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2017 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Annual Campaign
Meryl Ainsman, Chair
Dear [SALUTATION], Linda Joshowitz, Co-Chair

Men’s Philanthropy
When you ask a child what he Jan Levinson, Chair
Chuck Snyder, Co-Chair
did at camp over the summer, Women’s Philanthropy
immediately he will smile and Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein,
Chair
tell you all about how much fun Shelly Snyder, Co-Chair

he had swimming, exploring Young Adult Division

and playing with his friends. Randy Whitlatch, Chair
Marcie Solomon, Co-Chair
But if he attended the Jewish Cardozo Society
Community Center’s James Dodi Walker Gross, Chair

and Rachel Levinson Day Camp Development

David Sufrin, Chair
(J&R), he also learned life skills, Jewish values and respect for kids Chair of the Board
of differing backgrounds and abilities. With your continued support Cynthia D. Shapira

for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, you help ensure that President/CEO
Jeffrey H. Finkelstein
Jewish summer camps like J&R can continue to change kids’ lives
here in Pittsburgh and around the world.
Israel is one of those kids. He has autism spectrum disorder, and making
friends is incredibly difficult for him. This summer, Israel participated
in the Merck Summer Therapeutic Inclusion Program at J&R, a one-of-
a-kind experience integrating kids on the autism spectrum with typical
peers. J&R is the only provider for this kind of program in Western
Pennsylvania. For the first time, according to his mom, Israel is learning
how to interact with children his own age in a social environment — and
he gets to swim and play basketball every day.
One contribution to Jewish Federation touches so many. You support
Emma Kaufmann Camp (EKC), also a program of the JCC, where
campers are immersed in an environment that fosters Jewish values
and a positive relationship to Judaism. Camp is enhanced by Israel
education and programming with Israeli shlichim — emissaries — as
well as campers from Karmiel and Misgav, our partnership region in
Israel through Partnership2Gether. Thanks to your support, former
EKC campers also have the opportunity to participate as counselors
in training with Israeli counterparts in our partnership region, as
part of their leadership development training.
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 Your contribution builds a Jewish identity for children all over the world through
Jewish camp, and both formal and informal Jewish education. In Kishinev, Moldova,
our overseas partner the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) runs a summer camp for
300 Jewish children and youth, ages 8-25, many of whom discover their Judaism
for the first time through this program. In rural Hungary, our overseas partner the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) connects 1,300 kids and teens
with Judaism at Camp Svarvas.
When you continue to contribute to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh,
you change lives for families and children — and for thousands of others locally and
worldwide. With your help we can continue to provide services like this for years to
come.
Help families — and ensure the future of the Jewish people — in the ’Burgh and around
the world. Please make a donation to the Jewish Federation’s Campaign today.
With best wishes for a healthy and fulfilling new year,

Meryl Ainsman, Linda Joshowitz,

Campaign Chair Campaign Co-Chair

P.S. – Please send your commitment today with the tear sheet below! Remember, payment on
your pledge is not due in full until December 31, 2017. Whatever you are able to give is greatly
needed and appreciated. Every dollar truly makes a difference!

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