2026 Pursuer of Peace Honoree
Family House
Joel Ettinger, Howard Hoddy Hanna III,
and Mary Lou McLaughlin
Founders
Beit Kulanu, the unification of Rodef Shalom Congregation and Temple Sinai, invites you to join us for our 2026 Pursuer of Peace event honoring Family House and its founders: Joel Ettinger, Howard Hoddy Hanna III, and Mary Lou McLaughlin.
Family House provides affordable housing for patients and families traveling to Pittsburgh for medical care.
June 28, 2026
Platinum
Mary Anne and Howard Hoddy Hanna III
The McLaughlin Family: Mary Lou McLaughlin, Nora and Aloysius Ish McLaughlin III,
Susie and Brendan McLaughlin, Mary Beth and Christopher Leech
PNC
Gold
Debra Demchak
Highmark Health
Catherine Loevner
UPMC Health Plan
Eva Tansky Blum and Dr. Norman Wolmark
Silver
BNY
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby
Sheila Reicher Fine Foundation
The Gumberg Family
Ellen and Robert Katzen
Mollie and Tom Lang
Dr. Kerry Bron and Robert Levin
Nancy and William Rackoff
Michele Gray-Schaffer and Eric Schaffer
Bronze
Agency Group
Brotherhoods of Rodef Shalom and Temple Sinai
Clark Hill
Susan and William Cohen
Rosalyn Richman and PonJola Coney
Karen and Steven Feinstein
Jewish Health Care Foundation
Lynn and Dale Lazar
Sharon and Alan Lesgold
Dr. Eugene Myers
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Pittsburgh Stained Glass
Carol and Richard Rosenthal
Women of Rodef Shalom
Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Brass
Dr. Holly Swartz and Dr. Steve Abo
Marian and Tom Allen
Jan and Drew Barkley
Laurie Moser and Stewart Barmen
Rose and Edward Berman
Arlene and Bill Brandeis
Caryn Rubinoff and Craig Dunham
Sally Katzen Dyk
Melissa and Rabbi Daniel Fellman
Frederick N. Frank, Esq.
Marcie Solomon and Nathan Goldblatt
Lynne and Blair Jacobson
David and Susan Friedberg Kalson
Mara and Dr. Matthew Koperwas
Susan and Eric Kruman
Eileen Lane
Philip and Jill Fain Lehman
Lois Michaels
Rae-Gayle and Mitchell Pakler
Plan A Advisors
Ali Gumberg and Jack Reich
Mayda and Barry Roth
Richard and Ann Bass Roth
Carolyn and Frank Schwarz
Lori and Jay Silberblatt
Lea Black and Don Simon
Carol and David Steinbach
Phyllis and Joe Weinkle
Wagner Agency, Inc.
Copper
Patti and Sandy Berman
Ellie and Robert Bernstein
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Holly Dobkin
The Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation
Goldie and Joel Katz
Aaron and Amy Katz Leaman
Susan and Dr. Louis Leff
Phoenix Roofing
Anne Molloy and Henry Posner III
Powell Mechanical, Inc.
Bette Rom
Drs. Ellen and Loren Roth
Cynthia and David Shapira
Barbara and Larry Shuman
Signature Wealth
Adele Sales and Edgar Snyder
Gifts through April 30, 2026
Honorary Chairs
Michele Gray-Schaffer and Eric Schaffer
Ellen and Robert Katzen
Steering Committee Chairs
Mara Leff Koperwas and Dr. Matthew Koperwas
Ali Gumberg and Jack Reich
Steering Committee
Marcia Baumfeld
Jennifer Bett
Goldie Katz
Mollie Lang, Chair Emerita
Mimsie Leyton
Lois Michaels
Tribute Committee
Dr. Holly Swartz and Dr. Steve Abo
Barbara and Alan Ackerman
Marian and Tom Allen
Valerie and Paul Bacharach
Jan and Drew Barkley
Laurie Moser and Stewart Barmen
Bruce Bartholomew
Bill Battistone
Marcia and Philip Baumfeld
Rose and Edward Berman
Patti and Sandy Berman
Ellie and Robert Bernstein
Betsy and Eric Boughner
Arlene and Bill Brandeis
Patrick and Jack Bransome
Karen and Richard Brean
Pamela and Ralph Burrows
Erica and Hal Coffey
Susan and William Cohen
Rosalyn Richman and PonJola Coney
Roxanne and Sen. Jay Costa
Michael Costantini
Sandy Davis, Ph.D.
Debra Demchak
Holly Dobkin
Caryn Rubinoff and Craig Dunham
Sally Katzen Dyk
Bishop Mark A. Eckman, D.D.
Julie and Josh Farber
Karen and Steven Feinstein
Melissa and Rabbi Daniel Fellman
Sheila Reicher Fine
Frederick N. Frank, Esq.
Debra and Rep. Dan Frankel
Eva and Gary Friedman
Adam Gaynor
Marcie Solomon and Nathan Goldblatt
Zachary Grove
Ina and Larry Gumberg
Dana and Alan Himmel
County Executive Sara Innamorato
Lynne and Blair Jacobson
Jeanette Trauth and Steven Jurman
David and Susan Friedberg Kalson
Goldie and Joel Katz
Amy and Andrew Katzen
Ellen and Jack Kessler
Evan Kingsley
Cantor Julie Newman and Bill Klingensmith
Laura Klink
Mara and Dr. Matthew Koperwas
Susan and Eric Kruman
Eileen Lane
Mollie and Tom Lang
Lynn and Dale Lazar
Aaron and Amy Katz Leaman
Mary Beth and Christopher Leech
Susan and Dr. Louis Leff
Philip and Jill Fain Lehman
Sharon and Alan Lesgold
Dr. Kerry Bron and Robert Levin
Mimsie Leyton
Catherine Loevner
Nikol and Dr. Stanley Marks
Kelly G. and Liam McDonald
Nora and Aloysius Ish McLaughlin III
Susie and Brendan McLaughlin
Dr. Eugene Meyers
Lois Michaels
Abigail and Josh Mooney
Marlee Myers
Katie and Mayor Corey O’Connor
Helen Orringer
Rae-Gayle and Mitchell Pakler
Valerie Monaco and Deb Polk
Anne Molloy and Henry Posner III
Colin Powell
Nancy and William Rackoff
Ali Gumberg and Jack Reich
Bette Rom
Carol and Richard Rosenthal
Nancy and Robert Rosenthal
Mayda and Barry Roth
Dr. Ellen and Dr. Loren Roth
Richard and Ann Bass Roth
Carolyn and Frank Schwarz
Cynthia and David Shapira
Barbara and Larry Shuman
Barbara and Edward Siegel
Lori and Jay Silberblatt
Lea Black and Don Simon
Adele Sales and Edgar Snyder
Joan Stein
Carol and David Steinbach
Laura and Harlan Stone
Councilperson Erika Strassburger
Meredith and David Strassburger
Mona and E.J. Strassburger
Phyllis and Joe Weinkle
Harton Wolf
Eva Tansky Blum and Dr. Norman Wolmark
The Pursuer of Peace Award recognizes the significant commitment and sustained contribution of an individual or organization to the pursuit of peace through fostering interfaith understanding, encouraging humanitarianism, and/or promoting a social justice agenda to bring healing to our fractured world.
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