Alexander and Yocheved Mitchell, General Chairs
Yocheved Mitchell is the epitome of an Eishet Chayil. Always with a warm smile on her face and a relaxed manner, Park East Synagogue and Day School are her second home. She welcomes strangers and friends and serves as an ambassador of good will, promoting our community through her enthusiasm,thoughtfulness and kindness.Yocheved serves on innumerable Synagogue and Day School committees promoting Jewish education, parenting and fundraising. She is an active member of the Parents Association and Synagogue Sisterhood.Yocheved is a role model for devotion to her family, commitment to her community and acts of kindness and compassion to all. She and her husband Alex are known for their numerous philanthropic endeavors.
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Philip and Alla Weisberg, General Chairs
Philip Weisberg grew up in Suffern NY, and is the son of Marion and Meyer Weisberg. He studied Electrical Engineering at The Cooper Union and received his MBA from NYU’s Stern School. He was a Managing Director in Global Markets at JP Morgan before becoming CEO of FXall, a Foreign Exchange Marketplace. Philip and his wife Alla have two children, Michael Mendel (13) and Hannah Sarah (3). Phil serves on the Day School Board of Education and is a devoted member of Park East Synagogue. He demonstrates his deep loyalty to his community through this work, approaching every project with energy and focus. His kindness and generosity are well known and his strong sense of integrity is especially reflected in his dedication to the Day School. Both Phil and Alla are deeply appreciative of the generosity that afforded them a day school education, and they are proud to support the excellent education offered at Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School. Philip is honored to be the recipient of Chatan Torah.
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Andrew Z. Scharf, Journal Chair
Andrew Z. Scharf has been a member of the Park East Synagogue family for 29 years and has, with his parents Michael and Fiona, and brother William, celebrated nearly every major milestone of his life at the Synagogue.
Since 2009, Andrew has served as a Director of Scharf Brothers LLC. Scharf Brothers is a privately-held company focused on investing in publicly traded companies and real estate.
Prior to joining Scharf Brothers, Andrew worked at Peter J. Solomon Company, a leading boutique investment bank headquartered in New York City, where he advised clients in financial restructurings and mergers and acquisitions.
Additionally, Andrew is a member of the International Advisory Board of Chabad on Campus.
In his free time, Andrew enjoys running, reading, cooking, solving crossword puzzles and cheering for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles.
Andrew graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.
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123nd Dinner Dance Committee List
Honorary Chair | Founder of Education | Dinner Committee* | David and Aliza Licht | |||
Rabbi Arthur Schneier | S. Daniel Abraham | Elliot Acoca | Sharon Makhlin | |||
Herman Hochberg | Jerome and Henrietta Berko | Debra Alvo | Diana Mann | |||
Patron of Education | Martin and Ronnie Foont | Lauren Atlas | Dr. Jakob and Esther Melamed | |||
Len Blavatnik | Elie Hirschfeld | Adele Becker | Joyce Meshel | |||
The Blavatnik Family Foundation | Harvey and Gloria Kaylie | Greg and Jodi Bernhardt | Kenneth and Evelyn Mintz | |||
General Chair | George Klein | Casey Bernstein | Michael and Sabrina Mittleman | |||
Master Builder of Education | Richard and Maya Neustadter | Abraham Biller | Nasser Mokhtarzadeh | |||
Alexander and Yocheved Mitchell | Lewis and Lynn Pell | Frank and Cesia Blaichman | Susan Nakash | |||
Lewis and Helene Stahl | Arthur and Evelyn Udell | Harriet Brownstein | Steven Perelman and Lisa Slavin | |||
Philip and Alla Weisberg | Dinner Executive Committee | Stas and Marina Byhovsky | Jack and Sally Pomeranc | |||
Ronald and Poppy Wurtzburger | Peri Avitan | Valerie Chabbott | Jack and Dora Oltuski | |||
Builder of Education | Jeffrey and Hope Halpert | Yoron Cohen | Caroline Perez | |||
Hugh and Beverly Greenberg | Asher and Anna Matathias | Casey Deutsch | Gerald and Sarita Rausnitz | |||
Harry and Melissa Lis | Gaby and Ann Newmark | Martin and Paula Domansky | Vera Rausnitz | |||
Ira Leon and Ingeborg Rennert | Rotem Rosen & Zina Sapir-Rosen | Dr. Derek Enlander | Dr. Zechariah and Joelle Rivietz | |||
Anthony Pratt & Claudine Revere | Alexander Sapir | Leba Eshaghoff | Dr. Peter and Julia Rubin | |||
Sigmund Rolat | Elena Ponomareva-Sapir | Igal Fedida | Wayne Safro | |||
Michael and Fiona Scharf | Associate Chair | Karen Feldman | Marc and Anna Claire Salama-Caro | |||
Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf | Anthony & Diane Arnold | Victoria Feuer | Richard Scharf & Dana Golding Scharf | |||
Leonard and Beth Wilf | Alex Blavatnik | Ruth Fouzailoff | Natalie Schleifer | |||
Mark and Jane Wilf | Scott and Elisabeth Domansky | Michele Friedman | Dr. Jeremy Schwartz | |||
Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf | Jonathan and Kira Faiman | Avery Goldberg | Eric and Joyce Segal | |||
Dinner Co-Chair | Harvey and Audrey Feuerstein | Abraham and Dina Goldner | Hadas Segal | |||
Israel and Elli Krakowski | Lawrence Heller & Dayna Langfan | Jack and Pati Haber | Michael and Nancy Shapiro | |||
Zoltan and Judith Lefkovits | Dr. Polly Etkind Hochberg | Erin Sara Hass | Mary Shela | |||
Isaac and Estee Lieberman | Harry and Danielle Karten | Aliza Herzberg | Elle Shindler | |||
Jerry and Carol Levin | Michael and Sydelle Lazar | Richard and Carol Hochman | Jack Sitt | |||
Journal Chair | Sol Lesh | Muriel Josse | May Sofsky | |||
Joshua and Juliet Berkowitz | David and Judith Lewittes | Adriene Kanter | Oranit Sosa | |||
Andrew Scharf | Jed and Yael Manocherian | Dario Kaplan | Louis Taic | |||
Lewis and Helene Stahl | Arnold and Madaleine Penner | Jennifer Kellman | Edward and Claudine Tanenbaum | |||
Victor and Alla Weingarten | Ira and Diana Riklis | Judah & Marie Chantel Klausner | Myron Toback | |||
Journal Co-Chair | Jack and Phyllis Rosen | Yuri and Katya Kokush | Alexander and Diane Tsigutkin | |||
Hermine Gewirtz | Dr. Daniel and Helene Roses | Dr. Janice Korff | Dr. Miklos and Eva Weinberger | |||
Carol Lederman | Peter Thomas and Noreen Roth | Harry Krakowski | Edgar and Julie Weingarten | |||
Jeffrey and Marci Lefkovits | Elisabeth Schneier | Stefanie Kramer | Rita Weinick | |||
Jeffrey Wilf | Mayer and Ninette Stiskin | Morris Krimolovsky | Snejana Wizman | |||
Stuart and Anita Subotnick | Jen Krug | Steven and Eve Yavers | ||||
Barry and Barbara Zimmerman | Burt and Mona Leventhal | David and Rebecca Zwillinger | ||||
Joshua and Loren Levin | *in formation | |||||
Deborah Eigen Lewittes |