JCS’ Lapciuc Dinner Blended Art & Appreciation
‘An Evening of Art Mazel,’ this year’s Lapciuc Appreciation Dinner thanking significant donors to Jewish Community Services’ Milk & Honey food distribution campaign, featured the artwork of noted painter and Holocaust survivor Thomas Muhl, great food and spectacular views at the home of Tania and Israel Lapciuc. Over 140 guests enjoyed a program that included remarks from University of Miami students Nicole Cassinera and Jennifer Bard, who participated in the Holocaust Survivors Internship Program. This initiative, which JCS conducts in collaboration with UM, provides valuable support to Jewish victims of Nazi atrocities and gives students an opportunity to perform service-oriented activities while making a personal connection with Holocaust survivors. As Nicole and Jennifer so eloquently stated, these relationships profoundly change the lives of both students and seniors.
Marcos Lapciuc, Board Chair of the Jackson Health System, wife Tiffany, and Tania and Israel Lapciuc
Nick and Joy Spill with Shelley Niceley Groff and Jonathan Groff (both Joy and Shelley are Past Chairs of the JCS Board)
JCS Director of Case Management Services Susan Nierenberg, Nicole Cassinera, Thomas Muhl, Jennifer Bard and Jonas Roth
Douglas and Joan Gross with Florence and Bob Werner
Luis Gonzalez, President of the Miami-Dade League of Cities (2nd from left), presents Israel and Tania Lapciuc with a proclamation. They are joined by Fred Stock, JCS Board Chair Richard Hoffman (far right) and Eliana Lapciuc
JCS Kosher Food Bank Coordinator Bonnie Schwartzbaum, MyFoodBodyMind Health Coach Patricia Vaisberg , Kosher Food Bank volunteer Monica Gurland and JCS Director of Special Projects Marian Mendelsohn
Jennifer Efron-Duffy, Amy Klosky and JCS Alliance Chair Courtney Lenner
Rabbi Pinchas Weberman, spiritual leader of Ohev Shalom Congregation, Israel and Tania Lapciuc, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Alberto Carvalho and Fred Stock
Marty and Hili Scheck, Milk & Honey Chairs for North Dade, with Fred Stock
JCS Yehi Ohr Program Coordinator Zisa Levin and Daniel Cohen visit Thomas Muhl’s art exhibit
Vanessa and Gary Ressler, Milk & Honey Chairs for Miami Beach
