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The Marcus Foundation
The Marcus Foundation
Mazal Tov Gail on all that you have accomplished on behalf of the Jewish people
The Marcus Foundation
Liane and Marc Carter
Liane and Marc Carter
Congratulations to all the honorees!
We are grateful for your unwavering commitment
to building a more inclusive world.
Liane Kupferberg Carter
Marc David Carter
Sally Gottesman
Sally Gottesman
Thank you to all the professional staff, Board, and supporters of Matan. Your work is life changing!
Sally Gottesman
The Plevan Family
The Plevan Family
The Plevan family salutes Matan and tonight's honorees, Gail Heyman, Matan Koch and Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple - Rabbi Bennett Miller and Rabbi Philip Bazeley
Nancy and Fred Poses
Nancy and Fred Poses
Mazal Tov to all of the Honorees!
From, The Poses Family Foundation
Gail and Lyons Heyman
Gail and Lyons Heyman
The FRAGILE X ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA appreciates your dedicated service for over 30 years!
Farell & Colin Diamond
Farell & Colin Diamond
Suzanne and James Aisenberg
Suzanne and James Aisenberg
Mazel Tov to
Gail Heyman, Matan Koch and Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple - Rabbi Bennett Miller and Rabbi Philip Bazeley
and to the exceptional Matan Team for your amazing work!
Charlett and Marshall Frumin
Charlett and Marshall Frumin
We pay tribute to the 2023 Honorees, to Dori Frumin Kirshner, the Matan Board and Staff for their leadership in advancing inclusion. May you go from strength to strength.
Dori's Proud Parents
Charlett and Marshall Frumin
Sharon Karmazin
Sharon Karmazin
Mazal Tov to all of the honorees!
Thank you, Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple for creating a community of belonging for ALL families.
May you go from strength to strength.
And, Matan, thank you for helping the Jewish community.
Eileen and Jerry Lieberman
Eileen and Jerry Lieberman
Mazel Tov to all our honorees.
Thank you for your dedication to disability inclusion.
Eileen and Jerry Lieberman
Ruderman Family Foundation
Ruderman Family Foundation
Mazel Tov to
Matan Koch on this well-deserved honor.
You are an inspiration to us all.
Your friends at
The Ruderman Family Foundation
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
In honor of Matan Koch
Nancy & Paul Levy
Nancy & Paul Levy
Rachel and Adam Orgel
Rachel and Adam Orgel
Mazal Tov to all the honorees!
With love, Drs. Rachel and Adam Orgel
Wendy Belzberg & Strauss Zelnick
Wendy Belzberg & Strauss Zelnick
Mazel tov to all the honorees.
Wendy Belzberg and Strauss Zelnick
Linda Burger
Linda Burger
Mazel tov, Matan. So proud of you and the amazing work you have done and continue to do.
Linda and Andy Burger
Robert Deutsch
Robert Deutsch
Cousin Gail: Mazel Tov on this amazing leadership award from Matan. We love you and are so proud of you!
Love,
Cousins Bob Deutsch, Robin and Dave Edwards, Lauren Estrin and Andy Deutsch (and all the kiddos!)
Leslie & Alan Pearson
Leslie & Alan Pearson
In honor of Gail Heyman, Matan Koch & Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple - Rabbi Bennett Miller and Rabbi Philip Bazeley and the entire Matan staff!
Leslie and Alan Pearson
The Schatten/Goldstein Families
The Schatten/Goldstein Families
Mazal Tov to our Sis!
We are proud of all you do
To make a difference
In our family, community & globally
Liz & Bobby Goldstein
Karen & Steven Goldstein
Janet Schatten and Dick Friedman
Emily Goodstein
Emily Goodstein
Honoring the fabulous Matan staff. Together we can do the greatest good.
Love, Emily Goodstein and the entire Greater Good Strategy team
Park Avenue Synagogue
Park Avenue Synagogue
"Let other people's dignity be as precious to you as your own." Pirkei Avot
Mazal Tov to all of the Honorees!
Matan, Inc., thank you for guiding us so that we can include all who enter our sacred gates.
Rabbi Ben Spratt
Rabbi Ben Spratt
We are proud to celebrate the inspiring leadership of Matan and Matan! Thank you for teaching us how to shape a world of belonging for all.
The Clergy of Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman
Lee and Lanny Livingston
Lee and Lanny Livingston
Congratulations to Rabbi Miller and Rabbi Bazely for your leadership in making Anshe Emeth the special place it is.
Lee and Lanny Livingston
The Shapiro Family Foundation
The Shapiro Family Foundation
Michelle and Dr. Gary Simon
Michelle and Dr. Gary Simon
With gratitude, admiration and utmost respect, we recognize Gail Heyman for her steadfast dedication to promoting inclusion for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Michelle, Gary, Aaron, Kyle and Michael Simon
Amy and Bill Soukas
Amy and Bill Soukas
In honor of Noah Shafron. May he go from strength to strength.
To all those who work with and alongside Matan, we respect and thank you. To clients served, we are pulling for you always.
Sara Shapiro-Plevan and Bill Plevan
Sara Shapiro-Plevan and Bill Plevan
Mazal Tov to Matan Koch for the Impact you have made in our lives and that of so many others!
Rabbi Bill Plevan and Sara Shapiro-Plevan
Nadav Kadar and Tami Reiss
Nadav Kadar and Tami Reiss
We are so happy to be able to support the ongoing efforts of Matan to promote inclusivity. Congrats to all of the award recipients and thank you for your dedication to such important work
Tami Reiss and Nadav Kadar
Rabbi Leah Berkowitz
Rabbi Leah Berkowitz
Matan: As you said when we first met, you are truly a "one-man wake-up call." Kol ha-kavod for your incredible work, and todah rabbah for your invaluable friendship. –RLB
Jared, Scott, Carly Heyman
Jared, Scott, Carly Heyman
In honor of the most loving, supportive, generous person we know... our mother!
We love you - Jared, Scott, and Carly
David-Seth Kirshner
David-Seth Kirshner
Dori/Mom,
We love you and are proud of you!
David, Evie and Elias
Joan Alexander
Joan Alexander
In honor of Linda Burger
Joan Alexander
Vivian Bass
Vivian Bass
You have made and continue to make an indescribably phenomenal impact by enriching and enhancing the lives of an incalculable number of persons and their families across the globe. You are a cherished treasure to all of us. I couldn't be prouder.
Rabbi Peter Berg
Rabbi Peter Berg
Mazel tov to MATAN ---- to Gail, Rabbi Miller, Rabbi Bazely and especially the incomparable Matan Koch!
May you go from strength to strength.
Rabbi Peter Berg
Lynda & Scott Canel
Lynda & Scott Canel
Thank you for all you do to make the world a better place
Love, Lynda & Scott Canel
Joan Chess
Joan Chess
With admiration and appreciation for all of the good work Matan does!
Joan Chess
Adam Ford
Adam Ford
JScreen
JScreen
Congratulations Gail!
On behalf of JScreen and the people we serve, thanks for all that you do!
You are a shining light and we appreciate you so much!
With gratitude,
Your friends at JScreen
Judi and Arnie Herrmann
Judi and Arnie Herrmann
The donation is in honor of the wonderful work that Matan does and supporting Dori Frumin Kirshner.
Lyons Heyman, Sr. and Rita Koslin
Lyons Heyman, Sr. and Rita Koslin
Wendy Hurst Levine
Wendy Hurst Levine
In honor of All of this year's deserving nominees
Drs. Wendy and Richard Levine
Ikar
Ikar
We are deeply moved by your wisdom, depth and presence, and our community is forever changed by your love.
With blessings,
R' Sharon and Melissa
Jewish Federation of Atlanta
Jewish Federation of Atlanta
Gail,
Mazel tov on your well-deserved honor! Thank you for your tireless leadership, advocacy, and many contributions to Atlanta's disability community.
Your family at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Harriet Karesh
Harriet Karesh
This award is given to the most deserving person that I know. Gail works tirelessly within the Atlanta Jewish community and beyond. I am so very proud of Gail for all of her many achievements and also very proud to call her my dear friend.
Marci & Alex Kaufman
Marci & Alex Kaufman
Congratulations to Matan Koch for his trailblazing work in helping to expand Jewish communal participation.
With deep admiration,
Marci & Alex Kaufman
Kogon and Cohen Families
Kogon and Cohen Families
Congratulations to Gail Heyman, Matan Leadership Award Recipient. Well-deserved... We are so proud of all that you have done and continue to do!
With love,
Kogon and Cohen Families
David & Lisa Levine
David & Lisa Levine
In honor of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple
David and Lisa Levine
Terri & Daryl Lipkin
Terri & Daryl Lipkin
We are honored to support Matan and are proud members of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, recipient of the Trailblazer Award.
Terri and Daryl Lipkin
Meredith Polsky
Meredith Polsky
Mazal Tov to all of the honorees! Thank you for being true champions of disability inclusion in the Jewish community. Your tireless efforts make Matan's work possible.
Wishing a special Mazal Tov to Matan Koch, whose many years of friendship and collab
RAISE Advisors
RAISE Advisors
Mazal Tov to the Matan team! We are proud to partner with you on your important work.
- Your friends at RAISE Nonprofit Advisors
HUC -JIR
HUC -JIR
In honor of Matan Koch, Gail Heyman, HUC-JIR alumni Rabbi Bennett Miller & Rabbi Philip Bazeley for supporting those with special needs and advancing inclusion in the Jewish community.
Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D., President
David B. Edelson, Chair, Board of
RespectAbility
RespectAbility
RespectAbility is a diverse, disability-led nonprofit that fights stigmas and advances opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. Congratulations Matan Koch! www.RespectAbility.org
Jodi & Tim Roberts
Jodi & Tim Roberts
You are such a shining example of how one person can make a difference in the lives of so many. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
Jodi and Tim Roberts
Benjamin Roin
Benjamin Roin
Stephanie & Jack Rubin
Stephanie & Jack Rubin
Stephanie & Jack Rubin
Stephanie & Jack Rubin
To our dear friend Matan,
You have been both a gift and a blessing in our lives. We love you.
-Stephanie, Jack, Olivia and Edward Rubin
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
In honor of Matan Koch and with appreciation for Matan, Inc.
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Cathy & Steve Schwartz
Cathy & Steve Schwartz
Congratulations on your honor Gail. Thank you for all you do for the Jewish Community.
All our love,
Cathy and Steve Schwartz
Dan and Jenny Tabak
Dan and Jenny Tabak
Kol Hakavod to our dear friend Matan Koch!
We are thrilled to support our two favorite Matans together.
Dan and Jenny Tabak
Steven and Benay Taub Family Fund
Steven and Benay Taub Family Fund
Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young
Congratulations, Matan!
Pearlann Horowitz
Pearlann Horowitz
Gail Heyman, a true leader and innovator
Adam Lehman/Hillel International
Adam Lehman/Hillel International
Yasher koach on this honor, Matan. Thank you on behalf of the hundreds of students and Hillel professionals who have learned from you. Thank you for empowering students with disabilities to be leaders in shaping their communities to welcome and engage all
Max Ash
Max Ash
Best wishes to all of the honorees from Max & MAX'IS Creations!
Howard Blas
Howard Blas
In honor of my friend and colleague Matan Koch, the other honorees and the important work of Matan
Howard Blas
Roz Garber
Roz Garber
Dear Cousin Gail,
You inspire us with your gifts, your Matan-ot, of leadership, persistence, and commitment. Mazal Tov on this Honor!
Roz Garber Toledano
Rabbi Ilana Garber, Matan Institute Alum
Shira Garber Strosberg
Yaffa Garber Tilles
Koch Family
Koch Family
We are so proud of you, Matanchik!
You have been making an impact on
us from the very beginning.
All our love,
Ema, Shira, Jason, Ami, Kobi,
Yonatan, Jason, Duncan, Avigayil, Adina, Aytan
Susan Moray
Susan Moray
Mazel Tov, wish we could be there.
Love, Betty Ann, Larry, Neil, Susan and all our families
OneTable
OneTable
Mazel tov to the honorees
Kim Frumin and Ben Walters
Kim Frumin and Ben Walters
In honor of the amazing Dori Frumin Kirshner -- you inspire us all to be better -- we love you
Kim Frumin and Ben Walters
Robyn Spizman
Robyn Spizman
Congratulations Gail – We are so very proud of you and Lyons, your entire family, and this well-deserved honor.
With love from Scott Heyman's fan club, Robyn and Ed Gerson
Michelle Duprey
Michelle Duprey
Seems like yesterday, but when Matan was in college at Yale he interned in my office. I enjoyed working with him and cherish his friendship. I'm so proud of all he has done and will continue to do since he worked with me. Congratulations Matan!
Nancy and Wayne Freedman
Nancy and Wayne Freedman
Congratulations, Gail, on receiving the 2023 Leadership Award from Matan. This is a wonderful organization, and it is an impressive and well-deserved honor for you ... but we are equally honored to call you our dear friend! Congratulations, again!
With
Debra Goldstein
Debra Goldstein
So proud of you Gail, well earned honor. Love you guys, Deb and Ed