175th Anniversary Gala

175th Anniversary Gala

We’re excited to celebrate 175 years of Temple Beth El at our Anniversary Gala — a milestone event you won’t want to miss! 

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

Join us on November 1st at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of celebration featuring an open bar, live entertainment, and strolling dinner stations. 

The evening with take you through the eras of Temple Beth El where you will enjoy music and dancing from swing, the jitterbug to the hustle and beyond.

Food will kick off with 2025 with baby lamb chops to miniature poke bowls followed by culinary stations featuring baked trout to beef tenderloin to milk shake and baked alaska. 

175th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
Barbra Bloch, Wendy Bice, Caryn Emmer, Nancy Fortier, Laura Gottlieb, Cindy Hecht, Lauren Herrin, Dana Loewenstein, Karen Lowen, Judy Martens, Carol Plisner, Judy Roberts, Anne Weiner

HOST COMMITTEE
The heart of our Host Committee is our Legacy Families, whose love for Temple Beth El has been passed down for generations. Together, they carry our past into the future.

Hyla Williams & Marc Bagley, Beth Goodfriend Blum, Eleanor Blum, Jody & Daniel Boorstein, Debbie & Eric Canvasser, Marla & Mark Canvasser, E. Elizabeth & Corey Curnutte, Rachel Grey Ellis, Lena Epstein, Marjory Epstein, Mary & Larry Epstein, Marjie & Michael Federman, Robert & Alexis Federman, Peggy & Dennis Frank, Debbie & Pierre Fuger, Sue & Jeff Goldsmith, Laura & Jacob Gottlieb, Howard Gurwin, Barbara & Jonathan Haber, Wendy & Douglas Hamburger, Rose & David Handleman, Lucy & Raymond Henney, Marc Zupmore & Mark Johnson, Cheryl & Ron Kerwin, Lenny & Kim Kerwin, Marcy & Michael Klein, Dana & Rick Loewenstein, Phyllis Loewenstein, Jo-Ann MacWilliams-Wolf, Ryan MacWilliams, Suzi MacWilliams, Sandy & Lee Marks, Judy & John Marx, MernaLyn, Beth & James Michelson, Laurie Michelson, Patti & Eric Phillips, Pamela & Paul Renusch, Frayda Riger, Judy & Scott Roberts, Mearyl & Max Roberts, Warren & Carol Ann Rose, Stacy & Gordie Schaeffler, Elaine & Mark Schonberger, Laura Segal, Liz Rowin & Michael Sklar, Sara Caroline Stapleton, Lilly & Alex Stotland, Gwen & S. Evan Weiner, Dana & Steven Weinstein, Trudi & Henry Wineman II, Billy Wiseman, Carol Ziecik, Deenie & Mike Zonder

Thank you to our 175th Anniversary Sponsors!

* As of 9/25/2025

Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Sponsor
Marjory Winkelman Epstein, Lena Epstein, and Lilly & Alex Stotland

Rabbi B. Benedict Glazer Sponsor
Judy & John Marx

Rabbi Richard C. Hertz Sponsor   
Anonymous, Mary & Larry Epstein, Elyse & David Foltyn and Family, Nancy & James Grosfeld,
Steve & Carol Tarnowsky, Anne & L. Steven Weiner, Gwen & S. Evan Weiner

Minoru Yamasaki Sponsor
Maxine & Larry Baker, Barbra Bloch,
Mark Burnstein (In memory of Alexandar David Burnstein), Cathy & James Deutchman,
Rose & David Handleman, Kirk in the Hills, Richard & Harriet Shapack, Debbie & Robert A. Simon,
Jo-Ann MacWilliams-Wolf

Albert Kahn Sponsor
Nancy & Lawrence Bluth, Linda & Bob Finkel, Raymond & Lucy Henney, Barbara & Steven Kohler, Larry & Jackie Kraft, Kurtis Kitchen & Bath, Anne & Jeffrey Mendelson, The Michelson, Renusch, and Fuger Families, Sonia & Keith Pomeroy, Trudi & Henry Wineman II and
Heidi & Henry Wineman III

Founders Sponsor
Belfor Property Restoration, Rabbi Megan Brudney & Zach Berg, Wendy & Gary Bice,
Mark & Marla Canvasser, Jeff & Alicia Chandler, Lori & Mark Cohn, Dennis & Peggy Frank,
Marjie & Michael Federman, Aviva & Dean Friedman, The Haber, Boorstein and Hamburger Families, Cindy Hecht & Michael Meredith, Sandy & Michael Hermanoff, KIG Korotkin Insurance Group, Lee & Sandra Marks, Patti & Rick Phillips, Jared & Lisa Rothberger, Raymond Rosenfeld & Janelle McCammon, Cathy & Mark Segel, Kathleen Straus & Walter Shapero, Deenie & Mike Zonder

Supporter Sponsor
Hyla Williams & Marc Bagley, Big Water Tech, David & Elaine Brockman, Nancy Brudney,
Debbie & Eric Canvasser, Martin & Debra Darvick, The David Family, Rachel Grey Ellis, Trustees of Elmwood Cemetery, Nancy & Doug Fortier,
Beth Gans, Fran and Michael Goran, Howard Gurwin, Jennifer and Jeffrey Hollander, Hylant, Marc Zupmore & Mark Johnson, James Allen Jones & Gar Sims Jones, Bruce & Karen Kaczander, John Kamins, Stuart & Thea Kayne, Cheryl & Ron Kerwin, Kim & Lenny Kerwin, John & Andrea Kessler, Craig Matichuk & Jessica Knoll, Sharron Kreindler, Stuart & Deena Lockman, Dana & Rick Loewenstein and Family, Phyllis Loewenstein, Karen & Alan Lowen, Rochelle Nelson, Rita Packard, Carol & Bruce Plisner, Richard & Eileen Polk,  Evelyn & Julian Prince, Claude & Sandi Reitelman, Judy & Scott Roberts, Rob & Deb Ross, Jorin and Eugene Rubin, Louise & Todd Sable, Audrey & Herbert Saperstein, Laura Segal, Mark Shwayder, Evelyn & Fredrick Simon,
Drs. Linda & Scott Sircus, Elizabeth Rowin & Michael Sklar, Richard & Irene Soble, Stan & Carol Tickton, Jordan & Alexandra Wertheimer, Randy & Nancy Wertheimer, Marilyn & Walter Wolpin, Audrey Zupmore