May 16, 2016

Dear Federation Member:

The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley will be held on  Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 7:00 P M in the Kurt and Tessye Simon Community Building, 3202 Shalom Way, South Bend. The purpose of this meeting is to elect the Officers and Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation and to thank those board members who have contributed to the welfare of the Jewish community during the past year. We will also be presenting the Robert Simon Leadership Award and the Sam & Betty Schpok Spirit of Federation Award. 


The Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of officers for 2016-17:

President:                                        Terry Feldbaum
President Elect:                               David Ravitch
Vice Presidents:                              Lisa Lerman
                                                          Cristyne Porile
Secretary:                                        Bonny Hoover
Treasurer:                                        Michael Kirsch
Immediate Past President:             Mitchell Wayne

Nominated to serve on the Board of Directors for a two-year term of office ending June 2018:

Jamie Brooks
David Cangany
Michelle Freel
Alon Shemesh
Sorah Stein

Board members whose terms of office expire in June 2017 are :

Sarah Lotter
Mona Medow
Megan New
Yehuda Seligson


Additional nominations may be made by the written petition of ten (10) members of the Federation received by the President in advance of the Annual Meeting.

In compliance with Federation by-laws, any Jewish person within the area served by the Federation who has contributed to the 2015 Jewish Federation Annual Campaign is eligible to vote in this election.

Sincerely,



Terry P. Feldbaum
President