Attendees: NC Ed Robins OH; PNC Norman Rosenshein NJ; Jerry Alperstein NY; PNC Michael Berman NJ; Stanton Bilker PA; Maxwell Colon CA; Hannah Deutch NY;PNC Warren S. Dolny NY; Elliott Donn CT; Ed Elbaum IL; Bernard Epworth NJ; PNC Ed and Iris Goldwasser NY; PNC Sam Greenberg PA; Dr. Jeff Greenhut DC; Joe Kraut GA; Saul Laub OH; PNC Monte Mayer NY/VT; Rita Panitz MO; Richard Rosenzweig DC; Bernice Rothman OH; Carl Singer NJ; Bernhard Storch NY; Steve Zeitz PA; PNC Bob Zweiman NJ
Staff: Larry Richardson, Mary Westley, Cheryl Waldman
Subject: National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Since Tree of Honor has been completely filled, 200 leaves have been added and are now available to be purchased
- Museum is trying to send as many communications by e-mail to save money; please send e-mail addresses to Mary Westley () so they can be added to database
- Museum has hosted and has plans to host extensive schedule of programs
- March 22 - Polish teachers on State Department tour
- Marc. 25 - Book-signing, David Laskin, The Long Way Home
- April 15 - Program for Holocaust Remembrance Day in conjunction with Jewish Study Center featuring Bernhard Storch and Alan Moskin
- Tribute to Dads and Zaydes in conjunction with Jewish Study Center and Dupont-Kalorama Museum Consortium
- July (tentative) - Noontime notes with Dr. Jeffrey Greenhut
- Museum has at least 2 large tours a month
- Post certificate program chaired by Hannah Deutch has earned almost $800 to date; program needs additional publicity
- Since start of Yahrzeit Candle program in November, about 72 names have been entered; average donation to date approximately $20/letter
- Will send candles to all names for Yom Kippur
- Separate program from NMAJMH Yahrzeit program
- If museum has a Facebook page, it will be necessary to have staff to update it
- Will explore possibility of having satellite exhibit at National Museum of American Jewish History currently construction in Philadelphia
- Important not to lose NMAJMH identity if undertake project with new museum
- Any project undertaken by museum must have members to follow through, or projects will not be successful
