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is proud to honor
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
as the recipients of the 9th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
is proud to honor
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
as the recipients of the 9th Annual Maltz Heritage Award for being a force of positive change in the community
Dee and Jimmy Haslam were presented with the Maltz Heritage Award on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 6 p.m. during a celebration that recognized their transformational leadership, civic engagement, and philanthropic contributions in Northeast Ohio.
Founded with the mission to promote acceptance and inclusion of all people, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage presents exhibitions and programs that explore diverse stories around identity, culture, and connection. The Maltz Heritage Award is the Museum’s largest fundraising event of the year, enabling us to continue offering robust programming year round.
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
Dee and Jimmy Haslam are committed to restoring championship football in Cleveland while striving to make a positive impact in the Northeast Ohio community with an emphasis on education, youth football, and community engagement through volunteerism. They have made improving education in underserved and disadvantaged communities a priority for their philanthropic efforts.
In August of 2019, the Haslam 3 Foundation donated $4.5 million to education-based programs that give school-aged children more access to Cleveland arts organizations. The couple also made a substantial gift to Cleveland’s public schools, helping to refurbish many of the city’s athletic fields. In November of 2020, through donations from players that were matched by the Haslam family, $350,000 was raised to purchase equipment for the East Cleveland school district so their students could learn remotely during the pandemic when the digital divide became even more pronounced in underserved communities.
Dee and Jimmy have led the Browns’ efforts to support social justice; since 2017 the team has donated over $1.5 million to organizations that work in that space and has hosted three social justice summits. Dee sits on the NFL’s social justice committee, which works directly with players to advise the league on social justice initiatives and funding of programs. In 2014 the Haslams were recognized by the Fritz Pollard Alliance with the Paul "Tank” Younger Award for promoting diversity within NFL front offices.
Jimmy Haslam began his career at Pilot Corporation, a company his family founded that has become an industry-leading network of more than 950 retail and fueling locations that offer a variety of products, amenities, and innovative solutions to make road travel easier. Jimmy serves on the boards of the American Federation for Children, the National Association of Truckstop Operators, and Anderson Media Corporation. In June of 2017, he was honored by the Cleveland branch of the NAACP at its 105th Anniversary Celebration Freedom Fund Dinner.
Dee, an Emmy-nominated TV producer, was the executive producer and CEO of RIVR Media Companies, where she has been the executive producer of ground-breaking TV series. Dee is committed to the betterment of the Northeast Ohio community through her active involvement as a member of the board of directors for the Greater Cleveland Partnership; the United Way of Greater Cleveland (Executive Council); University Hospitals Systems; the Cleveland Orchestra; and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Past award recipients include: Carole F. Hoover & Vanessa L. Whiting (2021), Richard K. Smucker and The J.M. Smucker Company (2020), Beth E. Mooney (2019), Christopher Connor (2018), Audrey and Albert Ratner (2017), Barbara Snyder (2016), Milton and Tamar Maltz (2015), Sandy Cutler (2014), and Toby Cosgrove (2013)
Thank you to our Donors
David Schafer
Managing Director,
Maltz Museum of
Jewish Heritage
In this unprecedented time, sponsors of the Maltz Heritage Award allow us to feel confident that we will be able to continue the meaningful work of the Maltz Museum in the year ahead. Thank you for your unwavering support of our mission to educate and empower people of all faiths and backgrounds to stand up against hate and speak out for diversity and inclusion.
Presenting Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Connor Foundation
Grant & Jennifer Dinner
Audrey & Albert Ratner
Emily & Richard Smucker
Gold Sponsors
Sandy & Sally Cutler
The Irving and Gloria Fine Foundation
Jordan & Jennifer Goldberg and
Larry & Cathy Goldberg
Bob & Sally Gries
Abby & Howard Milstein
Julia & Larry Pollock
Richard W. Pogue
Stephen & Penni Weinberg
Silver Sponsors
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland State University
Cohen & Company
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis
Cuyahoga Community College
Dollar Bank
FirstEnergy Foundation
Fisher Phillips
Glenmede
Rochelle & Harley Gross Philanthropic Fund
John Carroll University
Richard Bogomolny & Patricia Kozerefski
Alan & Karen Krause
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co, LPA
Minute Men Staffing Services
The NRP Group
Oswald Companies
PNC
PwC
University Hospitals by Drs. Cliff & Lynne Megerian, Drs. Daniel Simon & Marcy Schwartz, and Drs. James & Kristin Voos
Vanessa Whiting
Dan & Ellen Zelman Family Foundation
Bronze Sponsors
Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Bober Markey Fedorovich
Cerity Partners, LLC
Citymark Capital
Jill & Paul Clark
Cleveland Museum of Art
David & Debbie Daberko
DiSanto Family Foundation
Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP
Huntington National Bank
Jewish Family Services Association
Stewart Kohl
Norma Lerner
Darrell & Ronna McNair
Miller Family Foundation
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Irving & Ileen Rosner
Alan & Betty Rosskamm
RPM International Inc.
Singerman, Mills, Desberg
& Kauntz Co., L.P.A.
Squire Patton Boggs
Thomson Hine LLP
United Way of Greater Cleveland
Ursuline
Ronald & Terri Weinberg
Community Partners
Adam & Stacey Berebitsky
Craig and Barbara Cantrall
Renee' & Kerry Chelm
Margot Copeland
Judi and Tom Embrescia
The Fedeli Group
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
The Lubrizol Corporation
Amy & Marc Morgenstern
Rev. Dr. Otis & Edwina Moss
Pierre’s Ice Cream Company
Enid & David Rosenberg
Nathan & Fannye Shafran
Philanthropic Fund
Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton
Values-in-Action Foundation
Steven & Judy Willensky
Margaret Wong
Sponsors current as of April 5, 2022
Thank you to our Co-Chairs, and Board of Trustees
Co-Chairs
Carole Hoover and Julia & Larry Pollock
Honorary Chairs
Rick Chiricosta, Chris Connor, Dr. Toby Cosgrove, Sandy & Sara Cutler, Paul Dolan, Chris Gorman, Bob & Sally Gries, Dr. Alex Johnson, Len Komoroski, Alan & Karen Krause, Norma Lerner, Dr. Tom Mihaljevic, Beth Mooney, Rev. Dr. Otis & Edwina Moss, Patrick Pastore, Audrey & Albert Ratner, President Harlan Sands, Emily & Richard Smucker, Steve & Penni Weinberg, Vanessa Whiting
Host Committee
Kevin S. Adelstein, Susan Bichsel Ph.D., Carrie Carpenter, Renee' and Kerry Chelm,
Jill & Paul Clark, Margot Copeland, Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis, Colleen Cotter, Greg Cowan*, David & Debbie Daberko, Erin Deimling, Gary Desberg, Sister Christine DeVinne, Grant & Jennifer Dinner*, William Elliott, Umberto Fedeli, Gloria Fine, Lois Goodman*, Lawrence Hatch, J. David Heller, Lara Kalafatis, Ira & Amy Kaplan, Stewart Kohl, Richard Bogomolny & Patricia Kozerefski, Dr. John Langell, Keith & Nancy Libman*, Ken Liffman*, Jay & Lanee Lucarelli, Darrell McNair*, Randell McShepard, Drs. Cliff & Lynne Megerian, President Alan Miciak, Amy & Marc Morgenstern, Otis & Edwina Moss, Stuart Muszynski, Randy Myeroff, Larrie & Amy Nadler, Fred Nance, Augie Napoli, Steve Nobil, Linda Olejko, Larry Oscar, Richard W. Pogue, Sean Richardson, Irving & Ileen Rosner, Alan & Betty Rosskamm, Shelley Roth, Erika Rudin-Luria, Mitchell Schneider, Bruce Schwartz, Drs. Daniel Simon and Marcy Schwartz, Robert Smith, David St. Pierre, Drs. James & Kristin Voos, Daniel & Molly Walsh, Craig Owen White, Karen White, Jeffrey J. Wild, Margaret Wong, Dan & Ellen Zelman*, Adam Zelwin*
*denotes planning committee
Maltz Museum Board of Trustees
Grant Dinner, Chair
Milton Maltz, Chair Emeritus
Tamar Maltz, President
Robert Gries, Vice Chair
Reneé Chelm, Vice President
Keith Libman, Vice President
James Gomez, Treasurer
Joe Cimperman
Ronald B. Cohen
Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis
Jordan Goldberg
Lois Goodman
David Katz
Alan M. Krause
Kenneth B. Liffman
Darrell McNair
Larry Pollock
Albert B. Ratner
Barbara Robinson
Irv Rosner
Phil Wasserstrom
Daniel Zelman
Adam Zelwin
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., Trustee Emeritus
Adele Silver, Honorary Trustee
Ex Officio
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen,
The Temple-Tifereth Israel
Jeff Kaplan,
Friends of the Maltz Museum
Barry Reis,
Erika Rudin-Luria,
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
David Schafer,
Maltz Museum of
Jewish Heritage
The Maltz Museum is supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Ohio Arts Council
