2023 Dinner-Less Dinner®
Each year, The Ark's Dinner-Less Dinner brings our entire community together to support our deep commitment to lifting up those in need.
Give NowThe 2023 Dinner-Less Dinner celebrates the many Faces of The Ark. For more than 50 years, no organization has shown a deeper commitment to Chicagoland’s Jewish community than The Ark. Our 60 staff members, 1,200 volunteers, and more than 5,000 community supporters make possible the widest array of free services for more than 4,000 members of our diverse, vibrant Jewish community.
Join us to celebrate the Faces of The Ark and strengthen our vital work today.
Abe and Ida Cooper Foundation
Francine** and Dr. Anthony Brown**
Robert Cheifetz and Sandra Raitt
Robert and Debbie Hartman**
Dina* and Stephen Isaacs
Jacob and Edy Kupietzky*
Adam and Lindsey Labkon
Michael Lewis Company
Jackie and Arthur Schneider
Karyn* and Bill Silverstein
Taxman Family Foundation
Michael** and Barbara Zaransky
Associated Agencies, Inc.
Mark and Marilyn Labkon
Peter Levy**
Missy* and Allan Malmed**
Susan and Leonard Rubin*
Kimberly** and Perry Shwachman
Anonymous (2)
Gabor and Sarah Balassa
Vivian and Nathan Bloch**
Dr. Nehama Dresner**
Mr. Jeffrey Harris
Jill** and Douglas A. Hirsh
JBS Foundation
Michelle and Ben Klein
Shari Helft Lennon and Will Lennon*
Max and Sondra Lorig
Elliott and Ronni Robinson, Freda Robinson
Dr. Randy and Gila Robinson
Marc and Susan Sacks
David Shmikler** and Elizabeth Stein
Abraham and Suri Stern
Julie Victor and Clyde Partner
Barbara and Steve Wolf
Anonymous
Ariel Investments
Michael and Helen Arkes
Dr. Irving* and Eleanor Birnbaum
Zivit and Steven Blonder*
Margie Breyer and Glen Marder
Matthew and Rada Burdeen*
Mr. Carey and Dr. Cheryl Cooper
Ms. Alexandra Dunietz
Glenn* and Donna Garfinkel
Jacqueline Gilbert
Larry and Marla Gilbert
Arnold and Ilea Goldberg
Arthur Gutterman
Steven* and Pamela Handmaker
Vered Hankin and Jeremy Kaufman
Jonathan Hanus
Ronald Jericho
Sue and Jordan Klein
Mrs. Debra Korman
Andrew and Jennifer Lucas
Hella and Eli Okman
Eric Rothner**
David and Aviva Rubin
Dr. David and Keryn Schreiber
Marc and Melissa Spellman
Carol Warshawsky
Anonymous
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago
The Azaraf Family
Paula Barnett and Gary Ruben
Alissa Berman
Chris Coetzee and Lindy Hirschsohn
Randee and Gerry Curciarello
Stan* and Sasha Diskin
Dan* and Debbie Eisenstein
Naomi and Jeremy Fogel
Wendy Fox* and Jon Schneider
Ronna and David Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Katz
Amy Kenter and Michael Shapiro
Klaff Family Foundation
Josh* and Elana Lipman
Paul & Pearl Caslow Foundation
Carole and David Perlman
Mike** and Judy Philipp
Alan* and Katie Polansky
Janet and Alan Sear*
Dr. Lewis Seidenberg
E. Merle and Howard Simon
Jonathan Smith and Nancy Gerstein
Adam and Libby Smoler
Rachel and Michael Stein
Bruce and Tammy Werner
Rev. Noah Wolff
Irving and Carol Yoskowitz
Zivin Family Foundation
Anonymous (2)
Alan Gordon Rottman Ltd.
Gene and Julie Amromin
Rabbi Daniel and Esther Azulay
Brian and Kathleen Barnett
Sharen* and Marc Berman
Jonathan and Rayli Blumberg
Rabbi Reuven and Nechama Brand
Lynne and Fred Brody
Lawrence and Janice Brown
Mark and Jean Burnstine
Sheila and David Cahnman
Burt and Marion Fainman
Barbara and Jack Fox
Ari* and Michael Goldsmith
Herbert Goldsmith
Marna and Daniel Goldwin
Marjorie Friedman Heyman
Michelle and Steven Hirsch
Dr. Sheldon and Linda Hirsch
Dana Hirt
Melissa and Kenneth Hoffman
Charles and Robin Kafenshtok
Levi and Ilana Kahn
Moshe and Shoshana Kahn
Rachel Kaplan** and Robert A. Riesman, Jr.
Dr. Daniel* and Sharon Katz
Joanie and Richard Leopold
Craig and Monette Leva
Jonathan Lewis
Josh and Claudine Liss
Dr. Jerome and Jan Loew
Bryan Mittelman and Adrienne Felder
Aaron and Helene Paris
Adam Parker and Tamar Rubin
Jon and Ellen Sue Parker
Cindy and David Pogrund
Helen Rozenberg
David Schwartz and Renee Hirsch
Hal and Cindy Schwartz
Mimi and Rabbi Samuel Seleski
Naomi and Jerry Senser
Robert and Barbara Shmikler
Hal and Karen Sider
David* and Lauren Silverman
Dr. Michael and Donna Socol
David Solow
Karen and Jason Sussman
Bobette Takiff
Linda and Stanley Weissbrot
Debbie and Heshy Wengrow
Shabsai and Debra Wolfe
Sy and Karen Zilberstein
Jacalyn Zimmerman
*Board of Directors **Board of Trustees
(Host Committee as of May 18, 2023)