May 9, 2016Volume 57, Issue 8

The Board of DirectorsCordially Invites You to

Dessert Reception to Follow

The 164th Annual Meeting of

FeaturingThe Election and Installation of

David Astrove – President,Officers, and New Board Members

Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 7:30 pm

3935 Macomb Street NWWashington, District of Columbia

We Can Be ReachedTemple Office ................................................ 202-362-7100 (M-Th: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm; F: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm)Weekends/After Hours ............................... 202-895-6341Temple Fax .................................................... 202-537-1091Julia Bindeman Suburban Center .............. 301-279-7505JBSC Fax ....................................................... 301-354-3200Listen In ........................................................ 202-895-6333Live Streaming of Services ....... streaming.whctemple.orgWebsite ......................................................... whctemple.orgJennifer Millstone, EditorThe Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal (Permit No. 4240) is published two times a month and monthly in June, July and December by the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Send address changes to the Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal, 3935 Macomb Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016.

Washington Hebrew CongregationMeg Jacobs Flax, President

M. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., D.D., Senior RabbiSusan N. Shankman, M.A.H.L., A.M.R.S., RabbiAaron Miller, M.A.H.L., Associate RabbiJoseph A. Skloot, M.A.H.L., M.A., Assistant RabbiMikhail Manevich, CantorSusan R.A. Bortnick, M.S.M., CantorDJ Schneider Jensen, M.S. Ed.

Director, E-T Early Childhood CenterFran Miller, M.S. Ed., Director, RJW Early Childhood CenterIra Miller, Director of Informal EducationStephanie Tankel, M.A., M.A.J.E., RJE,

Director of Religious EducationSteven Jacober, Executive DirectorNaomi Abelson, M.A.J.C.S. & M.P.A, Director of Temple

Programs & TOVMiriam Feffer, Director of DevelopmentLindsay Fry, Director of Member ServicesMohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & MaintenanceStephen Stoupa, CPA, CGMA, Director of FinanceJoshua O. Haberman, D.H.L., D.D., Rabbi EmeritusSusan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita

Congratulations to…Judy & Bob Nath, on the birth of their granddaughter, Talia Sarah Doc-Habany; and to Talia’s parents, Jennifer & Yehonatan Doc-Habany, paternal grandparents, Tzippi Hilleli & Shlomo Doc-Habany, and great-grandparents, June & Jules Sussman.

Cerlene Rose, who has played the piano in the lobby of Sibley hospital every Friday for the past 20 years, was featured in two Voice of America programs about individuals who made the world a better place in 2015. Melyssa Leibowitz & Jordan Savitz, on their marriage; and to their parents, Peggy & David Leibowitz, Robin Savitz, and James Savitz.

Terry D. Sherman, on her engagement to Major General David Ralston, U.S. Army, Retired.Janine & Joshua Waxman, on the birth of their daughter, Ginger Maxine Waxman.

Our Condolences to the Families of…Rhea Cohen, mother of Nelson Cohen (Lisa); grandmother of Paige Rosenfeld (David) and Jessica Cohen.Dr. Victor David Cohen, husband of Ziva Cohen; father of Ayal Alexander Cohen and Yuval David Cohen.Berta Ganz, mother of Susan Koehn (Mark); grandmother of Rachel and Ross Koehn.Peggy Lois Gilman, sister of Ken Gilman (Judy) and Marlene Krause (the late Frank Krause).Amy Trachtman, sister-in-law of Gerdy Trachtman; aunt of Ilana Trachtman and Daniel Trachtman.

Faith over Fear: Choosing Unity over Extremism – An Interfaith Service and Dinner of Dialogue

Religious leaders and scholars Bruce Feiler, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, and Imam Mohamed Magid will join us at Temple on Friday, May 20 to share their thoughts on “Faith over Fear: Choosing Unity over Extremism,” and the value of taking part in interfaith dialogue in our present day. Starting with an interfaith service at 6:00 pm and con-tinuing in a Dinner of Dialogue, our panel of interfaith scholars will look at recent world events and how they can inform what we do as a community to confront religious extremism and build greater understanding and harmony.

During the Dinner of Dialogue, we will have the opportunity to engage

in table talk about current events with members of the National Cathedral and several local mosques. It is a critical time for everyone in our Congregation to engage in this interfaith conversa-tion. This program was borne as a con-clusion to our Congregational Conver-sation, but our discussion and dialogue are open to all who are concerned with the ongoing bigotry and xenophobia in our world, and, especially, with the political discourse of our day.

The interfaith service is free and open to the public, but reservations are required for the Dinner of Dialogue. Tickets are $18. Please register online: whctemple.org/ CongregationalConversations.

About Our Panel:Imam Abdul-Malik is the Outreach

Coordinator at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and former Muslim Chaplain at Howard University. He serves as the Chair of Government Relations for the Muslim Alliance in North America and is President of the Muslim Society of Washington.

Bishop Budde is the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the first woman elected to serve in this role. She is also the Interim Dean of Washington National Cathedral.

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WHC News ServicesFriday, May 13

Lay-Led Service 5:30 pmKaye & Edward Mopsik

Confirmation Shabbat Service* 6:00 pmAll Clergy

Saturday, May 14Early Torah Study 9:00 amRabbi Miller

Morning Service 10:30 amRabbi Miller, Cantor Manevich

¡ Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Wank

Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pmRabbi Shankman, Cantor Bortnick

¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jake Friedman ¡ Bar Mitzvah of Tyler Friedman

Sunday, May 15Confirmation Service 9:00 amAll Clergy

Friday, May 20E-T ECC Pre-K Shabbat 5:00 pmRabbi Skloot, Cantor Bortnick

Lay-Led Service 5:30 pmSimeon Kriesberg

Shabbat Service* 6:00 pmRabbi Lustig, Cantors Manevich and Bortnick

Congregational Conversations Interfaith Service

2239's Metro Minyan 6:15 pmRabbi MillerCalvary Baptist Church

Saturday, May 21Early Torah Study 9:00 amRabbi Skloot

Morning Service 10:30 amRabbi Skloot, Cantor Bortnick

¡ Bar Mitzvah of Gary Schwartz

Afternoon Service & Havdalah 5:30 pmRabbi Lustig, Cantor Manevich

¡ Bat Mitzvah of Morgan Godsick

David M. Astrove Heads Slate for 164th Annual MeetingThe election of Officers and Board members for the term beginning June 2016 will be held at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 pm at Temple.

David Astrove has been nominated to become WHC’s President. David has been a member of the Congregation since 1989 and currently serves as First Vice President. He has been Treasurer of the Congregation; Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, Professional Development Committee, ECC Task Force, Buildings and Grounds Com-mittee, Investment Sub-Committee, and Strategic

Initiatives Task Force; and a member of the Development Task Force and the Long Range Strategic Planning Committee. David has acted as counsel to the Congregation in connection with renovations to the Temple and the Julia Binde-man Suburban Center and has advised on several other real estate matters. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Garden of Remembrance. In the wider community, David is a Board member of Food & Friends, Inc. and serves on its program committee.

David is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia Uni-versity School of Law. David’s wife, Deborah, is also his law partner at Friedlander Misler PLLC where he serves as Managing Member. David and Debbie unabash-edly boast of their collective six children, three daughters-in-law, and one grandson.

Pollin Music Shabbat with Nava Tehila Is Holiness and JoyThe prayer leaders of Nava Tehila Jewish Renewal Congregation in Jerusa-lem will take us on a musical Kabbalat Shabbat journey at Temple on Friday, May 27 at 6:00 pm. Brought to Washington Hebrew Congregation through the Irene & Abe Pollin Music Program Initiative, Nava Tehila’s original melodies — celebratory, meditative, joyful, and reflective — are rooted in Middle Eastern, Hasidic, contemporary Israeli, and world music. They will weave a service of chants, prayers, psalms, and hymns that will connect to your spirit, lift your head, and uplift your soul.

Visit our website, whctemple.org/Pollin, to familiarize yourself with Nava Tehila’s melodies and enhance your May 27 Shabbat experience!

*Streamed service viewable atstreaming.whctemple.org

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Our B’nei MitzvahShabbat AcknowledgementsMay 13–14, 2016Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:Janice Pieper Wank & Stephen A. Wank, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Sam; and Alison & Scott Friedman, in honor of the B’nei Mitzvah of their sons, Jake and Tyler.Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:Janice Pieper Wank & Stephen A. Wank, in honor of Sam; Alison & Scott Friedman, in honor of Jake and Tyler; and Sherry Sundick, in memory of Amnon Behrend.

May 20–21, 2016Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:Susan Schwartz and Marty Schwartz, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Gary; and Robyn & Andrew Godsick, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Morgan.Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:Susan Schwartz and Marty Schwartz, in honor of Gary; and Robyn & Andrew Godsick, in honor of Morgan.

Camp Moss Hollow – A Life Changing ExperienceOver the past 14 years, WHC congregants have made it possible for more than 500 kids from Abram Simon Elementary School go to Camp Moss Hollow in the summer. A small group of Temple volunteers recruits the campers, gathers their paperwork, buys supplies, arranges physicals, and coordinates transportation. We even follow-up after camp to see how the kids are doing.

This is more than just some time away. Many of these children have never left the District and most have never been away from home. Camp is such a compelling experi-ence that many kids return year after year until they age out — and then they come back as camp staff or counselors. The cost to send a child to Moss Hollow is $400, and our goal is to raise $20,000 to enable 50 kids to go to camp this summer.

You can help! We invite you to make a secure online do-nation on our website, whctemple.org/Donate. Please select “Abram Simon Elementary School Camp Fund” from the drop-down menu of funds. For more information about the Congregation’s involvement with the Simon School and the Camp Moss Hollow project, please contact Elissa Oshinsky, 301-229-3479 or mitzvahmommy@aol.com.

May 14, 2016Morning Service

Samuel David WankSon of Janice Pieper Wank & Stephen A. WankSam is a seventh grade student at Herbert Hoover Middle School. He is the grandson of Gloria & Gerald Wank and the late Lee & Howard Pieper.

May 21, 2016Morning Service

Gary Tyler SchwartzSon of Susan Schwartz and Marty SchwartzGary is a seventh grade student at Herbert Hoover Middle School. He is the brother of Ryan, and the grandson of Rita & the late Gary Twain and Elaine & William Schwartz.

Havdalah ServiceJake Dylan FriedmanSon of Alison & Scott FriedmanJake is a sixth grade student at Lakelands Park Middle School. He is the brother of Spencer and Tyler, and the grandson of Bonnie Seltzer & Joseph Chowela, the late Robert Seltzer, and the late Rhona & Michael Friedman.

Havdalah ServiceMorgan Jordyn GodsickDaughter of Robyn & Andrew GodsickMorgan is a seventh grade student at Robert Frost Middle School. She is the sister of Brett, and the granddaughter of Carolyn & Kenneth Pressman and Paul & the late Joan Godsick.

Havdalah ServiceTyler Matthew FriedmanSon of Alison & Scott FriedmanTyler is an eighth grade student at Lakelands Park Middle School. He is the brother of Spencer and Jake, and the grandson of Bonnie Seltzer & Joseph Chowela, the late Robert Seltzer, and the late Rhona & Michael Friedman.

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10+YEARS IN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

100sOF CARPOOLS

1,000sOF FRIENDSHIPS

1,000,000sOF TWEETS, TEXTS & INSTAGRAMS

ENDLESSMemories

Celebrating Our Confirmands

And Honoring Their TeachersPlease join us at the 6:00 pm Shabbat Confirmation service on Friday, May 13 when Washington Hebrew Congregation will recognize the Early Childhood and Religious School teachers who started and guided these young people on their educational journeys and honor Moshe Teichman who is celebrating his 18th anniversary teaching at Religious School.

Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of these young women and men at WHC’s

Confirmation ServiceSunday, May 15, 9:00 am at Temple

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Prior to her arrival in Washington, she served for 18 years as Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis where she worked on efforts to renew congregations.

Mr. Feiler is a widely recognized thinker, writer, and speaker on the role of religion in contemporary life. He opened our Congregational Conversations Keynote series last fall with a discussion focusing on what he has learned from the Abrahamic journey. An advocate of Abrahamic dialogue, Mr. Feiler created Abraham Salons, informal groups for interfaith dialogue, following September 11, 2001. He is the author several New York Times best sell-ers, including Walking the Bible, Abraham, Where God Was Born, and The Council of Dads, and is a frequent contribu-tor to NPR, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News.

Imam Magid is Chief Imam and Executive Religious Director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS). A Past President of the Islamic Society of North America, he has helped with enhancing religious services for Muslim communities across the nation. Imam Magid has a long history of commitment to public service and interfaith dia-logue and has participated in The Peaceful Families Project, the Annual Twinning of Mosques and Synagogues, Fairfax Faith Communities in Action, the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington Assembly, and the Buxton Interfaith Initiative.

Join us as we reflect on the current state of interfaith conversation and build bridges of understanding with friends new and old.

Faith over Fear: Choosing Unity over Extremism (continued from page 2)

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WHC’s 2016–2018 Executive Committee Nominees

Nell Kilburn Shapiro, Nominee for First Vice PresidentNell Shapiro, a member of the Congregation since 1995, has completed two terms on the Board and is beginning her third term on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. She served as Chair of the Carrie Simon House Committee for more than a decade, has been a Chair of Mitzvah Day, and was a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force. Nell was also Chair of the Membership Task Force, a Board committee examining aspects of membership at WHC, and has served as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee for the past five years.

In the wider community, Nell has been active in her children’s schools, chairing the scholarship auction and several other fundraising events and serving on the Parents’ Association Board. She is a

member of the Women’s Board of the American Heart Association and has led fundraising efforts for her college. A graduate of Wellesley College, Nell received a law degree from the Northwestern School of Law and was an Associate for the law firm of Latham & Watkins. Nell and her husband, Ed, have three children, Jack, Griffin, and Dorothy.

Mark D. Director, Nominee for Vice PresidentMark Director has been an active member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for many years, a member of the Board of Directors since 2010, and General Counsel and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors since 2012. He is involved in a wide range of Temple activities, is a past Chair of the Adult Education Committee and has served as a member of prior Rabbinic Search Committees. He is currently a member of the Worship & Music, Professional Development, and Budget & Finance Committees. Mark also works with and supports a number of local and national charitable organizations, including Everybody Wins! DC (an organization that promotes children’s literacy), where he has been a Board member since 2010 and has served as Chairman since 2015.

Mark is a Senior Corporate Partner at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he advises public companies and private equity sponsors on mergers and acquisitions and a range of other corporate, transactional, securities, and governance matters. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Harvard College and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He writes, speaks, and teaches regularly on a wide range of corporate and securities law subjects. He and his wife, Shari, live in Potomac, Maryland and have two daughters, Brittani and Chelsea.

Richard Newman, Nominee for Vice PresidentRichard Newman, a member of the Congregation for more than 30 years, has served the Temple as Treasurer and General Counsel and sits on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the Budget & Finance Committee, and the Governance Task Force of the Long Range Strategic Planning Committee.

Richard is a Partner at Arent Fox LLP, where his practice focuses on real estate and public finance with an emphasis on the representation of tax-exempt organizations. He has served as General Counsel to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and the Discovery Creek’s Children’s Museum, and is active in the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He is a Fellow of the American College of Real

Estate Lawyers and is also on the Boards of the Arena Stage and the AIA Legacy Foundation. A graduate of New York University, Richard received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is married to

Janice Newman, who taught at WHC’s Religious School for 20 years. Each of their children, Jessica, Joseph, and Jacob, works or has worked as a teacher or aide in the Religious School.

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Jeff Weiss, Nominee for Vice PresidentA Temple member since 1999, Jeff Weiss currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and is Treasurer of Washington Hebrew Congregation. He serves as Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, Co-Chair of the Strategic Initiatives Task Force, and is a member of the Development Committee. Jeff has also served as Development Co-Chair and co-led the fundraising drive for the Tikkun Olam Values Fund.

Professionally, Jeff co-founded Distributed Sun in 2009, a commercial solar development, finance, and software company. An early digital media and commerce entrepreneur, Jeff has led companies active in online photography sales, renewable energy, cyber and physical security, intelligence and corporate fraud

mitigation, mission preparedness and training, software development, and transformational management.Jeff graduated from Cornell University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. At Cornell, he is an active

volunteer and serves as a member of the Trustee Council. He is Washington Leadership Chairman of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and previously was Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute’s Socrates Society and was a Founding Director of the Shenandoah National Park Trust. A native Washingtonian, Jeff and his wife, Christie, raised four children at Washington Hebrew — Teddy, Peter, Catherine, and Nathalie.

Andrew Marks, Nominee for TreasurerAndrew Marks, a member of the Congregation for more than 25 years, has served on the Congregation’s Board of Directors continuously since 2006, and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as General Counsel from 2006 to 2008 and Assistant Treasurer from 2014 to 2016. Andy is an attorney specializing in complex business litigation and frequently serves as a neutral in arbitration and mediation proceedings. He maintains active law practices both in Washington, at the Law Offices of Andrew Marks PLLC, and in Miami, Florida, as a Partner in the firm of Coffey Burlington PL.

Andy is a Past President of the Washington area chapter of the American Jewish Committee and is currently on AJC’s national Board and Vice Chair of its international relations commission. He is

a former President of both the District of Columbia Bar and the District of Columbia Bar Foundation and currently serves as a member of the District of Columbia Access to Justice Commission and the District of Columbia School of Law Foundation Board. Andy is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School. Between 1979 and 1981, he worked on the Middle East peace negotiations as Executive Assistant to Ambassador Sol M. Linowitz.

Andy is married to Susan G. Esserman, a Partner and Chair of the international group at Steptoe & Johnson LLP. They have three sons, Stephen, Clifford, and Michael.

Carrie Coonin, Nominee for Assistant TreasurerCarrie Coonin has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for 20 years. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors as Assistant Secretary and on the TOV Fund Committee. Carrie is also a member of the Budget & Finance Committee and the Professional Development Committee. A Past President of Sisterhood, Carrie has also held roles on several Rabbinic Search Committees, the search committee for Assistant Youth Director, and the Religious School Committee, and chaired the 10-year anniversary celebration for Rabbi Hessel, Rabbi Shankman, and Cantor Bortnick.

Carrie is a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Marketing Director for Whole Foods Market. In the greater community, she is involved with the Hebrew Home and served as Vice President of the Wootton High School Booster Club. Carrie and her husband, Brian, have two sons, Sam and Max, who attended WHC’s Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center, became Bar Mitzvah at Temple, and participated in the Confirmation program.

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WHC’s 2016–2018 Executive Committee

Janet Katz, Nominee for SecretaryJanet Katz is a native Washingtonian who has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for 20 years. She has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011 and is currently a member of the Professional Development Committee. She serves on the Carrie Simon House Board of Directors and is Chair of the Carrie Simon House volunteer committee. Janet is involved in a wide range of Temple activities: she is a past Mitzvah Day Vice Chair and Chair, past Chair of Mitzvah Monday and was active with both the Early Childhood Center and Religious School. Janet is also a former Board member for the regional B’nai Brith Youth Organization.

Janet is a graduate of the University of Connecticut. She spent the early part of her career working in the social service sector with women and teens. For the past 20 years, she has developed educational programs and consulted on strategic leadership and management issues in both the public and private sectors. Janet and her husband, Rick, have one daughter, Frankie who celebrated her Bat Mitzvah and confirmation at WHC.

Deborah Goldman, Nominee for Assistant SecretaryDeborah Goldman has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for more than 30 years. She attended Religious School, became a Bat Mitzvah, was confirmed, and was married at WHC. Her parents, Marjory and Fred Goldman, have also been longtime, active members of the Congregation — her father served on the WHC Board, and her mother taught in the Religious School for 18 years. Deborah is the immediate Past President of WHC Sisterhood. Before becoming Sisterhood President, she served as Co-Chair of its Religion, Youth, and Education Committee and co-chaired its Women’s Seder. When her children were younger, Deborah served as Co-Chair of the Silent Auction Committee at the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center and on WHC’s Religious School Committee.

Deborah graduated with distinction from the Honors Program at the University of Michigan, received a J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School, and worked at Arent Fox before “retiring” from law practice when her oldest son was born. In the wider community, she served as the Whitman Cluster Coordinator for two terms, and currently serves as Pyle Cluster Representative and on the Merrimack Park Pool Board. Deborah is married to Howard Levine, and they have two sons, Jared (16) and Joshua (13).

Lewis Wiener, Nominee for General CounselLew Wiener has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for over 25 years. He is a member of the Board of Directors, co-chairs the Development Committee, is a member of the Professional Development Committee, has chaired the ECC Committee (and was a member of the ECC Task Force), and co-chaired the Rabbinic Search Committee that resulted in the hiring of Rabbi Skloot.

A Partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Lew heads the firm’s insurance and financial service litigation group, is a member of the firm’s executive committee and serves as Sutherland’s Washington, D.C. office’s Pro Bono Partner. Prior to joining Sutherland in 2000, Lew was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a 1984 graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and

received his law degree in 1987 from The American University, Washington College of Law.Lew is a member of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York at Albany. He is also a longtime member of the

Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs where he served as the Committee’s Co-Chair from 2013-2015. Lew is a member of the Board of Trustees at The Norwood School in Bethesda, and has served as a court-appointed member of the United States Court of Claims Advisory Board since 2000. He served as the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association’s President in 2002 and 2014. Lew and his wife, Alisa, have three children, Zachary, Jillian, and Lindsay.

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WHC’s Board of Directors Nominees

Joan AdoffJoan Adoff has been an active member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for 30 years and has served on the Board of Directors for the past four years. She is the Chair of the EmptyNester auxiliary and is a member of the Budget & Finance Committee, the Worship & Music Committee, the Caring Committee, and Program Council. Joan is the Co-Chair of the WHC Hunger Project, which provides healthy meals to those in need in the metropolitan Washington area. The Hunger Project holds monthly packings and, to date, has prepared over 500,000 meals. She also served on the committee that organized the first Healthy Aging Forum at WHC.

Joan is a Phi Beta Kappa mathematics graduate of the City University of New York and spent her entire career working with computers at IBM and other large organizations. She is currently a high school mathematics tutor, and until recently, served as an usher at Strathmore Music Center. Joan and her husband, Stanley, a semi-retired CPA, have two children — a son, Larry, who resides in Oregon with his wife, Cyndi, and their children, Julian and Hayden; and a daughter, Julie Watson, whose children, Zachary and Eva, became B’nei Mitzvah at WHC.

Sharon Jaffe DanSharon Jaffe Dan is a lifelong member of Washington Hebrew Congregation. She has visited Israel on past Temple trips — once, with her Confirmation class and recently, as the parent of a Bat Mitzvah.

Sharon is the Editor-in-Chief of Home & Design —a magazine covering architecture, interior design, and the arts throughout the greater Washington area. She was previously an Editor at Caribbean Travel & Life, and her freelance credits include National Geographic Traveler, BRIDES, and USA Today.

Sharon graduated summa cum laude from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism. She is a recipient of the Vicki Wenger, FASID Media Award from the American Society of Interior Designers’ Washington Metro Chapter. In 2010,

Sharon co-founded Churchill Crew, a nonprofit rowing club for students at Winston Churchill High School, and served as a President and Board member through 2014. She resides in Potomac with her husband, Noah, and their daughters, Alisa and Michelle.

Susan B. GersonSusan Gerson has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for several years, having joined when her son Jacob began his studies at WHC’s Religious School.

Susan has served the United States Attorneys’ community for the past 15 years as in-house Counsel with the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) at the Department of Justice, handling the full range of employment-, professionalism- and performance-related matters. Susan currently serves as the Assistant Director of EOUSA’s FOIA/Privacy Act Staff. Prior to joining the Justice Department, Susan associated with Morgan Lewis LLP as an employment lawyer and litigator. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of

Massachusetts at Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in history and social thought & political economy.In the wider community, Susan has been active in Jacob’s school, serving as Chair of Janney Elementary School’s local school

advisory team and otherwise participating in Janney’s community-focused committees. Susan and her fiancée, Beth Aronson (whose family’s WHC membership began more than 100 years ago with her maternal great-grandparents), live with Jacob in Washington, D.C.

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WHC’s Board of Directors Nominees

Diane Cutler GreenDiane Cutler Green represents the third generation of her family to belong to Washington Hebrew Congregation. In the last several years, Diane took part in Back to Basics and became an adult Bat Mitzvah in 2010. She has served as a Team Leader at Mitzvah Day and on various Temple committees. Diane and her husband, Scott, are the parents of two teenage children, Adam and Jordyn, who attended WHC’s Religious School and became B’nei Mitzvah at Washington Hebrew Congregation.

Diane is the Director of Leadership Development for The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (JFGW) where she focuses her time on training and development for Federation lay leaders and staff. Diane also leads community-wide training and skills based programs for those who work in a Jewish

setting in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. Diane earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Jewish studies from The Ohio State University and a Master of Social

Work in nonprofit management and fundraising from Case Western Reserve University.

Andrew LazerowAndrew Lazerow is a lifelong member of Washington Hebrew Congregation. He became a Bar Mitzvah at Temple, and now his daughters, Bea and Mae, are Religious School students at the Temple on Macomb Street where Andrew first attended 35 years ago.

Professionally, Andrew is a Partner with the law firm Covington & Burling LLP. He specializes in private antitrust litigation, with a focus on class actions in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors. He is also actively involved in pro bono work for underprivileged individuals. Andrew received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law School, cum laude, where he was a member of the ATLA mock trial team and the

American Criminal Law Review. He is married to Susie and enjoys tennis, skiing, and red wine.

William MillerWilliam Miller has been an active member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for nearly 40 years. He has been involved with the Brotherhood auxiliary, hosted events for the Temple in the District and Florida, and with his wife, Elaine, traveled to Israel with the Temple.

Along with his strong commitment to the Congregation, William has been involved with assisting various community organizations reach their goals for over three decades. William also has more than 40 years of experience in various aspects of development, ownership, and management in commercial and residential real estate. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gelman Management Company, a privately held real estate investment company and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business

Administration from George Washington University.William and his wife reside in both Washington, D.C. and Palm Beach, Florida. They have raised three children who all

became Bar Mitzvah at Washington Hebrew Congregation. Two have been married by Rabbi Lustig, and the third will be married in November, when Rabbi Lustig will again officiate. William enjoys spending time with his growing family, especially his five grandchildren.

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WHC’s Board of Directors Nominees

Steven A. RobinsA member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for nearly 30 years, Steven Robins was a 2011 recipient of WHC’s bi-annual Avodah Honors Award.

Steve is a land use attorney at Lerch, Early & Brewer in Bethesda who represents prominent national and regional developers, contractors, lenders, and commercial property owners. In the greater community, he served on the Maryland Building Industry Association Board of Directors and the Montgomery County Executive’s Smart Growth Task Force and often lectures on smart growth and other related topics at Georgetown University Law Center and other forums. Since 2001, Steve has chaired the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Awards. He also is active in the Urban

Land Institute, is a life board member of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and formerly served as its Board Chair. Steve is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery. He served as Counselor to the Board of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and as President of Ring House. The Daily Record gave Steve its annual Leadership in Law Award in recognition of his contributions to the community.

Steve received his Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the University of Michigan and earned his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center. He and his wife, Debbie, have two adult children, Callie and Chad.

Lynn SachsLynn Sachs has been a member of Washington Hebrew Congregation since 2004 and has served on its Board of Directors since 2013. She also serves as WHC’s Representative to the Friendship Place Board of Directors. Lynn’s connection to Temple began when she was a college student serving as a youth staff member on Rabbi Weinberg’s retreats and as a tutor for WHC children preparing for their B’nei Mitzvah.

Lynn graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Middle East studies and held positions as a Staff Director on Capitol Hill and in the Legislative Affairs Offices of the White House, Office of Management and Budget, and the National Security Council. Lynn was a Founding Member of the D.C. Jewish Community Center and served as President of its Board from 1991-1995. She is a

former President of the Sidwell Friends parents association and a former member of the American Friends of Hebrew University steering committee.

Lynn is married to John Sachs, a Partner at the law firm of Latham & Watkins, and they have two children, Ricky and Adam. Both became Bar Mitzvah at WHC, and Adam also attended the Early Childhood Center and was a member of the 2012 Confirmation class.

Cathy ScheinesonCathy Scheineson has been an active member of Washington Hebrew Congregation for more than 25 years and serves as Co-Chair of the Community Issues Social Action Committee. She was a member of the 2008 adult B’nei Mitzvah class and traveled that same year to Israel on the Temple family trip.

A graduate of Smith College and the George Washington University Law School, Cathy has an LLM in global health law and a certificate in international human rights law from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a Partner in the health law department at McDermott Will & Emery LLP where she primarily represents nonprofit health care entities in corporate transactions. Cathy is very active in McDermott’s pro bono program, and in 2012, she received McDermott’s Award for Outstanding

Achievement and Commitment to Pro Bono and Service to the Community and was recognized by the American Health Lawyers Association as a Pro Bono Champion.

Cathy is a member of the ADL Executive Committee for the Washington, D.C. region and is Treasurer and a member of the Board of Hope House D.C., a program for children whose fathers are incarcerated. Cathy and her husband, Marc, have a son and daughter, Andrew and Sara, both of whom became B’nei Mitzvah and were confirmed at Washington Hebrew Congregation.

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WHC’s Board of Directors Nominees

Melissa SchwartzMelissa Schwartz joined Washington Hebrew Congregation in 2003. She has been an active member of the Leadership Team of the WHC Hunger Project since 2012 and has also served on the Temple’s Membership Task Force.

Melissa is an attorney who spent much of the 1990s in Moscow where her law practice with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP focused on international corporate transactions in Russia and the former Soviet bloc countries. She served as the firm’s Moscow office Partner in Charge for two years before relocating to the D.C. where she continued to practice law with Akin Gump until 2005. After serving as an independent advisor to private investors for eight years, Melissa rejoined Akin Gump in

2014 as Senior Counsel. She is a 1988 graduate of Cornell University and received her law degree in 1991 from Harvard Law School.

In the wider community, Melissa is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Fund for Children and is a Founding Board Member of The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center. She is also active in her children’s school and chaired its Annual Giving Campaign for three years. Melissa and her husband, David Muenzer, have two children, Benjamin and Emily, who both attended the Temple’s Early Childhood Center and Religious School, and who are “Red Aprons” with the WHC Hunger Project.

Aaron W. StopakAaron Stopak is a native D.C.-area resident and third generation Washington Hebrew Congregation member. He is an independent investor and advisor focused on the United States, Asia, and South America, covering 3-D technology, health care, real estate, and investment funds. He is also the Executive Director of the George Wasserman Family Foundation.

Aaron received a dual degree in political science and history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he served as Class President. He received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and was twice elected President of the Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Washington, D.C.

Aaron and his wife, Elaine, have one daughter who is enrolled in and enjoying WHC’s Religious School program.

Richard SussmanRichard Sussman and his family have been members of Washington Hebrew Congregation since 1990. He has been an active member of the Interreligious Affairs and Nominating Committees and serves as Chair of the Israel Committee. Richard spent many years on the Board of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, including chairing the real estate division, and has served as President of Hillel of Greater Washington and Vice President of the Partnership for Jewish Life & Learning. He is currently a Vice President of the Board of the Washington Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.

Richard practiced law in Washington, D.C. and worked as in-house Tax Counsel and then Chief Financial Officer to several large real estate companies. Currently, he is a Partner in Freedom Financial

Advisors of Maryland, where he specializes in life and health insurance, employee benefits, and estate planning.Richard graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from New York

University. He and his wife, Monica, a Partner in the firm Nixon, Peabody LLP, have two grown children, Joshua and Robyn who became B’nei Mitzvah and were confirmed at WHC.

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WHC Thanks Its Generous ContributorsH. MAX & STEPHEN C. AMMERMAN PERFORMING ARTS FUND Donor In Memory of:Andrew Ammerman Annie Louise Berman

LILLIAN & ALFRED BENNETT FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Cheryl & Herbert Baraf Greta GoldmanMr. & Mrs. John Zeller Dr. Adolphe J. Zeller

FLORENCE & NORMAN BRODY ARCHIVES ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Beverly Baker Harry Brody

JANE BURKA SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUNDDonor In Memory of:Eleanor Palmer Amy TrachtmanPaulette & Larry Walker Robert LehmannWHC Sisterhood Amy Trachtman

CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND Donor Cantor Croen of Temple Sinai Donor In Honor of:Linda & Roy Green

Dina Manevich & Michael Sharnoff’s EngagementSusan & Harry Moatz & Family Cantor ManevichThe Children of Annette Bronrott Cantor BortnickMarsha Pinson Deborah Lebbin and HostsSherry Sundick Cantor Bortnick Cantor Manevich Dina Manevich & Michael Sharnoff’s EngagementGerdy Trachtman Cantor ManevichDonor In Memory of:Karen & David Cantor Stephen FriedlanderShelley & Joe Chartoff Annette BronrottJoan & Louis Coffee Annette BronrottMoritz Cohen & Beverly Gendleman Annette BronrottJoan & Oscar Dodek Annette BronrottMarilyn A. Farrell Annette BronrottLydia Gillman Aaron Marvin Gillman, M.D.Betty Greenberg Annette BronrottAnn Joseph Benjamin D. FriedmanHarvey & Ellen Karch Annette BronrottKenwood Hair Design Annette BronrottMr. & Mrs. Howard Krasner Annette BronrottMarilyn & Mark Mathis Annette BronrottStanley Meisler & Elizabeth Fox Annette BronrottPhyllis Meyers William OshinskySally Moskowitz Annette BronrottAmy Bronrott Munaker & Alan Munaker

Annette BronrottLinda & Al Neuman Greta Goldman Annette Bronrott Stephen FriedlanderEvelyn & Pete Philipps Annette BronrottFrank & Cynthia Roberts Annette BronrottSherry Sundick Amy TrachtmanMel & Lan Swerdloff Annette BronrottMargery & Morris Topf Annette BronrottChristine Whitten Annette BronrottJacqueline & Frank Zappala Annette Bronrott

EDLAVITCH-TYSER FAMILY RELATIONS INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Miriam R. Feldman Robert J. Rothstein

EMPTY NESTERS FUND Donor In Honor of:Joan Rosenbach

Dina Manevich & Michael Sharnoff’s Engagement

EMPTY NESTERS FUND Donor In Memory of:Holly & Jeff Bergman Irene Dick

LOIS & RICHARD ENGLAND SPECIAL NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of:Florence Allentuck Carl J. Kaufman

GENERAL FUND Donor Yefim Milenevsky Michelle Rubin Donor In Honor of:Claudia & Tim Helmig

Bar Mitzvah of William Train HelmigChic Herman & Family Rabbi LustigRuthjoy Leventhal Shirlee Benson’s 90th BirthdaySusan Schwartz & Marty Schwartz

Bar Mitzvah of Gary Tyler SchwartzJanice Pieper Wank & Stephen Wank

Bar Mitzvah of Samuel David WankDonor In Memory of:Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Ackerman Rose AckermanMichael S. Backenheimer Rose BackenheimerLedolph & Inge Baer Leonora BaerSusan Berg & Family Elaine GottliebDavid & Sandy Berler Della BerlerBeverly & Bruce Birchman Robert BirchmanCheryl Bleiberg Annette BronrottLyn, Barry, Brandon, Ben & Blake Chasen

Leonard KaplanArlene & Harvey Cherner Larry BrandtJanet Walker Chirlin Ron ChirlinPatricia Small Alper Cohn Morton AlperHelen & Earl Colson H. Thomas AusternWilma & Ray Dorris Annette BronrottMuriel Feldman Stephen FriedlanderBeverly Gendleman Norman RosenbergRuth Bader Ginsburg Henry Mills WinstonMarilyn Grafman Irving KleinmanSylvan Herman John HermanRichard Herzog William P. HerzogDavid Hillman Joseph HillmanFred & Sarah Hoffman I. Herbert HoffmanYves Gerard Issembert Henri IssembertBarbara & Richard Kline Bernice R. GoldsteinDr. Paul Ross Samuel RossDr. Barbara Sonies & Dr. Harvey Kupferberg

Elias CohnWilliam & Marilyn Lane Frances LaneArthur Lazerow Hessie LazerowPauline Leibowitz Annette BronrottAlisa Liebowitz Dr. Harold LiebowitzJane Cafritz Morris YarowskyBarbara B. Luchs Wallace Luchs, Jr.Gail Martin Bernard MartinSusan & Norman Oblon Belle StrattonMaxine Perlmutter Diane FinkelsteinSusan & Arnold Quint Eleanor S. ArensonNancy Roth Sylvia RothMr. & Mrs. Jack Sandler Fred SandlerSuzanne & Craig Scheer Gloria GilbertJoan & George Schonholtz Mildred HirschLinda Shapiro Irving SacksRiki & Michael Sheehan Michael PosterRuth Wagman Beverly BernsteinRon West & Family Abe WestRoslyn Wolf Kenneth DiamondAngela & Daniel Yergin Steffi AdlerThe Zamoiski Family Joseph M. ZamoiskiMr. & Mrs. Benjamin Zelenko Morris Saltz

HURSTON LIBRARY Donor In Memory of:William H. Davis Rita DavisSteven Fischer & Linda Adler

Joseph Barsha & Helen AdlerPat & Willy Lin & Family Dr. Ronald HurstonSelma Philipson Benjamin M. BloomFran & Steve Seltzer Sandra Perper Sugar

ROSE E. KOENIG RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDDonor In Memory of:Martha & Stuart Bindeman Nathan Koenig

KOL RINAH CHOIR Donor In Memory of:Dr. Anita O. Solomon Frederic Solomon Annette Bronrott

RABBI M. BRUCE LUSTIG SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDonor In Honor of:The Children of Annette Bronrott Rabbi LustigJoyce Sands & Randy Posin Rabbi LustigDonor In Memory of:Janice & William Herman Phyllis Samuels HermanMrs. Millie Miller Dr. William S. Miller

ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND Donor In Honor of:Lynne & Ira Bluestein Signe Wetrogan’s Special BirthdayDonor In Memory of:Lynne & Ira Bluestein Nettie Gardner Jerome BluesteinMITZVAH DAY Donor Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Flax Donor In Honor of:Anne Friedman

Lauren Wiseman, 2016 Mitzvah Day Chair Kim Goldsteen, 2016 Mitzvah Day ChairPaulette & Larry Walker Birth of Brenner Dworken Bat Mitzvah of Abby PearlmanDonor In Memory of:Susan & Gary Fisher Greta GoldmanSandra Kouzel Annette BronrottPaulette & Larry Walker Alex Baumann

STEPHANIE MORRIS PRIME TIMERS PROGRAMMING FUND Donor In Honor of:Janice Ackerman Lauren Silberman’s Speedy RecoveryDonor In Memory of:Sandra Grant, Jodi Grant & Thomas Skinner

Arnold GrantSuzy & Al Morris Fredric SchiffmanSue Shapiro David AckermanDonna & Stan Stoller Laura Gail StollerBeverly Walcoff Greta Goldman

KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUNDDonor In Honor of:Linda & Steven Cohen Bat Mitzvah of Abby PashkoffDonor In Memory of:The Ada Adler Family Annette BronrottAbbe Aronson & Family Annette BronrottJoyce Isaacson Annette BronrottDavid & Dawn Meyers Annette BronrottAmy Bronrott Munaker & Alan Munaker

Annette Bronrott Fannie Bragman Louis MunakerShirley Pelmoter Annette BronrottPaulette & Larry Walker Annette Bronrott

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Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect contributions received through April 21.

ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Donor In Memory of:Amy Bronrott Munaker & Alan Munaker

Samuel BragmanShirley Pelmoter Annette Bronrott

SYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG HUMANITARIAN FUND Donor In Memory of:Joan Greenbaum Erwin Stiefel Paul Katz Dr. Roy GreenbaumBill Peyser Ted Peyser

NAOMI & LEROY ROBINS MEDICAL EMERGENCY FUND Donor In Memory of:Eve & Richard Robins Charles Silverman

ABE & SYLVIA SHRINSKY CREATIVE WORSHIP PROGRAM FUND Donor In Memory of:Faith & Jim Kirk Greta Goldman Annette Bronrott

ABRAM SIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND Donor Joan Churchill Janet & Ed Lublin Diane Mesirow Daniel Winik & Sonja Ralston Deborah Wolf Donor In Honor of:Jo-Ellen & Alan Fishman Elissa OshinskyDonor In Memory of:Joan Greenbaum Marty PinsonJuliette Peternick Walter & Helen Herman

CARRIE SIMON HOUSE Donor In Honor of:Holly & Ron Lobel Janet KatzJudith & Jack Murphy

Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Cathy Certner

CARRIE SIMON HOUSE Donor In Memory of:Susan & Ron Karp Seth KarpHolly & Ron Lobel Dorothy Miller

C. HASKELL & RUTH BEHREND SMALL MUSIC FUND Donor In Memory of:Sherry Sundick Greta Klauber Goldman C. Haskell Small Stephen Friedlander Annette Bronrott

TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lehrer Susan & Harry Moatz & Family Nancy MislerDonor In Honor of:Linda & Steven Cohen Rabbi LustigStephen & Sara Kraskin Rabbi LustigNancy Ross & Family Rabbi Shankman Rabbi LustigWHC Sisterhood Fleur BreslerDonor In Memory of:Lisa Brotman Barry G. BrotmanKaren & David Cantor Annie Louise BermanThe Forster Family Selma CohenJoan Greenbaum Bob GreenbaumThe Edward Heller Family Eva HellerEllen & Ken Marks Stephen FriedlanderLinda & Ron Recht Stephen FriedlanderSusan & David Rosenblum William Dockser

RABBI JOSEPH WEINBERG YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE FUNDDonor In Memory of:Linda & Roy Green Herman GreenMr. Michael Herman Toby Herman

WENDER MEMORIAL ARCHIVES FUND Donor In Memory of:Louis Kornhauser Edith Kornhauser Adler

WHC HUNGER PROJECT Donor Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bergman

DAVID WISE, JR. HUMAN NEEDS FUND Donor In Memory of:Howard Denis Sylvia Denis

WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND Donor In Honor of:Andrea & Rob Green Rabbi ShankmanMarc Liebowitz Rabbi LustigThe Moatz Family Rabbi LustigGerdy Trachtman Rabbi LustigDonor In Memory of:Arlene Friedlander Stacey Lynn FriedlanderLynne & Mark Groban Amy TrachtmanAlan Levine S. ReinhartDana Jo & Marvin Mermelstein Annette BronrottCourtney & Eric Moseman Dr. & Mrs. Ellis AprilMarsha Pinson & Family Marty PinsonDr. Joan Rosenbach Myla Marvin Hans RosenbachPeter Yeskel Stanley YeskelBonnie & Stuart Youngentob Nellie Brier

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND Donor In Honor of:Lynn & Glenn Forrest Rabbi MillerDonor In Memory of:Susan Adland Sylvia & Victor Friend

YOUTH FUND Donor Wendy & Eben Block & Family

IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor In Memory of:Shelley & Joe Chartoff Harold NevinMr. & Mrs. Dudley Dworken Eva EhrlichAlison, Byron, Emily, Lily & Rosie McWilliams

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WHC’s Mohan Mistry to Speak at Prime Timers Luncheon

Mohan Mistry, WHC’s Director of Engineering, joins us for a Prime Timer’s luncheon and program at Temple on Monday, May 16 at 12:30 pm. Mohan will share his life experiences starting with his child-hood in Tanzania and India to his arrival in the United States. This event, which includes a delicious lunch, costs $12 for Prime Timers and $15 for all others. To join us, please send a check payable to WHC Prime Timers to Janice Ackerman, 6613 Kennedy Drive, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815.

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