I believe it was Winston Churchill who said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." During my lifetime, I have tried to make a difference in the quality of life of others. Fortunately, I grew up in a household in which philanthropy was important. On one of my trips to Israel I saw the Neve Ur Reservoir that my parents sponsored and saw firsthand that my parents' Philanthropy not only benefitted individuals, it benefitted the entire community.

When I returned to Cleveland from New York in 1991, I became involved with The Cleveland Jewish Federatio¬n in its Endowment Committee and was impressed by all the wonderful projects that Federation supported. There were many projects I never heard of but realized how helpful they were to the community and Israel. The Cemetery project was very important to my family. We were saddened to see the poor condition of the Lansing Cemetery graves. Federation became involved in this project and today Lansing Cemetery has been transformed into a place I am happy to visit.

I currently am involved in the Risk Management Committee and continue to be amazed at how Federation helps so many institutions. A few years ago, Federation improved the training of its security forces making it mandatory for anyone involved with security to have advanced training. I have a comfort level knowing in times of an emergency our security officers will knowingly help alleviate the situation

I often ask myself, what kind of world will we leave for future generations. Cleveland Jewish Federation's Lion of Judah Endowment fund helps to ensure that we can provide for future needs of the community and hopefully make life better for individuals and minimize poverty. Although I do not know what these needs will be, I am happy to support this program which will be able to help future generations.

Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein
¬In Memory of Vivian and Joseph Koppelman

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