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[http://www.avodah.net/marilyn-sneiderman-to-become-ed-of-avodah/ Marilyn Sneiderman Named Executive Director of AVODAH] wife of [[Stephen Lerner]](Accessed April 3 2011)
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[http://www.jewishreview.org/local/Oregonians-spend-year-fighting-poverty Oregonians Fighting Poverty - The Jewish Review]
 
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*[http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/12/1002129/the-jewish-hot-spots-for-the-inauguration The Jewish Hot Spots For the Inauguration - JTA]
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*[http://www.kcjc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8123:jewish-service-corps-attracts-kc-natives&catid=1:news&Itemid=26 Jewish Service Corps Attracts KC Natives - The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle]
 
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*[http://www.forward.com/articles/14546/ City Team Ramps Up - Jewish Daily Forward]
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*[http://www.avodah.net/news/ Avodah News]
 
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*[http://www.avodah.net/assets/Newsletter-Donor-List-For-Website.pdf List of AVODAH Donors September 2008-August 2009]
[http://jta.org/news/article/2009/01/12/1002129/the-jewish-hot-spots-for-the-inauguration The Jewish Hot Spots For the Inauguration - JTA (1/12/09)]
 
 
 
[http://www.kcjc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8123:jewish-service-corps-attracts-kc-natives&catid=1:news&Itemid=26 Jewish Service Corps Attracts KC Natives - The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle (1/2/09) (Accessed April 3 2011)]
 
 
 
[http://www.forward.com/articles/14546/ http://www.forward.com/articles/14546/ (Accessed April 3 2011)]
 
 
 
[http://www.avodah.net/news/ Avodah News (Accessed April 3 2011) ]
 
 
 
[http://www.avodah.net/assets/Newsletter-Donor-List-For-Website.pdf List of AVODAH Donors September 2008-August 2009 (Accessed April 3 2011)]
 

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History

The organization was founded by Rabbi David Rosenn, and a group of activists and educators from across the spectrum of the American Jewish community. Some were religious; others not. Some worked in the nonprofit world; others were educators or rabbis or graduate students. Dedicated to the notion of "AVODAH" — a Hebrew word which encompasses spiritual, communal and work-related "service" — they joined forces to create the first and only Jewish service corps.

Launched in New York in 1998 with one house of nine participants, the program doubled within a few years. In 2002, AVODAH began a new program in Washington, D.C. which quickly grew from nine participants to fifteen. In 2005, AVODAH opened its third site in Chicago with 9 participants.

In 2008 AVODAH was expanded to New Orleans, opening a fourth site.

In March of 2010, Rabbi David Rosenn left AVODAH after serving as Executive Director for 13 years and started as Deputy Director at the New Israel Fund, a grantmaking organization that works to promote democracy, human and civil rights, and a strong civil society in Israel.

Currently expanding to Chicago, New Orleans, and Washington, DC, AVODAH is now planning the next phase of growth. By 2012, AVODAH plans to more than double the number of participants in their one-year program, bringing the total to more than 100 each year.


Press Release Announcing Marilyn Snederman as Executive Director of AVDOAH

Marilyn Sneiderman to become Executive Director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps

July 8, 2010-- Marilyn Sneiderman has just been appointed Executive Director of AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. Sneiderman replaces Rabbi David Rosenn, who served as AVODAH’s founding director for 13 years. Sneiderman will begin her duties on July 26, 2010.

“AVODAH’s Board of Directors is proud to have Marilyn assume the helm. Marilyn has a long history of commitment to social justice issues, a deep attachment to her Judaism, and has been connected with AVODAH for many years. I'm confident that she will take our organization to new heights,” said Steven Dow, AVODAH’s Board Chair.

Sneiderman has spent much of her life as a community and union organizer dedicated to fighting poverty. Prior to coming to AVODAH, Marilyn worked at B’nai Brith Youth Organization (BBYO) as Deputy Director and Chief Field Officer. During her tenure at BBYO she revamped their entire field organization to help transform BBYO into one of the country’s premier Jewish teenage leadership development organizations. Prior to joining BBYO, she directed the Department of Field Mobilization for the AFL-CIO from 1996-2005. Under Sneiderman’s leadership, she launched a national initiative designed to unite community, union, religious, and civil/immigrant rights groups regionally and nationally to campaign for decent jobs, better schools, and social and economic justice in communities around the country.

“I believe that Marilyn is the ideal person to build on AVODAH’s success. She’s a highly skilled organizer, a great institution builder, and someone who personifies AVODAH’s commitments to Jewish life and social justice, “ said Rabbi David Rosenn

Sneiderman earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has served on the faculty at three universities: Georgetown University Law School, the University of Illinois, and at Cornell University. From 2003 to the present, she has served on the National Board of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund. She also co-authored a booklet entitled, Labor in the Pulpits with Kim Bobo of the National Interfaith Worker Justice.

“I am thrilled to be joining AVODAH and continue my passionate pursuit of social justice and service work in the Jewish community. I look forward to working with the staff to lead AVODAH into its next phase of growth,” said Sneiderman.

The Board of AVODAH selected Sneiderman following an extensive national search.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps was founded in 1998 to strengthen the Jewish community’s fight against the causes and effects of poverty in the United States. AVODAH does this by engaging participants in service and community building that inspires them to become lifelong agents for social change whose work for justice is rooted in and nourished by Jewish values.

Each year AVODAH recruits young Jewish adults from across the US and Canada – and from the full spectrum of Jewish backgrounds – to spend a year working full-time at anti-poverty organizations in New York, Chicago, New Orleans, and Washington, DC.

The AVODAH experience continues after participants complete the year-long program. Pursue: Action for a Just World, a project of AVODAH and American Jewish World Service, offers alumni and other young Jews ongoing opportunities to make change together within and beyond the Jewish community. Pursue connects young people at the intersection where their Jewish values meet their passion for social justice, building a community that takes action to create social change.

For Immediate Release Contact: 212-545-9292

Staff

Marilyn Sneiderman

Executive Director

msneiderman@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 302


Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay

Director for Alumni and Community Engagement

sruskay@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 309

Sue Carduner

Director of Finance and Operations

scarduner@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 304

Meredith Appell

Junior Accountant

mappell@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 311

Rachel Ann Gross

Program Associate

rgross@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 300

Mollie Spevack

Recruitment Coordinator

mspevack@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 312

Karen Elam

Director of Development and Communications

klelam@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 303

David Rosenstein

Assistant to the Executive Director/Development Associate

drosenstein@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 308

Jevera Temsky

National Program Director

jrtemsky@avodah.net

(202) 842-4033 ext 204

Jane-Rachel Schonbrun

Grant Writer/Coordinator

jschonbrun@avodah.net

212-545-7759 ext 310


Chicago Office

4707 N. Broadway, 3rd Floor

Chicago, IL 60640

Phone: (773) 867-1703

avodahchicago@avodah.net


Jackie Kaplan

Site Director, Chicago, IL

jackie@avodah.net

(773) 867-1702

Michael Deheeger

Program Director, Chicago, IL

mdeheeger@avodah.net

(773) 867-1704

Mk Davis

Administrative Coordinator / Digital Content Manager, Chicago, IL

mdavis@avodah.net

(773) 867-1703


New Orleans Office

7733 Maple Street

New Orleans, LA 70118

Phone: (504) 861-1067

Fax: (504) 861-2549

avodahneworleans@avodah.net


Josh Lichtman

Program Director, New Orleans, LA

jlichtman@avodah.net

(504) 861-1068

Walesa Kanarek

Office Manager, New Orleans, LA

wkanarek@avodah.net

504-861-1067


New York Office

45 West 36th Street

8th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Phone: (212) 545-7759

Fax: (646) 365-1194

info@avodah.net


Steve Bocknek

New York Development Director

sbocknek@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 305

Sarra Alpert

Program Director, New York, NY

salpert@avodah.net

(212) 545-7759 ext 301


Washington DC Office

1101 14th Street, NW

6th Floor

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202) 842-4741

Fax: (202) 842-4151

avodahdc@avodah.net

Paul Entis

Site Director, Washington, DC

paul@avodah.net

(202) 842-4700 ext 205

Suzanne Feinspan

Assistant Director for National Program

sfeinspan@avodah.net

202-842-4741 x 207

Emily Osterhus

Administrative Coordinator, Washington, DC

esterhus@avodah.net

(202) 842-4741 ext 201


AVODAH/AJWS Alumni Partnership


Audrey Sasson

Program Officer, NY

asasson@avodah.net

(212) 792-2871

Jocelyn Berger

Program Officer, Bay Area

jberger@avodah.net

(415) 593-3284


Financial Supporters

NATIONAL SUPPORT

Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation

Covenant Foundation

Dorot Foundation

Jim Joseph Foundation

Lucius N. Littauer Foundation

Repair the World

Righteous Persons Foundation

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York

Chicago

Major support for Chicago program has been provided by:

Crown Family Philanthropies

FelPro/Mecklenburger Supporting Fund

Irving B. Harris Foundation

Harry and Sadie Lasky Foundation

Polk Bros Foundation

New Orleans

Major support for New Orleans program has been provided by:

Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation

Goldring Family Foundation

Jewish Endowment Foundation

Jewish Funds for Justice

Righteous Persons Foundation

UJA-Federation of New York

Union for Reform Judaism

Woldenberg Foundation

Washington, DC

Major support for Washington, DC program has been provided by:

Naomi & Nehemiah Cohen Family Foundation

Lois and Richard England Family Foundation

Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective

The Moriah Fund

Morningstar Foundation

Rita Poretsky Foundation

Rapoport Family Foundation

Samberg Family Foundation

Articles and Press Releases

Oregonians Fighting Poverty - The Jewish Review