People of the Book is a special Jewish Community Center Endowment Fund, administered by the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies for the benefit of the Annual Jewish Community Book Fair. The fund helps to underwrite costs and assures the continuity of the Book Fair for future generations. We are indebted to the founders of People of the Book, Rabbi Shay and Lila Mintz, for their ongoing guidance and support.
Your People of the Book donation includes:
• Passes to most of the programs listed in this brochure
(details and exclusions are listed on the mail order form).
• Acknowledgement on a bookmark at the season’s programs.
• Acknowledgement on the Book Fair website www.jccbookfair.com
For more information about People of the Book, please contact Peter Fleischmann, Director and CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies at 882-1166, peter@jewishphilanthropies.org or Sandy Saada, Director of JCC Cultural Arts at 688-4114 ext. 337, ssaada@jccbuffalo.org.
We are more than grateful to all our People of the Book patrons, our program sponsors, co-sponsors, and supporters, Jewish Cultural Arts Steering Team (JCAST), volunteers and participants for believing in and attending Jewish Community Book Fair and Cultural Arts events.
We depend on your interest and generosity and attendance.
JCAST includes:
Esther Bates, Susan Bergman, Joe Davis, Amy Gische Lyons,
Tova Moonay, Tova Reinhorn, Karla Wiseman
Thank you sponsors, supporters and participants
2010 “People of the Book”
as of November 26, 2010
(we apologize to anyone left out in error)
Author ($360-$499)
Elaine & Mel Brothman
Pamila & Ilja Weinreib
Editor ($180-$359)
Joan & David Alexander
Mendy & Edith Fine
Brian & Carol Joseph
Valerie & Howard Rosenhoch Marilyn & Irving Sultz
Wayne & Janet Wisbaum
Illustrator ($100-$179)
Robert & Joan Berghash Kitty Goldman
Fern & Joel Levn
Ann & Howard Pikoff Rolene & Lou Pozarny
Friend ($18-$99)
Frima S. Ackerhalt
Ruth Axlerod
Esther Bates
Nancy Berger
Tara Singer - Blumberg
Barry M. Epstein, MD
David Feuerstein
Kathy & Dick Gordon
Eduardo & Amy Heumann
Sara Joseph
Ethel Melzer
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Mink
Roz Podolsky
Jean and Lauren Rachlin
Wlliam Z. Reich
Sara J. Schultz
Carol & Erwin Segal
Ruth & Randy Spivack
Howard & Shirley Wilinsky
Howard & Ydawn Wolfsohn
2010 Program Sponsorship,
Support and In Kind Participation
Buffalo Chapter of Hadasah
Bureau of Jewish Education
Congregation B’Nai Shalom
Congregation Havurah
Fred Sales Music Fund
Hillel of Buffalo
Jewish Liberal Arts Club
Kadimah School
Medaille College
Talking Leaves…Books
Tanya Ganson
Memorial Lecture Fund
Temple Beth Am & TBA
Women’s Group and Brotherhood
Temple Sinai & Ruach group
Temple Beth Tzedek & Sisterhood
Temple Beth Zion & WRJ Sisterhood
The Foundation for
Jewish Philanthropies
The Foundation for
Jewish Philanthropies Legacies
Book of Life Program
The Holocaust Resource Center &
the Rubin and Luba Literman Fund
The Jewish Discovery Center
The Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo
The Jewish Federation Women’s
Education Committee
The Samuel & Sophie Weinstein
Memorial Lecture Fund
The Shuman Family Foundation
UB Student Union Theater
Webstuff
We Would Also Like to Thank
Authors, Presenters & Entertainers
Delaware Audio Visual & Indigo Productions
Jewish Book Council Network
Sister Book Fairs & Festivals
Travel Leaders of Casey Travel LLC
UB Center for Tomorrow
Art Voice, Bee Publications, Buffalo Jewish Review,
Buffalo News, Just Buffalo Literary and all other
print media supporting this program
JCAST Committee
(Jewish Cultural Arts Steering Team)
Esther Bates
Susan Bergman
Joe Davis
Amy Gische Lyons
Tova Moonay
Tova Reinhorn
Ben Sackmary
Karla Wiseman
With sincere appreciation to all the many
volunteers who help out in so many valuable ways.
2009 “People of the Book”
(we apologize to anyone left out in error)
Rolene & Lou Pozarny
Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Pranikoff
William Z. Reich &
Catherine M. Venson
Howard &
Valerie Rosenhoch
Jeffrey & Susan Schwartz
Marsha Shapiro &
Gregory Pavlov
Howard & Estel Silverstein
Alfred Stein
Nadine & Mickey Stein
Marilyn & Irving Sultz
Henry Gartner & Amy Troy
Pamela & Ilja Weinreib
Wayne & Janet Wisbaum
Anonymous
Marian & Harvey Arbesman
Diana Ganson Becker
Lana & Howard Benatovich
Mel & Elaine Brothman
Bonnie Clement
Neil Dashkoff
Haya Farhi
Mendy & Edith Fine
Sara Joseph
Mark Goldman
Kathy & Dick Gordon
Len & Judy Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Mink
