About Our Funds

Funds supporting WHC auxiliaries and the constituencies they serve

• Besters Fund: Supplements programs for the Besters auxiliary
• Ruth T. Blond Healthy Aging Fund: Provides transportation and/or programs for senior WHC members
• Jane Burka Sisterhood Leadership Fund: Provides resources to the Women of WHC for leadership training and development
• Pauline C. Gusdorf Prime Timers Fund: Supplements programs for senior WHC members
• Stephanie Morris Prime Timers Programming Fund: Provides recreational and entertainment opportunities for senior WHC members
• Sisterhood (WWHC) Fund for Youth and Educational Enrichment: Ensures continuance of Women of WHC-sponsored programs, activities, gifts, and scholarships
• Young Professionals (22-39) Fund: Supports programming for young professionals ages 22-39

Funds supporting the needs of the entire congregation and sustaining WHC’s continued vitality

• WHC Endowment Fund: Provides economic stability, enabling WHC to fulfill vital aspects of our mission
• General Fund: Provides budget support for various Congregational services
• Library Funds: Supplements the annual need of Hurston, Selinger, and Tauber Libraries
• The Lewis S. Wiener Annual Fund: Sustains Temple operations on an annual basis
• Cyrus & Ruth Bernstein Memorial Fund
• Berz Family Lech Lecha Fund: Provides our Clergy team with professional development opportunities and multi-disciplinary executive tools to lead a state-of-the-art congregation
• Julia & Jack Bindeman Fund: Provides for improvements to the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
• Florence & Norman Brody Archives Endowment Fund: Provides for administrative assistance to collect and preserve materials in the Florence & Norman Brody Archives of Washington Hebrew Congregation
• Samuel Burtoff, M.D. Streaming Support Fund
• Lebbin Family Burial Assistance Fund: Assists members of the Washington Jewish community who do not have sufficient financial resources to pay for the cost of a burial at the Garden of Remembrance cemetery
• Library Funds
• Susan & Stephen Porter Memorial Fund: Provides an enhanced experience for all who enter our congregation’s doors
• Schuble Historic Preservation Endowment Fund: Provides for assistance with collection and preservation of materials that document historical events in the Congregation
• Michael D. Schuman Fund: Michael D. Schuman was a lifelong Milwaukee resident, lawyer, and for over 40 years, a public servant to Milwaukee’s Jewish Community. The Michael D. Schuman Fund was established by his Washington Hebrew family — Mark, Julie, Max and Mia Schuman — to honor and share his legacy with the WHC community. Supports the congregation by funding new Shabbat, holiday and membership initiatives. READ MORE
• Rabbi Susan N. Shankman Clergy Endowment Fund: To create and maintain a dynamic, strong, and multi-talented clergy team for the Washington Hebrew community
• Carlynn & Larry Silverman Family Endowment Fund for Jewish Life and Learning: Supports the ongoing work of the Congregation towards fostering education, Jewish life, and learning for members of all ages
• Taishoff Interfaith Endowment Fund
• Wender Memorial Archives Fund: Provides for the maintenance of the Temple Archives
• Jillian & Lindsay Wiener Spread the Light Fund
• Worship & Music Fund

Funds promoting the visual, musical, and performing arts at WHC

• C. Haskell Small & Ruth Behrend Small Music Fund: Encourages the study and appreciation of Jewish music in the WHC Religious School
• Lillian & Alfred Bennett Fine Arts Endowment Fund: Maintains/restores art, acquires new pieces, and sponsors exhibits and education
• David G. Bress High Holy Days Music Endowment
• Cantorial & Concert Fund: Supports musical activities and events as designated by the Cantor and the Performing Arts Committee
• Abraham & Freida Hochberg Creative Cultural Fund: Supports cultural and educational programs including the Amram Scholar Series
• Kol Rinah Choir Fund:  Supports WHC’s volunteer adult choir
• Cantor Mikhail Manevich Fund: Provides a robust source of income to support general music and worship activities
• Marianne & Leon Minkoff Jewish Music Fund: Provides educational experiences of Jewish music
• Irene & Abe Pollin Music Program Initiative: Provides a broad range of musical events and enhances the Shabbat worship experience with monthly services featuring our cantors and a new musical component
• Abe & Sylvia Shrinsky Creative Worship Program Fund

Funds that assist people in need, from the WHC community to the world beyond our walls

• H. Max & Jodie and Stephen Ammerman Interfaith Fund: Supports programs promoting interfaith exchange
• Congregational Seder Fund: Supports Congregational seders by underwriting participation for individual members in need of financial assistance
• Idalee & Jack Diener Fund
• William R. & Nora H. Lichtenberg Membership Endowment Fund: Subsidizes WHC membership for low-income individuals and families
• Mitzvah Day Fund: Provides support for Mitzvah Day community service projects
• Sylvia & Saul Ritzenberg Humanitarian Fund: Supports humanitarian aid in the greater D.C. area
• Naomi & LeRoy Robins Medical Emergency Fund: Provides first aid and emergency support for the High Holy Days
• Abram Simon Elementary School Fund: Supports the Washington, D.C. public school named in memory of Rabbi Abram Simon
• Abram Simon Elementary School Camp Fund: Provides funds for Simon Elementary School students to attend summer camp
• Tikkun Olam Values (TOV) Fund: Supports and enhances WHC’s social justice activities and provides critically needed resources to ensure the continuity of our commitment to healing the world
• Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Young Leadership Community Service Fund: Provides support for the community service activities of the Congregation’s young leadership groups
• Ivy Zola’s Help-a-Friend Fund

Funds sustaining opportunities for lifelong learning, from early childhood through adulthood

• Amram Sunday Scholar Series Endowment Fund: Founding fund and a major contributor to the Amram Scholar Series
• Miriam & Maurice Baller Israel Endowment Fund
• Joseph D. & Ethel (Eddie) Blatt Memorial Lecture Fund: Sponsors an annual lecture for the Amram Sunday Scholar Series
• Shelly & Michael Brody Teacher Training Institute Endowment: Provides continuing education for Religious School faculty
• Dr. Samuel M. & Miriam Selker Dodek Annual Memorial Lecture Fund:  Sponsors a lecture for the Amram Scholar Series
• Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations Institute Endowment Fund: Assists WHC parents and children dealing with everyday problems through special programs
• Lois & Richard England Children’s Library Endowment Fund: Supplements purchases for the children’s library
• Nan & Julian Feldman Management Planning Endowment Fund: Promotes educational opportunities for lay leaders and staff
• Janice Wasserman Goldstein Fund: Sponsors ongoing WHC Religious School programs that ensure continuity of Jewish life and learning
• Leo & Elizabeth Goodman Public Issues Endowment Fund: Sponsors series or public issue forum and other civil action programs
• Everett & Marian Gordon Scholar Series Fund: Sponsors a lecture for the Amram Sunday Scholar Series
• Greenwold Family Endowment Fund: Supports post-B’nei Mitzvah Hebrew study
• Joshua O. Haberman Scholarship & Publications Endowment Fund: Encourages scholarly publication on religious and historical topics by supporting a variety of study programs for WHC youth and adults
• Israel Quest
• Andrew Kaplan Youth Endowment Fund
• Carol Kellner ECC Memorial Fund:  Supports Early Childhood Center activities
• Rose E. Koenig Religious School Fund: Enriches Religious School education
• Harriet M. Kriesberg Fund for the Study of Torah: Supports programming focused on Torah study
• Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig Scholarship Fund
• Zena Mason Early Education Fund: Provides continuing education for Early Childhood Center faculty
• Kamy Loren Nathanson Bar/Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cup Fund
• Albert & Scott Pelmoter Youth Scholarship Fund
• Marcella Rittner Scholar Series Fund: Sponsors a lecture for the Amram Sunday Scholar Series
• Sheldon & Judy Sadugor Memorial Fund of the Early Childhood Center:  Supports the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center at the Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
• Dr. Allan and Katherine Schwartzberg Jewish Studies Endowment Fund: Sponsors a lecture for the Amram Scholar Series
• Ver Standig Jewish Studies Endowment Fund: Supplements the Congregation’s adult education program
• Youth Fund: For the development and enhancement of youth programming

Funds offsetting the cost of congregational publications

• Dr. Edward A. & Mildred B. Cafritz Prayer Book Fund: Provides prayer books and other worship materials for services
• Mandell Temple Journal Endowment Fund: Defrays a portion of the cost of the Temple Journal
• Snyder Sabbath Brochure Endowment Fund: Defrays a portion of the cost of the weekly Sabbath brochure, “This Week at WHC”

Funds enabling the full participation of members with special needs in congregational life

• Robert & Samuel Decker Foundation Endowment for the Visually Impaired:  Provides large print books for the visually impaired
• Lois & Richard England Special Needs Endowment Fund: Provides services to enhance worship for our special needs congregants, including “Listen In”
• Harold “Buddy” & Shirley Robinson Memorial Education Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for B’nei Mitzvah students whose alternate learning styles call for individual tutoring preparation
• David Wise, Jr. Human Needs Fund: Provides direct help for members confronted with crises such as AIDS, mental illness, homelessness, and caring for aging parents