
from violence and ongoing conflict in countries throughout Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of Congolese, Somali, Sudanese, Rwandan
and refugees of other nationalities have fled to Kenya, including
some who have been there since the Somali war in 1992. In Chad,
the refugee population is primarily Darfuris who have remained
in camps for many years. Because of the breadth of their unique
pyschosocial and economic needs, HIAS is keenly focused on
building self-reliance in our clients.

HIAS has three offices in Kenya, where much of our work focuses
on supporting the needs of Nairobi’s 28,000 refugee children. Of
these, some 1,500 are unaccompanied and separated minors who are
at heightened risk of abuse and exploitation. In Kenya, HIAS is the
Child Protection Implementing partner for the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, with a mandate of protecting refugee
children in urban centers. This includes preventing and responding
to abuse, neglect, violence, and exploitation of children, including
providing protection interventions and advocating against all forms
of discrimination. In 2018, HIAS assisted hundreds of children
entering foster care and ran training institutes for prospective foster
families. We oversaw child-headed households and collaborated
with Xavier Project to assist children in getting uniforms, supplies,
and other necessities to attend school.

In Kenya, a substantial portion of HIAS’ work focuses on the

LGBTQ community, where we have mobilized counselors to
address the particular challenges LGBTQ refugees face related
to their trauma.

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In Chad, 66% of the refugee population are Darfuris who have been provided food and non-food items to hundreds of thousands of
in the camps for close to two decades. A scarcity of resources such Sudanese refugees.
as land for farming for both refugee and host communities leaves
little hope for local integration. Women are often left behind in the Self-reliance is an essential aspect of refugee integration and
camps with little to no protection and are at high risk of violence. trauma repair, but it can only take root in an environment that
Adolescent girls are vulnerable to early and forced marriage. promotes economic independence and psychosocial security. HIAS’
Human trafficking cases in the camps have been reported, where work in Africa in 2018 built upon these priorities to help hundreds
boys between the age of nine and 15 are being recruited by Chadian of thousands of refugees move toward greater stability, health, and
and Sudanese armed groups. Refugees in eastern Chad are heavily hope for the future.
dependent on humanitarian assistance and continue to struggle
with becoming more self-reliant.

To address these challenges, HIAS has strategically established

a system of training refugees as leaders to cultivate skills and Perma-Gardens Provide Sustenance and
knowledge for psychosocial interventions. These “Community
Mobilizers” identify community members in need of services and Sustainability in Chad
conduct follow-up visits. By training, coaching, and involving these
members of the community, HIAS is successfully addressing acute With the vegetables I harvested from my
needs and developing leadership within the community, helping garden, I no longer needed to sell a part of
them achieve sustainable independence. my ration in the market in exchange for vegetables.
After feeding my family, I still have some vegetables
To foster further self-determination in Chad, HIAS has partnered left to sell in the market. The income I generated
with local organizations to initiate a system to distribute cash- from these sales gave me the opportunity to
based transfers, as opposed to directly supplying food rations purchase sugar and salt. I am able to cover my
to refugees. Additionally, our bread-making project has been a family’s basic needs and share my produce with my
particularly successful economic inclusion activity where at-risk close-ones, just like the old times in Sudan.”
women in the camps bake bread and sell it in the markets within
the camps and in the surrounding villages. These women benefit —Amkala Safi Djouma, 83 years old, fled Sudan and has been
residing in Djabal refugee camp in Eastern Chad since 2003.
from a decrease in their dependency on food distribution—a major
step in the direction of self-reliance. Similarly, HIAS has initiated
a pilot perma-gardening project in three locations in eastern
Chad. The project has provided the beneficiaries with a more
diverse diet and an additional source of income. In 2018, HIAS

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 HIAS’ work in Austria has been focused on INTERFAITH COLLABORATION
assisting Jewish, Christian, Baha’i, and other
PROVIDED VITAL SERVICES IN EUROPE
religious minorities from Iran to resettle as
refugees in the United States through a special In 2018, growing intolerance towards immigrants in Europe
program authorized by Congress under the resulted in the passage of anti-immigrant policies, including the
Lautenberg Amendment. While the program pervasive criminalization of migration, and crackdowns on displays
remains in effect, U.S. government policy changes of solidarity with refugees by citizens. In response, HIAS and its
have slowed it to a halt and created a backlog partner agencies are working together to make life more bearable
for refugees and asylum seekers in Europe.
of over 5,800 applicants who want to leave
Iran. With the Iranian government continuing In Greece, refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other
to demonstrate intolerance toward religious countries arrived daily, some by water in dinghies fleeing unsafe
minorities, congressional bipartisan support of the conditions in Turkey. Responding to the growing humanitarian
program and a resolution to processing challenges and legal challenges for refugees, HIAS and Islamic Relief
are more critical than ever. USA, the US arm of the humanitarian assistance and advocacy
organization, have partnered
to provide legal services to
HIAS provided legal refugees in Greece. This interfaith
aid to nearly 800 partnership helped refugees
individuals in Greece. navigate shifts in asylum procedures,
contend with limitations on movement
and employment opportunities, deal
with the lack of police protection, and alleviate the impact of
inadequate medical and mental health services.

Because of its close proximity to Turkey, the Greek island of

Lesvos drew the highest number of arrivals in 2018. The Moria
Reception Center, a large migrant camp on Lesvos, became
so overcrowded in 2018 that the regional authority deemed it
a danger to public health. With advocacy work from groups
like HIAS, in the last months of 2018, the government lifted
movement restrictions allowing refugees to leave the island
if they met key vulnerability criteria, and to move around

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the country freely, helping reduce overcrowding. In addition, documentation to match her gender identity. This legal change
alternative housing arrangements were found for the most will help her find work and ease her integration. It was a win that
vulnerable cases. set a very important precedent for transgender refugees.

HIAS Greece has also formed a key relationship with Lesvos In 2018, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) introduced the
LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity organization, a new partner on the “We are a Welcoming Europe” campaign. HIAS Greece joined 129
referral of cases. In 2018, HIAS Greece successfully brought other civil society organizations to promote solidarity and respect
a case before the District Court of Mytilene concerning a for refugees across the continent, standing proudly with peer
transgender refugee’s request to change her identification agencies and the displaced people we serve.

“My plan is to start life.”

Ovileya Myrah was born in Bangladesh as Ovil, a boy. Ovileya knew herself to be female at a very young age.

She is a refugee. Raped at 15 by classmates and beaten when she told her father, Ovileya had to leave her home. On
Facebook she met Osman, a gay man from Pakistan who was equally persecuted. In discussion with each other, they fled
their respective countries and travelled the harrowing path by land to Turkey and then on a rickety dinghy to the Greek
island of Lesvos.

On Lesvos, they found each other at Moria refugee camp, but they did not feel safe. Osman and Ovileya’s relationship
blossomed, but they did not feel safe. Camp Moria is a very dangerous place: “Once you’ve been identified as a queer in
Camp Moria, you’re not safe,” says Ruby the lead coordinator at Lesvos LGBTIQ+ Refugee Solidarity.

Today, however, due in large part to the help of HIAS Greece, Ovileya is living in Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos, where
she has a job as a kitchen assistant specializing in South Asian foods. She recently won her case in court to have her
gender changed on her identification papers and is legally recognized as a woman. HIAS took the case, realizing how
this change would impact Ovileya’s mental health, physical safety, and ability to settle in Greece.

Now, the precedent is set for other transgendered refugees to legally change their gender identification. HIAS has
helped Ovileya apply for the changes in documentation, and she is waiting for a new passport and a residence permit,
both of which will confirm her gender as female. In three years, Ovileya can apply for Greek citizenship.

“Now I have a normal life. I must say thanks to HIAS,” she said. “I will never hide myself anymore,” she said. “My plan is
to start life.”

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 HIAS LED RESPONSE TO CRISES IN
LATIN AMERICA WITH EXPERTISE
AND COMPASSION
HIAS has responded rapidly to the growing needs of those seeking
refuge throughout Latin America and has become a leading aid agency
as we partner with NGOs and Jewish communities to alleviate the
suffering of so many in the region.

In 2018, Venezuela continued to experience an economic breakdown,

with close to 10,000,000% inflation by the end of the year, widespread
power outages, and lack of access to gas, medical services and
medicine, and food. Millions have left the country, with more than
30,000 receiving emergency assistance from HIAS offices in Ecuador.
HIAS also opened an office in Aruba to respond to the needs of the
In Venezuela, HIAS supported 10,852 displaced 16,000 Venezuelans on that small island.
people and vulnerable Venezuelans to meet their
Nicaragua experienced political violence, pushing some 60,000 people
basic food, water and sanitation needs.
into Costa Rica and Panama where HIAS provided emergency
assistance, legal aid, and other support. In Honduras, El Salvador, and
In Ecuador, HIAS’ Economic Inclusion programs Guatemala, record-level homicide rates resulted in increased numbers
helped an estimated 23,403 people through of asylum seekers moving both north to the U.S. and Mexican borders,
its flagship Graduation Model approach and other and south to Costa Rica and Panama.
livelihood interventions.
HIAS has been in Venezuela since 2007. At the time, hundreds
In Costa Rica, HIAS is the leading legal services of thousands of Colombians had fled to that country and were
provider for forcibly displaced people and able to largely integrate into Venezuelan society. Many now are
returning to Colombia, while HIAS continues to provide those
served 4,868 individuals through legal aid,
who stay with support.
representation, and access to legal rights.
In October 2018, HIAS conducted a fact-finding mission to investigate
the refugee situation in Colombia. We found that Venezuelans in
Colombia face challenges accessing legal status, work, safe shelter,

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medical care, and education. Most Venezuelans live alongside the 6.5
million Colombians internally displaced in the country, as well as the
thousands of Colombians returning after living for decades in Venezuela.
Many are sleeping in parks and highway underpasses without access to
water or sanitation. With more than 250,000 Venezuelans now in Bogota
alone, demand for shelter and services far outweighs available resources.

In order to meet the most urgent needs of displaced Venezuelans in

Latin America, HIAS designed a comprehensive regional response.
The response included interventions that are beneficiary-centered
and evidence-based, drawing on our 140 years of helping refugees
integrate successfully into their new home communities. Working with
international and local partners to maximize our reach and efficiency, we
ensured that vulnerable refugees could access information and support,
and live safely and free from discrimination.

Our partnerships with international aid organizations are pivotal. HIAS

is opening offices in Colombia and Peru, in partnership with the UN
Refugee Agency, to assist refugees in addressing gender-based violence,
accessing community-based resources, recovering from the immediate
shock of displacement, and finding work that leads to social and
economic inclusion.

The world’s humanitarian donors are taking action: European

governments, the European Commission, UN agencies, the US
government, and corporate donors all plan to increase their giving to
respond to the vast needs in the region. HIAS will be ready to apply our
expertise as one of the largest agencies working in Latin America and
the Caribbean, ensuring that displaced people are connected with the
services to realize their rights and rebuild their lives.

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HIAS Equips Families to Achieve
Financial Stability
One of HIAS’ most innovative programs is the Graduation
Model Approach to economic stabilization. This multi-
faceted program provides clients with training in job skills,
access to savings, and career and financial coaching, with
the goal of “graduating” refugees out of poverty.

A Graduation Story
Janeth and Tulio are a Venezuelan couple that fled to Ecuador
due to lack of access to basic needs such as food and medicine.
Finding employment in Ecuador was difficult, and they felt
desperate. With help from HIAS, they became entrepreneurs,
launching their own business making children’s clothes.
Janeth, who had previous experience in dressmaking, began
making clothes for babies and received vocational training
support to improve her skills. In May 2018, they participated in
a competition held by Domino’s Pizza to select their uniform
supplier, and they won the bid. Since then, the family’s well-
being has improved significantly. Soon, they will be able to
graduate from the program into economic stability.

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 ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF ASYLUM
SEEKERS IN ISRAEL
HIAS’ pro bono program in Israel served over 1,000 Eritrean and
Sudanese asylum seekers in 2018, but helped thousands more through
impact litigation. In partnership with many local organizations
and law firms, HIAS worked with asylum applicants through every
step of the legal process. There are approximately 31,000 Eritrean
and Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel, and most do not have legal
representation.

HIAS worked closely with family lawyers and the Eritrean Women’s
Community Center to secure protection for refugee women
experiencing intimate partner violence. HIAS also successfully
represented 11 women and children in an amicus curiae brief as
part of the Deposit Law litigation brought against the government,
helping to win a decision to exempt women from the Deposit Law’s
20% garnishment of wages. HIAS continues to play a leading role in
advocating against this law.

HIAS Israel also paved pathways for HIAS is one of the leading legal
the economic inclusion of asylum aid providers in Israel, serving
seekers, working with NGOs such
nearly 1,100 asylum seekers.
as African Refugee Development
Center (ARDC). In order to
raise awareness and create safe
environments for companies to employ asylum seekers, HIAS Israel
partners with NGOS to educate prospective employers about legal
and human rights and to improve their understanding of forced
displacement and asylum issues. We are confident that preparing
both our clients and their employers to succeed makes economic
integration quicker, easier, and more sustainable for all.

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HIAS FINANCIALS
HIAS’ primary sources of income are contributions from individuals and
foundations; funds released from HIAS’ endowments to support operations;
and grants from the U.S. government, United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, and allied agencies and governments. The 2018 fiscal year, which ran
from January 1-December 31, demonstrated the agency’s resilience in the face
of tremendous challenges, thanks to prudent stewardship of resources, our
supporters’ generosity, and an influx of support following the tragedy in Pittsburgh.

The year concluded with a significant rise in individual and foundation contributions, nearly doubling
2017 levels in these categories. Expenses remained on track with the previous year, growing in select
areas and declining in others based on the evolving needs of the displaced people HIAS serves and
the shifting areas of work. Thanks to the steadfast support and partnership of stakeholders like you,
HIAS was positioned to enter 2019 with unbowed optimism, unflagging energy, and an unwavering
commitment to acting on our shared values of inclusion and welcome.

REVENUE EXPENSES

n Contributions n Refugee & Immigration - U.S.

$17,346,825 $11,851,127
n Operating Grants n Refugee & Immigration - Int’l
$10,270,483 $21,918,939
n Operating Bequests n Management & General Support
$61,421 $8,683,088
n U.S. Government n Fundraising Support Services
$19,138,737 $2,530,224
n Loan Processing Fees
$675,862 TOTAL: $44,983,378
n Release from Board Designated
$2,477,145
n Service Fee Revenue
$196,560

TOTAL: $50,167,033

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 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Your support drives change in the struggle for justice and dignity for displaced people around the globe.
Because of you, HIAS helped over half a million people and communities in 2018. Thank you for partnering with
us during a year of extraordinary impact. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

The following generous donors contributed to HIAS in the 2018 fiscal year.s

$500,000+ Kay Daniels Colliers USA Foundation, Inc. Jose O. Ofman and
Anonymous (1) The Allene N. Gilman Charitable Coretz Family Foundation Kay A. Walters Ofman
Trust, in memory of Allene N. Gilman Martin Elias Louisa D. Rubinfien
$100,000-499,999 The Grove Foundation Tanaz Eshaghian, The E. Ike Frederic and Susan Rubinstein
The Norman E. Alexander The Jewish Federations Eshaghian Foundation David and Fela Shapell Family
Family S Foundation of North America Mike and Linda Fiterman Alice Shaver Foundation
Elana F. Amsterdam and Robert A. Katz Helen and Rita Lurie Foundation Family Foundation Marc L. Silberberg and
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Beverly and Stephen Marcus Foundation Martine and Stanley Fleishman Barbara Julius
Genesis Prize Foundation The Pittsburgh Foundation Robert and Eleanor Freilich Merryl Snow Zegar and Charles Zegar
The Hassenfeld Family Foundation Tikkun Olam Foundation, Inc. Benjamin and Rachel Geballe Valerie Sopher
Islamic Relief USA Anonymous (5) Greg Glosser Marilyn and Saul Spilke Foundation
Harold and Barbara Milgrim, Werner and Elaine Gossels Manfred* and Fern Steinfeld
Rancho Feedwell Foundation $36,000-49,999 Robert and Trudy Gottesman StockX
The Jay Pritzker Foundation The Shirley S. and William Fleischer The Hilibrand Foundation, Marianna Vaidman Stone and
Righteous Persons Foundation Family Foundation Lawrence E. and Deborah Hilibrand Eric Alan Stone
Charles and Lynn Schusterman PSN Family Charitable Trust Gary and Hannah Hirschberg The Lawrence Wilner Revocable Trust
Family Foundation in memory of Marcus Nadler The Kaphan Foundation Anonymous (6)
The Shapiro Foundation, Kelen Family Foundation,
Ed and Barbara Shapiro $18,000-35,999 Erwin A. Kelen $10,000-17,999
Solidarity Giving The American Jewish Committee L4 Foundation The Norman E. Alexander Family
Sandra D. Spinner William and Debbie Becker Jonathan Wolman* and M Foundation
UJA-Federation of New York Ann* and Leonard Berenfield Deborah Lamm Allegheny County Bar Association
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg The Bialis Family Foundation René and Michele Lerer Robert D. and Bobbi Aronson
Foundation, Inc. The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Liberty Diversified International Mr. and Mrs. David Auerbach
Anonymous (2) Foundation, Inc. Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund Shalom Baranes Associates P.C.
Eugenia and Michael Brin The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation Dr. David Bassein
$50,000-99,999 The Broitman Foundation, Inc. Dianne F. Lob and Andrew Miller Willow Becker
The American Jewish Joint The Merle S. Cahn Foundation Schaina and Josephina Lurje Harriet Benson
Distribution Committee, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cappell Memorial Foundation, Inc. Alan Bersin and Lisa Foster
Congregation Emanu-El of the City Judith Center and David Kass The Barry and Wendy Jeffrey Blattner
of New York Philanthropic Fund The Church of Jesus Christ of Meyer Foundation Eric Breunig
The Crown Family Latter-Day Saints Jay Myers Chris Brown

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California Community Foundation Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Marilyn G. Salon Leslie Berlin
Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation Cindy and Andrew Janower Sandpiper Fund, Inc. Nancy Bernstein
Ann F. Cohen Jewish Community Federation Dale M. and Susan Schwartz Berro Family Foundation
The Hannah S. and Samuel A. Cohn of Cleveland, OH Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation Beth El Hebrew Congregation
Memorial Foundation Jewish Federation of Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman Michael Blue
Dr. Alan and Gail Cohn Metropolitan Chicago Cynthia Shevel and Elaine Selo The Lois and Irving Blum
Samuel J. Colef and Mary E. Colef Johnson Family Foundation Arden Shostak Foundation, Inc.
Memorial Fund for the Stephen and Andrea Kaneb and Family Robin E. Siegel Brendsel Family Foundation
Congregation of Moses The Kaufmann Foundation Deborah Simon Ari Brown and Alison Klurfeld
Sharon and Jon Corzine Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation Isaac Souede Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brown
Owen Deutsch and Rona Talcott Jill D. Kirshner The Ethel and Joseph Spatz Foundation The Earl M. and Margery C.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dickerson Kolatch Family Foundation Robert Spiegel and Jan Willinger Chapman Foundation
Robert and Rose Epstein The Korein Foundation Scott and Karen Stempel Gladys Cofrin
Etzioni Partners William and Karen Korn Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stroock Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cramer
The Fine and Greenwald Krell Family Foundation Bellwether Fund of Tides Foundation The Crystal Family Foundation
Foundation, Inc. Paul Levitt Alexei Tylevich D.C. Capital Advisors, Ltd
Fineshriber Family Foundation Dr. Elliott Levy and Nina Belfor Harley and Eli Ungar Michael Dearing
Nancy E. Fleischer Suzette Brooks Masters and David Vener Paul and Mary Ellen DeNoon
Frankel Family Foundation Seth Masters, The Boston Foundation Elisha Wiesel David DiDomenico and Peggy Lichter
Mike Freedman and Jonas* and Barbara Miller Myrna B. Wosk Peter A. Dolina
Rebecca Goldsmith Amanda Koppelman Milstein and Yo La Tengo Daniel J. and Edith A. Ehrlich
Dr. Michael and Shoshannah Freilich Charles S. Koppelman Lori Zabar and Mark Mariscal, Family Foundation
Judith H. Friedman Missionary Sisters of the The Judith & Stanley Zabar Fund Emerald Fund, Inc.
The G and A Foundation, Inc. Sacred Heart of Jesus Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Zabar, Epstein Family Charitable Trust
Julie I. Gersten and Don Moon The Judith & Stanley Zabar Fund Edna Selan Epstein
Greg Elliot Sharenow Myra Munson The Zantker Charitable Foundation Marjorie Feder
Herbert* and Gloria Gildin The New York Bar Foundation Fund at Blue Grass Yana Feith
Jane Yanovsky Ginns & Seth Ginns The New York Community Trust Community Foundation Dr. Wendy Fain Feldman
Dorian S. Goldman and The Nezer Family Michael J. Zimmerman Dorothea H. Fingerhood
Marvin Israelow Jonah Saul Phillips Anonymous (20) Foundation to Promote Open Society
Elliot K. Gordon and Carol R. Schwartz Albert and Doris Pitt Foundation The Freed Family Foundation
Greater Miami Jewish Federation The Lisa and John Pritzker $5,000-9,999 Matthew and Gladys Freedman
Karen Green and Robert D. Yetvin Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Abramovitz Ziva Freiman
Marc and Diane Greenwald Pritzker Foundation American Federation of Teachers Carol Gittler
Addie Guttag Joel Reiss The Associated: Inspiring Maggie Glezer
The Marlene and Samuel Halperin Helen & Frank Risch Jewish Community Phyllis R. Gofstein
Family Foundation The Rita and Herbert Rosen Mr. and Mrs. David Axelrod Oren Goldfinger
The Arie and Eva Halpern Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barnes Herman Goldman Foundation
Family Foundation Ritta G. Rosenberg Thomas J. Barnet-Lamb and Julie Lynn Goldman and
Julie B. Harkins Dr. Maayan Roth Inna Zakharevich Robert M. Rosner
Lewis Henkind May and Samuel Rudin Mr. and Mrs. John F. Beckman Carolyn Gordon and David Webb
Mark and Miriam Hetfield Family Foundation Elissa L. Benchimol Dr. Ian Gotlib

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 Anne and Howard Gottlieb Lori Laitman and Bruce Rosenblum Scott and Wendy Newman Arthur and Edith Stern
Family Foundation Susanne and Bruce Landau The Nint Foundation Family Foundation
Yvette and Larry Gralla Deborah B. Landesman Charlotte Nusberg The Erna and Isaac Stern Foundation
John and Kathryn O. Greenberg Carol Lashof and William Newton Stanford* and Ellen Ollendorf The Henry and Marilyn Taub
Curt Greer and Pamela Kohlberg Susan Lax Patricia A. O’Neill and Mark Walzman Foundation
Judah S. Gudelsky Ted Lazarus Daniel Papasian Temple Emanuel
Hafter Family Foundation Lora Leavy Roberta Pascoe Laura Trupin
The Harry Heiman Family Foundation Dr. Philip LeBoit Jack and Linda Pearlstein and Turan Family Foundation
The Mark Heiman Family Foundation Robert and Roni Lemle Jamie Pearlstein Eric E. Ungar
Howard Heller, M.D. Family Foundation Jeffrey Petrou Mindy G. and Marc Utay
Dr. Lynn Helmer The Lempert Family Foundation Ann E. Pforzheimer Victory Gardens Theater
Herson-Stirman Family Foundation Robert* and Susan Devine Lempert Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Price The Weil Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rufino Hidalgo Barbara Lerer and Victor Mellon Arleen and Aaron Priest Nina Weil
The David Himelberg Foundation, Ariel Levavi Quail Roost Foundation M and T Weiner Foundation
Norman Himelberg Fred Levin Rasmuson Foundation West Monroe Partners
Charles L. and Joan M. Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Levinson The Renaissance Foundation Steven and Madelyn Wils
Family Foundation Rachel D. Levy Norman J. and Barbara Jane Resnicow Ruslan Yusupov
Janice Lynn Honigberg Jessica Lewin Renee Rockford Lane and Terri Ziegler
International Multiple Sclerosis John Adler* and Cynthia Lewis Mr. Herz and Dr. Roiphe Sharyn and Gail Zunz
Management Practice Jonathan and Lisa Lewis Eugenia Rosen Revocable Living Trust Anonymous (30)
The Nathan P. Jacobs Foundation The Jack and Joanne Lindy Rosenberry Charitable Term Trust
Jewish Federation of Central California Charitable Fund Dr. Michael and Patricia Rosenblatt 3,600-4,999
Jewish Federation of Greater Dr. Diana Lipton The Max and Tillie Rosenn Marjorie Aaron and Adam Chazan
MetroWest NJ Los Alamos Jewish Center Foundation Rosina Abramson
Jewish Federation of The Mann Family Foundation, Inc. Richard W. Rupp Foundation Inc. Bet Mishpachah
Greater Washington Amy Mates Bill and Laura Salganik Merri and Ned Braunstein
Carole Joffe Musa and Tom Mayer The Sampson Foundation The Brook Fund, Inc.
Dr. Earl Johnson Aimee Mayer-Salins and Michael Salins Mr. and Mrs. Nick Semaca Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Coelho
Kenneth Kamins Debrah Meislich and Dr. Nathan Shaffer Keith W. Cowan and Linda N. Walsh
The Rosalie Katz Family Foundation, M. Michael Zuckerman Robin Shaffert and Dean Brenner The Ruby Diamond Foundation
Inc., Matthew Waxman Ilse Melamid The Hy and Myra Shapiro Christina Grot and
Ellen Kaufer Richard Mendelson Family Foundation Michael Wertheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kelly John Meredith Amalia Shedro Glynton Handkerchief Company, LLC
Randall T. Kempner Aleksander Boleslaw Milch Rabbi Ariana Jaffe Silverman and Michael S. Haynes and
Brendan Kennedy Stan Miller Justin Long Magda Schaler-Haynes
Dr. Beth Kirkhart The Mirken Foundation Eric Sippel Terri Hearsh
Anne Klass Michael Mogill Marcella and Alex Slabosky Henry and Myrtle Hirsch Foundation
Judy Klein Charles and Jessica Myers Sandra Slater Jewish Community Youth
Shirley Knox Sharon S. Nazarian, Ph.D., The South Wind Foundation Foundation, NJ
William and Naomi Kramer Y and S Nazarian Family Foundation Alana R. Spiwak and Sam L. Stolbun Roy and Fannie Adams Family
Randall J. Krause Tamar Newberger and Dr. Ellen L. Sporn Endowment Fund of the Jewish
Gerard Laffan Andrew Schapiro Stein Family Foundation Federation of Cincinnati

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Jewish Federation of Greater 1,800-3,599 Marc Berman Dr. Ina Cholst
Philadelphia, PA 3M Foundation Martin Berman Logan Clare and Michael Weiss
Melvin and Sylvia Kafka Foundation, Inc. Elisa Abeloff and George T. Landau Dr. and Mrs. A. David Bernanke Diane Cohen
Jeremy Kaplan and Melissa Kushner Ben Abelson Erin and Ethan Bernau Dianna Cohen
William Kremer Eric* and Edith Adler Vivian and Daniel Bernstein Jeffrey and Ellen Cohen
Agnes Farkas Leshner and Siena Aguayo and Andy Bartholomew Bershad Family Foundation Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
Alan I. Leshner Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alexander Maurice Jerry Beznos Congregation Emanu-El
The Lewart Family Charitable Trust ALH Foundation Inc. The Bialer Family Foundation Robert Cooper and Miriam E. Leeser
Morris* and Zita Liebermensch Bonnie Alpert and Nathan Rome Mr. Robert Bildner and Mrs. Elisa Siavash Daghighian
Sibel Lowin Hubert* and Margret Joan Alpert Spungen Bildner Michael and Rhoda Danziger
Sandra and Robert MacRae Liora Alschuler Rabbi Barry Block Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. David
Madeline Mann Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community Jill S. Block and Wade Rubinstein Davis Family Fund
Kay and Stan Schlozman Tanay Amin Elizabeth N. Blunt Helen Dawson
Dr. Jacqueline Olds Eugene Amromin Harriet Bograd and Kenneth Klein Andrea Deeker
Vivian and Paul Olum The Angerman Foundation Boston University DLS Charitable Fund of Combined
Charitable Foundation Lauren Applebaum Dr. Ghislaine Boulanger and Jewish Philanthropies of
Philene Foundation Joan M. Arenberg Charles Kadushin Greater Boston, Inc.
QIBQ Foundation Diane Arenson John Breckinridge Joan Donoghue and Julie Oettinger
Alan Jonathan Ranis Arent Fox LLP Anthony Bregman Gayle Donsky and Morton Stein
Stephen and Lonye Rasch Arthur Aufses David Brody Aboud Dweck
Lianna and Elnatan Reisner Jerry Avorn and Karen Tucker Jon Brooks and Emilie Hyams Daniel Ehrenberg
Stephen T. Rogowsky and Nadia Babar Dr. Devin Brown David Eisenstein
Valerie Salwen The George Backer Family Dr. Laura S. Brown The EMSS Foundation, Inc.
Rosenberg Family Club Foundation, Inc. Monita Buchwald Stephen Engelberg and
Ilan Rosenberg Richard Baer Minna Rodnon Buck Gabrielle C. Glaser
Lee and Cheryl Sachnoff Samuel Bagenstos and Micah and Aviva Buck-Yael Dr. Teri Elise Engelberg
Samuel N. Seidman Margo Schlanger Eliane Bukantz and Richard Shapiro H.L. Epstein Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Benson P. Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. David Bailin Melvin J. Bukiet and Jill L. Goodman Kayla Epstein
Jacob Shmukler Meredith M. Ball Dr. Anne Cahn Phyllis Epstein
Jonathan E. Slutzman and Judith H. Balter Barbara G. Cahn Sarah and John Esterkyn
Amy Weiss Jonathan and Michelle Barsook Luke Caldwell and Helen Sofaer Judith Estrin
Rabbi Becky Silverstein and Richard Baskin Camp Ramah in California Mohsen and Maria Fahmi
Naomi Sobel Cecily E. Baskir and Noran Camp Family Unity Fund
Jan and Sherri Stein John A. Freedman Maria M. Cancian and Fashoro-Lublin Family
Jill Szuchmacher Jonathan Beard and Charles W. Kalish Miriam Feffer
Temple Micah Rachel Theilheimer Casolare Jonathan Feiger and Nancy Laben
Dr. Charles Walowitz Daniel Becker and Martha Toll Ephraim and Chava Casper Eugene Feingold
Jerry H. Wartell Lisa Benavides-Nelson and The Causeway Agency LLC Ilya Feldman
Donna Winkelman Timothy Nelson Central Synagogue Stuart Feldstein
Xavier University Miriam Bender Mohamed R. Chalabi Sandra Fenske and Joe Silberlicht
Anonymous (3) Delores* and Roger P. Berg Cheng Charitable Irrevocable Elias Feuer and Ethel Rubinstein
Norman M. and Marsha Lee Berkman Living Trust Vera L. Finberg

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 Margot H. Finn Elizabeth Kanter Groskind Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Susan Kupferberg and
Daniel Firestone Sam and Sarah Grossinger The Louis and Sylvia Zelekovitz Richard Mitchell
Drs. Shelley and James Fishkin Foundation Endowment Fund of the Jewish Ann and Ted Kurland
Marilyn Fogel Judith Grossman and Philip Harris Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Dr. David Landis
Rudolph and Hilda U. Forchheimer Brenda Gruss and Daniel Hirsch Jewish Federation of Nashville Benita Fair Langsdorf, Esq.
Foundation, Inc. Barbara Gural and Middle Tennessee Dr. Pairote Laochumroonvorapong
Matthew Forti Donald M. Hall The Eugene Joffe Family Supporting Robert C. Lapin
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster The Jeanne and Herbert Hansell Fund Organization of the Jewish Allen A. Lapporte
The Frankel Foundation Oliver D. Hart Foundation of Greater Dayton Marta Jo Lawrence
Shirley J. Fredricks Robin E. and Frederic C. Hassani Marilyn Jones and Mitchell T. Kaplan Benjamin Lawsky
Gary and Carol Freidman Geri and Mason Haupt Sarah Josephson Elizabeth Leff
Janice Friebaum and Hearthstone Charitable Foundation Andrew Just Susan Lentz
Michael Lefkowitz George M. Hecht Max Kagan Family Foundation Chris Leonard and Melanie Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Friedman Tim Heidecker David Kamenetzky John Leonard
David Friedman Joseph and Karen Herron David Kanowitz Amy Levere
Paul Friedman Rabbi Rachel Hertzman and Kanter, The Victoria Odinotska Fund Debra and Josh Levin
Daniella Fuchs and Jeff Wechselblatt Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter Joanna M. Kapner Howard Levine
Linda Fuentes Jeffrey Hessekiel Paul Karlin Michele Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fuirst Gloria Hinojosa Howard and Gloria Kaslow Dr. Ralph and Helen Levitt
Jason Furman Dr. Michael Hochberg Aaron Kasman Ruth M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. George Gantsoudes Doris and Martin Hoffman Family Peter Katz Myra Leysorek
The Joseph and Anna Gartner Foundation Inc. Matthew Kayes Rabbi Daniel and Fran Liben
Foundation Marie* and Jerry J. Hornstein Susan Keefe The Lichtenstein Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Gatling Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner The Key Foundation Herbert Lichtenstein
Eve Gerber The Artzt Howard Foundation In Memory of Yeshaya & Esther Rebecca Liebman
Rebecca Gibson Emily Howe Bukovsky & Their Children Manfred A. Lindenbaum
David and Lucille Gildin Family The Humphreys Group Kindertransport Association, Inc. David Lipman
Foundation, Inc. Richard and Priscilla Hunt Wendy Kleinman Jonathan Littman
Dr. Frances Ginsberg Idlewild Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Kligerman The Littmann Family Charitable Fund
Ellen Gleberman and Stephen and Susana Isaacson Emily Kofsky The Liwerant Family Fund of the
David Douglas Laufer Daniel N. Jackson and Dr. Martin Kohn and Jewish Community Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Allan Goldberg Claudia M. Marbach Dr. Marcia Silver Dr. Alan and Jackie Luria
Joyce and Irving Goldman Mr. and Mrs. Gary Jacobs Jordan K. Kolar Ronald Lyberger
Family Foundation Robert Richard Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Wlodzimierz Konar Dr. MaryEllen Maccio
Mattis Goldman The Simon and Marie Jaglom Dr. Louis Y. Korman The Feuerstein Maier Family
Stuart J. and Bess Goldring Foundation, Inc. Adam Kosto Foundation
The Gordon Foundation Dr. Karl Philip Janowitz Dr. Susan Kraemer Michael Marco
Steve Gorski David L. Jaye Cheryl Kruger-Lee and Jacob Lee Steven I. Marcus
Dr. Jeffry Gottfried Jewish Community Federation of Edward P. Krugman in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Matathias
David Gray San Francisco, The Peninsula, Paula A. Krugman Dr. R. Samuel Mayer and
The Greenburgh Hebrew Center Marin and Sonoma Counties Mr. and Mrs. James Kubie Dr. Sherry Weinstein-Mayer
Shirley T. Greitzer Jewish Federation of Central Alabama Martin Kupferberg Judith F. Mazo and Mike Seidman

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Clare McAdam Lee Perlman and Linda Riefberg Julia Samorezov Ariele Strauss
Dana McCormick Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick Isaac B. Samuel Sunshine Kagan Family
Marjory N. Mckee and Raspanti, LLP Samuel Field Family Fund Peter A. Szekely
Juliet Melamid Harris R. Pitnof Wendy Sandler Emily Tabak
Mr. and Mrs. David Mendel Joseph and Margo Platnick Benjamin Sarlin Risa and Michael Tatarsky
Avi Mermelstein Pledgeling Foundation Suzanne Schecter Rev. Patricia Templeton
Mesnikoff Foundation Inc. The Jean and Henry Pollak Division Marian Scheuer Sofaer and Abraham Susan Thal
The Louis Messer and Helen Messer Dr. Robert and Margo Potrzeba D. Sofaer Bernard and Nita Trugman
Charitable Foundation Eve Primus Burton Schiffer Charitable Trust
Jason Meyer Stella Rayek Drs. John and Marianne Schiffer Dr. and Mrs. Rodham Tulloss, in
Rabbi Bethie Miller Christopher Regan Harriet P. Schleifer memory of Sarah Elizabeth Tulloss
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Simon Reiffen Leonard and Celia Schuchman The Yaspan Unterberg Foundation
Scott Mintzer Amy J. Reilly Elizabeth Schulte Dr. Eric Uslaner
Modestus Bauer Foundation Rabbi Sarah Reines and Paul Schwarzbaum and Sheryl vonBlucher
Douglas Moore Richard Bornstein Enid Schwarzbaum Lisa Wade Foundation
Morse Family Foundation Marjorie Reis Mark A. Seal Bart Wald
Drew and Liana Moss Drs. Luce and James Reiss Seidman Family Foundation Dr. Wasserman
The Muir House Foundation Kelly Reynolds Renata B. and Edward Selig Lindsay A. Weaver, Jr.
Dr. David Muller Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Richman Lucy D. Sherman The Joseph and Felicia Weber
Albert Naggar Edward Roberts Rabbi Jack and Beverly Shlachter Family Foundation
Joan A. Nathan Nurit and Rich Robin Dr. Talia Rebecca Shorr Cheryl and Mickey Weinstein
The Allan and Melanie Nelkin Irving R. Robinson David and Patricia Shulman Dov Weitman
Foundation Robinson Family Fred Silberberg Holly Welke
David Neubeck Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roffman Susie J. Silbert and Jeffrey Toohig Marvin Wenger
Nicholas and Dr. Gilda Neuhaus Diane Roosth Adele Silz Robert S. and Roelie Whitehill
Chris Niemczewski and Jay Rosen Diane and Craig Solomon Wiesler Family Foundation
Elise Hoffman Robert Rosen Stephen Solomon Andrew Witchey
Jonathan Newhouse Donald Rosenberg Solot and Karp Family Foundation Jack Wolfe
Newton Highlands Joyce Zinbarg Rosenthal and South Church in Andover Ruth Ann Woodley
Congregational Church Steven Rosenthal Regina Spektor Jonathan Yager and Naama Ende
Clark Nobil Herbert G. and Laura C. Roskind Danielle Spiegel Michael D. Young
Eric Norman Jeremy and Aviva Rothman-Shore Mr. and Ms. Brinkley Sprunt Deena and Brian Zuckerman
Renee J. Nossel, M.D. Kim Rothwell and Graham Smith Carl and Marianna Stamm Dr. Abigail Zuger
Lynda Obst Steven J. Rotter Memorial Fund Anonymous (20)
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ochstein Dr. Shahal Rozenblatt Guy and Candice Stearns
Jane A. O’Leary Dr. Robert J. Rubenstein Jay and Deanie Stein Foundation Trust Matching Gift Companies
Sylvia Orenstein The Rubin Family Foundation Francine S. Stein AbbVie
Herbert and Fritzi Owens Resettlement Renee Rulin Lewis Robert Steinberg and Adobe Systems Inc.
Fund David S. Sabih and Anna Swartley Elaine Mandelbaum Aetna
Marilyn Painter Thomas Safran Jeffrey Steinhorn The Air Products Foundation
Panter Foundation Richard Salmon Leila and Mickey Straus Alliance Data
The Patriot Foundation Samis Foundation Family Foundation AllianceBernstein L.P.

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 American International Group, Inc. Electronic Arts MAP Royalty, Inc. Salesforce.com Foundation
- AIG Eli Lilly and Co. Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Security Mutual Life Insurance
Amgen Foundation The Elsevier Foundation McDonald’s Corporation Company of New York
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation eos Products, LLC MedImmune, Inc. Study.com, LLC
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Equitrans Midstream Foundation The Merck Foundation Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Antares Capital LP Expedia, Inc. The Meredith Corporation Foundation Textron Matching Gift Program
Aon Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Thomson Reuters
Apple FHLBank Boston MilliporeSigma Torulosa LLC Employee Gift
Arbor Research Collaborative The Ford Foundation Matching Mondelez International Foundation Benefit Program
for Health Gift Program Morgan Stanley Community Affairs Truist
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Franklin Templeton Investments The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Two Sigma
AXA Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mueller & Co., LLP U.S. Bank Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Freddie Mac Mueller Consulting, LLC UBS Wealth Management
Foundation, Inc. GE Foundation MUFG Securities Americas Inc. United Way of Central New Mexico
Bank of America, N.A Goldman, Sachs & Co. Murphy Oil Corporation United Way of Rhode Island
Battelle Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo Netscout Systems Inc. United Way of the National
Baxter International Foundation & Co. LLC News Corp Giving Capital Area
Benevity Causes Hearst Corporation NYSE Euronext Foundation, Inc. United Way of Whatcom County
BlackRock Matching Gift Henry Crown and Company Ogden CAP Properties LLC University of Illinois at Chicago
BNSF Railway Foundation The Henry J. Kaiser Oracle Corporation Vanguard Group, Inc.
BNY Mellon Community Partnership Family Foundation ORIX Foundation Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
The Boeing Company Highmark Matching Funds Outten & Golden LLP Verizon Foundation
The Boston Consulting Group Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Penguin Random House LLC VMWare Foundation
Bright Funds Foundation Houghton Mifflin Harcourt The Pew Charitable Trusts The Wallace Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Pfizer Foundation Matching The Walt Disney Company Foundation
Business Wire Development LP Gifts Program Western Asset Management
Causecast Foundation HSBC Matching Gift Program PG&E Corporate Foundation Wonderful Giving
Chevron Humankind IBM Corporation PIMCO Foundation Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Chicago Trading Company IMC PNC Foundation
The Christensen Fund Intel Corporation Portland General Electric Bequests
Cisco Jackson Square Aviation LLC Praxair, Inc. Estate of Meyer Bitton
Citrix Systems The James Irvine Foundation Progressive Insurance Foundation Estate of Saul Bregman
Colgate-Palmolive The JK Group, Inc. Raikes Foundation Estate of Howard Cobry
The Commonwealth Fund JLL Community Connections Reader’s Digest Foundation Estate of Abraham Fienberg
Congregation Emanu-El Johnson & Johnson Red Hat Matching Gifts Program Estate of Helen Finestone
Corning Incorporated Foundation Kalsec Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Estate of Helen R. Finkel
Credit Agricole Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Research Affiliates, LLC Estate of Susan Fisher
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Kresge Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Estate of Joseph Froomkin
Dodge & Cox Lam Research Rockefeller Family Fund The Joseph Gantman 1988 Trust
DonationXchange Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. S&P Global Foundation The Gilford Trust
Donnell-Kay Foundation Lumina Foundation Saint-Gobain Corporation Estate of Lucille Horowitz Johnson
Einhorn Family Charitable Trust MacArthur Foundation Foundation Estate of Godfrey F. Klein

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Estate of John A. Leslie Robert and Eleanor Freilich Marianne Mayer Ludi Stern
Estate of Shirley W. Liebowitz Dr. William C. Freund Henry D.* and Patricia Mayer Rose Sturman*
Estate of Molly Picon Kalich Eugene* and Edith F.* Friedman Karen B. Merns Betsy Tanner
Pradzynski Family Living Trust Paul S. Frommer John and Hilda Mester Milton Teichman
Morris Rabinowitz Revocable Trust Stanley Ganer Emmanuel* and Janine* Metz Jerome S.* and Suzanne Teller
Estate of Andrew Romay Arnold* and Ida M.* Geier Rabbi Michael A. Meyer Leonard Topper
Estate of Adelle Rothenberg Max* and Doris Gendelman Ralph A. Milliken Max B.* and Miriam Vernon
Estate of Ida Rosenman Sands Bernard Gevertzman Rose J. Mills Nathan* and Adele Weinberg
Family Trust Ellen S. Glazer Alan H. Molod Natalie W. Weinstein*
Irma Selling Trust – 2004 Carl E. Glick Max* and Frances E. Mutchnick Kenneth and Carol Weiser
Estate of Saul Shapiro Neil and Rachel Greenbaum Naomi Myrvaagnes Ava Weiss
Estate of Beatrice Steinhauser Martin* and Lorraine Greenfield Ruth Oppenheim* Dr. Pauline E. Weiss
Lawrence Wilner Revocable Trust Lorri M. Greif Louis Osofsky Jeffrey S. Wilson
Roslyn and Sam Grodzin Yves Paschkes Michael Yanowitch
HIAS Legacy Society Dr. Cy Gruberg Jason E. Pearl Louis* and Sylvia* Zelekovitz
Bobbie Abrams Edwin F. Hantman* Otto* and Susanne Perl Anonymous (19)
Robert D. and Bobbi Aronson Geraldine and Louis Hantman Shearn* and Linda Platt
J. Leiter Bamberger, Jr. Prof. Gerald and Nisha Holton Arthur Radack* *of blessed memory
Howard A. and Dorothy G.* Berger Alice Sterling Honig Adina and Eli Reshotko
Rosalind and Harry Bialor Marion R. House Kurt Roberg
Alfred W. and Sylvia Blum Robert L. Israeloff Dr. Andrew* and Marietta* Romay
Dr. Ronald Blum Eva Jellin Robert H. Ronald sDue to space limitations, the Annual
Marianne Bobick in memory of Maurice S. Kanbar Rebecca Shelley Rosenbaum Report lists donors who gave at or
Edward Bobick Dr. Henry and Wendy Kaplowitz Alice Rubinstein above a total of $1,800 from January
Mario and Rodica Brunu Jack Karako Carolyn W. Sanger 1 – December 31, 2018. Gifts up to
Joyce Brykman Jerome M.* and Terry M. Kaufer Gail R. Satler $1,799 represent our largest category
Lotte and Fred* Buff Kelen Family Foundation, Erwin A. Seymour L. Scharf of donors. We are thankful to all of
W. Stewart Cahn Kelen Helga M. Schein our donors and know that every gift
Alan* and Audrey M. Carlan Leonard Kesten Howard Schickler makes an important difference.
Arnold Lewis Cohen Elizabeth Kindel Rita and Steven Schlosser
Prof. Sherman L. Cohn Dr. Peter* and Carol E. Kornfeld Philip M. Schlussel Every effort has been made to
Mildred* and Marv Conney George Langnas Dale M. and Susan Schwartz ensure accuracy in this report.
Dr. John Crow Liv G. Larsen Michael I. Schwartzman Should an error have occurred,
Carol Jean Delmar Lili Lebovitz Edward* and Shirlee Schwarz please contact the Development
Roberta Elliott and Charles Wantman Jacqueline K. and Howard H. Levine Enid and Leon* Schwarzbaum Office at [email protected]
Annette S. Eskind Dr. Ralph and Helen Levitt Clifford T. and Gerda L. Shay with corrections.
Dr. Linda S. Ferber Bernard* and Rose* Lippa Aaron* and Alice Shlevin
Dorothea H. Fingerhood Jeffrey M. Loewy Gerald Smolinsky
Mitzi Fleischer* Anna Malkiel Stephen I. and Florence* Soble
Donald J. and Dorothy* Fleishaker Gertrude Margolis* Donna Sommer
Rabbi Arthur W. and Linda Flicker Harriet Margolis Curt Spiegel*
Robert Alan Freibrun Judith W. Marshall Sandra D. Spinner

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