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Helaine Zwanger of Montgomery Township and Amy
and Martin Goldin of Gulfport, Mississippi announce the
engagement of their children Brett Jason to Jodi Heather.

Brett is a graduate of LeBow College of Business, Drexel
University. Jodi is a graduate of Indiana University and
Parsons, The New School of Design. Brett works in finance
and Jodi is in fashion. The couple reside in Manhattan.

Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Brett’s sister, Elyse;
Jodi’s siblings, Betsy, Melissa and Ryan; Brett’s grandparents,
Shirley and Bennett Zwanger; Jodi’s grandmother, Florence
Goldin; and several nieces and nephews.

Jodi is the granddaughter of the late Jack Goldin and
Janice and Max Adlestein.

Courtesy of the Goldin family
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COMMUNITYBRIEFS NMAJH Names Chief Advancement and
Strategy Officer
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of American Jewish
History announced the appointment of Carole
Zawatsky as its new chief advancement and strategy
officer. NMAJH said Zawatsky has served Jewish organi-
zations and cultural institutions for three decades
in a variety of leadership roles, from educator to
CEO. Zawatsky is known for creating partnerships
between the funding community and the institutions
she represents and has raised nearly $100 million,
including multiple multimillion-dollar gifts.

Chief advancement and strategy officer is a new
position for the museum. Zawatsky will be responsible
for all development activity, overseeing major gifts,
membership, donor stewardship and fundraising
events, as well as future NMAJH strategy.

Zawatsky previously led the Edlavitch Jewish
Community Center of Washington, D.C., where she
oversaw a $21 million capital campaign to renovate
an historic building. Prior to that, she managed a
team of 60 as chief program officer for arts, culture
and Jewish life at the JCC of San Francisco.

She also launched The Maltz Museum of Jewish
Heritage in Cleveland, serving as its founding
Carole Zawatsky
Courtesy of the National
Museum of American
Jewish History
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM executive director. Early in her career, she served
as director of education at The Jewish Museum in
New York City, director of public programs of the
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,
D.C. and as a museum educator at the J. Paul Getty
Museum and the Skirball Museum.

Boy Needs Funds for Bone Marrow Transplant
A 5-year-old Cherry Hill, New Jersey, boy diagnosed
with a rare, possibly life-threatening genetic disorder,
is getting a bone marrow transplant, but his family is
struggling to raise the funds needed to cover the costs
of his medical care.

Rafi Meles was diagnosed with X-linked
Lymphoproliferative Syndrome, or XLP. It causes his
immune system to respond abnormally to some viral
infections, his father, Dovi Meles, said.

One of Rafi’s brothers, who is 10 months old, is a
match, and his bone marrow will be used in the trans-
plant at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The family has set up a fundraising campaign via
The Chesed Fund to raise $100,000 to cover treatment
costs not covered by insurance, including tutoring
and physical therapy, as Rafi will miss an entire
school year. As of noon on June 21, about $61,000 was
pledged. The fund for Rafi Meles can be found at thechesed-
fund.com/melesfamily/melesfamily. Einstein Doctor Honored by Gold Foundation
Dr. Eric Sachinwalla, medical director of infection
prevention and control for Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, was recognized as a Champion of
Humanistic Care by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation
“for his courage and compassion in caring for
patients during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Einstein
announced. Aside from his duties as a frontline physician,
Sachinwalla plays a pivotal role on Einstein’s Incident
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Eric Sachinwalla
Courtesy of Einstein
Healthcare Network
Command Center, which is a network-wide initiative
created to handle the pandemic. He monitors regula-
tions and protocols from the City of Philadelphia and
the Pennsylvania Health Departments, as well as the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sharing
the information with the command center team and
Einstein’s more than 8,000 employees.

Sachinwalla also helps reduce the social isolation
patients with COVID-19 experience by collaborating
with Einstein’s chaplaincy program so chaplains can
visit patients, and makes iPads available so family
members can communicate with their loved ones.

KleinLife Receives Grant from Subaru
KleinLife received a grant of $6,638 from the
2020-2021 Subaru Share the Love Event as a member
of Meals On Wheels America, KleinLife President
and CEO Andre Krug announced.

This is the eighth year KleinLife has received a
grant from Subaru.

“Because of the additional help provided by Subaru
of America, we have been able to continue our efforts
to prepare, package and deliver 70,000 nutritious
meals annually to seniors in Philadelphia, Bucks and
Montgomery counties who cannot shop or cook for
themselves,” Krug said. l
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