Attendees: PNC Robert Zweiman NJ; NC Lawrence Schulman NY; Dr. Ray Biondo AR; Mel Brody AZ; PNC Monte Mayer VT/NY; Nelson Mellitz NJ; Dr. Robert Pickard FL; Richard Rosenzweig DC; Gloria Teller MA; Seymour Weinstein NY
Staff: NED Herb Rosenbleeth; Larry Richardson; Mrs. Bailor; Cheryl Waldman; Mary Westley
Subject: National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Recent celebration and dinner honoring 75th anniversary of JWV very successful due to efforts of PNC David Magidson and the banquet by PNC Ed Goldwasser
Yahrzeit program
- Program has been a failure to this point
- Company that had originally worked on this with us has gone out of business
- NMAJMH now has full control of program, that has been improved on, and we are seeking a patent on the program
- Need marketing plan to sell it to other organizations
- Possibility of asking for biographical information while people are still alive might get better information for Yahrzeit program after their death
- Program can be advertised in coordination with TAPS in magazine
American Jewish Military Heritage Program (Dr. Ray Biondo, Chairman)
- According to Dr. Ray Biondo, program currently has 150-175 citations on web site (http://www.nmajmh.org/americanJewish/index.php)
- NMAJMH needs assistance to increase number of citations
- Look forward to working with American Jewish Historical Society and Association for Jewish Studies to create an academic council for museum and increase citations in program (www.ajhs.org; www.ajs.org)
- Will look into membership in both organizations
- Call for volunteers to check citations has not been successful
Legacy program to set up Circle of Donors (Seymour Weinstein, Legacy Officer)
- Donors to sign non-binding letter of intent to support museum during their lifetime or after death
- Members of Circle should be treated to special events and/or dinners at National Convention or other venues
- Circle of Donors is way to bring potential donors into museum organization
- Seeking ideas to celebrate 50th anniversary of Federal charter of museum upcoming in September 2008
- Donations to museum at recently concluded Board of Directors' meeting down considerably from previous meetings; possible cause may be other activities such as contributions to events surrounding 75th march anniversary
- Museum is applying to be considered for CFC program to which Federal employees and military make contributions
