2013-11-08T12:29:57-06:00 2012-12-31 541517420 WALL EINHORN & CHERNITZER PC 555 E MAIN ST SUITE 1600 NORFOLK VA 23510 990 2012-01-01 542043763 FRIENDS OF CHEVRA T'HELIM INC FRIE 7573919266 PO BOX 7962 PORTSMOUTH VA 23707 MINETTE COOPER 7573919266 2013-11-05 1 SUSAN R EINHORN P00304274 7576254700 2013-11-05 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z JEWISH MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER ZELMA RIVIN PO BOX 7962 PORTSMOUTH VA 23707 51351 0 X WWW.JEWISHMUSEUMPORTSMOUTH.ORG X 2002 VA PROMOTION OF THE SYNAGOGUE BUILDING AS A CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 18 18 0 35 0 0 75391 31536 24647 19104 178 11 550 700 100766 51351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66977 71471 66977 71471 33789 -20120 521936 507450 4040 9674 517896 497776 X TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE VISITORS AND MEMBERS OF HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY CAN CELEBRATE AND LEARN ABOUT JEWISH HISTORY, FAITH AND CULTURE. THROUGH PROMOTION OF THE HISTORIC AND RESTORED SYNAGOGUE, THE BUILDING WILL SERVE AS A CENTER FOR EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EVENTS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 1 0 3055 3276 LECTURE SERIES - FOUR LECTURES WERE HELD IN 2012. LECTURE FROM THE 2011-2012 SERIES WERE FEBRUARY 5TH, 2012 AND MARCH 11, 2012 AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 2012-2013 SERIES IN SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND NOVEMBER 18, 2012. THE TITLE OF THE LECTURE SERIES FOR 2011-2012 WAS "SACRED SPACE: AN INTERFAITH PERSPECTIVE." FEBRUARY'S TOPIC WAS SACRED OUTDOOR SPACE. DREMA BAKER, WICCAN PRIESTESS, LILLIAN WOLFSONG, FIRST (NATIVE) AMERICAN, AND VEN. THICH CHUC THANH, BUDDHIST MUNK EACH SPOKE ON THEIR USE OF OUTDOOR SPACE IN THEIR WORSHIP AND CELEBRATIONS. THIS PANEL WAS MODERATED BY ERIC MAZUR, PHD., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AT SACRED KOTEL. RABBI LUCY DINNER, SENIOR RABBI OF TEMPLE BETH OR IN RALEIGH, NC SPOKE ON WESTERN RETAINING WALL OF THE TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM. SHE FOCUSED ON THE CURRENT CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING THE USE AND WORSHIP OF WOMEN AT THE WALL AND HOW THIS HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. THE 2012-2013 LECTURE SERIES WAS TITLED "A MINORITY IN THE MIDST OF CONFLICT: JEWISH EXPERIENCES DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN VIRGINIA." IN SEPTEMBER, WE WELCOMED JIM SCHUYLER, WHO HAS SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BETH AHABAH MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES IN RICHMOND. HIS LECTURE, TITLED: PHOEBE PEMBER, A WOMAN OF VALOR, BROUGHT TO LIFE THE EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF PHOEBE YATES PEMBER, WHO IS A COMMEMORATED ON AN U.S. POSTAGE STAMP. THE NOVEMBER LECTURE, MOSES J. EZEKIEL: SOLDIER/SCULPTOR, PRESENTED BY COLONEL KEITH GIBSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK MOSES J. EZEKIEL: CIVIL WAR SOLDIER, RENOWN SCULPTOR, EXPLORED THE INTERESTING AND UNIQUE LIFE OF MOSES EZEKIEL, FIRST JEWISH CADET TO GRADUATE FROM VMI AND RENOWNED SCULPTOR WHOSE WORK IS ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDENS. 8376 15828 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES - WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS - FOUR PROFESSIONAL CONCERTS WERE HELD AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER. THESE CONCERTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS OFFERED TO YOUTH PROGRAMS AND MUSIC STUDENTS IN THE TIDEWATER AREA. THE SERIES BEGAN WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JOANNE FALETTA, GUITAR, ROBERT ALEMANY, CLARINET, AND DEBRA WENDELLS CROSS, FLUTIST. THE SECOND CONCERT PRESENTED FEATURED DORA MARSHALL MULLIN, VIOLIN, ACCOMPANIED BY STEPHAN DULCIE, PIANO. THE THIRD CONCERT IN THE SERIES WAS A VOCAL PERFORMANCE TITLED "THE SENSATIONAL SILVER SCREEN" AND FEATURED DR. BRIAN NEDVIN, (TENOR) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, RACHEL HOLLAND, (SOPRANO) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY, STEVE KELLEY (BARITONE) MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE VIRGINIA CHORALE. THE MUSICAL SELECTIONS WERE PRESENTED BY MARK KEUTHAN, PHD, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR REGENT UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS (PIANO), PROFESSOR OF MUSIC AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, JORGE AGUIRRE (VIOLIN), MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY AND DIRECTOR OF THE HAMPTON ROADS CHAMBER PLAYERS, AND JEFFREY PHELPS (CELLO) HEAD OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AT THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. 53966 ONGOING PROGRAMMING - THE JEWISH MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OFFERS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING PROGRAMS SUITABLE FOR ALL FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND. OUR "COMING TO AMERICA: AN IMMIGRATION STUDY PROGRAM" FULFILLS THE VIRGINIA SOL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA IS A 90 MINUTE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDY GROUPS.FREE MOVIES WITH JEWISH CULTURAL THEMES, OR ARTISTS, ARE SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH DISCUSSION ON THE CULTURAL AND VALUE OF THE JEWISH INFLUENCE ARE PRESENTED BY RABBI ARTHUR STEINBERG AND DR. ANDREW QUICKE, PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CINEMA, REGENT UNIVERSITY. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS -AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TITLED "WHY DO THEY DO THAT? A SERIES OF UNDERSTANDING" WAS PRESENTED THIS YEAR OFFERING A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE AND SIMILARITIES OF VARIOUS RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS AND STANDARDS IN AN EFFORT TO ALLOW FOR STUDY, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPARISONS OF THE MAJOR RELIGIONS. THIS SERIES CONSISTED OF SPEAKERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FROM MUSLIN, JEWISH, CHRISTIAN AND HINDU RELIGIONS ALONG WITH PRINTED PROGRAMS. SESSIONS AND TOPICS INCLUDED: THE TABERNACLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SUKKAH, A LOOK AT THE CUSTOMS OF BUILDING A TABERNACLE AND CELEBRATING THE HARVEST, FOODS OF FAITH, A TASTING AND STUDY OF FOODS USED IN RELIGIOUS RITUAL AND CELEBRATIONS, THE DIVERSE DECEMBER DIFFERENCES: A STUDY OF THE HOLIDAYS AND THEIR MEANINGS. ARCHIVE PROGRAM - FINALLY, OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR JEWISH ARCHIVES OF HAMPTON ROADS WAS INITIATED IN AN AGGRESSIVE WAY DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE HIRING OF A PART-TIME PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVAL CONSULTANT AND THE OPENING OF A TEMPORARY FACILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PORTSMOUTH, VA, PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE FIRST MAJOR ACQUISITION WAS THE COMPLETE ARCHIVES OF BETH SHALOM CANTOR, A LONG TIME TIDEWATER CHARITABLE SOCIAL CULTURE AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. 65397 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 VA X ALAN BLACHMAN 7574816320 1916 SANDEE CRESCENT VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23454 X RICHARD RIVIN 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ZELMA G RIVIN 20.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN BLACHMAN 20.00 X X 0 0 0 NORBERT NEWFIELD 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD BANGEL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR HERBERT BREWER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS BRENNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINETTE COOPER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BREWER GLASSMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE KLINE GOLDMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARON KESSER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSALYN LANDRES 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIE LIPKIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRWIN SACKS 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN SOROKO 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRA STEINGOLD 1.00 X 0 0 0 BURLE U STROMBURG 1.00 X 0 0 0 RABBI ARTHUR STEINBERG 1.00 X 0 0 0 KITTY WOLF 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31536 31536 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES 711300 15828 15828 LECTURE SERIES 900099 3276 3276 19104 11 11 700 0 700 700 700 51351 19104 0 711 1668 1668 750 750 1018 1018 4406 4406 3754 3754 588 588 11927 11927 4952 4952 CONTRACT LABOR 15719 15719 CHEVRA T'HELIM BUILDING 11122 11122 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES 8376 8376 LECTURE SERIES 3055 3055 4136 4136 71471 65397 6074 0 375 249 2417 11774 249381 32915 228062 216466 291082 278961 521936 507450 4039 8998 1 676 4040 9674 X 0 0 0 0 517896 497776 517896 497776 521936 507450 -20120 0 X 0 0 0 X 132735 41359 98068 75391 31536 379089 20018 26619 24647 19104 90388 132735 61377 124687 100038 50640 469477 0 0 0 469477 821 16 1095 178 11 2121 821 16 1095 178 11 2121 5508 -5054 136 550 700 1840 139064 56339 125918 100766 51351 473438 0.99160 0.98860 0.00450 0.00830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 131150 131150 67890 8342 59548 50341 24573 25768 216466 INVESTMENT IN CHEVRA T'HELIM LLC 278961 278961 OTHER LIABILITIES 676 676 NEW PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR JEWISH ARCHIVES OF HAMPTON ROADS WAS INITIATED IN 2012. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO BOARD MEMBERS, RICHARD RIVIN AND ZELMA G. RIVIN, SHARE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD AND APPROVED PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. CHEVRA T'HELIM LLC 220 WASHINGTON STREET PORTSMOUTH VA 23704 263952922 REAL ESTATE VA FRIENDS OF CHEVRA T'HELIM RELATED -11122 278961 0 1 0.99950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0