JFCS Generations Winter 2016

Each year throughout the Bay Area, 78,000 families, children, and seniors receive help through JFCS.

55,150 delicious and nutritious meals were delivered to

homebound seniors and people with severe illnesses and disabilities.

17,000

seniors lived happier and more vital lives through the care JFCS’ Seniors At Home provides.

JFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Marina Tikhman VICE PRESIDENTS Ian H. Altman Scott C. Kay James Shapiro Luba Troyanovsky TREASURER Richard Segal VICE TREASURER Douglas A. Winthrop SECRETARY Tammy Crown

DIRECTORS Joseph Alouf Lisa Bardin Robert Blum Marci Dollinger David Dossetter Marc Fagel Rob Fram Deborah Hoffman Alex Ingersoll Michael Janis Susan Kolb David Kremer Kerri Lehmann

584 teens participated in Jewish educational programs and received paid internships, and loans or grants to go to college or study in Israel.

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women and children who are victims of domestic violence and homelessness were helped to start new lives.

By 2020 we expect to reach our goal of a $100 million endowment fund. Your generosity will ensure that our grandchildren and our community will always get the help they need. THANK YOU!

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE Susan Kolb, Chair Lee Battat Carole Breen Harry Cohn Paul Crane Dorfman Nancy Epstein Lynn Ganz Nancy Goldberg Deborah Hoffman

Judy Huret Alex Ingersoll Michael Kaplan Siesel Maibach Daryl Messinger Dr. Raquel Newman Cindy Gilman Redburn Joyce Rifkind Alison Ross

John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Harvey Schloss James Shapiro Vera Stein Bonnie Tenenbaum, PhD Marina Tikhman Luba Troyanovsky JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND Barbara Farber, Director

2150 Post Street • P.O. Box 159004 • San Francisco, CA 94115 • 415-449-1200 www.jfcs.org

Doing the Good Thing Dear Friend, Establishing the Felix Kolb, M.D. Medical Assistance Fund for Children and Adults in Need in memory of my late husband was such a great decision.

Felix understood the value of JFCS and the services that could help people facing medical hardships. He knew that JFCS’ partnerships with UCSF, Stanford, and others make it possible to provide more wrap-around services to help our clients.

Through my many years of involvement at JFCS I have come to understand the value of endowment. During the hard times of economic recession and government cutbacks it is our endowment fund that provides the safety net for our community.

LYDIA PREISLER SHORENSTEIN AND DOUG SHORENSTEIN Z’L WITH CHILDREN SANDRA, BRANDON, AND DANIELLE.

full potential through JFCS’ expert therapy programs.

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THE JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND UPDATE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Anita Friedman

1,500 children and adults with disabilities reached their families got through a personal crisis and back on their feet with emergency assistance from JFCS.

WINTER 2016

Jan Maisel, MD Mark Menell Michael Rolnick John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Ann Schilling Zoe Schwartz Miriam Sparrow Robert Tandler

Preisler Shorenstein Institute Offers Holocaust Education for Thousands Like many children who had a parent who survived the Holocaust, Lydia Preisler Shorenstein felt an obligation to find a way to honor her father’s memories and experiences, as well as to educate others about the tragedy of the Holocaust so that history would not continue to repeat itself.

For Lydia the call to action came when she and her late husband, Doug Shorenstein, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. along with her family, including Lydia’s parents, Simon and Etelka.

Simon Preisler was born in Fancsicovo, Czechoslovakia to an observant Jewish Continued on page 4

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The Power of Your Legacy at Work

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorestein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

”

Because of your generous gifts to our Family Matters Endowment Campaign we have successfully raised over $84 million dollars in cash and pledges towards our $100 million goal. Thank you! Your named funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and bequests are making it possible to provide valuable services to our community.

If you have already created an endowment with JFCS, thank you! We encourage you to recommend our expert services to your friends. The JFCS endowment makes it possible for those who cannot afford services to receive help today and in the future. You have the ability to improve a life. Please reach out today.

Warm regards,

Susan Kolb Past President and Endowment Chair P.S. For more information please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Each year throughout the Bay Area, 78,000 families, children, and seniors receive help through JFCS.

55,150 delicious and nutritious meals were delivered to

homebound seniors and people with severe illnesses and disabilities.

17,000

seniors lived happier and more vital lives through the care JFCS’ Seniors At Home provides.

JFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Marina Tikhman VICE PRESIDENTS Ian H. Altman Scott C. Kay James Shapiro Luba Troyanovsky TREASURER Richard Segal VICE TREASURER Douglas A. Winthrop SECRETARY Tammy Crown

DIRECTORS Joseph Alouf Lisa Bardin Robert Blum Marci Dollinger David Dossetter Marc Fagel Rob Fram Deborah Hoffman Alex Ingersoll Michael Janis Susan Kolb David Kremer Kerri Lehmann

584 teens participated in Jewish educational programs and received paid internships, and loans or grants to go to college or study in Israel.

140

women and children who are victims of domestic violence and homelessness were helped to start new lives.

By 2020 we expect to reach our goal of a $100 million endowment fund. Your generosity will ensure that our grandchildren and our community will always get the help they need. THANK YOU!

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE Susan Kolb, Chair Lee Battat Carole Breen Harry Cohn Paul Crane Dorfman Nancy Epstein Lynn Ganz Nancy Goldberg Deborah Hoffman

Judy Huret Alex Ingersoll Michael Kaplan Siesel Maibach Daryl Messinger Dr. Raquel Newman Cindy Gilman Redburn Joyce Rifkind Alison Ross

John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Harvey Schloss James Shapiro Vera Stein Bonnie Tenenbaum, PhD Marina Tikhman Luba Troyanovsky JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND Barbara Farber, Director

2150 Post Street • P.O. Box 159004 • San Francisco, CA 94115 • 415-449-1200 www.jfcs.org

Doing the Good Thing Dear Friend, Establishing the Felix Kolb, M.D. Medical Assistance Fund for Children and Adults in Need in memory of my late husband was such a great decision.

Felix understood the value of JFCS and the services that could help people facing medical hardships. He knew that JFCS’ partnerships with UCSF, Stanford, and others make it possible to provide more wrap-around services to help our clients.

Through my many years of involvement at JFCS I have come to understand the value of endowment. During the hard times of economic recession and government cutbacks it is our endowment fund that provides the safety net for our community.

LYDIA PREISLER SHORENSTEIN AND DOUG SHORENSTEIN Z’L WITH CHILDREN SANDRA, BRANDON, AND DANIELLE.

full potential through JFCS’ expert therapy programs.

3,100

THE JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND UPDATE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Anita Friedman

1,500 children and adults with disabilities reached their families got through a personal crisis and back on their feet with emergency assistance from JFCS.

WINTER 2016

Jan Maisel, MD Mark Menell Michael Rolnick John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Ann Schilling Zoe Schwartz Miriam Sparrow Robert Tandler

Preisler Shorenstein Institute Offers Holocaust Education for Thousands Like many children who had a parent who survived the Holocaust, Lydia Preisler Shorenstein felt an obligation to find a way to honor her father’s memories and experiences, as well as to educate others about the tragedy of the Holocaust so that history would not continue to repeat itself.

For Lydia the call to action came when she and her late husband, Doug Shorenstein, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. along with her family, including Lydia’s parents, Simon and Etelka.

Simon Preisler was born in Fancsicovo, Czechoslovakia to an observant Jewish Continued inside

”

The Power of Your Legacy at Work

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorestein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

”

Because of your generous gifts to our Family Matters Endowment Campaign we have successfully raised over $84 million dollars in cash and pledges towards our $100 million goal. Thank you! Your named funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and bequests are making it possible to provide valuable services to our community.

If you have already created an endowment with JFCS, thank you! We encourage you to recommend our expert services to your friends. The JFCS endowment makes it possible for those who cannot afford services to receive help today and in the future. You have the ability to improve a life. Please reach out today.

Warm regards,

Susan Kolb Past President and Endowment Chair P.S. For more information please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Barbara Otto:

A Cause Close to Her Heart

It’s not just because she’s something of an “investment nerd” that Barbara Otto was inspired to set up her own endowment fund with Jewish Family and Children’s Services two years ago. The international banking veteran wanted to make sure support for a cause she felt passionately about would carry on.

That cause is helping young women gain access to higher education in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Barbara didn’t start out in finance; she double-majored in Spanish and Latin American Studies and Art History at Hunter College in New York City. She says, “I was the first in my family to go to college. Access to an excellent public education, for just $50 a semester, made a huge difference in my life.” However, she continues, “I would have gone into so-called hard science had I been encouraged to do so.”

In spite of what women in her day were BARBARA OTTO’S ENDOWMENT FUND expected FOR SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE to do, she MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR YOUNG found her WOMEN TO GET AN EDUCATION IN THE STEM FIELDS.

way into the world of finance while taking a break from graduate school.

She approached a Citibank recruiter on her college campus and landed a job, thus launching her into a career that sent her around the world.

Barbara first became involved with JFCS in 2008 when Paul Crane Dorfman, her colleague at Bank of America and a valued JFCS supporter, recruited her onto the JFCS Finance Committee.

Having spent decades analyzing risk portfolios for banks, she was a natural fit for numbers work.

Once engaged with JFCS, she became a generous donor known for her commitment to service and expertise.

Her oversight of the JFCS finance team’s work was very helpful to the agency.

Next Barbara joined the JFCS Loans and Grants Committee, which provides financial aid to students. The work complements her desire to have more women in STEM fields and helps address the daunting financial challenges students face today.

“For me the cause is critical,” she says of her decision to set up the Barbara Z. Otto Family Endowment Fund for scholarship assistance. The fund makes it possible for young women to get a college education in one of the STEM fields. “By setting up an endowment I’m ensuring that deserving candidates will continue to receive help down the road.”

Inspired to Offer Holocaust Education Continued from the cover

LYDIA SHORENSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH TEACHERS AT THE ANNUAL DAY OF LEARNING. OVER 750 EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS COME EACH YEAR. family. A survivor of Auschwitz, he met and married his wife, Etelka, and they settled in Germany after the war, where he had a successful career in business.

Lydia learned the value of giving back through her father, who was a leader of the Frankfurt Jewish community and a well-known philanthropist. His courage and wisdom served as a reminder of the strength of the human spirit in the face of hate and indifference.

Douglas Shorenstein’s father, Walter, was a successful real-estate developer who instilled in his children a deep commitment to civic causes. Following in his father’s footsteps, Doug assumed leadership of Shorenstein Properties and

served on boards and committees of hospitals and universities. Doug succumbed to cancer last year after a courageous battle. His profound impact on the San Francisco skyline and on our community cannot be measured, but it will be lasting.

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorenstein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

They saw an opportunity in partnering with the JFCS Holocaust Center, and Lydia joined the Center’s Council of Children of Survivors.

Susan Lowenberg, who serves with Lydia on the Council, has witnessed

Lydia and Doug’s personal approach to philanthropy up close for many years. Of the couple’s importance to the community, she says, “It’s a very quiet, dignified leadership that we all should take as a role model.”

Lydia and the team at the Holocaust Center have worked hand in hand to ensure the success of the annual Day of Learning. Each year more than 750 students and teachers throughout Northern California come together for an interactive conference to learn about the Holocaust and patterns of genocide to inspire understanding, moral courage, and social responsibility in the future.

March 2017 will mark the 15th annual Day of Learning, with 18 different workshops, including survivor testimonies.

“For me it is profoundly gratifying to be able to honor my father with this event. After he passed we decided to dedicate the Day of Learning in his memory, which is very special to me to do,” says Lydia of her involvement with the program.

This year Lydia also supported The Children of Willesden Lane BAY AREA BIG READ presented by the JFCS Holocaust Center. With 7,000 students and educators participating, it was the largest Holocaust education initiative Northern California has ever seen.

The BIG READ called upon students to read a true account of a musical prodigy who was rescued from the Nazis through the Kindertransport — and culminated in four days of musical performances at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Lydia’s support helped make this program a great success.

Invest in Your Community A Talmudic story tells of a traveler who once saw an old man planting a carob tree. He asked him when he thought the tree would bear fruit. “After seventy years” was the reply.

“Dost thou expect to live seventy years and eat the fruit of thy labor?”

“I did not find the world desolate when I entered it,” said the old man, “and as my ancestors planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.”

The Carob Tree Match Is Back Through January 31, 2017, you qualify for a $3,600 matching gift by committing $10,000 – paid either upfront or over a four-year period – to a new or existing named fund.

Those who are already members of our Carob Tree Society can receive another match by making another commitment, as many donors have already chosen to do.

There are many ways to participate in JFCS’ Family Matters Endowment Campaign:

Named Funds Named funds are often established in tribute to a loved one, to commemorate a special occasion, or to call attention to a cause close to one’s heart. With an investment of $2,500 or more, your permanently endowed fund will provide critical services to the community, today and tomorrow.

Bequests Establishing a bequest to JFCS through your will or trust costs nothing now, yet reduces your taxable estate.

You maintain total control of your assets while knowing that your values will live on and someday provide vitally important assistance to those in need.

Charitable Gift Annuities With a simple contract and a gift of $10,000 or more to JFCS you receive an immediate tax deduction and quarterly income payments which are partially tax-free for the rest of your life.

Charitable Remainder Trusts In addition to providing lifetime income for you or a loved one, these trusts allow you to avoid capital gains taxes, lower your income taxes, and earn higher returns on assets that have substantially appreciated in value.

Retirement Assets Diminish the income tax liability for your heirs and give back to our community by designating JFCS as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement plan.

GIVE TODAY! For more information on these and other annual and endowment giving opportunities, please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Barbara Otto:

A Cause Close to Her Heart

It’s not just because she’s something of an “investment nerd” that Barbara Otto was inspired to set up her own endowment fund with Jewish Family and Children’s Services two years ago. The international banking veteran wanted to make sure support for a cause she felt passionately about would carry on.

That cause is helping young women gain access to higher education in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Barbara didn’t start out in finance; she double-majored in Spanish and Latin American Studies and Art History at Hunter College in New York City. She says, “I was the first in my family to go to college. Access to an excellent public education, for just $50 a semester, made a huge difference in my life.” However, she continues, “I would have gone into so-called hard science had I been encouraged to do so.”

In spite of what women in her day were BARBARA OTTO’S ENDOWMENT FUND expected FOR SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE to do, she MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR YOUNG found her WOMEN TO GET AN EDUCATION IN THE STEM FIELDS.

way into the world of finance while taking a break from graduate school.

She approached a Citibank recruiter on her college campus and landed a job, thus launching her into a career that sent her around the world.

Barbara first became involved with JFCS in 2008 when Paul Crane Dorfman, her colleague at Bank of America and a valued JFCS supporter, recruited her onto the JFCS Finance Committee.

Having spent decades analyzing risk portfolios for banks, she was a natural fit for numbers work.

Once engaged with JFCS, she became a generous donor known for her commitment to service and expertise.

Her oversight of the JFCS finance team’s work was very helpful to the agency.

Next Barbara joined the JFCS Loans and Grants Committee, which provides financial aid to students. The work complements her desire to have more women in STEM fields and helps address the daunting financial challenges students face today.

“For me the cause is critical,” she says of her decision to set up the Barbara Z. Otto Family Endowment Fund for scholarship assistance. The fund makes it possible for young women to get a college education in one of the STEM fields. “By setting up an endowment I’m ensuring that deserving candidates will continue to receive help down the road.”

Inspired to Offer Holocaust Education Continued from the cover

LYDIA SHORENSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH TEACHERS AT THE ANNUAL DAY OF LEARNING. OVER 750 EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS COME EACH YEAR. family. A survivor of Auschwitz, he met and married his wife, Etelka, and they settled in Germany after the war, where he had a successful career in business.

Lydia learned the value of giving back through her father, who was a leader of the Frankfurt Jewish community and a well-known philanthropist. His courage and wisdom served as a reminder of the strength of the human spirit in the face of hate and indifference.

Douglas Shorenstein’s father, Walter, was a successful real-estate developer who instilled in his children a deep commitment to civic causes. Following in his father’s footsteps, Doug assumed leadership of Shorenstein Properties and

served on boards and committees of hospitals and universities. Doug succumbed to cancer last year after a courageous battle. His profound impact on the San Francisco skyline and on our community cannot be measured, but it will be lasting.

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorenstein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

They saw an opportunity in partnering with the JFCS Holocaust Center, and Lydia joined the Center’s Council of Children of Survivors.

Susan Lowenberg, who serves with Lydia on the Council, has witnessed

Lydia and Doug’s personal approach to philanthropy up close for many years. Of the couple’s importance to the community, she says, “It’s a very quiet, dignified leadership that we all should take as a role model.”

Lydia and the team at the Holocaust Center have worked hand in hand to ensure the success of the annual Day of Learning. Each year more than 750 students and teachers throughout Northern California come together for an interactive conference to learn about the Holocaust and patterns of genocide to inspire understanding, moral courage, and social responsibility in the future.

March 2017 will mark the 15th annual Day of Learning, with 18 different workshops, including survivor testimonies.

“For me it is profoundly gratifying to be able to honor my father with this event. After he passed we decided to dedicate the Day of Learning in his memory, which is very special to me to do,” says Lydia of her involvement with the program.

This year Lydia also supported The Children of Willesden Lane BAY AREA BIG READ presented by the JFCS Holocaust Center. With 7,000 students and educators participating, it was the largest Holocaust education initiative Northern California has ever seen.

The BIG READ called upon students to read a true account of a musical prodigy who was rescued from the Nazis through the Kindertransport — and culminated in four days of musical performances at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Lydia’s support helped make this program a great success.

Invest in Your Community A Talmudic story tells of a traveler who once saw an old man planting a carob tree. He asked him when he thought the tree would bear fruit. “After seventy years” was the reply.

“Dost thou expect to live seventy years and eat the fruit of thy labor?”

“I did not find the world desolate when I entered it,” said the old man, “and as my ancestors planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.”

The Carob Tree Match Is Back Through January 31, 2017, you qualify for a $3,600 matching gift by committing $10,000 – paid either upfront or over a four-year period – to a new or existing named fund.

Those who are already members of our Carob Tree Society can receive another match by making another commitment, as many donors have already chosen to do.

There are many ways to participate in JFCS’ Family Matters Endowment Campaign:

Named Funds Named funds are often established in tribute to a loved one, to commemorate a special occasion, or to call attention to a cause close to one’s heart. With an investment of $2,500 or more, your permanently endowed fund will provide critical services to the community, today and tomorrow.

Bequests Establishing a bequest to JFCS through your will or trust costs nothing now, yet reduces your taxable estate.

You maintain total control of your assets while knowing that your values will live on and someday provide vitally important assistance to those in need.

Charitable Gift Annuities With a simple contract and a gift of $10,000 or more to JFCS you receive an immediate tax deduction and quarterly income payments which are partially tax-free for the rest of your life.

Charitable Remainder Trusts In addition to providing lifetime income for you or a loved one, these trusts allow you to avoid capital gains taxes, lower your income taxes, and earn higher returns on assets that have substantially appreciated in value.

Retirement Assets Diminish the income tax liability for your heirs and give back to our community by designating JFCS as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement plan.

GIVE TODAY! For more information on these and other annual and endowment giving opportunities, please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Barbara Otto:

A Cause Close to Her Heart

It’s not just because she’s something of an “investment nerd” that Barbara Otto was inspired to set up her own endowment fund with Jewish Family and Children’s Services two years ago. The international banking veteran wanted to make sure support for a cause she felt passionately about would carry on.

That cause is helping young women gain access to higher education in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Barbara didn’t start out in finance; she double-majored in Spanish and Latin American Studies and Art History at Hunter College in New York City. She says, “I was the first in my family to go to college. Access to an excellent public education, for just $50 a semester, made a huge difference in my life.” However, she continues, “I would have gone into so-called hard science had I been encouraged to do so.”

In spite of what women in her day were BARBARA OTTO’S ENDOWMENT FUND expected FOR SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE to do, she MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR YOUNG found her WOMEN TO GET AN EDUCATION IN THE STEM FIELDS.

way into the world of finance while taking a break from graduate school.

She approached a Citibank recruiter on her college campus and landed a job, thus launching her into a career that sent her around the world.

Barbara first became involved with JFCS in 2008 when Paul Crane Dorfman, her colleague at Bank of America and a valued JFCS supporter, recruited her onto the JFCS Finance Committee.

Having spent decades analyzing risk portfolios for banks, she was a natural fit for numbers work.

Once engaged with JFCS, she became a generous donor known for her commitment to service and expertise.

Her oversight of the JFCS finance team’s work was very helpful to the agency.

Next Barbara joined the JFCS Loans and Grants Committee, which provides financial aid to students. The work complements her desire to have more women in STEM fields and helps address the daunting financial challenges students face today.

“For me the cause is critical,” she says of her decision to set up the Barbara Z. Otto Family Endowment Fund for scholarship assistance. The fund makes it possible for young women to get a college education in one of the STEM fields. “By setting up an endowment I’m ensuring that deserving candidates will continue to receive help down the road.”

Inspired to Offer Holocaust Education Continued from the cover

LYDIA SHORENSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH TEACHERS AT THE ANNUAL DAY OF LEARNING. OVER 750 EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS COME EACH YEAR. family. A survivor of Auschwitz, he met and married his wife, Etelka, and they settled in Germany after the war, where he had a successful career in business.

Lydia learned the value of giving back through her father, who was a leader of the Frankfurt Jewish community and a well-known philanthropist. His courage and wisdom served as a reminder of the strength of the human spirit in the face of hate and indifference.

Douglas Shorenstein’s father, Walter, was a successful real-estate developer who instilled in his children a deep commitment to civic causes. Following in his father’s footsteps, Doug assumed leadership of Shorenstein Properties and

served on boards and committees of hospitals and universities. Doug succumbed to cancer last year after a courageous battle. His profound impact on the San Francisco skyline and on our community cannot be measured, but it will be lasting.

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorenstein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

They saw an opportunity in partnering with the JFCS Holocaust Center, and Lydia joined the Center’s Council of Children of Survivors.

Susan Lowenberg, who serves with Lydia on the Council, has witnessed

Lydia and Doug’s personal approach to philanthropy up close for many years. Of the couple’s importance to the community, she says, “It’s a very quiet, dignified leadership that we all should take as a role model.”

Lydia and the team at the Holocaust Center have worked hand in hand to ensure the success of the annual Day of Learning. Each year more than 750 students and teachers throughout Northern California come together for an interactive conference to learn about the Holocaust and patterns of genocide to inspire understanding, moral courage, and social responsibility in the future.

March 2017 will mark the 15th annual Day of Learning, with 18 different workshops, including survivor testimonies.

“For me it is profoundly gratifying to be able to honor my father with this event. After he passed we decided to dedicate the Day of Learning in his memory, which is very special to me to do,” says Lydia of her involvement with the program.

This year Lydia also supported The Children of Willesden Lane BAY AREA BIG READ presented by the JFCS Holocaust Center. With 7,000 students and educators participating, it was the largest Holocaust education initiative Northern California has ever seen.

The BIG READ called upon students to read a true account of a musical prodigy who was rescued from the Nazis through the Kindertransport — and culminated in four days of musical performances at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Lydia’s support helped make this program a great success.

Invest in Your Community A Talmudic story tells of a traveler who once saw an old man planting a carob tree. He asked him when he thought the tree would bear fruit. “After seventy years” was the reply.

“Dost thou expect to live seventy years and eat the fruit of thy labor?”

“I did not find the world desolate when I entered it,” said the old man, “and as my ancestors planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me.”

The Carob Tree Match Is Back Through January 31, 2017, you qualify for a $3,600 matching gift by committing $10,000 – paid either upfront or over a four-year period – to a new or existing named fund.

Those who are already members of our Carob Tree Society can receive another match by making another commitment, as many donors have already chosen to do.

There are many ways to participate in JFCS’ Family Matters Endowment Campaign:

Named Funds Named funds are often established in tribute to a loved one, to commemorate a special occasion, or to call attention to a cause close to one’s heart. With an investment of $2,500 or more, your permanently endowed fund will provide critical services to the community, today and tomorrow.

Bequests Establishing a bequest to JFCS through your will or trust costs nothing now, yet reduces your taxable estate.

You maintain total control of your assets while knowing that your values will live on and someday provide vitally important assistance to those in need.

Charitable Gift Annuities With a simple contract and a gift of $10,000 or more to JFCS you receive an immediate tax deduction and quarterly income payments which are partially tax-free for the rest of your life.

Charitable Remainder Trusts In addition to providing lifetime income for you or a loved one, these trusts allow you to avoid capital gains taxes, lower your income taxes, and earn higher returns on assets that have substantially appreciated in value.

Retirement Assets Diminish the income tax liability for your heirs and give back to our community by designating JFCS as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k), or other qualified retirement plan.

GIVE TODAY! For more information on these and other annual and endowment giving opportunities, please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Each year throughout the Bay Area, 78,000 families, children, and seniors receive help through JFCS.

55,150 delicious and nutritious meals were delivered to

homebound seniors and people with severe illnesses and disabilities.

17,000

seniors lived happier and more vital lives through the care JFCS’ Seniors At Home provides.

JFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Marina Tikhman VICE PRESIDENTS Ian H. Altman Scott C. Kay James Shapiro Luba Troyanovsky TREASURER Richard Segal VICE TREASURER Douglas A. Winthrop SECRETARY Tammy Crown

DIRECTORS Joseph Alouf Lisa Bardin Robert Blum Marci Dollinger David Dossetter Marc Fagel Rob Fram Deborah Hoffman Alex Ingersoll Michael Janis Susan Kolb David Kremer Kerri Lehmann

584 teens participated in Jewish educational programs and received paid internships, and loans or grants to go to college or study in Israel.

140

women and children who are victims of domestic violence and homelessness were helped to start new lives.

By 2020 we expect to reach our goal of a $100 million endowment fund. Your generosity will ensure that our grandchildren and our community will always get the help they need. THANK YOU!

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE Susan Kolb, Chair Lee Battat Carole Breen Harry Cohn Paul Crane Dorfman Nancy Epstein Lynn Ganz Nancy Goldberg Deborah Hoffman

Judy Huret Alex Ingersoll Michael Kaplan Siesel Maibach Daryl Messinger Dr. Raquel Newman Cindy Gilman Redburn Joyce Rifkind Alison Ross

John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Harvey Schloss James Shapiro Vera Stein Bonnie Tenenbaum, PhD Marina Tikhman Luba Troyanovsky JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND Barbara Farber, Director

2150 Post Street • P.O. Box 159004 • San Francisco, CA 94115 • 415-449-1200 www.jfcs.org

Doing the Good Thing Dear Friend, Establishing the Felix Kolb, M.D. Medical Assistance Fund for Children and Adults in Need in memory of my late husband was such a great decision.

Felix understood the value of JFCS and the services that could help people facing medical hardships. He knew that JFCS’ partnerships with UCSF, Stanford, and others make it possible to provide more wrap-around services to help our clients.

Through my many years of involvement at JFCS I have come to understand the value of endowment. During the hard times of economic recession and government cutbacks it is our endowment fund that provides the safety net for our community.

LYDIA PREISLER SHORENSTEIN AND DOUG SHORENSTEIN Z’L WITH CHILDREN SANDRA, BRANDON, AND DANIELLE.

full potential through JFCS’ expert therapy programs.

3,100

THE JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND UPDATE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Anita Friedman

1,500 children and adults with disabilities reached their families got through a personal crisis and back on their feet with emergency assistance from JFCS.

WINTER 2016

Jan Maisel, MD Mark Menell Michael Rolnick John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Ann Schilling Zoe Schwartz Miriam Sparrow Robert Tandler

Preisler Shorenstein Institute Offers Holocaust Education for Thousands Like many children who had a parent who survived the Holocaust, Lydia Preisler Shorenstein felt an obligation to find a way to honor her father’s memories and experiences, as well as to educate others about the tragedy of the Holocaust so that history would not continue to repeat itself.

For Lydia the call to action came when she and her late husband, Doug Shorenstein, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. along with her family, including Lydia’s parents, Simon and Etelka.

Simon Preisler was born in Fancsicovo, Czechoslovakia to an observant Jewish Continued inside

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The Power of Your Legacy at Work

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorestein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

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Because of your generous gifts to our Family Matters Endowment Campaign we have successfully raised over $84 million dollars in cash and pledges towards our $100 million goal. Thank you! Your named funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and bequests are making it possible to provide valuable services to our community.

If you have already created an endowment with JFCS, thank you! We encourage you to recommend our expert services to your friends. The JFCS endowment makes it possible for those who cannot afford services to receive help today and in the future. You have the ability to improve a life. Please reach out today.

Warm regards,

Susan Kolb Past President and Endowment Chair P.S. For more information please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.

Each year throughout the Bay Area, 78,000 families, children, and seniors receive help through JFCS.

55,150 delicious and nutritious meals were delivered to

homebound seniors and people with severe illnesses and disabilities.

17,000

seniors lived happier and more vital lives through the care JFCS’ Seniors At Home provides.

JFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Marina Tikhman VICE PRESIDENTS Ian H. Altman Scott C. Kay James Shapiro Luba Troyanovsky TREASURER Richard Segal VICE TREASURER Douglas A. Winthrop SECRETARY Tammy Crown

DIRECTORS Joseph Alouf Lisa Bardin Robert Blum Marci Dollinger David Dossetter Marc Fagel Rob Fram Deborah Hoffman Alex Ingersoll Michael Janis Susan Kolb David Kremer Kerri Lehmann

584 teens participated in Jewish educational programs and received paid internships, and loans or grants to go to college or study in Israel.

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women and children who are victims of domestic violence and homelessness were helped to start new lives.

By 2020 we expect to reach our goal of a $100 million endowment fund. Your generosity will ensure that our grandchildren and our community will always get the help they need. THANK YOU!

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE Susan Kolb, Chair Lee Battat Carole Breen Harry Cohn Paul Crane Dorfman Nancy Epstein Lynn Ganz Nancy Goldberg Deborah Hoffman

Judy Huret Alex Ingersoll Michael Kaplan Siesel Maibach Daryl Messinger Dr. Raquel Newman Cindy Gilman Redburn Joyce Rifkind Alison Ross

John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Harvey Schloss James Shapiro Vera Stein Bonnie Tenenbaum, PhD Marina Tikhman Luba Troyanovsky JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND Barbara Farber, Director

2150 Post Street • P.O. Box 159004 • San Francisco, CA 94115 • 415-449-1200 www.jfcs.org

Doing the Good Thing Dear Friend, Establishing the Felix Kolb, M.D. Medical Assistance Fund for Children and Adults in Need in memory of my late husband was such a great decision.

Felix understood the value of JFCS and the services that could help people facing medical hardships. He knew that JFCS’ partnerships with UCSF, Stanford, and others make it possible to provide more wrap-around services to help our clients.

Through my many years of involvement at JFCS I have come to understand the value of endowment. During the hard times of economic recession and government cutbacks it is our endowment fund that provides the safety net for our community.

LYDIA PREISLER SHORENSTEIN AND DOUG SHORENSTEIN Z’L WITH CHILDREN SANDRA, BRANDON, AND DANIELLE.

full potential through JFCS’ expert therapy programs.

3,100

THE JFCS ENDOWMENT FUND UPDATE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. Anita Friedman

1,500 children and adults with disabilities reached their families got through a personal crisis and back on their feet with emergency assistance from JFCS.

WINTER 2016

Jan Maisel, MD Mark Menell Michael Rolnick John F. Sampson Lela Sarnat, PhD Ann Schilling Zoe Schwartz Miriam Sparrow Robert Tandler

Preisler Shorenstein Institute Offers Holocaust Education for Thousands Like many children who had a parent who survived the Holocaust, Lydia Preisler Shorenstein felt an obligation to find a way to honor her father’s memories and experiences, as well as to educate others about the tragedy of the Holocaust so that history would not continue to repeat itself.

For Lydia the call to action came when she and her late husband, Doug Shorenstein, visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. along with her family, including Lydia’s parents, Simon and Etelka.

Simon Preisler was born in Fancsicovo, Czechoslovakia to an observant Jewish Continued inside

”

The Power of Your Legacy at Work

Lydia and Doug founded the Preisler Shorestein Institute providing Holocaust education to thousands of youth, and they created an endowment to permanently support it.

”

Because of your generous gifts to our Family Matters Endowment Campaign we have successfully raised over $84 million dollars in cash and pledges towards our $100 million goal. Thank you! Your named funds, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and bequests are making it possible to provide valuable services to our community.

If you have already created an endowment with JFCS, thank you! We encourage you to recommend our expert services to your friends. The JFCS endowment makes it possible for those who cannot afford services to receive help today and in the future. You have the ability to improve a life. Please reach out today.

Warm regards,

Susan Kolb Past President and Endowment Chair P.S. For more information please contact Barbara Farber at 415-449-3858 or BarbaraF@jfcs.org.