Annual Report 2009 » President's Circle

The Weizmann President’s Circle was established to honor the extraordinary group of supporters who have contributed a million dollars or more to the Institute.

Chairman: Lester Crown
Chicago, IL

The Abramson Family Foundation
Albert Abramson
Rona and Jeffrey Abramson
Pennie and Gary Abramson
Anne and Ronald Abramson
North Bethesda, MD

Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson
Las Vegas, NV

Andre Aisenstadt*
New York, NY

Ruth Albert
New York, NY; Palm Beach, FL

L & R Anixter Foundation
Janet and Steven Anixter
Edward Anixter*
Carol and Jack Ehrlich
JoAnn and Lou Silva
Chicago, IL

The Annenberg Foundation
Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg*
St. Davids, PA

Sally Leafman Appelbaum
Scottsdale, AZ

The Candice Appleton Family Trust
Candice Appleton Vaughn and Barak Vaughn
Los Angeles, CA

Arison Arts Foundation, Inc.
Lin and Ted* Arison
Miami, FL

Jacques Asseoff*
New York, NY

George Atlas*
Chicago, IL

Hannah and Gerhard Bacharach
Fort Lee, NJ
Enid Barden and Aaron J. Jade
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Helen* and Robert Begam
Phoenix, AZ

Belfer Family Foundation, Inc.
Renee and Robert Belfer
Selma Ruben
Anita Saltz*
New York, NY

Arlene and Marshall Bennett
Chicago, IL

Louis Bergman
San Francisco, CA

Miriam Berman
Forest Hills, NY

Dr. Leslie and Elaine Bernstein
Sacramento, CA

Lin and Albert Bildner
New York, NY

The Blumberg Family
Rhoda and Gerald* Blumberg
Robin Lynn and
Lawrence S. Blumberg
New York, NY

Simon Bond*
New York, NY

Trude* and Walter* Borchardt
New York, NY

Belle R.* and Joseph H.* Braun
Chicago, IL

Mildred* and Aaron* Brenner
Chicago, IL

Frances Brody*
Los Angeles, CA

Andrea* and Charles Bronfman
New York, NY

Edgar M. Bronfman
New York, NY

Dr. Monroe Burk
Columbia, MD

Carylon Foundation
Julius Hemmelstein
Marcie H. Mervis
Chicago, IL

Walter Cerf*
Brandon, VT

The Chais Family Foundation
Pamela and Stanley Chais
Los Angeles, CA

Shirley Chalmers*
Chicago, IL

Janie and Brent Cohen
Oakland, CA

Judith and Norman D.* Cohen
New York, NY

Bernice D. and Peter J. Cohn
New York, NY

The Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Funds
Renee and Lester Crown
Chicago, IL

William Davidson*
Detroit, MI

Helen and Sanford Diller
Woodside, CA

Erica A. Drake
Scarsdale, NY

Helene K.* and
Leonard B.* Drell
Chicago, IL

The Samuel R. Dweck Foundation, Inc.
Rena Dweck
Washington, DC

Margaret Enoch*
New York, NY

Judith Estrin
Los Altos, CA

The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation
Reuben Feinberg*
Chicago, IL
Laraine and Alan Fischer
New York, NY

Charlotte and Leonard* Florence
Boston, MA

William Fogel*
New York, NY

Jo-Nan* and Jerome Forman
Boca Raton, FL

Michael Forman
Los Angeles, CA

William Frankel
Philadelphia, PA

Frances V. S. Freund*
Haverstraw, NY

Leon and Gina Fromer Philanthropic Foundation
Gina Fromer
New York, NY

Estelle Funk Foundation
Myron H. Funk
Tarzana, CA

Nathan Galston*
Los Angeles, CA

Tina and Paul Gardner
College Station, TX

Philip Garoon
Chicago, IL

Louise Gartner
Dallas, TX

Francey A. and Dr. Martin* Gecht
Chicago, IL

Ameil Glass*
White Plains, NY

Stephen A. and Diana L. Goldberg Foundation, Inc.
Diana and Stephen Goldberg
Washington, DC

The Jacob E. Goldenberg Foundation
Kalman S. Goldenberg 
Minneapolis, MN
Stephen Lieberman
Bloomington, MN
Elaine and Bram Goldsmith
Beverly Hills, CA

Nancy and Stephen Grand
San Francisco, CA

Grodetsky Family Foundation
Meyer Grodetsky
New York, NY

Patricia and Peter Gruber
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

The J. Gurwin Foundation
Joseph Gurwin
Kings Point, NY

Monroe Guttman*
Pittsburgh, PA

Augusta K. Harawitz*
New York, NY

The Irving Harris Foundation
Joan and Irving* Harris
Chicago, IL

Mortimer J. Harrison*
Springfield, NJ

Seymour Hecker and Bob Yocum
Miami, FL

The Heineman Foundation
David Rose, Marian Rose
Rochester, NY

Rosalind Henwood
Boca Raton, FL

Lilian Hertzberg*
New York, NY

Dana and Yossie Hollander
Irvine, CA and Israel

Paul Homburger and  Kurt Homburger*
Atlanta, GA and Queens, NY
 
Arlyn Imberman
New York, NY

International Profit Associates
Dana and John R. Burgess
Chicago, IL

Dr. Richard M. Jacobs
Iowa City, IA
The Sanford Kaplan Family
Sanford Kaplan*
Los Angeles, CA
Judy Kaplan
Paris, France
Maggie Kaplan
Sonoma, CA

Joyce Eisenberg Keefer and Mel Keefer
Los Angeles, CA

Carol and Gershon Kekst
New York, NY

Mary and Jerome Kern
Castle Rock, CO

Martin S. Kimmel*
New York, NY

The Helen and Milton Kimmelman Foundation
Helen L. Kimmel
New York, NY

Griselda and Donald Kirk
Wilmette, IL

Andrea Klepetar-Fallek
New York, NY

Yvonne and Dr. Daniel E.* Koshland, Jr.
Lafayette, CA

Sadie Lasky*
Chicago, IL

Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner
Judy and Mark D. Lerner
Debora Lerner Cohen and Edward Cohen
Marla and Robert Tanenbaum
Washington, DC

Morris L. Levinson Foundation
Barbara Levinson*
New York, NY

Noel Levko*
New York, NY

Dr. Jay and Sharon Levy
San Francisco, CA

Yale S. Lewine* and Ella Miller Lewine*
Ventura, CA

Della Vera* and Otto* Loeb
Laguna Hills, CA

Lorry Lokey
Atherton, CA

Lela London*
New York, NY

Tillie K. Lubin*
Chicago, IL

Robert B. Machinist
Greenwich, CT

Rose Mackoff
Chicago, IL

Rao Makineni
Rolling Hills, CA

Rita Markus*
New York, NY

Joseph and Ceil Mazer
Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY

Norman H. Merlis
Carefree, AZ

The Pearl Welinsky Merlo Foundation
Ellen Merlo
New York, NY

Shirley Mesirow*
Chicago, IL

Roselyn Meyer
N. Miami Beach, FL

The Meyerhoff Philanthropic Funds
Harvey Meyerhoff
Baltimore, MD

Gail and Ira Mondry
Franklin, MI

Betty Morningstar and Jeanette Kruger
Newton, MA

Faith and Richard Morningstar
Marion, MA

Jane Morningstar*
Boca Raton, FL and Boston, MA

Rocky and Lon Morton
Calabasas, CA

Cherna and Irving Moskowitz
Miami Beach, FL

Max Muller*
New York, NY

Maxine Myers
West Orange, NJ

Ilene and James A. Nathan
Berverly Hills, CA

Clara Nevai*
Palm Beach, FL

Hedy* and Gerald* Oliven
Los Angeles, CA

Ruth and Joseph* Owades
Sonoma, CA

Perlman Family Foundation
Jane and Harold L.* Perlman
Chicago, IL

Caroll Petrie
New York, NY

Elaine and Charles I. Petschek
New York, NY

Gladys and Morton Pickman
Boca Raton, FL

Janet and David Polak
Beverly Hills, CA

Susan and Bruce G. Pollack
New York, NY

Potters Wheel Foundation
Dr. Donald Altman
New York, NY

The Pritzker Family Foundation
Penny Pritzker and Dr. Bryan Tauber
Margot and Thomas Pritzker
Susan and Nicholas Pritzker
Chicago, IL

Hirsch and Braine S. Raskin Foundation
New York, NY

Anne S. Reich
Washington, DC

Claire Reich*
Forest Hills, NY

The Riklis Family Foundation
Mona Riklis Ackerman
New York, NY

Abraham and Sonia Rochlin Foundation
Heidi and Lawrence* Rochlin
Reno, NV

Dorothy and Irving* Rom
West Palm Beach, FL

Beth Rom-Rymer
Chicago, IL

Hanna* and Julius* Rosen
Douglaston, NY

Bina Roth*
Washington, DC

Mary Helen Rowen
New York, NY

Arthur Rubloff*
Chicago, IL

Mona Rymberg*
Sunrise, FL

Barry Rymer*
Chicago, IL

Heloisa Sabin
Washington, DC

Martha S. Sagon*
Washington, DC

Julie Salamon and William Abrams
New York, NY
Dr. Suzanne Salamon and Alan Einhorn
Brookline, MA

Lilly and Arthur Salcman
St. Petersburg Beach, FL

Sylvia and Rowland Schaefer
Miami, FL

Daniel Sally Schiffman*
New York, NY

Alice F. Schimberg*
Chicago, IL

Idee and Pierre L. Schoenheimer
New York, NY

Sara Lee and H. Axel Schupf
New York, NY

Sheila Schwartz
Phoenix, AZ

Vera and Dr. John L. Schwartz
Pacific Palisades, CA

Susan and Donald L. Schwarz
Sherman Oaks, CA

Hattie and Arnold* Segal
Maplewood, NJ

Rosa Segre*
Lafayette, CA

Lisa* and Herbert J.* Seligmann
New York, NY

The David and Fela Shapell Family Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA

Fannie Sherr*
New York, NY

Sylvia W. and Major Max L.* Shulman
New York, NY

Gail and Richard D. Siegal
New York, NY

Marion Silberberg
Delray Beach, FL

The Silver Foundation
Lois and Ralph D. Silver
Glencoe, IL

Rochelle* and Harold* Simpson
Delray Beach, FL and Chicago, IL

Yadelle and Robert* Sklare
Chicago, IL

The Samuel M. and Helene K. Soref Foundation
Irma and Benjamin F. Breslauer
Sandy and Stephen Breslauer
Los Angeles, CA
 
Edith and Martin Stein
Boca Raton, FL

Gregg M. and Stacy A. Steinberg
Northbrook, IL

The Stone Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Stephen A. Stone*
Charlotte and Theodore H. Teplow
Cambridge, MA
Wendy and David Teplow
Weston, MA

Myrna Strelinger*
Tucson, AZ

Stephen L. Stulman
New York, NY

Susman and Asher Foundation
Helen Asher
Chicago, IL

S. Donald Sussman
Greenwich, CT

David Turner*
New York, NY

Carol and Harlan Waksal
Montclair, NJ

Eleanor and Leonard* Weisenberg
Delray Beach, FL

Edna and Maurice Weiss
Charitable Fund
Beverly Hills, CA

Edna Weissman
Palm Beach, FL and Harrison, NY

Max Wiczer
Skokie, IL

The Willner Family Foundation
Blanche* and Dr. Albert Willner
Drs. Jane Willner Bloomgarden and David Bloomgarden
Drs. Judith Pleasure Willner and Joseph Willner
Delray Beach, FL

The Jack Wolgin Charitable Foundation in Philadelphia
Jack Wolgin
Philadelphia, PA

Robert E. Woolley
Dallas, TX

Jack Zeibell*
Chicago, IL

The Ziegler Family Trust
Ruth Ziegler
Los Angeles, CA

Stanley R. Zimmerman
Emeryville, CA

Gertrude* and George* Zlotowski
New York, NY

Uzi Zucker
New York, NY

Roy Zuckerberg
New York, NY

* Remembered