Portland Jewish Academy Auction raises $590,000 for S.T.E.A.M.

Steve Albert, PJA’s new Executive Director and Merrill Hendin, Principal.

Portland, December 7th, 2014. The 53rd annual Portland Jewish Academy Auction auction raised $590,000 for S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) and Scholarships. Steve Albert, PJA’s new Executive Director and Merrill Hendin, Principal enjoyed the evening.

Portland Jewish Academy: An independent school in Portland, Oregon providing an extraordinary Jewish and secular education for your child. Preschool through 8th Grade. 503.244.0126 http://www.pjaproud.org/

From the Portland Jewish Academy: We’d like to thank the following sponsors: COMMUNITY GRAND PATRON Steve “Rosy” Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman The Jay & Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation CHAI GRAND PATRON The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation The Jay & Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation DIAMOND Gayle and Paul Romain PLATINUM Lisa M. Gitelson, DMD Jonathan and Sarah Glass The Holzman Foundation Inc./Renee and Irwin Holzman Joel Mullin and Sheri Katz Howard and Carole Ory Provenance Hotels Stan and Madelle Rosenfeld Family Foundation GOLD Dr. Michael and Rose Baskin Barry and Karla Benson Bluestone & Hockley Real Estate Services Michael and Chris Feves Hachler Investments, LLC Samuel Metz Jeanne Paul Team Irv and Arlene Potter Jerry and Bunny Sadis Eve Stern and Les Gutfreund Sharon Stern and Steve Rallison Carolyn Wooden-Johnson and J. Michael Johnson SILVER Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg Marc and Sarah Blattner Rabbi Michael and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana Milt Carl and Family Columbia Fresh Transportation Jeff Feinblatt, MD PC John and Beth Germain Milton G Gordon & Sandra Gordon Fund Perry and Merrill Hendin Tony and Priscilla Kostiner Barbara Leinwand The Malka Family – Tel Aviv Diamond Co & Malka Diamonds Brian, Amara, Jared and Jordan Norman Erik Richmond and Annette Demsey Congregation Shaarie Torah Gary and Linda Singer Marshal Spector BRONZE Alan Bacharach, Wealth Strategies NW Julie, Tom, Melissa and Rachael Diamond The Drucker Family Barbra and Adam Fisher The Flamm Family Robert Gitelson, MSW, LCSW Happy Cup Hawthorne Chiropractic Lisa and Lewis Horowitz and Family Sue Katz Ryan and Jordana Levenick Monica Litt and Judd Eustice Gail Mandel and Steven Klein Jim and Lora Meyer North Rim Development Group, LLC Northwest Bank Benjamin and Avital O’Glasser Jeff Reingold, Income Property Management David and Kim Solondz The Sold By Jen Team Realtors, Jen Singer

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