Organizations Filed Purposes:
JBI INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDED IN 1931 AS THE JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE, SEEKS TO EMPOWER BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND READING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNAL LIFE BY PROVIDING FREE ACCESS TO WORKS OF JEWISH AND GENERAL INTEREST THROUGH ITS BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT, AND AUDIO LIBRARIES. OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS IN MANY LANGUAGES SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.
JBI PROVIDES FREE BRAILLE, AUDIO & LARGE PRINT MATERIALS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.
LIBRARIES: THE JBI LIBRARY IS THE LARGEST LIBRARY AND THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF JEWISH INTEREST (VERY BROADLY DEFINED) IN THE WORLD FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, BLIND, PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, AND READING DISABLED. JBI'S GROWING COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 13,000 TALKING BOOKS AND SEVERAL THOUSAND LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE MATERIALS. JBI TALKING BOOKS ARE AVAILIBLE IN ENGLISH, HEBREW, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, HUNGARIAN, ROMANIAN, YIDDISH AND POLISH. THE BREADTH OF ITS COLLECTION NOTWITHSTANDING, JBI ALWAYS HONORS INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR READING MATERIAL.
OUTREACH: JBI ACTIVELY REACHES OUT TO TO THE COMMUNITY IN AN INFORMATIONAL REPORT TO PROMOTE THE WIDEST USE OF ITS FREE AUDIO, LARGE PRINT AND BRAILLE LIBRARY. THIS IS TRUE PARTICULARLY FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED SENIORS, INCLUDING IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS, MANY OF WHICH LIVE A "SHUT IN" EXISTANCE. TO REACH THIS SENIOR POPULATION, AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS, ADULT CHILDREN AND FRIENDS, JBI MAKES PRESENTATIONS, ADVERTISES IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS, ENCOURAGES LOCAL PRESS COVERAGE AND FORGES COMMUNICATION WITH RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JBI TALKING BOOK CLUBS, WHERE POSSIBLE, ENCOURAGES SOCIALIZATION AMONGST THE ELDERLY VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
PERIODICALS: JBI OFFERS A VARIETY OF PERIODICALS IN AUDIO FORMAT WHICH ARE UNAVAILABLE TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED ANYWHERE ELSE. THESE INCLUDE: HADASSAH MAGAZINE AND ARTICLES FROM THE JERUSALEM REPORT, MOMENT, COMMENTARY, TIKKUN, AND JBI'S OWN AUDIO MAGAZINE, THE JBI VOICE (AND THE CORRESPONDING BRAILLE REVIEW), A COMPILATION OF ARTICLES FROM A GLOBAL SELECTION OF NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr Ellen Isler | PRESIDENT & CEO | 35 | $414,687 |
| Mickey Aboff | SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICER | 35 | $111,704 |
| William K Gross | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Thomas G Kahn | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan L Schlechter | CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steven P Polivy Esq | CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen D Solender | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Selma Weintraub | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul R Herman Esq | ASST. SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nancy I Klein | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Myron Kaplan Esq | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mark J Altschuler | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Judy E Tenney | HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 0.5 | $0 |
| Frank Greenberg | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Frances Brandt | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Florence Rubinstein | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ellen Y Rosenberg | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ellen David | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Jeffrey A Spitzer | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Ellie Henkind Katz | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Diane Lipman | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Benjamin F Kursman | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barbara G Saidel | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barbara B Friedman | HON. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | 0.5 | $0 |
| Arlene Simon | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
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