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Philanthropy

Burned out remains of cars line a street in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Photo/Courtesy Rabbi Mendel Zirkind)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Maui fire relief includes $1M from Bay Area’s Taube Philanthropies

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss September 11, 2023September 12, 2023
Oakland City Council Member Treva Reid (right) speaking at the presentation of grants to Oakland-based nonprofits MISSSEY and Oakland Genesis by Israeli Consul General  Marco Sermoneta (second rom right), Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy Consulate)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Israeli consulate grants $10,000 to youth-focused nonprofits in Oakland

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 7, 2023September 7, 2023
Bob Rosenberg is the founder of OnePercent for Education.
Posted inEducation

This retiree’s nonprofit asks businesses to donate 1% to Bay Area students

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene August 16, 2023August 21, 2023
Miriam Adelson poses with her husband Sheldon Adleson and Donald Trump at the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019 in Hollywood, Florida, Dec. 7, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Mandel Ngan-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Miriam Adelson slashed her philanthropy as casinos closed due to Covid. Now, her business empire is recuperating.

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
Alex Soros attends the Pencils of Promise 10th Anniversary Gala at the Duggal Greenhouse in New York City, Oct. 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo/JTA-Kevin Mazur-Getty Images for Pencils Of Promise)
Posted inU.S.

Alex Soros, just named as father George’s successor, is a longtime donor to liberal Jewish causes

by Ron Kampeas July 17, 2023July 19, 2023
J. board member Samantha Grant hard at work. (Photo/Martin Burt)
Posted inNews

Meet four accomplished Jewish leaders who are joining our board

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss June 30, 2023July 3, 2023
Joseph Pedott at his office in San Francisco in 2017. (Photo/@jaywatsonphoto)
Posted inObituaries

Joseph Pedott, Chia Pet mogul and Jewish philanthropist, dies at 91

by Dan Pine June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
Julian Berkowitz-Sklar
Posted inPhilanthropy

3 Bay Area Jewish teens win $36,000 Diller Teen awards for social justice projects

by Jordan Greene June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
Manny Yekutiel, co-founder of the Civic Space Foundation, at Clean Up the City in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood, May 6, 2023. (Photo/Alexandra Liss)
Posted inBay Area, News, Philanthropy

Amid downturn, two Jews create $2M fund to promote ‘Civic Joy’ in S.F.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky May 19, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inObituaries

Don Chaiken, dedicated East Bay philanthropist, dies at 86

by Dan Pine May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

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