Grandparents/Special Elders
Yom Dor L'Dor (Grandparents and Special Persons Day) Photo Montage
Heilicher encourages students' grandparents and special, grandparent-generation friends to become involved in their education and the rich family life of our school.
Yom Dor L’Dor Event
(Grandparents and Special Persons Day)
This event is just for students and their grandparents or grandparent-generation guests. Two events provide a chance to visit the classroom, share wisdom, and contribute life experiences to the next generation’s learning process. Our next event will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
Throughout the year, grandparents also have the opportunity to:
- View photos online of grandchildren at Heilicher.
- Attend all-school assemblies and other special events (this year, all events are virtual). View the School Calendar
- Participate in Heilicher committees, as interest and time permits.
- Receive The Heilicher Magazine, our semi-annual print newsletter.
- Donate philanthropically to Heilicher.
We welcome your involvement in the life of Heilicher!
For information on ways to get involved, contact the Heilicher main office at 952.381.3500.
Roots & Wings E-newsletter
A Heilicher Update for Grandparents
Roots and Wings is an email newsletter created just for Heilicher grandparents to provide a window into your grandchild(ren)'s school life, and inspire you to get even more involved in the Heilicher school community. If you do not already receive Roots and Wings, please click on the Quick Links (above and to the right) to be added to our email list.
Heilicher in a Word
In March 2022, Heilicher hosted a parent town hall where we premiered a short video featuring students describing Heilicher, themselves, and more — in just a word. The video is a great snapshot of the Heilicher experience.
Heilicher Special Elder Mr. Harold Smith (z"l)
Heilicher special elder and friend of the school, Mr. Harold Smith (z"l) shared his collection of Judaica with Heilicher middle school students at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Dor L'Dor Circle
The Dor l'Dor Circle recognizes all grandparents and alumni grandparents who have made a financial donation to support Heilicher. Annual Fund contributions, Annual Benefit donations, directed gifts, and tribute gifts all help to ensure that Heilicher can continue academic excellence and Jewish learning. We are proud of the robust philanthropic support from our grandparent body. The following Dor L’Dor Circle list includes all grandparents and alumni grandparents who gave to Heilicher during the 2023-24 school year.
Sheila and Stephen Lieberman
Dedee and Stephen Lovell
Nancy and Mike Schoenberger
Nancy and Robert Schostak
Margo Berdass (z''l)
Pearl Berdass
Leah Golberstein
Cindi and Harold Goldfine
The Horovitz Family
Pam and Ron Kaufman
Louise and Jerry Ribnick
Judy and Lee Snitzer
Beverly Fink
Caren Page and Bruce Fink
Lili and Barry Garfinkel
Eloise and Elliot Kaplan
Barbara and Gary Krupp
Sharon and Joel Waller
Lili Chester
Carol and Jeff Gepner
Marina and Mark Guterman
Ann Ginsburgh-Hofkin and Michael Hofkin
Norma and Steve Kaplan
Marilyn Karasov
Audrey Kaufman
Barbara and Sherwood Malamud
Ilana and Shlomo Melmed
Sam Miller
Robin and Jon Parritz
Faye and Leonard Ribnick
Sara and Boris Zuk
Sally Leafman Appelbaum
Cobby Shereff and Charles Blumenfield
Jacalyn Broze
Marlene (z’’l) and Jim Bukstein
Lois and Dale Dobrin
Marlene and Sandy Goldberg
Susi Saxl and Robert Kramer
Keren and Simcha Prombaum
Gail and Mark Satz
Deborah and Tom Vidovic
Sue and Jim Walder
Robert Karasov
Sherry Knazan and Ron Kelmenson
Joyce and Myles Koshiol
Andrea and Stan Levich
Peggy Locke
Janet and Ron Plotsker
Diane and Jon Rappaport
Laurel and Claude Riedel
Barbara Friedman and Lon Rosenfield
Wendy and Steve Rubin
Julie and Scott London
Judi Belzer and Jerry Waldman
Reeva Abrams
Susan and Solomon Awend
Barbara Bach
Beverly and Richard Behr
Janie and David Berg
Inna and Michael Brezman
Trudy and Jeff Burstein
Elayne and Larry Chiat
Nancy and Bobby Cohen
Shelley Kornblum and Judge Mickey Greenberg
Sandy and Tristan Hage
Julie Haskovitz
Rose and Ron Hilk
Rabbis Randi Musnitsky and Ron Kaplan
Janice and Mark Karon
Karin and Ken Katz
Patti and David Kopstein
Sharon and Buzz Levitt
Paula and Paul Maccabee
Ana Melendez
Heidi Winer and Mort Naiman
Jan and Rod O'Marron
Carol and Jeff Reed
Nancy and Steve Schachtman
Deborah and Rabbi Jeffrey Schein
Kate and Tony Tarvestad
Dr. Beverly and Irv Thorne
Jill and Steve Wolpert
Carol Woodward
Charlotte and Don Zacker
Adina and Wayne Zaideman
Gayle and Burt Zis
Deborah and David Bailey
Leslie Hahn and Merrill Biel
Shellie Blumenfield
Susie Chalom
Ann and Neil Covin
Barbara and Rabbi Steven Fineblum
Esther and Larry Freeman
Susan and Mike Garner
Debbie and Mark Glotter
Shelly and Ira Golden
Bonnie and Steve Growe
Arlene and Sidney Harris
Betty and Ron Hisek
Beatrice Johnson
Charlotte Labofsky
Joy Greenberg and Marshall Levin
Hannah and Daniel Melendez
Esther Miller
Gail and Bill Ribnick
Vicki and Stuart Rosen
Anna and Slava Ryaboy
Nina Samuels and Earl Schwartz
Marilyn and Harry Soffer
Holly Spurgeon
Marcia Taple
Lilian Waisman
Marshall Walzer
Lynne Werde
Anna Lamin and Sabina Yesmin
Lynn and Arthur Zeidman
"Heilicher is the perfect blend of a nurturing, flexible educational setting which values individual learning needs, high academic standards and wide exposure to Jewish culture and wisdom for our grandchild. For these reasons and more it is important to us to give to Heilicher to ensure our grandchild's day school education is strong today and in the future."