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B’NAI B’RITH TODAYResident Leadership Retreat: 2019 RecapBy Gracie CohenOn a Wednesday afternoon inAugust, 25 residents from B’naiB’rith housing properties metat B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp at LakeComo, Pennsylvania, for their biennialsix-day retreat. The Resident LeadershipRetreat, which began in 1987, not onlyconnects resident leaders throughoutthe B’nai B’rith housing network butalso provides them with many tools tostrengthen their communities.B’nai B’rith is the largest nationalJewish sponsor of low-income,nonsectarian housing for seniors in thecountry. Our buildings accommodatesome 5,000 residents without regard torace, religion, gender identity or sexualorientation.There were intensive, daylongworkshops covering the gamut ofchallenges residents (and sometimesmanagement) face. B’nai B’rith Centerfor Senior Services staff members JanelDoughten, Evan Carmen, GracieCohen and our Senior HousingCommittee Co-Chair Abbie Stonefacilitated sessions on how to start aresidents’ council and write bylaws,address language and cultural barriers,communicate with management,publish a newsletter and more. Residentleaders devoted time in the programto bounce ideas off of one another,and problem-solve any issues theyare encountering in their residents’association or buildings.Aside from workshops, residentleaders spent time with many of theyoung sleep-away campers, getting toknow one another in a song session andice-breaker games.One of the huge takeaways from theretreat, aside from residents connectingwith one another, is that every programpresented throughout the week can bereplicated in each of their buildings.On Friday night, B’nai B’rith Senior HousingCommittee Co-Chair Abbie Stone orientedcampers on the customs and ritualsassociated with the observance of Shabbat.B’nai B’rith staff and building residents who participated in the 2019 August retreat at B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp in Pennsylvania.44 WINTER 2019
B’NAI B’RITH TODAYB’nai B’rith Connect: Young Professional LeaderEvents at the Local, National and International LevelsBy Katherine DolgenosLed by Chair Scott Knapp, a B’naiB’rith International senior vicepresident, B’nai B’rith Connecthas had a busy autumn. The platformfor professionals and leaders underage 40, formerly called the YoungLeadership Network, kicked off itsnew name with a launch party andweekend in Las Vegas from Sept. 6 toSept. 8. Participants networked withfellow Connect members, deepenedtheir involvement in B’nai B’rith,experienced Las Vegas and socializedwith one another.B’nai B’rith Connect leaders attendedthe Distinguished Achievement Awarddinner in September honoring RichardRobinson, chairman and CEO ofScholastic. Robinson was recognized forhis industry leadership.Jared Hakimi, the co-chair of B’naiB’rith Connect New York, was part ofthe B’nai B’rith delegation at UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA)this year. The delegation advocated forIsrael, human rights and the worldwideinterests of the Jewish people. B’naiB’rith is proud to send a delegationannually.Connect leaders also visited theresidence of the Consul General ofJapan in New York, Kanji Yamanouchi,for a reception honoring the mayor ofTsuruga City, Takanobu Fuchikami.Tsuruga is known for welcomingPhoto credit: Lloyd Wolf; www.lloydwolf.comB’nai B’rith Connect leaders who took part in the Saturday evening Menorah LightingCeremony at the Leadership Forum in Washington. From left: Robert Book, Houston,Texas; Jessica Kreger, Boynton Beach, Florida and B’nai B’rith International Senior VicePresident Rebecca Saltzman, Centennial, Colorado.Jewish refugees fleeing Europe duringWorld War II. Refugees passed throughthe port city on their way to otherdestinations, such as Shanghai.This December, B’nai B’rith ConnectDenver will hold its second annualJewbilee bash on Christmas Eve. Lastyear’s event, which featured a photobooth and two DJs, drew 350 guests.The Jewbilee bash aims to encourageyoung professionals to become involvedin B’nai B’rith.B’NAI B’RITH 45
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