Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 19

JEWISH OF LAS FEDERATION VEGAS ? JFLV BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING JUNE 8, 1988 MINUTES PRESENT: ABSENT: RABBI SANFORD AKSELRAD SHELLEY BERKLEY HEINZ BOLDES AMY BORUSZAK DAVID COWELS BARRY El SEN BEVERLY El SEN DOROTHY EISENBERG PAUL EISENBERG DONALD EISNER PHILIP ENGEL WILLIAM FELDMAN - - JUDITH FRANK DAVID FUNK DAN GOLDFARB MELANIE GREENBERG LAURA HESS EDYTHE KATZ NORM KAUFMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WALTER KLEIN SUZAN LANE RABBI LOUIS LEDERMAN DR. LARRY LEHRNER DINA LEV-ARI MARTY LOEB MIKE NOVICK HAL OBER DR. MARVIN PERER AREN ROSENCRANTZ, PRESIDENT LYNN ROSENCRANTZ DR. TAMAR LUBIN SAPOSHNIK LENARD SCHWARTZER MARTA SORKIN IRVING STEINBERG LILLIAN WALLACE GERALD WELT SCOTT MICHAEL CANTOR (NEW) ED BERNSTEIN BERT BLACK FLORENCE BLOOM DR. ALLAN BORUSZAK MICHAEL CHERRY CLAIRE DASE ELAINE GALATZ NEIL G. GALATZ GENE GREENBERG RABBI MEL HECHT ANDY KATZ MARLYNE KIRSHBAUM IRWIN KISHNER DR. STEPHEN KOLLINS ELAINE LEVCO DAVID LEVINE ARTHUR MARSHALL TODD MARSHALL ALAN MOLASKY RALPH PLOTKIN DR. NEVILLE POKROY GERI RENTCHLER GEORGE RUDIAK DENNIS SABBATH MIKE SALTMAN KEN SCHNITZER JACKIE SCHWARTZ MILTON SCHWARTZ ELAINE STEINBERG JACK SUPER DOUGLAS UNGER 1030 East Twain Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 (702) 732-0556BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING OF: 6/8/88 Page 2 The meeting was called to order at 6:15 P.M. at the Las Vegas Country Club by President Arne Rosencrantz, who welcomed all members of the Board of Federation, and the boards of Congre?gation Ner Tamid, Congregation Shaarei Tefilla, Temple Beth Am, Temple Beth Sholom, Temple Emanu-El, Jewish Family Service Agency, and the Hebrew Academy. He stated that due to the special program, all regular business and reports would be dispensed with except for the presentation of the allocations committees reports and vote following the program. Arne then introduced Rabbi Louis Lederman of Temple Beth Sholom for the D'Var Torah and Hamotsi. Next Arne introduced Dr. David M. Elcott and Rabbi Steven Greenberg from (CLAL) the Center for Learning and Leadership for their presentation regarding the ethics of Jewish Power, helping us to focus and prepare for today, tomorrow, and the 21st century. Following this most stimulating and informative session, Arne again thanked everyone for attending, the speakers for such a meaningful workshop, Linda Rosen Sterling for making the program available, Sandy Mallin for arranging to use the Las Vegas Country Club and dinner, as well as the staff of Feder?ation for doing an outstanding job. He then asked for a 5 minute recess, at which time he requested all members of the Federation Board remain for a brief formal meeting to hear the recommendations of the allocations committees and vote on them. Recess: 8:40 P.M. 8:45 P.M. The meeting resumed. Arne repeated that the only business to be conducted was the allocations and that all pertinent information had been distributed to those in attendance, including the proposed recommendations and asked everyone to refer to them. At this time he introduced Judy Frank, Chair of National and International Allocations. She asked everyone to look over the copy of the proposed recommendations. Melaine Greenberg then moved we accept the National and International recommenda?tions for allocations as presented. Jerry Welt seconded the motion. Being no further discussion; the vote was taken and the motion passed to accept the recommendations. Arne thanked Judy and her committee for a job well done. He then introduced Jerry Welt to represent Ed Bernstein, who is the Chair of Local Allocations, who was unable to attend. Jerry reviewed the recommendations and Melaine Greenberg moved the recommendations of local allocations be accepted as presented; seconded by Judy Frank. Much discussion followed in regard to the Hebrew Academy. Dr. Tamar Lubin Saposhnik said, " WhenBOARD OF DIRECTORS? MEETING OF: 6/8/88 Page 3 we (The Hebrew Academy) asked for allocations, it was not definitive - not specified for scholarships only!" Len Schwartzer made an amendment to the motion that the allo?cations be given as a grant to the organizations without specific strings attached. Dorothy Eisenberg suggested we accept the motion .'.and have the allocations committee and the Hebrew Academy representatives or Executive Board work out the details of the distribution of funds for their school. The amendment failed and the original motion was restated and voted on. It passed at this time. Arne thanked everyone for their attendance and attention to these important matters. The meeting stood adjourned at 9:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Beverly Eisen, Campaign Assistant