11th Annual Emigre Community Gala
11th Annual Emigre Community Gala
Individual Sponsors
EUREKA! PLATINUM SOCIETY
The Koret Foundation
The Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture
Marina & Anatoly Tikhman
EUREKA! GOLD SOCIETY
Anita Friedman & Igor Tartakovsky
Anna & Alexander S. Lushtak
Luba Troyanovsky & Nik Wolfson
EUREKA! SILVER SOCIETY
Galina & Alec Miloslavsky
Irina & Alex Shubat
EUREKA! SOCIETY
Lela & Gerard Sarnat
Ziff Foundation
AUGUST HELBING SOCIETY
Tatiana & Igor Cherkas
Evgenya & Yury Fridman
Kira Makagon & Alex Beilin
Inna & Leonard Mezhvinsky
Sana & Vlad Shmunis
Bonnie & Marty Tenenbaum
Jane & Peter Viltman
Tania Wasser & Alex Zilberfayn
PIONEER SOCIETY
Dora & Val Dizitser
Elfa & Manny Kagan
Rina & Edward Khalfin
Polina & Peter Kogan
Irina & Alex Kovriga
Yelena & Vlad Mozeson
Caroline Novak & Igor Lotsvin
Gayle Zahler & Tom Wachs
DREAM BUILDERS
Mira & Jacob Abramovich
Ronit & Zachary Bodner
Inna & Ruvim Braude
Clients of L'Chaim Wellness Center
Alice Feldman
Leo Finkelstein
Alexandra Johnson
Irina Kazimirsky & Felix Gofman
Luba Kipnis & David Russel
Margot & Charles Kirschner
Martina & Michael Knee
Valentina & Alex Lakovetsky
Galina & Lev Leytes
Alla & Boris Lipkin
Inna & Arkady Massen
Anetta & Mark Migdal
Irina & Mikhail Nayberg
Mila & Leonid Perelman
COMMUNITY BUILDERS
Natalia Baron
Irina Berkon & Lenny Semis
Eden & Marc Bruner
Michelle & Robert Dykes
Zhanna & Anatoly Elkinbard
Alla Gershberg & Dale Boutiette
Irena & Eugene Kaplan
Larisa & Vladimir Khapchik
Natasha Novosolov & Alex Novell
Marianna & Ilya Pavolotsky
Karen Robbins & Max Bernstein
Natalia & Leonid Tavrovsky
Masha & Alex Tikhman
Alex Varum
Jessica & Vladie Viltman
Nonna Volfson & Lev Finkelstein
Stephen Weiner
TZEDAKAH CIRCLE
Yamilee Bermingham & Doug Winthrop
Yelena Frid & Boris Malamud
Yelena Koss & Val Nickinson
Sharon L. Litsky & John F. Sampson
Alla & Victor Mezhvinsky
Simon Tikhman
YOUNG LEADERSHIP MITZVAH CIRCLE
Irene Fusman
Business Sponsors
GOLD
Wells Fargo Bank - Oleg Grabarsky
DIAMOND
SAPPHIRE
Encore Travel & Encore Office Notary and Translation Services - Marina & Michael Salzman
RUBY
Law Offices of Irina Aerov
Contemporary Periodontics & Dental Implants - Yuri Veber, DDS, MS ~ www.yuriveber.com
Dr. Frank Dal Santo, MD, DDS & Elena Dal Santo ~ www.oralsurgerysf.com
Grant Thornton, LLP ~ www.grantthornton.com - Irina Berkon
Dr. Irina Khidekel & Yuri Khidekel ~ Pediatrics, 415-752-0277
Reya's Care for Seniors - Alla Reykhel & Dmitri Laktionov
Irena Vaksman, DDS ~ www.drvaksman.com
TOPAZ
In-Kind Sponsors
Sponsors
Beli Deli ~ www.belideli.com
Corum ~ www.corum.ch/site/
Edmond's Plaza Florist ~ www.edmondsplazaflorist.com
George Komsky ~ www.georgekomsky.com
Galina and Lev Leytes
Luba Troyanovsky and Nik Wolfson
Donors
Blue Angel Vodka ~ www.blueangelvodka.com
Eristavi Winery ~ www.eristaviwinery.com
Fashion Passion European Boutique at Stanford Shopping Center ~ www.fashionpassion-style.com
Gene Kosoy Photography ~ www.genekosoy.com
IQ Photo Studio ~ www.iqphoto.com
Kstati/To the Point - Leader Media Group, Inc. ~ www.kstati.net
La Bohème ~ http://labohemerestaurant.com
L'Olivier ~ http://lolivierrestaurant.com
Prévu Sparkling Liqueur ~ www.drinkprevu.com
The Prop House ~ http://theprophouse.net
Schumacher Photography ~ www.schumacherphotography.com
Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry ~ www.stephensilverfinejewelry.com
Becky Stockton
Sushi Sam's ~ www.sushisams.com
Contributors
11th Annual Emigre Gala Committee
Armored AutoGroup ~ www.armoredautogroup.com
Benziger Family Winery ~ www.benziger.com
Big White House Vineyard ~ www.bigwhitehouse.com
Bi-Rite Market ~ www.biritemarket.com
Bloomingdale's ~ www.bloomingdales.com
Irina Boreyko
California Academy of Sciences ~ www.calacademy.org
Caramella Skin Couture Spa ~ http://caramellaskin.com
Concannon Vineyard ~ www.concannonvineyard.com
Fandorin Restaurant
Fenestra Winery ~ www.fenestrawinery.com
Gene Kosoy Photography ~ www.genekosoy.com
Gourmet Walks ~ www.gourmetwalks.com
Hagafen Cellars of Napa Valley ~ www.hagafen.com
The Hess Collection ~ www.hesscollection.com
IZ Skin Image
Michael Janis
Jewish Music Festival ~ www.www.jewishmusicfestival.org
Sasha Kovriga
Las Positas Vineyards ~ www.laspositasvineyards.com
LuminaSkin ~ www.luminaskin.com
Anna Lushtak
Maestro Restaurant
Natalie Marselly
Page Mill Winery ~ www.pagemillwinery.com
Patland Estate Vineyards ~ www.patlandvineyards.com
The Prop House ~ http://theprophouse.net
Marina Salzman
See My World Photography ~ www.SeeMyWorldPhotography.com
Sonia Melnikova-Raich ART PHOTOGRAPHY ~ http://art.soniamelnikova.com
Jeff Sternfeld ~ www.clinecellars.com
Steve Gaysinskiy Photography ~ www.stevegphoto.com
Sushi Rapture ~ www.sushirapture.com
Thomas Coyne Winery ~ www.thomascoynewinery.com
Irena Vaksman, DDS ~ www.DrVaksman.com
White Crane Winery ~ www.whitecranewinery.com
The Wine Library/Gary Vaynerchuk ~ https://winelibrary.com/
11th Annual Emigre Gala
2011 / 2012
Emigre Gala Committee
Committee
Mira Abramovich
Irina Berkon
Dale Boutiette
Inna Braude
Igor Cherkas
Tatiana Cherkas
Dora Dizitser
Leo Finkelstein
Yelena Frid
Evgenya Fridman
Irene Fusman
Alla Gershberg
Felix Gofman
Yelena Gortul
Oleg Grabarsky
Manny Kagan
Irina Kazimirsky
Margot Kirschner
Alex Lakovetsky
Valentina Lakovetsky
Nicole Lewis
Svetlana Leykin
Alla Lipkin
Boris Lipkin
Alexander S. Lushtak
Anna Lushtak
Galina Miloslavsky
Caroline Novak
Alex Novell
Natasha Novosolov
Irina Rozovsky
Yan Rozovsky
Marina Salzman
Elias Saratovsky
Alex Shubat
Irina Shubat
Igor Tartakovsky
Anatoly Tikhman
Marina Tikhman
Masha Perelman Tikhman
Luba Troyanovsky
Irena Vaksman
Alex Varum
Jane Viltman
Nonna Volfson
Tania Wasser
Honorary Gala Committee Members
Jacob Abramovich
Irina & Alex Aerov
Joseph Alouf* & Jan Reicher
Ian H. Altman* & Laura Scher
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano
HIAS President & CEO Gideon Aronoff
Supervisor John Avalos
Cantor Roslyn Barak
Natalia Baron
Secretary of State Debra Bowen
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Ruvim Braude
Supervisor David Campos
Supervisor David Chiu
Supervisor Carmen Chu
Rabbis Karen & Micah Citrin
Supervisor Malia Cohen
Suzy* & Andy Colvin
Tammy* & William Crown
Elena & Frank Dal Santo
Val Dizitser
Paul M.* & Valerie Crane Dorfman
Rabbi Dennis J. Eisner
Zhanna & Anatoly Elkinbard
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd
U.S. Congresswoman
Anna Eshoo
State Senator Noreen Evans
Supervisor Mark Farrell
Rabbi Daniel Feder
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Alice Feldman
Lev Finkelstein
Assemblymember Paul Fong
Yury Fridman
JFCS Executive Director Anita Friedman & Igor Tartakovsky
Rabbi Stacy Friedman
Don* & Janie Friend
Lynn* & Claude Ganz
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon
JFCS Board President Nancy Goldberg* & Larry Goldberg
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Assemblymember Jared Huffman
Marsha* & Donald Jacobs
Michael* & Megan Janis
Alexandra Johnson
Ronald N. Kahn* & Julia Rowe
Elfa Kagan
Michael J.* & Elaine Kaplan
Scott* & Debbie Kay
Rina & Edward Khalfin
Irina & Yuri Khidekel
Supervisor Jane Kim
Luba Kipnis & David Russel
Charles Kirschner
Martina & Michael Knee
Polina & Peter Kogan
Susan L. Kolb*
Yelena Koss & Val Nickinson
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee
State Senator Mark Leno
Rabbi Chai Levy
Andrew Lewis
Vladimir Leykin
Rabbi Michael Lezak
Sharon L. Litsky* & John F. Sampson
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
Igor Lotsvin
Deputy Consul General of Israel Gideon Lustig & Nufar Lustig
Assemblymember Fiona Ma
Jan Maisel* & Doug Currens
Kira Makagon & Alex Beilin
Boris Malamud
Supervisor Eric Mar
Rabbi Janet Ross Marder
Inna & Arkady Massen
Mark* & Alisa Menell
Inna & Leonard Mezhvinsky
Alec Miloslavsky
Rabbi Sydney Mintz
San Francisco Sheriff-Elect Ross Mirkarimi
Irina & Mikhail Nayberg
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
Laura Novak & Gennady Yanovsky
Marianna & Ilya Pavolotsky
Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce & Laurie Pearce
Karen Pell* & Heather Lupa
U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Mila & Leonid Perelman
Alla Reykhel & Dmitri Laktionov
Michael Salzman
Lela* & Gerard Sarnat
Zoe* & Stephen Schwartz
Lenny Semis
James* & Sally Shapiro
State Senator Joe Simitian
Claire M. Solot* & St. John H. Bain
U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Candice* & Richard Stark
State Senator Darrell Steinberg
Ronna Stone* &
Timothy D. Smith
Stephen* & Jacqueline Swire
Ingrid D. Tauber* & Frank Taforo
Natalia & Leonid Tavrovsky
Bonnie & Marty Tenenbaum
Alex Tikhman
Simon Tikhman
Consul General of Israel Akiva Tor & Naomi Tor
Robert Vaksman
Yuri Veber
Jessica & Vladie Viltman
Peter Viltman
Stephen Weiner
Supervisor Scott Wiener
Douglas A. Winthrop* & Yamilee Bermingham
Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan & Becki Wolf-Prusan
Nik Wolfson
U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
State Senator Leland Yee
JFCS Associate Executive Director Gayle Zahler & Tom Wachs
Alex Zilberfayn
*Member, JFCS Board of Directors
11th Annual Emigre Community Gala
12th Annual Emigre Community Gala
Auction and Raffle
Auction Items // Bid Now! // Raffle Prizes // Purchase Raffle Tickets // Raffle Rules
The 12th Annual Emigre Community Gala will feature two fabulous and fun opportunities to support critical services in the community and win great experiences. In addition to an auction featuring two amazing getaways, the Emigre Community Gala is hosting its first raffle! For only $25 dollars, you can have the chance to win one of many fantastic raffle items while also giving to a good cause!
Auction Items-Getaway Vacations
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1-Week Stay at Exclusive Casa Piazza in Mexico – Bid Now!
Enjoy a 7-night (Saturday to Saturday) stay at “Casa Piazza,” a private 5-bedroom, 6.5 bath, and 8,000 square foot luxury villa, in the exclusive ocean community of La Punta in Manzanillo, Mexico. Located just 30 minutes outside of the colorful port city of Manzanillo, a 3-hour nonstop flight from LAX, Casa Piazza features sculpted grounds, a tiled and heated 26 foot-long swimming pool, and 1,600 square foot rooftop palapa with an outdoor kitchen, wet bar, dining area and jacuzzi! Casa Piazza’s staff includes a private chef, house manager, houseman/grounds keeper, and maid and is only steps away from the beach. With every possible amenity available and accommodations for 10-plus people, Casa Piazza is the perfect lavish getaway for families, friends, and couples alike. For more information and a gallery of photographs, go to casapiazza.com. Estimated Value: $14,500
Buy It Now: $21,750
Restrictions: Valid for 1 week (Saturday to Saturday) between January 27, 2013 - January 26, 2014. Blackout dates are Easter break, spring break, Thanksgiving week, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. Minimum bidder age required is 25 years. Non-transferable. Winning biddger must accompany guests at villa. Booking date changes are not always possible. Travel insurance suggested. |
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Explore South Africa! 6 Days of Safaris and 5 Nights in Luxury – Bid Now!
Go on the adventure of a lifetime! This auction item entitles the winner to six days and five nights for two at the five-star Ezulwini Game Lodges. The stay is accompanied by daily game drives into Krueger National Park, the largest of all South African game parks. Spend the days scouting out the Big Five (elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, and buffalo) and the nights lounging in luxury, with all meals provided by private chefs. This once-in-a-lifetime trip affords the couple an up-close and personal look at the incredible diversity of African wildlife, with guaranteed intimacy, tranquility, and exclusivity. For more information and a gallery of photographs, go to ezulwiniresorts.com Estimated Value: $6,250 Restrictions: Must be used on or before January 26, 2014. Bid on the African Safari and Stay Now! |
Raffle Prizes
Drawing will be held on January 26, 2013 - Need not be present to win!
$25 per Ticket ~ $100 for Five Tickets
Purchase Tickets
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Dream Trip: Nights & Flights Take the trip of your dreams! Enjoy a complimentary flight to the destination of your choice, and a five-night stay. Choose from hundreds of locations from around the globe. The winner receives 50,000 miles from any airline, and five nights for two at a Starwood Category 4 hotel or resort throughout the United States and the world! Valued at $3,000. Starwood properties include The W, Sheraton, Westin, Le Méridien, St. Regis, Four Points, and Aloft Hotels |
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Corum Timepiece This exquisite timepiece by premier Swiss watchmaker, Corum, is a work of art. With its unidirectional rotating diamond bezel and the extra-large unique bubble face, this is a rare find and a recognized indicator of success. Founded in 1955, Corum is synonymous with performance, creativity, and exclusivity. This watch is the pure expression of Corum’s expertise and demonstrates all the impeccable quality criteria of the Swiss luxury watchmaking industry. Valued at $9,000 Compliments of Corum USA |
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Tahoe Stay at The Villiage at Squaw Valley Escape to the luxurious Resort at Squaw Creek for a deluxe three-night stay. This spacious and lovely two-bedroom condo sleeps up to eight, and is ideal for year-round fun. In winter, enjoy ski-in/ski-out access to world-class downhill ski resorts. Summer recreational highlights include golf, tennis, swimming, hiking and biking, and much more. Afterward, rejuvenate at the resort’s newly remodeled spa, no matter how you've spent the day! Valued at $6,000 Compliments of Elena and Frank Dal Santo
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A Day on the Bay for Four & Wine Tasting Set sail for adventure on the Private Reserve, a 34-foot sailboat that will transport you from Sausalito Harbor onto the glorious bay. Let the ocean air and awe-inspiring panoramic views of the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and your sparkling surroundings enliven your senses. Lunch and a generous amount of California wine for four are included. Bonus: the prize includes an in-home-or-office wine tasting for up to 12 people provided by PRP Wine International! Must be 21 or older to win. Valued at $1,300 Compliments of Natasha Novosolov & Alex Novell, and PRP Wine |
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The Connoisseur's Pacakge This prize is a wine-lover’s delight. PRP Wine presents an in-home/office tasting of up to 8 high-caliber wines, poured for up to 12 people. Hagafen Cellars treats 6 people to a private tour and tasting. Top off the tastings with a case of Hagafen 2010 Sauvignon Blanc, six wines from Patland Estate Vineyards, and a magnum of 2010 Premier Old Vine Zinfandel by Renwood Winery. Also included in the package is a case of Blue Angel Vodka, a bottle of 12 year-old Chivas Scotch Whisky, and a bottle of Sovietskoe Shampansnoye! Must be 21 or older to win. Valued at $1,700 Compliments of PRP Wine, Hagafen Cellars, Patland Estate Vineyards, and Renwood Winery |
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Dine Around Town
Attention foodies! This prize affords the delectable opportunity to dine around town at some of San Francisco’s top restaurants (value of up to $200 each), six hand-crafted desserts by I’s Pies, and home-baked challah for a year by chef Rebbeca Ets-Hokin. Top off the package with six bottles of Gary’s Vineyard 2010 Pinot Noir. Valued at $1,325
Restaurants are Delfina, Blowfish Sushi, Ebisu Sushi, MoMo’s, Maestro Restaurant, The Ice Cream Bar, home-baked challah once a month for a year by Rebecca Ets-Hokin, six fine desserts by I’s Pies, and six wines by Gary's Vineyard.
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Purchase Raffle Tickets
All pre-purchase ticket payments must be received at the 2150 Post Street offices of JFCS by Thursday, January 24 at 5:00 pm.
BY MAIL
Complete Raffle Official Entry Form (PDF format or Word format) and mail to:
Jewish Family and Children's Services
ATTN: Claire O'Neill
2150 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
BY FAX
Complete Raffle Official Entry Form (PDF format or Word format) and fax to:
Jewish Family and Children's Services
ATTN: Claire O'Neill
(415) 449-1272
BY PHONE
You may also order by phone by calling Claire O'Neill, JFCS Development Associate, between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, Pacific Standard Time, Monday - Friday at:
(415) 449-1265
Your numbered ticket receipt(s) will be mailed to you after your check or credit card is processed. The raffle ticket(s) with matching number(s) will be placed in the official drum for the drawings. Please note that during the drawings, we call names, not numbers. You need not be present to win. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Only 2,000 tickets will be sold. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Void where prohibited. Raffle subject to official rules and regulations. The drawing will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Emigre Community Gala. Raffle drawings are not tax-deductible donations.