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 Lou McLaughlin
Nora and Aloysius McLaughlin III
Susie and Brendan McLaughlin
Mary Beth and Christopher Leech
PNC
Gold
Debra Demchak
Catherine Loevner
UPMC Health Plan
Eva Tansky Blum and Dr. Norman Wolmark
Silver
BNY Mellon
Dentons Cohen & Grigsby
Sheila Reicher Fine Foundation
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
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
Carol and Richard Rosenthal
Women of Rodef Shalom
Brass
Marion and Tom Allen
Jan and Drew Barkley
Laurie Moser and Stewart Barmen
Rose and Edward Berman
Caryn Rubinoff and Craig Dunham
Frederick N. Frank, Esq.
Dana and Alan Himmel
Lynne and Blair Jacobson
David and Susan Friedberg Kalson
Mara and Dr. Matthew Koperwas
Eileen Lane
Lois Michaels
Plan A Advisors
Ali Gumberg and Jack Reich
Carol and David Steinbach
Copper
Patti and Sandy Berman
Ellie and Robert Bernstein
Holly Dobkin
Susan and Dr. Louis Leff
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Pittsburgh Stained Glass
Anne Molloy and Henry Posner III
Powell Mechanical, Inc.
Drs. Ellen and Loren Roth
Cynthia and David Shapira
Gifts through March 24, 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
Joan Stein
Tribute Committee
Barbara and Alan Ackerman
Marion and Tom Allen
Valerie and Paul Bacharach
Jan and Drew Barkley
Laurie Moser and Stewart Barmen
Rose and Edward Berman
Patti and Sandy Berman
Ellie and Robert Bernstein
Patrick and Jack Bransome
Karen and Richard Brean
Pamela and Ralph Burrows
Erica and Hal Coffey
Rosalyn Richman and PonJola Coney
Roxanne and Sen. Jay Costa
Debra Demchak
Holly Dobkin
Caryn Rubinoff and Craig Dunham
Julie and Josh Farber
Karen and Steven Feinstein
Melissa and Rabbi Dan Fellman
Sheila Reicher Fine
Frederick N. Frank, Esq.
Debra and Rep. Dan Frankel
Adam Gaynor
Dana and Alan Himmel
Lynne and Blair Jacobson
David and Susan Friedberg Kalson
Amy and Andrew Katzen
Ellen and Jack Kessler
Evan Kingsley
Mara and Dr. Matthew Koperwas
Eileen Lane
Mollie and Tom Lang
Lynn and Dale Lazar
Mary Beth and Christopher Leech
Susan and Dr. Louis Leff
Sharon and Alan Lesgold
Dr. Kerry Bron and Robert Levin
Catherine Loevner
Nora and Aloysius McLaughlin III
Susie and Brendan McLaughlin
Dr. Eugene Meyers
Lois Michaels
Abigail and Josh Mooney
Rae-Gayle and Mitchell Pakler
Anne Molloy and Henry Posner III
Colin Powell
Nancy and William Rackoff
Ali Gumberg and Jack Reich
Carol and Richard Rosenthal
Nancy and Robert Rosenthal
Drs. Ellen and Loren Roth
Barbara and Edward Siegel
Adele and Edgar Snyder
Carol and David Steinbach
Laura and Harlan Stone
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.
SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT
רודף שלום