VOL. 26 NO. 4
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APRIL 2026
Levis JCC’s Grabelsky Family Special Night For Special Needs Celebrates More Than 15 Years Of ‘Dream Builder’ Programs More than 125 community members and local leaders gathered on March 4 for the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s Grabelsky Family Special Night for Special Needs “Dream Builder” Celebration, held at The Addison in Boca Raton. Proceeds from the event, now in its 15th year, will support the life-changing programs of the Levis JCC’s Helene & Roy Schwedelson Special Needs Department. Chaired by Linda and Ralph Behmoiras and Diane and Fred Fiddle, the evening was sponsored by Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, with Boca Raton Observer serving as the exclusive magazine sponsor. Levis JCC’s Grabelsky Family Special Night on page 2
Steven Grabelsky, Roy and Helene Schwedelson, Emily Grabelsky
Linda Behmoiras, Richard Zenker, Pamela Weinroth
Bruce Springsteen’s Legendary Drummer To Headline April 30th “Jukebox Concert Experience” For Jewish Federation At The Studio The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County will host “An Evening with Max Weinberg” on Thursday, April 30th, at 6 p.m. at The Studio at Mizner Park featuring the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer’s highenergy interactive “Jukebox Concert Experience.” With a career spanning five decades, Max Weinberg is best known as the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. He has also served as bandleader for late night TV Host Conan O’Brien and toured internationally with his own ensemble. Weinberg’s signature Jukebox Concert Experience is a fully interactive performance in which the audience creates the setlist in real time. Using a video menu of more than 200 songs from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, attendees call out their selections
as Weinberg performs them on the spot, creating a spontaneous celebration of rock’s greatest hits. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with cocktails and light bites, followed by the program, moderated conversation and the Jukebox concert. Tickets are $180 per person. Dietary laws will be observed. Seating is limited and expected to sell out. For tickets and sponsorship information, visit jewishboca.org/maxweinberg or contact alexce@ jewishboca.org. While the performance promises an unforgettable night of classic rock the evening’s purpose is equally powerful, bringing the community together to support the Bruce Springsteen’s Legendary Drummer on page 4
Voters Elect Andy Thomson 36th Mayor Of Boca Raton… Michelle Grau, Stacy Sipple, Jon Pearlman To City Council At a City Hall “swearing in” ceremony on March 31st, outgoing Mayor Scott Singer—who had served the maximum allowable limit of three terms as Mayor— officiated the formal oaths of office to the newly elected Mayor Andy Thomson and to each of the three newly elected members of the City Council: Michelle Grau, Stacy Sipple and Jon Pearlman. The fourth City Council
member, Yvette Drucker, will continue in office until November, when she plans to run for countywide office. Mayor Thomson had formerly served on the City Council before running for Mayor. Voters rejected both Ballot Measures: the re-location of the Police Department Headquarters and the proposed Downtown Government Campus project that had been an important component of the City Council’s plans to help resolve B o c a R a t o n ’s administrative and structural needs.
The new Boca Raton City Council (left to right): Stacy Sipple, Yvette Drucker, Mayor Andy Thomson, Deputy Mayor Michelle Grau, Jon Pearlman