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5777 / FALL 2016

Legacy NEWS Your Year-End Giving Guide

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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES

Janet and Jake Farber: Seven Decades of Devotion to Jewish LA & Israel Even before they got married, Janet and Jake Farber joined forces to help the Jewish community. The year was 1948. Swept up in the excitement of Israel’s new statehood, the pair volunteered to help the fledgling country by walking Highland Avenue to knock on doors and raise funds. “If we spotted a mezuzah on the door, we knocked,” Jake recalls. “We’d collect three or five dollars—ten was a lot back then.” Nearly seven decades later, the Farbers are still knocking on doors—and opening them—for the Jewish community, supporting a wide range of causes through their leadership, engagement, FROM THE and philanthropy. DESK OF MARVIN I. SCHOTLAND Longtime community leaders and Foundation donors, Janet & Jake Farber. “From their early years as young grassroots fundraisers to PRESIDENT & CEO, JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION the current day as pillars of our community, the humble dedication that Janet and Jake have to ensuring the Jewish future locally, nationally, and in Israel is both remarkable Among the questions I am asked most frequently and inspiring,” says Marvin Schotland, the Jewish Community Foundation’s is a fundamental one: how community foundations president and CEO. “They set the gold standard for Jewish philanthropy.” work and the myriad of ways they facilitate—and enhance—our donors’ philanthropic goals. Invariably, my replies include that one of the great benefits afforded by the Jewish Community Foundation is flexibility. We offer what I call “a big tent” under which our donors can fulfill nearly all of their philanthropic ambitions and passions. Each year, our 1,200 donor families support thousands of Jewish and general community nonprofit causes locally, nationally, and in Israel. If The Foundation provides the big tent, then donors themselves are the steadfast tent poles. Two of these families—the Farbers and the Katzes— are featured in this issue, and you will find their selfless commitment to the precepts of tzedakah and chesed inspirational.

The Early Days The couple both learned the importance of tzedakah from a young age, though in different ways. Jake Farber grew up poor, in an orthodox family in Boyle Heights. After his father died tragically when Jake was just eight years old, his mother—then pregnant with Jake’s sister—found work as a seamstress to support Jake, his brother, and the new baby. Despite those hardships though, she never failed to put change in the pushke (donation container).

The humble dedication that Janet and Jake have to ensuring the Jewish future locally, nationally, and in Israel is both remarkable and inspiring. They set the gold standard for Jewish philanthropy.”

— Marvin Schotland, President & CEO, The Foundation

What is particularly interesting is that these families display both contrasts and profound similarities to each other. Consider several distinctions: Janet and Jake Farber have been pillars of LA Jewish life since the late 1940s, whereas Rachel and Alex Katz, along with their five young children, left Los Angeles last year to make aliyah to Israel.

“Even when we had no money, she always wanted to make sure that if somebody had less, we could help him or her out,” says Jake.

Through their Donor Advised Fund at The Foundation, the Katz family ardently supports multiple programs benefitting Colel Chabad, the oldest continually operating charity in Israel. For decades, Janet and Jake Farber have been mainstays of our local institutions: the Jewish Federation,

After serving in the US Army Air Corps, Jake returned to study accounting at USC. He married Janet soon after graduation, landing a job in her father’s recycling business, Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. Janet’s father encouraged Jake to play an active role in the community and took him to a Jewish Federation Metals & Machinery Division dinner at which Mr. Alpert made a pledge so large that it exceeded Jake’s annual salary. “Her family did whatever possible to help Jewish causes,” says Jake.

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Janet’s parents were ardent Zionists who routinely hosted gatherings to raise money for the emerging Jewish state. “Our living room was always filled with chairs for family and relatives—their landsmen (fellow Jews)—who would get together to discuss how to support the Jews in Palestine,” says Janet. “And I picked it all up by osmosis.”

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Israel makes all of us as Jews all over the world hold our heads high.” — Janet Farber

A Multigenerational Commitment Janet, who had a brief career as a kindergarten and first-grade teacher, sees much of her community work as a way of educating future generations of Jewish leaders. “What’s important is reaching out and involving the generation after you—the young people,” she says. “That’s the answer to the survival of our people.” Janet & Jake Farber at Ben Gurion University in Israel during the school’s formative years.

A Deep Connection to Israel Janet, busy raising their three children, was stirred to action in 1967 when the Six-Day War broke out. “I didn’t want to sit by and do nothing,” she says. So she immediately began to volunteer. That led to decades of involvement with The Jewish Federation’s Women’s Division of the Valley Alliance as Janet eventually worked her way up to the women’s campaign chair and president of the Women’s Division. Jake, too, played an increasingly active role in The Federation, where he served as campaign chair and chairman of the board. He was also active in other organizations—including Camp Ramah in California and the American Jewish University—where he played a vital and visionary role. The pair also became active and enthusiastic supporters of Israel, visiting more than 50 times over the decades and forging many close friendships with Israeli leaders across the political and educational spectrum. They take a particular interest in education, supporting Tel Aviv University, Haifa University, Ben Gurion University, and the Jewish Agency for Israel, among other causes. “Israel makes all of us as Jews all over the world hold our heads high,” says Janet. “We have a country. We have a place.”

Nowhere is that more evident than in the Farbers’ own family. Their son, Howard, was among the founders of deToledo High School, the Jewish day school in West Hills. Their daughter Rochelle Cohen has been active in the top levels of The Federation leadership, now serving as vice president. Their daughter Nadine Lavender is active at Heschel Day School, deToledo High School, and in Koreh L.A., the children’s literacy program. They take great pride in the fact that their granddaughter Maya Aharon directs BJE’s March of the Living program, which sends some 200 Los Angeles teens each spring to Poland and Israel to learn about the Holocaust and the Jewish state alongside Holocaust survivors. Janet recalls daughter Rochelle telling her that she learned from her parents’ modeling. Doing homework as a teenager, she would listen to Janet make fundraising phone calls. “It’s a nice feeling that some of our efforts rubbed off,” says Janet proudly.

The Impact of Giving The family’s multiple generations have clearly made an impact. “I wish there were thousands of Janet and Jake Farbers,” says Jay Sanderson, president and CEO of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, which honored the Farbers last year with its first Jewish Community Lifetime Achievement Award.

Janet & Jake Farber with their children and grandchildren, all of whom are following in Janet & Jake’s community involvement footsteps.

I wish there were thousands of Janet and Jake Farbers.” — Jay Sanderson, President & CEO,

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

“Working with such distinguished donors as Janet and Jake Farber is a real honor and privilege,” says Dan Rothblatt, senior vice president of philanthropic services. “My wife and I have known them and loved them for over 30 years, and they are among the most inspirational tzedakah mentors we have ever known.” The Foundation, Jake says, has also helped the Farbers live out one of their primary values: tzedakah. “I remember having nothing,” he says. “So I always think of those who have nothing and thank G-d we’re able to help.”

Janet & Jake Farber at a fundraising event.

“Their commitment runs deep, which is why they have been able to transmit their values and commitments to their children and grandchildren.” Camp Ramah’s executive director Rabbi Joe Menashe has witnessed that effect up close. Jake, a former Ramah board chair, remains an active board member of the camp, and various Farber children and grandchildren have taken leadership roles on the board, as staffers and as campers. And the Janet & Jake Farber Ramah Camp Grounds in Ojai received its name from their generous gift, which helped the camp secure additional property years ago. “The financial gifts the Farbers share are exceeded by their menschlichkeit, the teaching and modeling they do, not just for their family but for all of us,” says Rabbi Menashe. Another organization the Farbers’ generosity and efforts have benefitted is BJE, Builders of Jewish Education, where Janet served as board chair and continues to play an active role long after her term ended. “They are selfless people, completely devoted to the cause of Jewish life,” says BJE executive director Dr. Gil Graff. “And they want nothing back but the satisfaction of having a positive influence on the lives of Jewish children and families locally and internationally.”

“It just makes you feel good when you can help someone else,” adds Janet. The couple draws inspiration and joy from the regular calls and visits they receive from their grandchildren. “They tell us, ‘Grandma and Zayde, you’re role models,’” Janet says modestly. “I don’t know exactly what they mean, but it warms my heart.” Not that they’re resting on their laurels. Both Janet and Jake remain engaged and active with the causes they support, ever willing to jump in and help. “I go to fundraising meetings, and I’m the oldest guy there,” says Jake, “but it’s good to see these younger kids come in and take positions and do the work.” As for Janet and Jake, they plan to keep showing up. “As long as we can, we’ll keep going to meetings,” says Janet. “As long as we can help, we will.”

“The Foundation makes it easy for us...” It was while Jake was The Federation chair in 1997 that he became acquainted with the work of the Jewish Community Foundation, eventually deciding to open a Donor Advised Fund. With the Farbers’ deep community involvement and their numerous charitable commitments, it made a great deal of strategic sense to conduct their philanthropy through a fund at The Foundation. “When I learned what The Foundation does, I realized what a great avenue it is for making large donations,” says Jake, who has high praise for The Foundation’s staff. “They’re innovative, they’re professional, and they make it easy for us.”

Janet & Jake Farber with members of The Jewish Federation’s Los Angeles Jewish Teen Engagement Initiative, supported with grants from both the Farbers and The Foundation.

I remember having nothing. I always think of those who have nothing and thank G-d we’re able to help.” — Jake Farber

Our team is here to provide solutions for your philanthropic giving.

grantee spotlight This new Grantee Spotlight will highlight selected grantee organizations that have had a meaningful impact on the Jewish community and community at-large over the years. In this issue, we feature four Cutting Edge Grants awarded to organizations that also benefited from the generosity of Foundation donors Janet and Jake Farber, as described in our lead story (pp. 1–3). Every year, we award grants to seed new programs and support existing initiatives that improve the well-being of our community and Israel through Cutting Edge Grants, General Community Grants, and Israel Grants. We are proud that together with our donors, Foundation grantmaking is significantly helping to strengthen our community.

The Jewish Federation’s Los Angeles Jewish Teen Engagement Initiative

Camp Ramah’s Camp Ohr Lanu

$200,000 Cutting Edge Grant Awarded in 2014

Camp Ramah’s Camp Ohr Lanu is a national model for Jewish overnight camps designed for families with special needs children ages 5–17. The program creates a supportive network for families while their children can enjoy all their favorite camp activities. With $125,000 in funding from a 2007 Cutting Edge Grant, Camp Ohr Lanu has been able to serve more than 180 families since 2007.

The Jewish Federation’s Los Angeles Jewish Teen Engagement Initiative is providing meaningful experiences for teens, their families, and professionals to enhance their future participation in Jewish life. With a $200,000 Cutting Edge Grant in 2014, the Initiative has engaged 11 organizations in creating new programs for teens, launched a teen mentorship program pairing new and experienced Jewish professionals, and launched a teen leadership council with 40 participants.

$125,000 Cutting Edge Grant Awarded in 2007

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American Jewish University’s Institute for Jewish Creativity

BJE, Builders of Jewish Education’s Project EnAble

$200,000 Cutting Edge Grant Awarded in 2014

$200,000 Cutting Edge Grant Awarded in 2016

American Jewish University’s Institute for Jewish Creativity strengthens Jewish identities and encourages artistic contributions to create an authentic, thriving American Jewish culture. Thanks to Foundation seed funding of $200,000 in 2014, the Institute for Jewish Creativity launched its inaugural artists retreat for more than 20 emerging LA-based Jewish artists along with an artist fellowship that introduced 19 artists to Jewish scholars.

Project EnAble, a program of Builders of Jewish Education, will provide a centralized resource that offers reduced-cost clinical support for students in Jewish elementary schools with mild to moderate learning needs. With its newly awarded 2016 Cutting Edge Grant of $200,000, Project EnAble will build the infrastructure for the program to serve 12 schools and hundreds of students. www.bjela.org

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MEET Steve Gamer Vice President of Advancement

Q& A: Why did you choose a career in nonprofit? I grew up with parents and a community that instilled in us the values of being of service and doing good work. As a teen, I worked on our Jewish Federation’s Super Sunday phone campaigns and was active in B’nai Birth Youth Organization (BBYO), in my synagogue, and with United Jewish Appeal (UJA) and Hillel in college. Upon graduation, I sought a position in which I could do meaningful work and was fortunate to be hired at the Jewish Community Council in Madison, Wisconsin, where I learned from wonderful professionals and lay leaders how a community is built and sustained. My main goal has always been to be of service to my community, wherever I was located.

What is your connection to LA?

From: Detroit, Michigan

My wife, Stephanie, is from Los Angeles, and for the past 20 years, we have been fortunate enough to live, and to raise our three wonderful children, here. My wife is the CEO of LA Family Housing, a nonprofit that transitions people and families out of homelessness and poverty. We have great dinners with our kids talking about how so many of the people we work with are trying to make Los Angeles a better place for everyone. My career and my life reflect my passion for service and for helping to build a thriving Jewish community.

Why did you join The Foundation’s family? The leadership initially attracted me to The Foundation, especially Marvin Schotland (president and CEO) and Dan Rothblatt (senior vice president). I’ve known them for 15 years, and they epitomize the transformative work being done here. I’m also lucky enough to know several Foundation trustees, and they are a marvelous influence in the Jewish community. I feel blessed to work with such a dedicated and caring group of professionals and philanthropists who are focused on one goal—enhancing the lives of others.

What inspires you? I get to participate, however modestly, in working with visionary philanthropists who care deeply about making our community, locally and globally, a better place with more thought to the needs of others. The donors we work with bring boundless energy and creativity to their philanthropy in their efforts to heal, nurture, and educate. To be involved in helping them maximize their influence is a joyful experience and inspires me to do my best to help them achieve their philanthropic goals.

What matters most to you?

Education: • Masters in public administration, University of Southern California • Masters in Jewish communal service, Hebrew Union College • Bachelors in history, University of Michigan Background: More than 10 years in senior development roles in higher education, including UCLA and UCSD, and several years at Jewish Federations in Madison, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Family: Married to Stephanie, CEO of LA Family Housing; they have three children.

My family and my community, musical theater, crossword puzzles, good books, and because I love cooking, delicious recipes!

RECENT EVENTS Next Gen Leading the Way The Foundation recently hosted its Next Gen Leading the Way event, which featured a panel of four Cutting Edge Grant recipient organizations: Moishe House, Reboot in partnership with IKAR, the Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center, and theatre dybbuk. The evening event was held at the home of Foundation trustee and former chair Allan Cutrow and his wife, Mary. The speakers presented their inspiring and remarkably interwoven stories about bringing Judaism—spiritually and culturally—to the millennial Jewish community through their innovative programs. (L-R) Elana Wein, The Foundation; Jordan Fruchtman, Moishe House; Ayana Morse, Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center; Rabbi Ronit Tsadok, IKAR; Aaron Henne, theatre dybbuk.

YOUR STRESS-FREE GUIDE TO YEAR-END GIVING GIFT PLANNING OPTIONS

As the winter holidays approach, not only do our calendars and to-do lists fill up, but so do our mailboxes. This is the time of year that dozens of important causes ask for your donations. With all the stressors that the holidays can bring, giving to charity shouldn’t be one of them. Our team of experts is here to make your end-of-year giving easy.

Open a Donor Advised Fund Before Year-end! Your smart giving strategy begins by creating a Donor Advised Fund at The Foundation before year-end. Donor Advised Funds are simple and flexible and you’ll receive these five key benefits:

With an initial contribution of at least $5,000 in cash, securities, real estate, or other assets by 12/30/16, you can create your own Donor Advised Fund and receive an immediate charitable tax deduction for 2016. You’ll have convenient 24/7 online access to your fund, enabling you to make grants to the causes you are most passionate about, within the Jewish community and beyond. You will be able to review your fund’s balance and giving history, whenever you wish. Plus you can add to your fund anytime with a credit card or online check (ACH).

If your balance is $50,000 or more, access several types of investment options providing diversity and potential 3 growth for your fund’s assets. If you own appreciated assets such as securities or real estate—or if you plan to sell a business—a Donor 4 Advised Fund is the ideal way to maximize your tax benefits.

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Get the Kids Involved! Did you know children whose parents actively talk to them about giving are 20% more likely to give to charity than are children whose parents do not discuss giving with them?1 This is why we recommend engaging your family early on to discuss your charitable values and decision-making process. Take your children’s and/or grandchildren’s involvement one step further by opening a Donor Advised Fund for them. This allows your loved ones to establish early roots in philanthropy and enables them to experience firsthand the joy of giving. This multigenerational trend is catching on, and many Foundation families are opening Donor Advised Funds for their children and grandchildren. Opening a fund for younger family members makes for a meaningful holiday gift that keeps on giving!

Get Started! We can help make year-end planning easy, convenient, and beneficial for you. Please contact us before December 30th at (323) 761-8704 or email development@ jewishfoundationla.org to maximize your charitable gift opportunities.

1. Debra Mesch and Una Osili. “Women Give 2013.” Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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DONOR PROFILE ALEX & Rachel KATZ If one were to follow the hierarchy of tzedakah as described by the renowned Jewish scholar Maimonides, one would ideally donate funds that enable the recipient to work toward financial independence and would do so anonymously. Alex Katz and his wife, Rachel, who created their Donor Advised Fund at The Foundation in 2013, take Maimonides’ guidelines extremely seriously. They look for opportunities to participate anonymously in projects that help people help themselves. Determined to keep a low profile, the Katzes very rarely forgo anonymity and, after much consideration, only agreed to do so for this interview hoping to inspire others to become more active contributors to Jewish causes. “Recognition for helping others is entirely unnecessary,” says Alex, a commercial real estate entrepreneur who lived and worked in Los Angeles prior to making aliyah (immigration to Israel) with Rachel and their children, ages infant to 12. “Any money we have is a direct result of Hashem’s blessings in the first place, and we must view ourselves merely as His fiduciaries. After providing for our family, it’s our moral obligation to responsibly disperse a meaningful portion of what we have left over.”

Tzedakah as an investment “Perhaps the most important part of giving through The Foundation is that it affords us the ability to donate anonymously,” Alex explains. “And it has proven to be a system that has worked for us. There’s no pressure to make allocations based on fiscal or tax calendar year-ends. It allows us the time to properly think about where we wish to participate.” Through their Donor Advised Fund, the Katzes are involved in selecting and actively monitoring the funds they’ve donated to a wide range of programs in the US and in Israel.

Rachel and Alex Katz with their 5 children. (L-R) Isaac Jonah, 12; Ayla Noa, 7; Azriel Zion, newborn; Ezra Netanel, 11; Daphna Leah, 9.

this year,” Alex says. Rather than ask their children to distribute the funds in person, which could compromise anonymity and embarrass the recipients, the Katzes requested that someone in every recipient family be asked to write an anonymous letter to the Katz children about what it meant to receive this lifeline before Rosh Hashanah. The Katz family also participates in an annual mass b’nai mitzvah arranged by Colel Chabad prior to Passover in Jerusalem. About 100 children who can’t afford a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony celebrate together with other children from all over Israel and their families. “There are several ways we worked behind the scenes to get to know many of these families and prepare them for this milestone in their lives,” says Rachel, whose children spend time with the participants in the weeks prior to the event. At the ceremony, “we’re all like family, and it is a truly amazing privilege to participate.”

“I view our tzedakah as an investment,” Alex says. “Just as I am accountable to my investors and partners in business, there’s an equally paramount responsibility to know that our tzedakah is going to a good cause and that we’re not simply checking off a box so we can feel as though we’ve done something good. It is imperative to become involved in every aspect of giving and to ensure the needs of your ultimate beneficiary are met.”

Passing on the legacy

Helping people help themselves

Also in honor of Isaac’s bar mitzvah, the family created a Tribute Fund at The Foundation—a Donor Advised Fund that family and friends can donate to by credit card via a personalized webpage with Isaac’s photo and a family letter. With seed money from his parents and donations from bar mitzvah guests in lieu of gifts, Isaac will be responsible for making meaningful gifts of tzedakah to causes he chooses.

Among the organizations closest to the Katzes’ hearts is Colel Chabad, the oldest continually operating humanitarian charity in Israel. By specifically contributing to vetted projects, either on a one-off or recurring basis, the Katzes ensure their tzedakah finds its proper home. For example, the Katzes’ support of Colel Chabad’s multiple sclerosis inpatient center clearly exemplifies Maimonides’ tzedakah guidelines in full force. “Colel Chabad approached us to partner with it to help its MS patients work with local at-risk youth to earn a living. These patients have sharp minds but bodies that are failing,” says Rachel, explaining that they underwrote equipment to be used by at-risk children working with the MS patients to manufacture personalized items such as T-shirts and mugs. “It empowers them to make a living and feel good about themselves,” says Alex.

A family affair The Katzes involve their children as much as possible in their charitable endeavors. “We received an urgent call about families in need of basic necessities to properly celebrate Rosh Hashanah

In honor of their oldest son Isaac’s bar mitzvah next spring, the Katzes commissioned a Torah to be completed together with the next group of Colel Chabad bar mitzvah boys. “Together with Isaac, these boys will finish writing the last letters of this new Torah, thereby fulfilling the mitzvah of bringing this Torah to the world,” Alex explains.

“We are grateful that our son appreciates what he has and understands the importance of giving tzedakah,” Alex says, adding that he and Rachel hope to provide a similar foundation for chesed (kindness) for all their children as they reach bar/bat mitzvah age. “Isaac is unique for a twelve-year-old, insofar as he feels entirely content with what he has and would sooner give the shirt off his back than ask for something new for himself,” says Rachel. “We hope this Tribute Fund is a gift that will keep giving. It helps to be partnered with The Foundation because its staff will help oversee the funds and grow its principal in a responsible manner on Isaac’s behalf.”

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IN THIS ISSUE • Janet & Jake Farber— Seven Decades of Devotion to Jewish LA & Israel • Grantee Spotlight • Meet Steve Gamer, New Vice President, Advancement • Recent Events • Your End-of-Year Giving Guide • Donor Profile: Rachel & Alex Katz

Connecting With the Israeli Consul General

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Builders of Jewish Education, and Camp Ramah, to name a few. What unites these two couples, however, is their unwavering commitment to giving back, to making a difference, and to helping the neediest in our society. Janet and Jake continue to be exemplars through their leadership and philanthropy to their children, grandchildren and, for that matter, our Los Angeles community as a whole.

Newly appointed Israeli Consul General Sam Grundwerg recently met with The Foundation’s staff to brief them on current developments in Israel, including an analysis of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with President Obama in New York during the UN General Assembly meeting. Grundwerg also learned about The Foundation’s role as a vital source of funding for numerous Israeli nonprofits. During the meeting, Consul General Grundwerg expressed his country’s deep appreciation for the nearly $50 million in grants awarded by The Foundation and its donors to a wide range of causes in Israel over the past five years.

It is clear Rachel and Alex are energetically instilling these values within their own family in Israel. And, based on what I see each day, they are merely two of the countless Foundation families living by these same tenets. By this measure, we can be extremely confident in our Jewish future. Let me close by wishing you and your families a Happy Chanukah and best wishes for a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2017. As the year winds down, please do not hesitate to reach out to our development team or Center for Designed Philanthropy if we can be of service in advancing your own philanthropic goals to help repair our world.

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