Endowments & Special Gifts

ENDOWED & SPECIAL GIFTS

Over the years, Sinai Akiba has benefited from several endowed funds and special gifts that provide both immediate and long-term benefits to the school. We thank the following families for their ongoing investment in SAA.

ENDOWED FUNDS

Ezra Scholarship Fund Financial Aid for Alumni Children

Endowment Fund Joel Goldman Scholarship Fund Sally Gunter Curriculum Grant Fund Iancu Robotics Endowment Kianmahd Scholarship Fund Alice & Nahum Lainer Scholarship

Endowment Fund Liggett Family Teachers’ Endowment Fund Betty Matoff Scholarship Fund Helen Molitz Middle School Endowment Hedy z’l & Ted z’l Orden Endowment Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin Endowment Shafai Family Endowment Fund Pam & George Smith Resource Center

Endowment Fund Bee & Sam Smotrich Scholarship Fund Spiwak Scholarship Fund in Memory of

Sarah Baran Rosalie Swedlin & Robert Cort

Endowment Fund Tenenblatt Family Education Fund Bryna Vener Orchestra Fund Ethel Weinberg-Jacob Weiss Fund for

Jewish Education

MAJOR GIFTS (DIRECTED)

Innovation Lab Faris Lee Investments Inc. Israel Trip Scholarship Fund Judy Carmel & Mike Sapir Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Rabbi Andrew Feig Discretionary Fund Ally Commercial Real Estate

GENERATIONS ENDOWMENT DONORS

SAA Orchestra Fund Faris Lee Investments Inc.

Tuition Assistance Builders of Jewish Education Helgard & Irwin Field Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Simha & Sara Lainer Day School

Endowment Fund* Milken Family Foundation

Scholarship Fund* Meredith Brunswick Mounce &

Tim Mounce & Kathy & Brad Shapiro on behalf of the Lewis Brunswick &

Rebecca Matoff Foundation

Special thanks to the Builders of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles for helping Sinai Akiba Academy access ESSA, CARES, and EANS funding for professional development services for the administration and faculty, as well as goods and services to enhance our educational programs.

* In partnership with the Builders of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles

What began as Sinai Akiba’s first official community endowment building effort, the Generations Endowment, continues to grow and fuel SAA’s total endowment of approximately $26 million. An endowment gift today, or a legacy gift in the future, makes a powerful statement, reflecting your family’s values, and helps to safeguard Sinai Akiba for years to come. We gratefully acknowledge all of our Generations donors:

Gabbaim / Leaders Anna & William Tenenblatt Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries

Amudim / Pillars Alice & Nahum Lainer

Shomrim / Guardians Lewis Brunswick & Betty Matoff Foundation Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin Endowment Fund

Bonim / Builders Maynard & Linda Brittan of the Traub/

Brittan Family Foundation Dr. Luiza & Andrei Iancu* Elizabeth Comley & Shaoul Levy Lisa & Benjamin Nissanoff Elizabeth & Michael Soroudi Lesley & Jeffrey Wolman* Tzadikkim / Benefactors Lise & Dr. Robert Applebaum* Irving & June Brott* Elham & Kourosh Dayan Rebecca & David Kekst* Dr. Lisa & Gary Lainer Vaughan & Nick Meyer Paulette & Ron Nessim Hedy z’l & Ted z’l Orden The Rubin Family* Jaqueline Wien & Dimitri Haralambous*

Tomkhim / Supporters Abigail Goldman & Jonathan Anschell Nicole & Daryoush Dayan Rhonda Gale and Allison, Julianna &

Grant Klein* Sylvia & Mark Karlan Shelley & Paul Lawrence* Laurie Levenson & Doug Mirell* The Helen Molitz Middle School

Endowment Fund Janet & Robert Rosenblum Leigh & Rob Strauss Chaverim / Friends Jean & Steve Anreder Fariba & Nathan Fischel Lori & Kirk Goldstein Melna & Pete Katzman Gita Rosenwald Sylvia & David Shapiro Dr. Sarah & Andrew Shulkind Drs. Cookie & Lance Sieger

* A portion of this gift has been made in the form of a bequest or other planned gift.

To learn more about our Generations Endowment initiative and the different ways to participate, contact Janet Rosenblum, Advancement Director, at jrosenblum@sinaiakiba.org or (310) 481-3285.

Alumni

It was such a pleasure to welcome our alumni families back to campus on November 29, 2021. We celebrated Hanukkah with arts and crafts, cookie decorating, latkes, sufganyot, and even rocked out with the Beat Buds – always a fan favorite for our children. Our alums reminisced with each other and our staff, and we learned so much about all they have done since graduating. We are grateful to have over 50 alumni who are current SAA parents. It is such a blessing to watch our families continue to embody the spirit of our school and return to their roots. We look forward to being able to celebrate with more of you in the future.

If you are an alum who would like to reconnect to SAA or have news to share, please contact Janet Rosenblum, Advancement Director, at jrosenblum@sinaiakiba.org. We love hearing from you and sharing in your success!

Mazal Tov

to the Sinai Akiba class of 2022, as they graduate and were accepted to the following high schools. We are so proud of our graduates and wish them much future success.

Class of 2022 High School Acceptances

Archer School for Girls Brentwood School The Buckley School Crossroads School de Toledo High School The Frisch School Hamilton High School Harvard-Westlake School Marlborough School Milken Community School Palisades Charter High School Shalhevet High School Windward School YULA Girls High School