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Philanthropy

Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur donates $25 million to BGU

Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Nahum Guzik has donated $25 million to Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the…
By Gabe Stutman Feb 17, 2021
Professor Sam Shonkoff will be the first holder of the Taube Family Chair at the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies.

Philanthropy

Taube Philanthropies endows new Jewish Studies chair at GTU

Thanks to a $750,000 endowment gift from Taube Philanthropies, Berkeley’s Graduate Theological Union will establish a new chair position at its Richard S.…
By J. Staff Feb 12, 2021
UC Berkeley (Photo/file)

Philanthropy

Jewish program at UC Berkeley gets $10m from Diller Foundation

The Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley announced Tuesday it has received a $10 million gift from the S.F.-based Helen…
By Maya Mirsky Feb 9, 2021
Steuart Street entrance to the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation. (Photo/From file)

Bay Area

Donation to right-wing group is ‘old news,’ says S.F. Federation

A recent story by JTA about a large donation to a right-wing organization facilitated by the S.F.-based Jewish Federation was misleading and is “old…
By Sue Fishkoff Jan 20, 2021
Benioff sits on stage with a mic across from another man

Bay Area

Federation’s marquee Day of Philanthropy goes multi-day

Before Covid-19, the Day of Philanthropy was just that — a day. Now, with the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation’s annual event coming around during…
By Dan Pine Jan 11, 2021
Volunteers distribute food as people drive through in cars in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Ben Hasty-MediaNews Group-Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Philanthropy

Philanthropy up during pandemic — but prioritizing causes has never been harder

Lisa Greer used to devote a significant share of her time and money to long-term philanthropic projects. She didn’t mind that it could take years to see a…
By Shira Hanau, JTA Jan 5, 2021
Screenshot from a KPIX segment on the donation.

Holidays

East Bay shuls fund 232,000 meals

A group of East Bay synagogues teamed up to donate more than $115,000 to the Alameda County Community Food Bank this holiday season. That’s enough to…
By J. Staff Dec 24, 2020
Youth Spirit's Tiny House Village in Oakland will begin housing homeless youth in January 2021. (Photo/Daniel Arauz)

Bay Area

Tiny colorful houses for homeless Oakland youth almost ready

In an empty lot near the Oakland Coliseum, a fence of “blessings” is going up in a mélange of bright 2-by-4s painted all colors of the rainbow, with words…
By Maya Mirsky Dec 4, 2020
the jcc as seen from the street

Bay Area

JCC and Federation merge into ‘Jewish Silicon Valley’

It’s official. After announcing their intentions in June, the Addison-Penzak JCC and the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley have merged. The new single…
By Dan Pine Dec 2, 2020
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