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Philip Weinstein, Issy & Susan Zuckerbrod,<br />
Louise Hager, Lorraine Weinstein<br />
Loretta & Ronnie Harris<br />
Stephen Rubin OBE & Angela Rubin<br />
Maureen Lipman CBE<br />
Sir Michael & Lady Heller<br />
Steven & Danielle King, Lisa Steele,<br />
Justine & Andrew Lever<br />
Rabbi Joseph Dweck and choir celebrating Chanukah<br />
Lord & Lady Kalms<br />
CIRCLE<br />
OF LIGHT<br />
Gerald Ronson CBE & Dame Gail Ronson<br />
Nick & Maxine Leslau<br />
Emma & Marc Samuels<br />
Graham Edwards, Joan Lipkin-<br />
Edwards, Georgina Black<br />
Andrew & Danielle Rubin<br />
Claudia and Robert Salem<br />
Lord & Lady Young<br />
Karen & Jeremy Hertzog<br />
Loren & Trevor Berkowitz<br />
Sian & Julian Levy<br />
Bianca & Stuart Roden<br />
Top: Alexandra Maurice, Emma Byre,<br />
Jenny Silverman, Amanda Kessler,<br />
Abi Reiss, Sarah Burns<br />
Fabiana & Miguel Abadi<br />
Chai has achieved extraordinary<br />
things in its first 25 years and last<br />
December, 800 guests gathered to<br />
recognize this milestone and pledge their<br />
continued support. London’s spectacular<br />
Roundhouse theatre, bathed in purple<br />
and pink Chai colours, mirrored superbly<br />
the ‘Circle of Light’ theme and proved<br />
a breath-taking backdrop for the event.<br />
Louise Hager paid tribute to Chai’s<br />
founders Frances Winegarten z’l and<br />
Susan Zuckerbrod, its medical and lay<br />
advisors, trustees, staff, fundraisers<br />
and volunteers. Reflecting on Chai’s<br />
purpose, she said, ‘there is no point<br />
talking about the light at the end<br />
of the tunnel. Our mission<br />
is to light the tunnel itself,<br />
and to give individuals<br />
the strength and tools<br />
they so need.’<br />
This message was vividly illustrated<br />
on film by two of Chai’s clients<br />
Elliot, from London and Tara in<br />
Manchester, who spoke unflinchingly<br />
about their cancer experiences and<br />
Chai’s all-embracing family support.<br />
Welcoming everyone, Ronnie Harris<br />
described Chai as ‘an essential community<br />
resource.’ And hearing it receives no<br />
statutory funding, the guests responded<br />
emphatically, donating £1.2m. The<br />
emotional and uplifting evening opened<br />
with an enthusiastic performance from<br />
a choir of pupils drawn from four<br />
schools, where the ‘Chai in Schools’<br />
service is supporting children<br />
affected by a cancer diagnosis in<br />
their family, and concluded<br />
with an upbeat set from<br />
TVs BGT finalists,<br />
Jack Pack. ■<br />
Mark Astaire & Fiorella Massey<br />
Michael & Robyn Stein<br />
Gabrielle & Steven Sharpe<br />
Sharon & Jonathan Goldstein<br />
Carol, Nick & Rachel Sopher<br />
Pat Rosenfield & Lennie Lass<br />
Michael & Jacqueline Meller<br />
Simone & Brian Brick<br />
Naomi & Andrew Fisch<br />
Natalie & David Tahan<br />
Michael & Jenny Ghatan<br />
Gavriel & Yael Green, Sara & Henry Last<br />
Frances Berman & Rochelle Wolfson<br />
Jason & Claire Leek<br />
Susan & Stephen James<br />
Gary & Linda Laurence<br />
Michael & Robyn Stein<br />
Shoshana Manning, Gillian &<br />
Irving Carter, Susie Segal<br />
Karen & Peter Goodkind<br />
Benita, David & Jo Fogel<br />
Albert & Lynda Hay<br />
Melanie & Edward Rom<br />
Blake Ezra Photography
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