For years, a tract along a mountain ridge between East and West Jerusalem was considered a no-man’s land. Despite a history dating back to the time of Abraham, it was perhaps best known as the site of the eruption of the Six Day War and subsequently served as little more than a source of anger and dispute between Arabs and Jews.

… then came Richard and Rhoda Goldman.

It took foresight, leadership, and an abiding financial commitment, but in time, the Goldmans helped re-form this wasted swath of land into a beautiful, garden fringed park with one of the most spectacular views in all of Israel. And today, in keeping with their vision, the Goldman Promenade continues to draw visitors of all faiths. Thousands come every year… peacefully.

It is just one of the innumerable ways in which Richard and Rhoda Goldman made the world a better place.

Mr. Goldman, who passed away at 90 on November 29, was most often cited for creating the Goldman Environmental Prize, often referred to as the “Green Nobel.” But his Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, established in partnership with Mrs. Goldman over sixty years ago, and his work for the San Francisco based Jewish Community Federation, of which he served as a president (1980 -1982), board and Endowment Committee member (1982-2010), literally affected millions in the U.S., in Israel and throughout the world.

Though his philanthropic reach was international, San Francisco was his hometown. And it was here, in the Bay Area, where his presence was most greatly felt. He owned and operated one of the most successful insurance companies in northern California, winning the first ever JCF Business Leadership Award. He engaged the next generation of SF Federation campaign donors by doubling the contributions of all first time givers under the age of fifty. He was an active member of Congregation Emanu-El, endowing its senior rabbi position. Among his many major investments in this community’s capital infrastructure, his lead gift to the San Francisco Jewish Community Center was largely responsible for making it the second largest JCC in the country. And he and his wife, who passed away in 1996, contributed so liberally to their alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, that it renamed its school of public policy after them.

The Goldmans were not ones to couch their philanthropy in complicated terms or lofty abstractions. “We always wanted to leave the world a little better than when we found it,” he often said. When they saw a need, they

gave, distributing almost $700 million to approximately 2,600 non-profits through their Goldman Fund (including $16 million in grants for Jewish affairs in 2010 alone), placing them among the most generous and consequential philanthropists in the world. However, as central as tzedaka was to their lives, the Goldmans never intended for their charitable organization to “last in perpetuity.” Accordingly, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund is scheduled to close at the end of 2012, its remaining resources to be divided among foundations created by the next Goldman generation.

And yet, perpetuity is precisely what they have accomplished, as their lifelong call to give has imbued their children and their spouses: Doug and Lisa Goldman, John and Marcia Goldman, and Susan and Michael Gelman, as well as each of their eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and countless others who have been inspired by their example.

We honor the lives and legacies of Richard and Rhoda Goldman. May their memory be a blessing.

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Not Your Bubbie’s Philanthropy

There are those for whom philanthropy is a two-step process: choosing a cause and writing a check. The Impact Grant Initiative (IGI) is not for them.

The IGI, born in the summer of 2010, is designed specifically for entrepreneurial investor-donors who desire a philanthropic experience that encourages hands-on involvement. And according to Adin Miller, who serves as the initiative’s director of community impact, it is showing every indication of becoming a huge success. “The enthusiasm we’ve been seeing for the IGI has been extraordinary,” Miller says. “We’ve already received more grant applications than even our most aggressive estimates. It’s blown our expectations out of the water! And our impact grant committee is thoroughly engaged in a way that I’ve rarely seen in the non-profit sector.”

Many of the 30 members of the first impact grant committee are new to the world of Federation allocations. They are young (average age thirty-eight), ambitious professionals, lay leaders and venture capitalists who are helping to test a new model for the Federation’s grant making process. “It’s been a constant learning experience and things are moving incredibly quickly. But that’s what makes it so exciting,” says steering committee member, Lois Wander. “And I really have to applaud the JCF for bringing in such a diverse group of people and for backing this degree of innovation.” Indeed, the JCF’s Endowment Fund, reflecting its deep commitment to the next generation of Federation donors, has provided the Impact Grant Initiative’s first million dollars in seed funding to be allocated to 6-10 initiatives over 3 years. The IGI committee will meet 6 times, once per month, ending in May 2011. It’s a high-powered, high-responsibility way to learn for these young leaders.

This is the JCF’s first foray into so-called venture philanthropy, an increasingly popular philanthropy tactic that employs venture capital strategies such as a focus on measurable results, ongoing board involvement, active utilization of financial, intellectual, and human capital and seeking out innovative ideas. The inaugural grant round will fund inventive local approaches engaging young adults between 21 and 45 in Jewish life in the Bay Area. However, future rounds will likely see new groups of volunteer committee members fund different missions, as determined by the Federation lay leadership.

The initiative would likely not even have gotten off the ground without the guidance of Bay Area venture capitalist, Laura Lauder, one of the IGI’s creators and most enthusiastic champions. “First and foremost, we’re cultivating a whole new generation of leaders,” Lauder says. “Our impact grant committee has literally been involved in every step of the grant making process from creating our mission statement to establishing outcome-measuring metrics…. And I think that has a lot to do with how we’ve been able to attract some of the most innovative non-profits in the Bay Area to apply. It’s truly groundbreaking.”

The IGI is among the most forward-looking, high-engagement endeavors the Federation has ever supported. And if the initiative continues to progress as expected, it may very well frame future JCF philanthropic strategies.

The Community Legacy Project: Ensuring the Future of Our Jewish Community InstitutionsAs we enter the Jewish Community Federation’s (JCF) 100th year, one question repeatedly arises: How strong will the Jewish community be 100 years from now? It is an issue we wrestle with as if it were a Talmudic tractate. But a fact that is difficult to dispute is that without flourishing synagogues, day schools, JCCs and community organizations, the Jewish community, as we know it, will not be.

This is why the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund launched the Community Legacy Project (CLP).

A Vital PartnershipThe CLP is a partnership between the JCF and a diverse group of synagogues and local community organizations. The effort is equipping these institutions with the tools they need to market themselves, secure endowments and self-sustain over the long-term. The initiative is modeled after the phenomenally successful San Diego-based Endowment Leadership Institute program that has already resulted in nearly $200 million in new bequests and planned gifts for its Jewish institutions. And according to JCF Rabbi-in-Residence, Marvin Goodman, the Community Legacy Project is likely to be every bit as successful as its downstate progenitor.

“The excitement over the CLP is tremendous!” Goodman says. “And it’s a real partnership. We’re listening to each institution’s leadership teams, and based on what they tell us, we’re giving them one-on-one coaching, marketing materials, financial incentives and concrete guidance on how to ensure their future.”

That “guidance” is coming from Bay Area experts in fundraising and infrastructure building who have been hired to serve as coaches to the 17 selected local Jewish organizations. As evidence of Federation’s commitment to the success of this two-year program, it has backed the CLP with $500,000 from its own Endowment Fund. Moreover, the New York-based Areivim Philanthropic Group has provided a $350,000 matching grant that helped propel the project in motion.

The Future is Now… L’Dor V’Dor!With the graying of the baby boom generation, our country is experiencing a monumental transfer of wealth. Over 40 trillion dollars! More than $1.7 trillion in charitable bequests are expected over the next twenty years. The goal of the CLP is to funnel more of those funds to the Jewish institutions that so greatly need them and to create a culture of Jewish legacy giving to help ensure the future of our schools, synagogues and community organizations. As Bab Freiberg, Director of Strategic Consulting at the JCF, passionately points out, this is largely a matter of showing these organizations how to cultivate more strategically effective relationships with their existing supporters. In other words, she says, “We’re teaching the Jewish community to reach out, reach in, and get into the game in an organized and proactive way.”

So, how strong will the Jewish community be 100 years from now? It is a difficult question, indeed. But this much we know: If the Community Legacy Project continues to build on the progress it has already made, the most integral organizations in Jewish life will be receiving bequests, planned gifts, and endowments for generations to come! And that is what makes for a strong, stable, and vibrant future.

Ernest Weil (August 9, 1924 – July 31, 2010)

Ernest Weil was the founder of one of San Francisco’s most well-known and beloved bakeries, Fantasia Confections, located in Laurel Village for more than 40 years. As a young boy growing up in Landau in southern Germany, Ernest spent a great deal of time in the kitchen with his mother, learning how to bake.

In 1938, Ernest, age 14, journeyed alone to Cuba aboard the ship The St. Louis, which was turned away from both Cuba and the U.S. Forced to return to Europe, Ernest was allowed into France, at the orphanage Montmorency, and attended the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. In 1940, two weeks before the Nazis invaded Paris, he was on the last ship to leave France, arriving in NY then joining his brothers in San Francisco. He took a job at Blum’s Bakery near Union Square, where he developed the legendary Coffee Crunch Cake. In 1948 he opened Fantasia, his dream bakery, employing the best bakers and most loyal workers. When Fantasia was sold in 1989, Ernest published his famous recipes in Love to Bake Pastry Cookbook, with proceeds benefiting children's organizations.

Along with his wife, Margot, he raised four daughters, teaching the importance of family, of giving to those less fortunate, and of accepting all people. These values are what motivated Ernest to establish the Ernest and Margot Weil Philanthropic Fund and an Endowment Fund Gift Annuity. These funds provide critical

support for the JCF and for the Frankel Center in Israel, a charity that Ernest founded in 1978 to treat children with learning disabilities. These gifts will help ensure the vitality of the organizations dear to his heart, and perpetuate the values by which he lived his life, creating an everlasting legacy for his children, grandchildren, and community.

He will be missed by his wife, Margot Weil, daughters Evie, Susie, Karen, and Sandy; sons-in-law Uri Rote, Charley Lakatos, Mark Morris; grandchildren Michali, Maya, Doron, Jenny, Jeff, Sam and Hanna; and brothers Henry and Lewis Weil.

Irwin Bear (November 5, 1932 – October 23, 2010)

Irwin was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to San Francisco following service as a medical corpsman in the Air Force. He built a successful textile manufacturing and distribution business, P & B Fabrics, which became a premier supplier of quilting fabrics around the world, an important resource to independent quilt shops, and a donor of tens of thousands of yards of fabric to groups making quilts for people in need.

Irwin believed in the continuity of the Jewish people and made it his life’s work to ensure it, taking care of those in need and supporting Jewish institutions that strengthen our community. He was active in dozens of local Jewish communal organizations. Along with his wife, Ann, Irwin was a longtime supporter of the JCF, as a generous donor, passionate solicitor, and active volunteer. From his role as president of Hillel of San Francisco and the PJCC, to his service on the Boards of Wornick Jewish Day School, JCRC, JVS and Congregation Beth Jacob, he left his mark on nearly every aspect of Jewish life in the Bay Area.

Irwin’s legacy will help build a strong Jewish community for the future, and he took great pride in knowing that his children have taken his example to heart, as active supporters of their local Jewish communities. He deeply admired Ann’s substantial involvement and commitment to the JCF and Jewish community, and

she continues Irwin’s legacy of passionate and dedicated service to the JCF as a committed volunteer, leader, supporter, and friend.

Irwin is survived by his wife Ann Bear, children Wendy Bear and Rick (Lori) Landgarten, Mike (Stephanie) Landgarten, Sue (Michael) Pearson; grandchildren Rachel and Sarah Bear, Noah, Joshua and Maren Landgarten, Isabel and Zachary Pearson; and his brother, Jerry.

Ellen’s friends and neighbors became her family. Her friends described her as thoughtful, intelligent, and civic minded. She cared about community, both locally and in Israel, closely following the current events in her homeland. Although she had been a Campaign supporter many years, when Ellen passed away in 2009 at the age of 84, the Federation was pleasantly surprised to learn she left the bulk of a multi-million dollar estate to the Jewish Community Federation. Her life story took her 7,500 miles away from Israel, but her attachment to both her homeland and heritage determined the legacy that she left. Through her endowment, the JCF is able to continue serving the values and causes that were dear to Ellen during her life, providing services in Israel and in her local community, and continuing Raoul’s legacy of assisting children with special needs.

She is survived by her friends Orla Fahy, Judy Kivowitz, Mike Tiret, and caretaker and friend Marilyn Johnson.

Not Your Bubbie’s Philanthropy

There are those for whom philanthropy is a two-step process: choosing a cause and writing a check. The Impact Grant Initiative (IGI) is not for them.

The IGI, born in the summer of 2010, is designed specifically for entrepreneurial investor-donors who desire a philanthropic experience that encourages hands-on involvement. And according to Adin Miller, who serves as the initiative’s director of community impact, it is showing every indication of becoming a huge success. “The enthusiasm we’ve been seeing for the IGI has been extraordinary,” Miller says. “We’ve already received more grant applications than even our most aggressive estimates. It’s blown our expectations out of the water! And our impact grant committee is thoroughly engaged in a way that I’ve rarely seen in the non-profit sector.”

Many of the 30 members of the first impact grant committee are new to the world of Federation allocations. They are young (average age thirty-eight), ambitious professionals, lay leaders and venture capitalists who are helping to test a new model for the Federation’s grant making process. “It’s been a constant learning experience and things are moving incredibly quickly. But that’s what makes it so exciting,” says steering committee member, Lois Wander. “And I really have to applaud the JCF for bringing in such a diverse group of people and for backing this degree of innovation.” Indeed, the JCF’s Endowment Fund, reflecting its deep commitment to the next generation of Federation donors, has provided the Impact Grant Initiative’s first million dollars in seed funding to be allocated to 6-10 initiatives over 3 years. The IGI committee will meet 6 times, once per month, ending in May 2011. It’s a high-powered, high-responsibility way to learn for these young leaders.

This is the JCF’s first foray into so-called venture philanthropy, an increasingly popular philanthropy tactic that employs venture capital strategies such as a focus on measurable results, ongoing board involvement, active utilization of financial, intellectual, and human capital and seeking out innovative ideas. The inaugural grant round will fund inventive local approaches engaging young adults between 21 and 45 in Jewish life in the Bay Area. However, future rounds will likely see new groups of volunteer committee members fund different missions, as determined by the Federation lay leadership.

The initiative would likely not even have gotten off the ground without the guidance of Bay Area venture capitalist, Laura Lauder, one of the IGI’s creators and most enthusiastic champions. “First and foremost, we’re cultivating a whole new generation of leaders,” Lauder says. “Our impact grant committee has literally been involved in every step of the grant making process from creating our mission statement to establishing outcome-measuring metrics…. And I think that has a lot to do with how we’ve been able to attract some of the most innovative non-profits in the Bay Area to apply. It’s truly groundbreaking.”

The IGI is among the most forward-looking, high-engagement endeavors the Federation has ever supported. And if the initiative continues to progress as expected, it may very well frame future JCF philanthropic strategies.

The Community Legacy Project: Ensuring the Future of Our Jewish Community InstitutionsAs we enter the Jewish Community Federation’s (JCF) 100th year, one question repeatedly arises: How strong will the Jewish community be 100 years from now? It is an issue we wrestle with as if it were a Talmudic tractate. But a fact that is difficult to dispute is that without flourishing synagogues, day schools, JCCs and community organizations, the Jewish community, as we know it, will not be.

This is why the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund launched the Community Legacy Project (CLP).

A Vital PartnershipThe CLP is a partnership between the JCF and a diverse group of synagogues and local community organizations. The effort is equipping these institutions with the tools they need to market themselves, secure endowments and self-sustain over the long-term. The initiative is modeled after the phenomenally successful San Diego-based Endowment Leadership Institute program that has already resulted in nearly $200 million in new bequests and planned gifts for its Jewish institutions. And according to JCF Rabbi-in-Residence, Marvin Goodman, the Community Legacy Project is likely to be every bit as successful as its downstate progenitor.

“The excitement over the CLP is tremendous!” Goodman says. “And it’s a real partnership. We’re listening to each institution’s leadership teams, and based on what they tell us, we’re giving them one-on-one coaching, marketing materials, financial incentives and concrete guidance on how to ensure their future.”

That “guidance” is coming from Bay Area experts in fundraising and infrastructure building who have been hired to serve as coaches to the 17 selected local Jewish organizations. As evidence of Federation’s commitment to the success of this two-year program, it has backed the CLP with $500,000 from its own Endowment Fund. Moreover, the New York-based Areivim Philanthropic Group has provided a $350,000 matching grant that helped propel the project in motion.

The Future is Now… L’Dor V’Dor!With the graying of the baby boom generation, our country is experiencing a monumental transfer of wealth. Over 40 trillion dollars! More than $1.7 trillion in charitable bequests are expected over the next twenty years. The goal of the CLP is to funnel more of those funds to the Jewish institutions that so greatly need them and to create a culture of Jewish legacy giving to help ensure the future of our schools, synagogues and community organizations. As Bab Freiberg, Director of Strategic Consulting at the JCF, passionately points out, this is largely a matter of showing these organizations how to cultivate more strategically effective relationships with their existing supporters. In other words, she says, “We’re teaching the Jewish community to reach out, reach in, and get into the game in an organized and proactive way.”

So, how strong will the Jewish community be 100 years from now? It is a difficult question, indeed. But this much we know: If the Community Legacy Project continues to build on the progress it has already made, the most integral organizations in Jewish life will be receiving bequests, planned gifts, and endowments for generations to come! And that is what makes for a strong, stable, and vibrant future.

Ernest Weil (August 9, 1924 – July 31, 2010)

Ernest Weil was the founder of one of San Francisco’s most well-known and beloved bakeries, Fantasia Confections, located in Laurel Village for more than 40 years. As a young boy growing up in Landau in southern Germany, Ernest spent a great deal of time in the kitchen with his mother, learning how to bake.

In 1938, Ernest, age 14, journeyed alone to Cuba aboard the ship The St. Louis, which was turned away from both Cuba and the U.S. Forced to return to Europe, Ernest was allowed into France, at the orphanage Montmorency, and attended the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. In 1940, two weeks before the Nazis invaded Paris, he was on the last ship to leave France, arriving in NY then joining his brothers in San Francisco. He took a job at Blum’s Bakery near Union Square, where he developed the legendary Coffee Crunch Cake. In 1948 he opened Fantasia, his dream bakery, employing the best bakers and most loyal workers. When Fantasia was sold in 1989, Ernest published his famous recipes in Love to Bake Pastry Cookbook, with proceeds benefiting children's organizations.

Along with his wife, Margot, he raised four daughters, teaching the importance of family, of giving to those less fortunate, and of accepting all people. These values are what motivated Ernest to establish the Ernest and Margot Weil Philanthropic Fund and an Endowment Fund Gift Annuity. These funds provide critical

support for the JCF and for the Frankel Center in Israel, a charity that Ernest founded in 1978 to treat children with learning disabilities. These gifts will help ensure the vitality of the organizations dear to his heart, and perpetuate the values by which he lived his life, creating an everlasting legacy for his children, grandchildren, and community.

He will be missed by his wife, Margot Weil, daughters Evie, Susie, Karen, and Sandy; sons-in-law Uri Rote, Charley Lakatos, Mark Morris; grandchildren Michali, Maya, Doron, Jenny, Jeff, Sam and Hanna; and brothers Henry and Lewis Weil.

Irwin Bear (November 5, 1932 – October 23, 2010)

Irwin was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to San Francisco following service as a medical corpsman in the Air Force. He built a successful textile manufacturing and distribution business, P & B Fabrics, which became a premier supplier of quilting fabrics around the world, an important resource to independent quilt shops, and a donor of tens of thousands of yards of fabric to groups making quilts for people in need.

Irwin believed in the continuity of the Jewish people and made it his life’s work to ensure it, taking care of those in need and supporting Jewish institutions that strengthen our community. He was active in dozens of local Jewish communal organizations. Along with his wife, Ann, Irwin was a longtime supporter of the JCF, as a generous donor, passionate solicitor, and active volunteer. From his role as president of Hillel of San Francisco and the PJCC, to his service on the Boards of Wornick Jewish Day School, JCRC, JVS and Congregation Beth Jacob, he left his mark on nearly every aspect of Jewish life in the Bay Area.

Irwin’s legacy will help build a strong Jewish community for the future, and he took great pride in knowing that his children have taken his example to heart, as active supporters of their local Jewish communities. He deeply admired Ann’s substantial involvement and commitment to the JCF and Jewish community, and

she continues Irwin’s legacy of passionate and dedicated service to the JCF as a committed volunteer, leader, supporter, and friend.

Irwin is survived by his wife Ann Bear, children Wendy Bear and Rick (Lori) Landgarten, Mike (Stephanie) Landgarten, Sue (Michael) Pearson; grandchildren Rachel and Sarah Bear, Noah, Joshua and Maren Landgarten, Isabel and Zachary Pearson; and his brother, Jerry.

Ellen’s friends and neighbors became her family. Her friends described her as thoughtful, intelligent, and civic minded. She cared about community, both locally and in Israel, closely following the current events in her homeland. Although she had been a Campaign supporter many years, when Ellen passed away in 2009 at the age of 84, the Federation was pleasantly surprised to learn she left the bulk of a multi-million dollar estate to the Jewish Community Federation. Her life story took her 7,500 miles away from Israel, but her attachment to both her homeland and heritage determined the legacy that she left. Through her endowment, the JCF is able to continue serving the values and causes that were dear to Ellen during her life, providing services in Israel and in her local community, and continuing Raoul’s legacy of assisting children with special needs.

She is survived by her friends Orla Fahy, Judy Kivowitz, Mike Tiret, and caretaker and friend Marilyn Johnson.

Jan Reicher, 45, serves as a Jewish Community Federation trustee, as President of its Women’s Philanthropy Division, is a cofounder of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, and is the Immediate Past President of Brandeis Hill Day School. Jan and her husband, Yossi, are also the parents of two school age daughters, Adi and Alexandra.

Carol Weitz, 68, has owned and operated her company, Weitz Medical Management, since her husband passed away in 2001. She is currently the Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, an active member of Congregation Beth Sholom, and a steadfast supporter of AIPAC and the American Jewish World Service. Carol also has a full roster of grandkids to spoil.

These are two busy women. Yet, amid all of their obligations (and these are abridged lists), there is one priority that neither Jan nor Carol will ever forsake: They are endowed Lions of Judah.

Sisters by choiceThe Lions of Judah are an international sisterhood of all ages and walks of life. Their contributions give life to Federation sponsored programs that educate our children, alleviate poverty, and provide for the most vulnerable members of our community around the world. The gold pin Lions proudly display symbolizes the individual and collective strength of Jewish women today and the action she takes to ensure the continuity of our Jewish future.

Providing a legacy for herself, her family and

her communityLion involvement begins with a financial commitment of $5,000 or more to the Federation’s Annual Campaign. Creating a Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) further deepens community impact by establishing an endowed fund of $100,000 or more, ensuring the perpetuation of a donor’s Lion of Judah level Annual Campaign gift.

Spreading the wordAt times Jan and Carol find themselves fighting against a tide of misinformation, particularly regarding the expense and difficulty of making a legacy gift.

“A lot of people I talk to who are under the mistaken impression that becoming a LOJE is only for the wealthy,” says Jan. “And that

couldn’t be further from the truth. There are a lot of ways to make an endowment and many of them don’t involve any cash outlay.” Indeed, women have endowed gifts using multiple options ranging from naming the JCF as a life insurance beneficiary, to making bequests in their wills, to utilizing assets such as stocks, artwork or real estate.

“The truth is that once you make the commitment, becoming a LOJE is incredibly simple…. And I have never met a woman who has regretted it.”

Carol’s experience as a LOJE does not only connect her to like-minded women, but acts as a powerful expression of her commitment to tzedakah.

“It’s the most meaningful and impactful work I’ve ever done,” Carol says. “The feeling you get when you see up close what your money does is indescribable. And I don’t mean that in a bragging way. It’s just the pride you get from being a Lion.”

Historically, the Lion of Judah symbolized strength, honor, and dedication for the Tribe of Judah, the dominant tribe of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Today Lions collectively continue to reflect those same values by leading their peers through generosity, strength, and vision.

Hear them roar!

George Saxe (February 28, 1921 – July 28, 2010)

George Saxe was a true community leader and visionary who lived by example. After serving in Europe in the U.S. Army during WWII, George married Dorothy Ruby and had three children. They settled in Palo Alto in 1959, where George established a successful real estate development business.

George was a dedicated Board member of the Jewish Community Federation and served for many years on its Endowment and Capital Planning Committees. Together with Dorothy, he established the George and Dorothy Saxe Philanthropic Fund of the JCEF, which supported various causes throughout the Jewish community, supporting those in need, advancing education and the arts, and ensuring the future, strength, viability, and richness of Jewish life.

George and Dorothy shared a passion for the importance of philanthropy, an example that was set for both of them by their respective parents. He considered his family to be his greatest legacy and was proud to have children and grandchildren who share his values and commitment to the Jewish community. The Saxe children and grandchildren embody his legacy and are active members of the Jewish community and the JCF. The JCF is proud to be working with them to help create and implement their own

philanthropic visions and perpetuate George’s legacy

George is survived by his wife, Dorothy, son Loren (Shelley), daughter Ellen (Jerry), son Joel (Susan), and grandchildren David, Aaron, Daniel, Dena (Gary), Rebecca and Shira.

Jerry Schwartzman (June 28, 1929 – July 30, 2010)

Jerry Schwartzman grew up with his five brothers in Lincoln, Nebraska. After serving in the Korean War, he settled in the Peninsula, where he lived most of his adult life. At the urging of his brother, Jerry entered the produce business and made it his career. In 1983, after working for Mendelsohn Zeller for more than two decades, he opened Schwartzman Distributing and took great pride when his son Gary joined him and made it a true family business.

Jerry’s name throughout the Jewish community has long been synonymous with gracious, giving, and compassionate. His dedication to Jewish life–for children and adults–is legendary. He and his wife Sunny were also instrumental in starting and supporting Hatikvah House, a Jewish home where developmentally disabled adults can live together in a supportive and caring Jewish environment. He was an active board member of Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and took nachas (pride) in teaching the Hausner students to blow the shofar. Jerry wanted to ensure that every student who chose to come to Hausner, who was academi-cally qualified, would be offered the opportunity to attend. He established the Schwartzman Family Fund of the JCEF through a gift of mutual funds to do just that. He also designated family members to recommend grants after his lifetime, ensuring the continuity and purposefulness of his gift–from generation to generation.

Jerry’s greatest pride came from his family, especially his grandchildren, whose presence made his face always light up with joy. He derived immense pleasure when surrounded by his family at Shabbat dinners and holiday celebrations, including Passover seders.

Jerry will be missed and cherished by his wife Sunny Kaplan, children Jeff and Chellie and Gary and Sue, grandchildren Aaron and Danielle Schwartzman, Zachary and Madeline Vidibor, Ben and Joe Schwartzman, and Mathew and Joshua Kaplan.

Ellen Wexberg (February 15, 1925 – April 18, 2009)

Ellen Wexberg was born in 1925 in the newly-formed British Mandate of Palestine and grew up in Tel Aviv. She lived in a place and time of tremendous historical significance. From the wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine as anti-Semitism grew in Europe, to the establishment of the state of Israel, the events that occurred in her homeland during her lifetime had an enormous impact on her life.

Ellen came to the United States in 1939 and graduated from the Bentley School in New York City. She moved to San Francisco and met Raoul Wexberg, and the two married in 1957 at Congregation Emanu-El.

Raoul, who moved to San Francisco from Austria, attended City College of San

Francisco and became a social worker for the City of San Francisco Children’s Services. He worked with disabled children for over 30 years and was respected by his co-workers and beloved by the children and families who, with his support, were able to overcome their pain and go on with their lives. The greatest admirer of his work, however, was his wife Ellen, and she made it known to all who knew the couple. She was deeply proud of his appreciation and respect for the feelings of others and was inspired by his service to children and families in need.

Raoul passed away unexpectedly in 1986, and Ellen found comfort in her friends and began teaching dance classes. Neither Ellen nor Raoul had any siblings or children, and

Miriam ArfinWilliam AuslenMeryl J. BachIrwin BearJeannette W. BergerWarren BerlRichard BienArthur BrownHelene H. CatzWilliam K. CoblentzDr. Elaine DallmanRuth K. DebsRobert A. DerzonEdith Dorfman

Joseph B. DurraJack S. EuphratDonald G. FisherJanet FisherIra ForestMax FrankBarbara FrankelJane GalanteWalter Goldenrath

Richard N. GoldmanRonald GoodmanRichard M. GreenMartha GreenhoodEvelyn HaasAlex InkelesRachel KayHilla KirschnerElisa Klein

Vivian KonigsbergSylvia LadarVirginia LadensohnCarole J. LandisBarbara Leventhal-SternAnne LevisonFred LevyHarold L. LevyHarry H. Lewin

George MaiselsVictor L. MarcusMark M. MorrisPauline Newman-GordonRichard OrgellNatalie Prager-HertzmannEdward RobinsonCatherine P. RosenLouise Rosenberg

Theodore RosenbergMartin RosenthalLotte RossLottie L. RothschildPaul SadeMargot SalomonskiEthel SalwenGeorge SaxeS. Jerral Schwartzman

Elizabeth SeeligTheodore R. SetonAlbert A. ShanskyBarbara B. ShupinBarbara H. SmithMary Frances SmithWalter R. SteinbergSylvia C. SugarmanJeanne S. Tapper

L. Jay TenenbaumWalter R. TickJanice TitchellGary TobinLawrence TomskyHansi TorczynerEva VidaEllen WexbergErnest WeilDorothy Wiseman Spiegelman Jacob H. WisniewskiBeverly WolfeHarold F. Zimmerman

Anonymous 163Rita Choit Adler and Joel D. AdlerRichard and Barbara AlmondKaren L. AlterDavid and Beverly AltmanAlfred and Hilde Amkraut FundJoanne and Bernard ArfinEdith and Myron Arrick FundFae R. AsherYetta and Morris Bach FundGerson and Barbara BakarAbraham and Kathlin BakstMarci Gurwitch BallinLaurence Jay BardoffRalph and Estelle Bardoff FundRose and Ralph Barkoff FundAlvin H. Baum, Jr.Ann L. BearMiriam and Joel BennettDorothy BerelsonBerger Endowment FundAnnette M. BergerMarsha Lee and Norman M. BerkmanPauline N. BerkowWarren and Aline Berl FundEve BernsteinThe Irving and Helen Betz FoundationMichael Bien and Jane KahnElizabeth Bing, Ph.D.Simon BlattnerLenore K. BleadonJudith Gold BloomRosalind and David BloomThe Doris and Ben Blum FundThe Betty and John Blumlein FundArthur and Helen BobroveAviva Shiff BoedeckerJerome I. BraunMargot E. BraunDr. James B. and Suzanne Becker BronkLucille and Arthur Brown FundMartin and Geri BrownsteinJane and Sumner Burrows FundRonald M. BushmanFund for Camp TawongaI. D. CaplanRobert and Laura CaplanMr. and Mrs. Fred B. ChernissCarole A. CohenEve CohenHerbert A. Cohen TrustSeymour CohenHarry CohnNorman ColiverDaniel Levine Cook Scholarship FundPhyllis and David Cook

William and Adele Corvin FundRobert F. CowanLeonie J. DarwinEllen DeckStan DeckRenée and Ervin Delman FundBetty Denenberg AdlerHelen Diller Family FoundationJoan Withers DinnerJoan and Richard S. Dinner Philanthropic FundAnnette DobbsJill and Martin DoddEdith and Benjamin Dorfman Fund Dr. Ronald Steven Dunn FundMaurice and Marguerite EdelsteinEsther P. EisenbergConnie and Albert EisenstatDr. Jack and Seena ElfantCarla Emil and Rich SilversteinJack and Marion Euphrat FundBarbara FarberWesley and Bonnie FastiffLawrence and Marian FeigenbaumAlan and Gail FeinsteinWayne and Leslee FeinsteinDr. Leland R. Felton Saul A. FensterRichard FiedotinMartin FleisherDr. Martin FleishmanSusan and David Folkman Eleanor FraenkelTom and Myrna FrankelMichael A. Freeman, MD Jill and John FreidenrichLauren A. FriedmanPhyllis K. FriedmanVirginia and Jay Friedman FundDon and Janie FriendElinor and Eugene Friend FundMichelle and Robert FriendPeter and Luz M. Frohwein in Memory of Hans and Flore FrohweinJohn and Florine GalenClaude and Lynn GanzMarilee Konigsberg GardnerArthur B. and Miriam GaussFrances K. Geballe and Theodore H. GeballeMona and Dan Geller Shoshana and Martin GerstelReuben and Ruth Gilbert FundLouise H. GinsburgDr. Abraham and Natalie Goetz FundDr. and Mrs. Mitchell Golbus

Jane Blumberg GoldbergJohn and Marcia GoldmanJuliette Dayan Silver GoldmanLisa and Douglas E. GoldmanMarianne GoldmanRichard and Rhoda Goldman Jennifer Spitzer GorovitzDoris Livingston Grasshoff Richard M. and Naomi Green FundWilliam H. and Frances D. GreenBarbara L. and John M. GreenbergFlora GreenhootCharles Gresham/Sydney Engleberg FundArleigh and Eleanore Grossman FundJ. GrossmanRuth GundelfingerLisa GurwitchPeter and Miriam Haas FundSusan HamlinMartin and Carol HarbandHelen and Arthur HausmanGideon Hausner Jewish Day School Endowment in Memory of Mary Snyder Heller and Paul HellerDouglas M. and Mary E. HellerHerst Family FoundationIda G. HodesRussell and Susan HoldsteinLaurence HootnickSonya and Stephen HurstNancy IgdaloffAaron JacksonLois and Robert JacobBarbara R. JacobsGerson and Marilyn JacobsDennis and Paula JaffeAlvin and Phyllis JanklowGerardo and Priscilla JoffeValerie JosephDennis JuddLillian JuddRabbi Douglas and Ellen KahnHoward R. and Zoe KahnAra and Anatoliy KalikaJoel KamisherAlexander C. Katten

David M. KatzLee and Martin KatzArnold and Ruth Kaufman Charitable TrustFrances Lee KaufmanJulian L. KaufmanRon and Barbara KaufmanSteve KaufmanRachel and Wilfred Kay Permanent Endowment Fund in memory of Peisach and Sara Katz and their children: Sholom, Shimon, Sima, Lea, Rachel and BenjaminMorton D. KirschJerome and Meta KirschbaumJack and Elisa KleinEmil Knopf Phyllis V. KochSidney and Vivian Konigsberg FundPeter and Carol Kornfeld FundJim and Cathy KoshlandLarry and Bernis KretchmarSigmund and Helen KriegsmanHenriette Landman in honor of Isador and Anna Landman and Jack LandmanAdele and Donald LangendorfJacqueline and Sol LangsamLaura and Gary LauderJerry LayneStephen and Maribelle LeavittMaryan LebellWarren G. LefortHenry and Elizabeth Lehmann FundVivian and Leonard LehmannSandra and Leonard LeibClaire Elaine LeibowitzRobert and Francine Lent FamilyLeslie FamilyLenore and Lewis B. LevinAdeline Horwich Levine Memorial FundJulie and David LevineMiriam and Milton Levison FundRosanne and Al LevittHarold L. Levy FundHarry and Gene Lewin Fund

Helen LewisonLucille and Henry LibickiMel and Bettie LichtmanThe Linker FamilyCharles and Julia Lobel FundEva T. LokeyLorry I. LokeyFern and Bill LowenbergSusan E. LowenbergStanley and Judith LubmanBrian L. LurieConnie and Bob LurieJane R. LurieSiesel and Howard MaibachGadi and Marlene MaierPeter and Melanie MaierAlexander M. and June L. Maisin FoundationSusan and Jay MallElie and Gerry Marcus FundGladys and Larry MarksLois Marks Marcia MarkelsEve and Harvey MasonekLaurie and Laurence MayMarlyn G. McClaskeyCharles F. and Marilyn MeierHoney and David Meir-LeviThe Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin FundBeryl and Renee MellFrank G. MeyerAvram MillerSusan and Bill MirbachPhyllis and Stuart Moldaw Roz and Merv MorrisMilton MoskJudith MossEleanor and Laurence Myers FoundationMark and Jamie MyersAnn and Joseph Nadel FundHilda and Manfred Namm FundPeggy NathanRobert and Jan NewmanLeah NoherDon and Shari OrnsteinBernard and Barbro OsherAdele R. Passalacqua

Dr. Richard and Martha PastcanRosemarie and Alan Paul FundSteve PecklerThe Eda and Joseph Pell FundRose PennKaren Kaufman PerlmanFrances PivnickDan PoratKaren L. PosnerDavid S. Pottruck and Emily W. ScottDana Mack PrinzPritzker FamilyAmy Rabbino and Neal RubinIrving and Varda RabinRado Family FundCaroline and Bennett Raffin Bert and Anne RaphaelShirley and Robert RaymerEli ReinhardJoyce and William Remak FundPaul and Hilda RichardsLeo H. RieglerJoyce Baker RifkindCaryl Lancet RitterPaul and Sheri RobbinsCarol Seiler RobertsNorman R. RogersCindy Rogoway Patricia and Robert RonaldMark Rosen–Beth Ami Fund in honor of Benny and Rosemary FriedmanHerbert and Ilse RosenbaumBarbara and Richard RosenbergEric S. RosenbergJohn and Thelma RosenbergPeter and Lisa RosenbergH. Glenn RosenkrantzGerald B. RosensteinMartin and Bette Rosenthal FundPaul and Maureen RoskophEva and John RossLuba R. RossAlan and Susan RothenbergGregg Ivan Bernell RubensteinEsther RubinHarry J. Saal and Carol D. SaalPaul and Eleanor Sade FundEllen and Jerry SalimanThe Sandler Foundation

George SarloGerry and Lela SarnatDorothy and George SaxeLoren and Shelley SaxeBetty and Jack SchaferRon and Marilyn SchillingNorman and Adrienne SchlossbergSherry and Howard SchorJanet and Albert SchultzThe Lori Ann Schwab Memorial FundJohn R. SchwabacherLauren Gage SegalDonald H. and Ruth F. SeilerWalter S. SeligJanice SelixDoré Selix-GabbyMichael and Daryl ShafranDana and Gary ShapiroPhyllis and Lawrence J. Shapiro FundBarry and Esther ShermanLeslie and Dan ShinerGrace ShulmanHoward C. and Elizabeth H. ShwiffNathan and Rebecca SiegelJordan R. SillsEsther and Richard SirinskyJeffrey S. SkollEmily and Alec Skolnick FundHarold Skootsky FamilyMildred R. SnitzerVivian R. SolomonSusan and Richard SorkinSari R. SpectorJoel Spolin and Margot ParkerBruce and Beverly StamperJoelle Spitzer SteefelHoward M. SteiermannMarlene and Martin Stein Endowment Fund for Jewish Camp and Experience in Israel of Congregation Shomrei TorahVera and Harold S. Stein, Jr.Anne and David SteirmanElsie M. StevensHal Stoll Family FundDr. and Mrs. Sherman H. StraussBette J. SussmanThe Swig Fund for Jewish Community InvolvementThe Mae and Benjamin Swig Family FundRoselyne Chroman SwigSteven L. SwigValli Benesch-Tandler and Robert S. TandlerDr. and Mrs. Irving B. Tapper FundTad TaubeIngrid D. Tauber

Joel and Fran TeischOlga TheinVeronica S. TincherMary Ann and Bertram Tonkin FundRuthellen TooleCharlene and Sid TuchmanRuth and Charles Tuckman Carol Schussler van WijnenDorothy R. Vogel and Walter Vogel FundMyron and Jerrie Rubenstein Wacholder FundJoseph and Kathi WahedMarilyn Yolles WaldmanDr. Samuel and Mrs. Hjordis Waxler FundAlfred and Lee Weber FundEsther Y. WednerLewis and Helen Weil FundJanice WeinmanRobert and Tita WeirMarilyn and Raymond WeisbergCharles and Barbara WeissOtto and Idell WeissErna and Herman Wertheim FundThe Hans and Susan Wildau FundKathy WilliamsJacob H. and Celina Wisniewski FundMichael and Devera WitkinSheldon and Rhoda WolfeSue and Richard WollackMartin ZankelDavid R. ZemanskyNina ZentnerMark Zitter and Jessica NutikHarold and Mary ZlotAlanna Zrimsek and Morton LevinSteven Zuckerman and Debra MeyersonRichard and Jean Zukin

P H I L A N T H R O P Y R O O T E D I N J E W I S H V A L U E ST H E L I V I N G L E G A C Y S O C I E T Y H O N O R R O L L

r e cogn i z e s i nd i v i d ua l s a nd f am i l i e s who ha ve e s t ab l i s h ed a p e r m a n e n t f u n d a s pa r t o f t h e F ede ra t i o n ’s J ew i s h Commun i t y E ndowmen t F u nd . T h i s l e gacy can be i n t h e f o r m o f a beque s t

i n y ou r w i l l , a r ema i nde r i n t e r e s t i n a c ha r i t ab l e t r u s t , dono r ad v i s ed f u nd , poo l ed i n come f u nd o r c ha r i t ab l e g i f t a nnu i t y, o r o t h e r t e s t amen t a r y v e h i c l e . J o i n u s .

PLEASE NOTE: This list contains

names of permanent funds that will

come to the Jewish Community

Federation’s Endowment Fund at

some time in the future, often as

testamentary gifts.

The donors’ names and their

philanthropic goals live on through

their endowed legacies.

Current through March 1, 2011

We regret any accidental omissions or errors. Kindly send any corrections or updates on how you would like to be listed to jcef@sfjcf.org or call 415.512.6216.

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I N H O N O R O F T H E I R M E M O R Y

Miriam ArfinWilliam AuslenMeryl J. BachIrwin BearJeannette W. BergerWarren BerlRichard BienArthur BrownHelene H. CatzWilliam K. CoblentzDr. Elaine DallmanRuth K. DebsRobert A. DerzonEdith Dorfman

Joseph B. DurraJack S. EuphratDonald G. FisherJanet FisherIra ForestMax FrankBarbara FrankelJane GalanteWalter Goldenrath

Richard N. GoldmanRonald GoodmanRichard M. GreenMartha GreenhoodEvelyn HaasAlex InkelesRachel KayHilla KirschnerElisa Klein

Vivian KonigsbergSylvia LadarVirginia LadensohnCarole J. LandisBarbara Leventhal-SternAnne LevisonFred LevyHarold L. LevyHarry H. Lewin

George MaiselsVictor L. MarcusMark M. MorrisPauline Newman-GordonRichard OrgellNatalie Prager-HertzmannEdward RobinsonCatherine P. RosenLouise Rosenberg

Theodore RosenbergMartin RosenthalLotte RossLottie L. RothschildPaul SadeMargot SalomonskiEthel SalwenGeorge SaxeS. Jerral Schwartzman

Elizabeth SeeligTheodore R. SetonAlbert A. ShanskyBarbara B. ShupinBarbara H. SmithMary Frances SmithWalter R. SteinbergSylvia C. SugarmanJeanne S. Tapper

L. Jay TenenbaumWalter R. TickJanice TitchellGary TobinLawrence TomskyHansi TorczynerEva VidaEllen WexbergErnest WeilDorothy Wiseman Spiegelman Jacob H. WisniewskiBeverly WolfeHarold F. Zimmerman

Anonymous 163Rita Choit Adler and Joel D. AdlerRichard and Barbara AlmondKaren L. AlterDavid and Beverly AltmanAlfred and Hilde Amkraut FundJoanne and Bernard ArfinEdith and Myron Arrick FundFae R. AsherYetta and Morris Bach FundGerson and Barbara BakarAbraham and Kathlin BakstMarci Gurwitch BallinLaurence Jay BardoffRalph and Estelle Bardoff FundRose and Ralph Barkoff FundAlvin H. Baum, Jr.Ann L. BearMiriam and Joel BennettDorothy BerelsonBerger Endowment FundAnnette M. BergerMarsha Lee and Norman M. BerkmanPauline N. BerkowWarren and Aline Berl FundEve BernsteinThe Irving and Helen Betz FoundationMichael Bien and Jane KahnElizabeth Bing, Ph.D.Simon BlattnerLenore K. BleadonJudith Gold BloomRosalind and David BloomThe Doris and Ben Blum FundThe Betty and John Blumlein FundArthur and Helen BobroveAviva Shiff BoedeckerJerome I. BraunMargot E. BraunDr. James B. and Suzanne Becker BronkLucille and Arthur Brown FundMartin and Geri BrownsteinJane and Sumner Burrows FundRonald M. BushmanFund for Camp TawongaI. D. CaplanRobert and Laura CaplanMr. and Mrs. Fred B. ChernissCarole A. CohenEve CohenHerbert A. Cohen TrustSeymour CohenHarry CohnNorman ColiverDaniel Levine Cook Scholarship FundPhyllis and David Cook

William and Adele Corvin FundRobert F. CowanLeonie J. DarwinEllen DeckStan DeckRenée and Ervin Delman FundBetty Denenberg AdlerHelen Diller Family FoundationJoan Withers DinnerJoan and Richard S. Dinner Philanthropic FundAnnette DobbsJill and Martin DoddEdith and Benjamin Dorfman Fund Dr. Ronald Steven Dunn FundMaurice and Marguerite EdelsteinEsther P. EisenbergConnie and Albert EisenstatDr. Jack and Seena ElfantCarla Emil and Rich SilversteinJack and Marion Euphrat FundBarbara FarberWesley and Bonnie FastiffLawrence and Marian FeigenbaumAlan and Gail FeinsteinWayne and Leslee FeinsteinDr. Leland R. Felton Saul A. FensterRichard FiedotinMartin FleisherDr. Martin FleishmanSusan and David Folkman Eleanor FraenkelTom and Myrna FrankelMichael A. Freeman, MD Jill and John FreidenrichLauren A. FriedmanPhyllis K. FriedmanVirginia and Jay Friedman FundDon and Janie FriendElinor and Eugene Friend FundMichelle and Robert FriendPeter and Luz M. Frohwein in Memory of Hans and Flore FrohweinJohn and Florine GalenClaude and Lynn GanzMarilee Konigsberg GardnerArthur B. and Miriam GaussFrances K. Geballe and Theodore H. GeballeMona and Dan Geller Shoshana and Martin GerstelReuben and Ruth Gilbert FundLouise H. GinsburgDr. Abraham and Natalie Goetz FundDr. and Mrs. Mitchell Golbus

Jane Blumberg GoldbergJohn and Marcia GoldmanJuliette Dayan Silver GoldmanLisa and Douglas E. GoldmanMarianne GoldmanRichard and Rhoda Goldman Jennifer Spitzer GorovitzDoris Livingston Grasshoff Richard M. and Naomi Green FundWilliam H. and Frances D. GreenBarbara L. and John M. GreenbergFlora GreenhootCharles Gresham/Sydney Engleberg FundArleigh and Eleanore Grossman FundJ. GrossmanRuth GundelfingerLisa GurwitchPeter and Miriam Haas FundSusan HamlinMartin and Carol HarbandHelen and Arthur HausmanGideon Hausner Jewish Day School Endowment in Memory of Mary Snyder Heller and Paul HellerDouglas M. and Mary E. HellerHerst Family FoundationIda G. HodesRussell and Susan HoldsteinLaurence HootnickSonya and Stephen HurstNancy IgdaloffAaron JacksonLois and Robert JacobBarbara R. JacobsGerson and Marilyn JacobsDennis and Paula JaffeAlvin and Phyllis JanklowGerardo and Priscilla JoffeValerie JosephDennis JuddLillian JuddRabbi Douglas and Ellen KahnHoward R. and Zoe KahnAra and Anatoliy KalikaJoel KamisherAlexander C. Katten

David M. KatzLee and Martin KatzArnold and Ruth Kaufman Charitable TrustFrances Lee KaufmanJulian L. KaufmanRon and Barbara KaufmanSteve KaufmanRachel and Wilfred Kay Permanent Endowment Fund in memory of Peisach and Sara Katz and their children: Sholom, Shimon, Sima, Lea, Rachel and BenjaminMorton D. KirschJerome and Meta KirschbaumJack and Elisa KleinEmil Knopf Phyllis V. KochSidney and Vivian Konigsberg FundPeter and Carol Kornfeld FundJim and Cathy KoshlandLarry and Bernis KretchmarSigmund and Helen KriegsmanHenriette Landman in honor of Isador and Anna Landman and Jack LandmanAdele and Donald LangendorfJacqueline and Sol LangsamLaura and Gary LauderJerry LayneStephen and Maribelle LeavittMaryan LebellWarren G. LefortHenry and Elizabeth Lehmann FundVivian and Leonard LehmannSandra and Leonard LeibClaire Elaine LeibowitzRobert and Francine Lent FamilyLeslie FamilyLenore and Lewis B. LevinAdeline Horwich Levine Memorial FundJulie and David LevineMiriam and Milton Levison FundRosanne and Al LevittHarold L. Levy FundHarry and Gene Lewin Fund

Helen LewisonLucille and Henry LibickiMel and Bettie LichtmanThe Linker FamilyCharles and Julia Lobel FundEva T. LokeyLorry I. LokeyFern and Bill LowenbergSusan E. LowenbergStanley and Judith LubmanBrian L. LurieConnie and Bob LurieJane R. LurieSiesel and Howard MaibachGadi and Marlene MaierPeter and Melanie MaierAlexander M. and June L. Maisin FoundationSusan and Jay MallElie and Gerry Marcus FundGladys and Larry MarksLois Marks Marcia MarkelsEve and Harvey MasonekLaurie and Laurence MayMarlyn G. McClaskeyCharles F. and Marilyn MeierHoney and David Meir-LeviThe Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin FundBeryl and Renee MellFrank G. MeyerAvram MillerSusan and Bill MirbachPhyllis and Stuart Moldaw Roz and Merv MorrisMilton MoskJudith MossEleanor and Laurence Myers FoundationMark and Jamie MyersAnn and Joseph Nadel FundHilda and Manfred Namm FundPeggy NathanRobert and Jan NewmanLeah NoherDon and Shari OrnsteinBernard and Barbro OsherAdele R. Passalacqua

Dr. Richard and Martha PastcanRosemarie and Alan Paul FundSteve PecklerThe Eda and Joseph Pell FundRose PennKaren Kaufman PerlmanFrances PivnickDan PoratKaren L. PosnerDavid S. Pottruck and Emily W. ScottDana Mack PrinzPritzker FamilyAmy Rabbino and Neal RubinIrving and Varda RabinRado Family FundCaroline and Bennett Raffin Bert and Anne RaphaelShirley and Robert RaymerEli ReinhardJoyce and William Remak FundPaul and Hilda RichardsLeo H. RieglerJoyce Baker RifkindCaryl Lancet RitterPaul and Sheri RobbinsCarol Seiler RobertsNorman R. RogersCindy Rogoway Patricia and Robert RonaldMark Rosen–Beth Ami Fund in honor of Benny and Rosemary FriedmanHerbert and Ilse RosenbaumBarbara and Richard RosenbergEric S. RosenbergJohn and Thelma RosenbergPeter and Lisa RosenbergH. Glenn RosenkrantzGerald B. RosensteinMartin and Bette Rosenthal FundPaul and Maureen RoskophEva and John RossLuba R. RossAlan and Susan RothenbergGregg Ivan Bernell RubensteinEsther RubinHarry J. Saal and Carol D. SaalPaul and Eleanor Sade FundEllen and Jerry SalimanThe Sandler Foundation

George SarloGerry and Lela SarnatDorothy and George SaxeLoren and Shelley SaxeBetty and Jack SchaferRon and Marilyn SchillingNorman and Adrienne SchlossbergSherry and Howard SchorJanet and Albert SchultzThe Lori Ann Schwab Memorial FundJohn R. SchwabacherLauren Gage SegalDonald H. and Ruth F. SeilerWalter S. SeligJanice SelixDoré Selix-GabbyMichael and Daryl ShafranDana and Gary ShapiroPhyllis and Lawrence J. Shapiro FundBarry and Esther ShermanLeslie and Dan ShinerGrace ShulmanHoward C. and Elizabeth H. ShwiffNathan and Rebecca SiegelJordan R. SillsEsther and Richard SirinskyJeffrey S. SkollEmily and Alec Skolnick FundHarold Skootsky FamilyMildred R. SnitzerVivian R. SolomonSusan and Richard SorkinSari R. SpectorJoel Spolin and Margot ParkerBruce and Beverly StamperJoelle Spitzer SteefelHoward M. SteiermannMarlene and Martin Stein Endowment Fund for Jewish Camp and Experience in Israel of Congregation Shomrei TorahVera and Harold S. Stein, Jr.Anne and David SteirmanElsie M. StevensHal Stoll Family FundDr. and Mrs. Sherman H. StraussBette J. SussmanThe Swig Fund for Jewish Community InvolvementThe Mae and Benjamin Swig Family FundRoselyne Chroman SwigSteven L. SwigValli Benesch-Tandler and Robert S. TandlerDr. and Mrs. Irving B. Tapper FundTad TaubeIngrid D. Tauber

Joel and Fran TeischOlga TheinVeronica S. TincherMary Ann and Bertram Tonkin FundRuthellen TooleCharlene and Sid TuchmanRuth and Charles Tuckman Carol Schussler van WijnenDorothy R. Vogel and Walter Vogel FundMyron and Jerrie Rubenstein Wacholder FundJoseph and Kathi WahedMarilyn Yolles WaldmanDr. Samuel and Mrs. Hjordis Waxler FundAlfred and Lee Weber FundEsther Y. WednerLewis and Helen Weil FundJanice WeinmanRobert and Tita WeirMarilyn and Raymond WeisbergCharles and Barbara WeissOtto and Idell WeissErna and Herman Wertheim FundThe Hans and Susan Wildau FundKathy WilliamsJacob H. and Celina Wisniewski FundMichael and Devera WitkinSheldon and Rhoda WolfeSue and Richard WollackMartin ZankelDavid R. ZemanskyNina ZentnerMark Zitter and Jessica NutikHarold and Mary ZlotAlanna Zrimsek and Morton LevinSteven Zuckerman and Debra MeyersonRichard and Jean Zukin

P H I L A N T H R O P Y R O O T E D I N J E W I S H V A L U E ST H E L I V I N G L E G A C Y S O C I E T Y H O N O R R O L L

r e cogn i z e s i nd i v i d ua l s a nd f am i l i e s who ha ve e s t ab l i s h ed a p e r m a n e n t f u n d a s pa r t o f t h e F ede ra t i o n ’s J ew i s h Commun i t y E ndowmen t F u nd . T h i s l e gacy can be i n t h e f o r m o f a beque s t

i n y ou r w i l l , a r ema i nde r i n t e r e s t i n a c ha r i t ab l e t r u s t , dono r ad v i s ed f u nd , poo l ed i n come f u nd o r c ha r i t ab l e g i f t a nnu i t y, o r o t h e r t e s t amen t a r y v e h i c l e . J o i n u s .

PLEASE NOTE: This list contains

names of permanent funds that will

come to the Jewish Community

Federation’s Endowment Fund at

some time in the future, often as

testamentary gifts.

The donors’ names and their

philanthropic goals live on through

their endowed legacies.

Current through March 1, 2011

We regret any accidental omissions or errors. Kindly send any corrections or updates on how you would like to be listed to jcef@sfjcf.org or call 415.512.6216.

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I N H O N O R O F T H E I R M E M O R Y

Jan Reicher, 45, serves as a Jewish Community Federation trustee, as President of its Women’s Philanthropy Division, is a cofounder of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, and is the Immediate Past President of Brandeis Hill Day School. Jan and her husband, Yossi, are also the parents of two school age daughters, Adi and Alexandra.

Carol Weitz, 68, has owned and operated her company, Weitz Medical Management, since her husband passed away in 2001. She is currently the Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair, an active member of Congregation Beth Sholom, and a steadfast supporter of AIPAC and the American Jewish World Service. Carol also has a full roster of grandkids to spoil.

These are two busy women. Yet, amid all of their obligations (and these are abridged lists), there is one priority that neither Jan nor Carol will ever forsake: They are endowed Lions of Judah.

Sisters by choiceThe Lions of Judah are an international sisterhood of all ages and walks of life. Their contributions give life to Federation sponsored programs that educate our children, alleviate poverty, and provide for the most vulnerable members of our community around the world. The gold pin Lions proudly display symbolizes the individual and collective strength of Jewish women today and the action she takes to ensure the continuity of our Jewish future.

Providing a legacy for herself, her family and

her communityLion involvement begins with a financial commitment of $5,000 or more to the Federation’s Annual Campaign. Creating a Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) further deepens community impact by establishing an endowed fund of $100,000 or more, ensuring the perpetuation of a donor’s Lion of Judah level Annual Campaign gift.

Spreading the wordAt times Jan and Carol find themselves fighting against a tide of misinformation, particularly regarding the expense and difficulty of making a legacy gift.

“A lot of people I talk to who are under the mistaken impression that becoming a LOJE is only for the wealthy,” says Jan. “And that

couldn’t be further from the truth. There are a lot of ways to make an endowment and many of them don’t involve any cash outlay.” Indeed, women have endowed gifts using multiple options ranging from naming the JCF as a life insurance beneficiary, to making bequests in their wills, to utilizing assets such as stocks, artwork or real estate.

“The truth is that once you make the commitment, becoming a LOJE is incredibly simple…. And I have never met a woman who has regretted it.”

Carol’s experience as a LOJE does not only connect her to like-minded women, but acts as a powerful expression of her commitment to tzedakah.

“It’s the most meaningful and impactful work I’ve ever done,” Carol says. “The feeling you get when you see up close what your money does is indescribable. And I don’t mean that in a bragging way. It’s just the pride you get from being a Lion.”

Historically, the Lion of Judah symbolized strength, honor, and dedication for the Tribe of Judah, the dominant tribe of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Today Lions collectively continue to reflect those same values by leading their peers through generosity, strength, and vision.

Hear them roar!

George Saxe (February 28, 1921 – July 28, 2010)

George Saxe was a true community leader and visionary who lived by example. After serving in Europe in the U.S. Army during WWII, George married Dorothy Ruby and had three children. They settled in Palo Alto in 1959, where George established a successful real estate development business.

George was a dedicated Board member of the Jewish Community Federation and served for many years on its Endowment and Capital Planning Committees. Together with Dorothy, he established the George and Dorothy Saxe Philanthropic Fund of the JCEF, which supported various causes throughout the Jewish community, supporting those in need, advancing education and the arts, and ensuring the future, strength, viability, and richness of Jewish life.

George and Dorothy shared a passion for the importance of philanthropy, an example that was set for both of them by their respective parents. He considered his family to be his greatest legacy and was proud to have children and grandchildren who share his values and commitment to the Jewish community. The Saxe children and grandchildren embody his legacy and are active members of the Jewish community and the JCF. The JCF is proud to be working with them to help create and implement their own

philanthropic visions and perpetuate George’s legacy

George is survived by his wife, Dorothy, son Loren (Shelley), daughter Ellen (Jerry), son Joel (Susan), and grandchildren David, Aaron, Daniel, Dena (Gary), Rebecca and Shira.

Jerry Schwartzman (June 28, 1929 – July 30, 2010)

Jerry Schwartzman grew up with his five brothers in Lincoln, Nebraska. After serving in the Korean War, he settled in the Peninsula, where he lived most of his adult life. At the urging of his brother, Jerry entered the produce business and made it his career. In 1983, after working for Mendelsohn Zeller for more than two decades, he opened Schwartzman Distributing and took great pride when his son Gary joined him and made it a true family business.

Jerry’s name throughout the Jewish community has long been synonymous with gracious, giving, and compassionate. His dedication to Jewish life–for children and adults–is legendary. He and his wife Sunny were also instrumental in starting and supporting Hatikvah House, a Jewish home where developmentally disabled adults can live together in a supportive and caring Jewish environment. He was an active board member of Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and took nachas (pride) in teaching the Hausner students to blow the shofar. Jerry wanted to ensure that every student who chose to come to Hausner, who was academi-cally qualified, would be offered the opportunity to attend. He established the Schwartzman Family Fund of the JCEF through a gift of mutual funds to do just that. He also designated family members to recommend grants after his lifetime, ensuring the continuity and purposefulness of his gift–from generation to generation.

Jerry’s greatest pride came from his family, especially his grandchildren, whose presence made his face always light up with joy. He derived immense pleasure when surrounded by his family at Shabbat dinners and holiday celebrations, including Passover seders.

Jerry will be missed and cherished by his wife Sunny Kaplan, children Jeff and Chellie and Gary and Sue, grandchildren Aaron and Danielle Schwartzman, Zachary and Madeline Vidibor, Ben and Joe Schwartzman, and Mathew and Joshua Kaplan.

Ellen Wexberg (February 15, 1925 – April 18, 2009)

Ellen Wexberg was born in 1925 in the newly-formed British Mandate of Palestine and grew up in Tel Aviv. She lived in a place and time of tremendous historical significance. From the wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine as anti-Semitism grew in Europe, to the establishment of the state of Israel, the events that occurred in her homeland during her lifetime had an enormous impact on her life.

Ellen came to the United States in 1939 and graduated from the Bentley School in New York City. She moved to San Francisco and met Raoul Wexberg, and the two married in 1957 at Congregation Emanu-El.

Raoul, who moved to San Francisco from Austria, attended City College of San

Francisco and became a social worker for the City of San Francisco Children’s Services. He worked with disabled children for over 30 years and was respected by his co-workers and beloved by the children and families who, with his support, were able to overcome their pain and go on with their lives. The greatest admirer of his work, however, was his wife Ellen, and she made it known to all who knew the couple. She was deeply proud of his appreciation and respect for the feelings of others and was inspired by his service to children and families in need.

Raoul passed away unexpectedly in 1986, and Ellen found comfort in her friends and began teaching dance classes. Neither Ellen nor Raoul had any siblings or children, and

Ernest Weil (August 9, 1924 – July 31, 2010)

Ernest Weil was the founder of one of San Francisco’s most well-known and beloved bakeries, Fantasia Confections, located in Laurel Village for more than 40 years. As a young boy growing up in Landau in southern Germany, Ernest spent a great deal of time in the kitchen with his mother, learning how to bake.

In 1938, Ernest, age 14, journeyed alone to Cuba aboard the ship The St. Louis, which was turned away from both Cuba and the U.S. Forced to return to Europe, Ernest was allowed into France, at the orphanage Montmorency, and attended the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. In 1940, two weeks before the Nazis invaded Paris, he was on the last ship to leave France, arriving in NY then joining his brothers in San Francisco. He took a job at Blum’s Bakery near Union Square, where he developed the legendary Coffee Crunch Cake. In 1948 he opened Fantasia, his dream bakery, employing the best bakers and most loyal workers. When Fantasia was sold in 1989, Ernest published his famous recipes in Love to Bake Pastry Cookbook, with proceeds benefiting children's organizations.

Along with his wife, Margot, he raised four daughters, teaching the importance of family, of giving to those less fortunate, and of accepting all people. These values are what motivated Ernest to establish the Ernest and Margot Weil Philanthropic Fund and an Endowment Fund Gift Annuity. These funds provide critical

support for the JCF and for the Frankel Center in Israel, a charity that Ernest founded in 1978 to treat children with learning disabilities. These gifts will help ensure the vitality of the organizations dear to his heart, and perpetuate the values by which he lived his life, creating an everlasting legacy for his children, grandchildren, and community.

He will be missed by his wife, Margot Weil, daughters Evie, Susie, Karen, and Sandy; son-in-laws Uri Rote, Charley Lakatos, Mark Morris; grandchildren Michali, Maya, Doron, Jenny, Jeff, Sam and Hanna; and brothers Henry and Lewis Weil.

Irwin Bear (November 5, 1932 – October 23, 2010)

Irwin was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to San Francisco following service as a medical corpsman in the Air Force. He built a successful textile manufacturing and distribution business, P & B Fabrics, which became a premier supplier of quilting fabrics around the world, an important resource to independent quilt shops, and a donor of tens of thousands of yards of fabric to groups making quilts for people in need.

Irwin believed in the continuity of the Jewish people and made it his life’s work to ensure it, taking care of those in need and supporting Jewish institutions that strengthen our community. He was active in dozens of local Jewish communal organizations. Along with his wife, Ann, Irwin was a longtime supporter of the JCF, as a generous donor, passionate solicitor, and active volunteer. From his role as president of Hillel of San Francisco and the PJCC, to his service on the Board of Wornick Jewish Day School, JCRC, JVS and Congregation Beth Jacob, he left his mark on nearly every aspect of Jewish life in the Bay Area.

Irwin’s legacy will help build a strong Jewish community for the future, and he took great pride in knowing that his children have taken his example to heart, as active supporters of their local Jewish communities. He deeply admired Ann’s substantial involvement and commitment to the JCF and Jewish community, and

she continues Irwin’s legacy of passionate and dedicated service to the JCF as a committed volunteer, leader, supporter, and friend.

Irwin is survived by his wife Ann Bear, children Wendy and Howard Bear (Juli) and stepchildren Rick (Lori) Landgarten, Mike (Stephanie) Landgarten, Sue (Michael) Pearson; grandchildren Rachel and Sarah Bear, Noah, Joshua and Maren Landgarten, Isabel and Zachary Pearson; and his brother, Jerry

Ellen’s friends and neighbors became her family. Her friends described her as thoughtful, intelligent, and civic minded. She cared about community, both locally and in Israel, closely following the current events in her homeland. Although she had been a Campaign supporter many years, when Ellen passed away in 2009 at the age of 84, Federation staff was pleasantly surprised to learn she left the bulk of a multi-million dollar estate to the Jewish Community Federation. Her life story took her 7,500 miles away from Israel, but her attachment to both her homeland and heritage determined the legacy that she left. Through her endowment, the JCF is able to continue serving the values and causes that were dear to Ellen during her life, providing services in Israel and in her local community, and continuing Raoul’s legacy of assisting children with special needs.

She is survived by her friends Orla Fahy, Judy Kivowitz, Mike Tiret, and caretaker and friend Marilyn Johnson.

For years, a tract along a mountain ridge between East and West Jerusalem was considered a no-man’s land. Despite a history dating back to the time of Abraham, it was perhaps best known as the site of the eruption of the Six Day War and subsequently served as little more than a source of anger and dispute between Arabs and Jews.

… then came Richard and Rhoda Goldman.

It took foresight, leadership, and an abiding financial commitment, but in time, the Goldmans helped re-form this wasted swath of land into a beautiful, garden fringed park with one of the most spectacular views in all of Israel. And today, in keeping with their vision, the Goldman Promenade continues to draw visitors of all faiths. Thousands come every year… peacefully.

It is just one of the innumerable ways in which Richard and Rhoda Goldman made the world a better place.

Mr. Goldman, who passed away at 90 on November 29, was most often cited for creating the Goldman Environmental Prize, often referred to as the “Green Nobel.” But his Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, established in partnership with Mrs. Goldman over sixty years ago, and his work for the San Francisco based Jewish Community Federation, of which he served as a president (1980 -1982), board and Endowment Committee member (1982-2010), literally affected millions in the U.S., in Israel and throughout the world.

Though his philanthropic reach was international, San Francisco was his hometown. And it was here, in the Bay Area, where his presence was most greatly felt. He owned and operated one of the most successful insurance companies in northern California, winning the first ever JCF Business Leadership Award. He engaged the next generation of SF Federation campaign donors by doubling the contributions of all first time givers under the age of fifty. He was an active member of Congregation Emanu-El, endowing its senior rabbi position. Among his many major investments in this community’s capital infrastructure, his lead gift to the San Francisco Jewish Community Center was largely responsible for making it the second largest JCC in the country. And he and his wife, who passed away in 1996, contributed so liberally to their alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, that it renamed its school of public policy after them.

The Goldmans were not ones to couch their philanthropy in complicated terms or lofty abstractions. “We always wanted to leave the world a little better than when we found it,” he often said. When they saw a need, they

gave, distributing almost $700 million to approximately 2,600 non-profits through their Goldman Fund (including $16 million in grants for Jewish affairs in 2010 alone), placing them among the most generous and consequential philanthropists in the world. However, as central as tzedaka was to their lives, the Goldmans never intended for their charitable organization to “last in perpetuity.” Accordingly, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund is scheduled to close at the end of 2012, its remaining resources to be divided among foundations created by the next Goldman generation.

And yet, perpetuity is precisely what they have accomplished, as their lifelong call to give has imbued their children and their spouses: Doug and Lisa Goldman, John and Marcia Goldman, and Susan and Michael Gelman, as well as each of their eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and countless others who have been inspired by their example.

We honor the lives and legacies of Richard and Rhoda Goldman. May their memory be a blessing.

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