Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting, held in August, serves as an important yearly benchmark for our board and committee members.
Join us as we address new initiatives for our agencies, celebrate the service of our lay leaders, and welcome incoming board members.
Images from the JFGD Annual Meeting 2022
2022 – 2023 Board Slate
Board Slate
A listing of board nominations for the Jewish Federation and its agencies is available below. To request a hard copy of these documents, please call Alisa at 937-610-1796.
The following individuals have been nominated for two year terms as officers on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Mary Rita Weissman President
Dan Sweeny President Elect
Marni Flagel Secretary
Neil Friedman Treasurer
Ben Mazer VP Personnel
Teddy Goldenberg VP Resource Development
Heath Gilbert Immediate Past President
The following individuals have been nominated for two year terms as members on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Jon Freeman
Stephen Levinson
Beverly Louis
Jese Shell
The following individuals has been nominated for a one year term as a member on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Josh Atkin
Rabbi Judy Chessin (Rabbinical Representative)
Sam Dorf
Renate Frydman
Marc Katz
Todd Leventhal
Meredith Levinson
Rabbi Nochum Mangel
Annual Lay Leadership Awards
Past Presidents Award
Mike Goldstein
Robert A. Shapiro Award
Bruce Feldman
Jack Moss Creativity Award
Ruthe Meadow
JFS Volunteer Award
Jody Sobol
JCC Volunteer Award
Candy Kwiatek
JCRC Volunteer Award
Barbara Gerla z”l
Joe Bettman Memorial Tzadik Award
Elaine Bettman
Jewish Observer
By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer For an hour on March 19, four Israelis shared their stories with members of Dayton’s Jewish community and allies about how each survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. Halfway through the program, moderated by Jewish Federation President-Elect Dan Sweeny, Eitan Frankl of Kibbutz The post For Israeli survivors of Oct. 7, speaking tour becomes form of therapy appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]
Documentary celebrates lost world more marvelous than Mrs. Maisel ever knew By Dan Pine, J. The resorts are gone now, either demolished or rotting in the humid air of upstate New York. But for nearly a century, the Catskill Mountains served as a lush playground for America’s upwardly mobile Jews. The post The Catskills opens JCC Film Fest May 30 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]
By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown Approximately one month prior to the deadline for this article, my husband, Ely David Spiegel, passed away of pancreatic cancer. In an effort to bring me comfort, a number of well-meaning friends tried to reassure me that “God only gives us what The post God is always by my side appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]