David Harris
June 19, 2017 |
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June Legacy News: Sustainers event photos; Dick Weiland starts fund; Why I Volunteer: Susan Brenner; Jay and Sue Price video; Jim’s tip; more
Over 200 people attended the June 12 Sustainers Event, honoring Abraham Moss Society members, Silver Circle members, and Create Your Jewish Legacy donors. This wonderful community event, hosted by Sally & Marty Hiudt, helps to sustain a vibrant future for Cincinnati.
Thank you for continuing to support all our local agencies, organizations, and synagogues.
Highlights included speaker Rabbi Steven Leder, inducting new Moss Society members, Alan Brown receiving the Mensch Award, and the first cohort of Create Your Jewish Legacy teams receiving their first incentive check from the Grinspoon Foundation for reaching their second year goals. Enjoy the photos here.
Dick Weiland was recently featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer for making a $125,000 donation to the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati in order to combat antisemitism. It begins:
Cincinnati political lobbyist and philanthropist Dick Weiland uses a mobile flip phone that rings a lot.
The call could be from an advice-seeking local politician or political aspirant, or it could be from someone wanting to tap into the on-demand Rolodex that is Weiland’s brain. At 87 years old, he remains the point where Cincinnati’s political and social axes intersect. There is probably 1 degree of separation between Weiland and the rest of Cincinnati. More >
For the Federation’s new Why I Volunteer series, a volunteer is asked for a one-sentence answer to the question: “Why do you volunteer in the Jewish community?”
“I care about people. I learned that from my father growing up, he cared about people. He grew up not having very much and was very successful in life, and he always felt like the community was good to him, so he wanted to give back. So I feel the same way. I also did volunteer work with my mom when I was very young at the Temple Emmanuel in Winston Salem, North Carolina.” It’s an important value for me to give back and to help people.”
—Susan Brenner
Susan Brenner is a founding member of the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund and long-time solicitor for the Federation’s community campaign. She served on the Planning & Allocations Committee and was a cochair of the Youth and Family Council. She served on the Israel and Overseas Committee and was a cochair of Partnership 2000 (now Partnership2Gether). She is a Lion of Judah, a member of the Moss Society and was a Melton scholar. As Cincinnati Hillel’s Create Your Jewish Legacy team leader, she has played a major role in Cincinnati Hillel’s success in securing legacy donors. Asked at the February 28 Create Your Jewish Legacy seminar.
Congratulations to Jay and Sue PriceJay or both Jay and Sue have been honored multiple times recently:
—Robert and Nancy Goldstein Volunteer of the Year Award (Jewish Federation of Cincinnati’s highest award, at the Annual Meeting)
—Distinguished Service award (Carnegie Mellon)
—Voices of Giving award (Greater Cincinnati Planned Giving Council). This award honors philanthropists from across the city who demonstrate selfless generosity in contributing a bequest or planned gift.
Watch: Why Sue and Jay Price Give
“My father always said to us, if you’ve got it, you should give…. Legacy means that our children will know that we made a difference.” —Sue Price
Growing up, Sue and Jay both encountered various forms of anti-Semitism, which has been a driving force for them to get involved. Participating and giving back was also a way of meeting friends, being a part of the community, and living out the values their parents taught them.
Jim’s June Tip: Six Lessons on Procrastination, Talking Across Generations, and InheritanceProcrastination comes in many forms. One of the most common is when it comes to planning and communicating about the transfer of assets at the end of life between generations. I talk regularly with parents or adult children about this sticking point, and it is a legitimately hard one. As a friend of mine recently said, “I know I have to, and it will be a good thing, but it just feels wrong to be that clear about my own death with my son. It’s been my job to protect him for so long.”
Whether you are the parent or the adult child, here are some helpful lessons I’ve learned over many years for making sure personal affairs are in order and work smoothly.
1. You can never talk enough about end-of-life issues. The more you talk the easier it will become to have open and clear conversations…. More >
Reminder: Jewish Professional Advisor Network Summer Lunches
No agenda! Network with your colleagues and friends at the Jewish Professional Advisor Network (JPAN—a part of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati) set of summer lunches. Come to one, or come to all:
—June 22 @ Sleep Bee Blue Ash
—July 20 @ Nada downtown
—August 24 @ Kinneret Cafe
For questions contact Deb Steinbuch at 513-985-1593 or dsteinbuch@jfedcin.org.
For questions contact Deb Steinbuch at 513-985-1593 or dsteinbuch@jfedcin.org.
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