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BY NATALIE JACOBS l PHOTOS BY EDIZ BENAROYA AND JULIA ELIHU
World of Good The first, hopefully annual, NextGen gala was held in early May to a beautiful crowd of young adults at a trendy space in Liberty Station. The wine and dessert event was short but sweet with money raised to help support Federation’s work with Ukranian refugees. It was a nice introduction to gala life for those young San Dieagans who haven’t yet had the pleasure of attending a traditional fundraising gala. The evening was delicious thanks to generous sponsors Cravory Cookies, Embargo Grill, and Stone Brewing Co. Additional sponsors included Streeter Printing, Beth Israel – Israel Connections and the Art Institute of California. NextGen is keeping the summer hot with lots of new events popping up all over the city. Get involved at nextgensandiego.org.
Adopt a Family The annual Adopt a Family Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser at Green Acre in mid April. Music was the theme of the evening with all proceeds going to help the organization’s efforts in music therapy for the children of Sderot, Israel, who have been affected by post traumatic stress disorder. Learn more about the organization at adoptafamilyfoundation.org.
Down from top right: Jason Lobenstein, Carly Ezell • Ryan Hageman, Ryan Race, Danny Fleischer, Chad Corzine, Anna Rothfuss • Chelsea Winer- Sarah Hoffman (photos by Ediz Benaroya) Down from top left: Doron and Ursula Malker with their son and daughter • Elihu family (photos by Julia Elihu).
18 SDJewishJournal.com l June 2015