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November 2015

Cleveland Jewish News presents

18 Difference Makers on Nov. 18

Thirty-six individuals and a Lifetime Achievement Award winner will be recognized on Wednesday,

Nov. 18, at 6 pm, when the Cleveland Jewish News presents its inaugural class of 18 Difference Makers at
a cocktail reception, featuring food stations and desserts.The event will be held at Executive Caterers of
Landerhaven, 6111 Landerhaven Drive in Mayfield Heights. Tickets for the event are $72 each and may be
purchased at cjn.org/differencemakers.

The recipients who were nominated by the community must embody tikkun olam repairing the

world and encourage it among others. Due to the overwhelming number of high-quality nominations,
the inaugural class was doubled to 36, or "double chai," which in Hebrew means "life."

"Choosing only18 Difference Makers in this inaugural class wouldn't have done justice to the many

who are helping to improve Northeast Ohio's Jewish community," said Kevin S. Adelstein, CJN publisher
and CEO. "We were thrilled to receive such an overwhelming response for nominations, and we're even
more thrilled to honor these 36 deserving and talented individuals."

Here is the inaugural class of Difference Makers:

· Justin Bachman: Student, Syracuse University
· Samantha Baskind: Professor of art history, Cleveland State University
· Ronald Berkman: President, Cleveland State University
· Jack Bialosky Jr.: Senior principal, Bialosky + Partners Architects
· Bart Bookatz: President, Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel
· Michael Cantor: Managing director/principal, Allegro Realty Advisors Ltd.
· Jennifer Chestnut: Vice president of campus partnerships at Hillel International
· Nan Cohen: Partner, Creekside Financial Advisors LLC.
· Barry Feldman: President, Kottler Metal Products, Inc.
· Matthew Fieldman: Vice president of external affairs, MAGNET
· Margaret Frankel: Owner-dentist, Richards Frankel Dentistry
· Debbie Friedman: Family Place coordinator at Mandel Jewish Community Center
· Peter Friemark: President, Century Framing
· Mia Buchwald Gelles: Operations director, Milestones Autism Resources
· Erika Gold: Retired
· Anita Gray: Regional director, Anti-Defamation League
· Lisa Hacker, Director, women's philanthropy at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland
· Jill Helfman: Partner, Taft, Stettinius, & Hollister LLP
· David Heller: Principal, The NRP Group LLC
· Esther Cohen Hexter: Community Volunteer, Jewish educator
· Larry Kadis: CEO and president, Federal Equipment Co.
· Ruchi Koval: Associate director, Jewish Family Experience
· Rabbi Yossi Marozov: Executive director, Friendship Circle
· Enid Rosenberg: Community volunteer leader
· Debbie Rothschild: Director, The Montefiore Foundation
· Benjamin Sattin: Attorney, Norchi Forbes LLC
· Bradley Schlang: Partner, Cedar Brook Financial Partners
· Lane Schlessel: Director, Ohio Chapter of of the Friends of Israel Defense Forces
· Ilana Hoffer Skoff: Executive director, Milestones Autism Resources
· Heidi Solomon: Program coordinator, Horvitz YouthAbility program of Jewish Family Service

Association of Cleveland

· Jerry Isaak-Shapiro: Head of school, Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School
· Rabbi Zachary Truboff: Spiritual leader, Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue
· Steve Weinberg: President and CEO, Weinberg Wealth Management, LLC
· Chuck Whitehill,: Retired
· Jerry Zahler: Commercial real estate developer, Zahler Realty
· Dan Zelman: CEO, Paro Services

The Lifetime Achievement Award winner is Harlan Diamond, CEO of Executive Caterers, who

will be introduced by U.S. Sen. George Voinovich.

Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland and Classic

Lexus are co-presenting sponsors. Ganley Bedford Imports and Kottler Metal Products are sup-
porting sponsors. WKSU-FM 89.7 is the media partner of the event.

WHAT DO YOU
CONSIDER LETHAL?

Safe Driving

Workshop

Join SAY for an engaging, compli-

mentary program for parents and teens
presented by Impact Teen Drivers.

Parent-Teen Safe
Driving Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7 pm
The Wuliger Building on
Bellefaire JCB's Campus
22001 Fairmount Boulevard
Shaker Heights

Discussions Include:
» How to keep your teen safe on the

road

» Teen safe driving strategies for the

whole family -- whether a driver or
passenger

» July 1, 2015 Changes to Graduated

Driver Licensing (GDL) teen driving
laws

Did You Know?
» Teens need 50 hours of supervised

driving experience with an adult
in order to obtain an Ohio driver's
license. Ten of these hours must be
at night. (Note: A manicurist must
complete 200 hours to be licensed
in Ohio.)

» Teen drivers are at the highest risk.

The crash rate per mile driven for 16
year olds is 4X that of adult drivers.

» Having passengers is a serious

distraction for teen drivers. Carrying
three or more passengers quadru-
ples the risk of a crash for 16 and 17
year olds compared to driving alone.

For Information or To RSVP, contact
Nancy Schaumburg, LISW-S
SAY Coalition Coordinator, at
216.320.8469 or schaumburgn@
bellefairejcb.org; or visit www.e-say.org.

Join us for an engaging, complimentary program for parents and teens

presented by

Impact Teen Drivers.

PARENTTEEN SAFE DRIVING WORKSHOP

Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:00 p.m.
The Wuliger Building on Bellefaire JCB's Campus
22001 Fairmount Boulevard Shaker Heights, OH 44118

Discussions Include
»

How to keep your teen safe on the road

Teen safe driving strategies for the whole family -- whether a driver or passenger

July 1, 2015 Changes to Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) teen driving laws

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER LETHAL?

Impact Teen Drivers

Safe Driving Workshop

SAY Social Advocates for Youth is a prevention and early intervention program of Bellefaire JCB for

students in middle and high school throughout Cuyahoga County. SAY school-based services are offered

for free in the following suburban school districts: Beachwood, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights-University

Heights, Mayfield, Orange, Shaker Heights, Solon and South Euclid-Lyndhurst.

For Information or

To RSVP Contact:
Nancy Schaumburg, LISW-S

SAY Coalition Coordinator

216-320-8469

schaumburgn@bellefairejcb.org

www.e-say.org

A Program of

Bellefaire JCB

Did

You Know?

Teens need 50 hours

of supervised driving
experience with an adult
in order to obtain an Ohio
driver's license. Ten of these
hours must be at night.

Yet, a manicurist must
complete 200 hours to be
licensed in Ohio.

Teen drivers are at the

highest risk. The crash
rate per mile driven for 16
year olds is 4X that of adult
drivers.

Having passengers is a

serious distraction for teen
drivers. Carrying three or
more passengers quadruples
the risk of a crash for 16 and
17 year olds compared to
driving alone.