Tree of Life® Award Gala in Ohio Valley
Online registration for this event has closed. For more information, sponsorship opportunities and to register please contact Eric Goldstein at egoldstein.cinci@jnf.org.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
6:00 pm
Cincinnati, OH
Address Provided One Week Prior to Event
HONORING
Shelly Gerson & Jeffrey Zipkin
Dr. William L. Barrett
Tree of Life® Award Honorees
FEATURING
Shahar Azani
Veteran Israeli Diplomat; CEO, Book Family Foundation & Former Senior Vice President, Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS)
Ticket Pricing
General Admission • $360
JNFuture (ages 22-40) • $180
Chairs
Alana Gerson-Levi & Ari Levi
Dinner Committee
Rachel Gerson & Jacob Avraham • Elise Zipkin & Brian Mattes
Mollie & Jared Newman • Ariel & Dan Weiss • Molly & Derek Zipkin
For security purposes pre-registration is required for all guests. Attendees are required to show photo ID, and may be subject to a security check, including bag search. We reserve the right to refuse entry at our discretion.
RSVP Required
Dietary Laws Observed
More Information
Eric Goldstein, Executive Director, Ohio Valley
egoldstein.cinci@jnf.org • 513.794.1300 x780
Jennifer Bain, Campaign Executive, Ohio Valley
jbain@jnf.org • 513.794.1300 x781
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
EMERALD
Mariner Wealth Advisors • Western & Southern Financial
PLATINUM
Marcie & Nathan Bachrach • Pamela and Bernard Barbash
Jane & Drore Eisen • Trish & Scott Joseph • Andrea Kravetz-Katz & Louis Katz
Nina & Edward Paul • Scot Perlman • Diane & Alan Weber
Shelly Gerson & Jeffrey Zipkin
GOLD
Rachel & Jacob Avraham • Shirley Bernard • Rosa & The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
Cincinnati Cancer Foundation Inc. • Marjorie & Elliot Davidoff
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP • Shelly Gerson • Patti & Fred Heldman • William Hower
The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati • Marjorie & Chuck Kessel
Sylvia Shor • The Urology Group • Elinor Ziv
SILVER
Felice Shane
BRONZE
Carol Williams & Mike Barrett • Louis Beck • Linda & Andy Berger
Castellini Foundation • Kathy & Dr. Louis Claybon • Amy Diamond & Eddie Wolf
Rachel Gutbezahl & Ed Frankel • Rebecca & Norman Frankel
Beth & Louis Guttman • Wendy Saunders & Jim Heldman
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati • David Levy • Linda & Marty Mandel
Prestige AV & Creative Services • Abby & Dr. David Schwartz
Bev Shapero & Alan Glassman • Rabbi Eric Slayton • Sandra & Henry Spitz • Louise Wolf
In Formation