Philanthropy & Volunteerism

$9M+ Distributed by County and JFS in Wake of Pandemic

“As a result of the pandemic and soaring inflation, families lost jobs, cars and homes — especially those in local areas hardest hit by the pandemic,” Pollard said. “This program further proves the need for guaranteed income to help Black, Indigenous and people of color, low-income and differently abled San Diegans work toward the economic security they need to thrive.” [Times of San Diego]

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Business & Finance, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Times of San Diego, USA

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Local Volunteers Fly to Israel to Pick Fruit

Lauren Lizerbram of Rancho Santa Fe, the First Lady of Jewish National Fund-USA, extols the experience she had on a 4-day volunteer mission picking fruit at a kibbutz 3.7 miles from the Egyptian border.  The wife of JNF-USA President Sol Lizerbram noted that Thai workers are no longer available in southern Israel, site of the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas terrorists.  “The farmer said he would have absolutely lost his entire crop if it wasn’t picked,” she reported.  “And this was only one farmer.  There are many farmers like him.” [SDJW staff]

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Israel, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

Eric Shapira Is a Man of Many Accomplishments

He has published over one hundred professional articles and authored three very excellent and very different books. The first, A New Wrinkle, details how to embrace the second half of our lives. The second, The Art of Eric Z. Shapira, is the thrilling result of a five-year labor of love. This stunning collection is a 60-year retrospective of this self-taught artist’s drawings, paintings and sculptures. The most recent publication is a textbook entitled Geriatric Dentistry: Gateway to Longevity and Life-Long Health. This is a valuable resource for geriatric dentistry and medicine. [Eva Trieger]

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Eva Trieger, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Salk Biologist Ron Evans Wins Japan Prize. Is Nobel Prize Next?

Ron Evans, the who discovered how hormones can switch on and off receptors in cells, has been awarded the Japan Prize for his work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The Japan Prize is so prestigious, it has often been described as a precursor of the Nobel Prize. [SDJW staff]

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California, International, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish Community Foundation Appoints Jeremy Pearl as its President and CEO

Jeremy Pearl will succeed Beth Sirull as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego and holder of the Miriam and Jerome Katzin Presidential Chair, the JCF Board of Directors announced on Wednesday. [Press Release]

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Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County

Seacrest Foundation Announces 2024 Women’s Auxiliary Together Wherever Gala

The Together Wherever Gala will take place anywhere, on any date, and at any time you’d like. For this year’s gala, our Jewish community will come together in spirit as one connected family to embrace unity and share support, as we send strength and love to the residents of Seacrest Village. [Press Release]

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Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Press Release, San Diego County

Sharp Prebys Innovation and Education Center May Save Many Lives

A short video brought viewers into the perilous delivery of a 23-week-old fetus, as doctors skillfully placed a miniature CPAP machine on the tiny form and miraculously filled its lungs! Another doctor shared the case of a rescue with the ECMO machine that pulled a patient back from almost-certain death. [Eva Trieger]

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Eva Trieger, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Technology

Our Shtetl San Diego County: Groundbreaking Tuesday for Jacobs Performing Arts Center at Liberty Station

Mayor Todd Gloria will speak at groundbreaking ceremonies Tuesday, Jan. 23, for the future Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center that will be built at Liberty Station in a renovated Naval Building 178. [SDJW Staff Report]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, California, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Kaspare Cohn’s Legacies: Union Bank, Cedars-Sinai Hospital

Cohn was just 20 years old when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1859 from Loebau, Prussia, to work for his uncle Harris Newmark. His introduction to the primitive banking system in 19th century California came when his uncle had him sleep on the floor of the family grocery store as a way of safeguarding the finances of Los Angeles County. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors

Herb Kohl, former U.S. Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner, Dead at 88

While Kohls Department Store co-owner Herb Kohl served in the U.S. Senate for four terms, a sign on his door read “The Bucks Stop Here” – a pun on Harry Truman’s old saying that combined the Jewish senator’s political career with another great love.  Kohl also was the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. [SDJW staff]

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Jewish History, Obituaries & memorials, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Sports & Competitions, USA

Demographic Study Underscores Need for Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego

Today, HFLSD offers loans for virtually every path of life, from IVF, Surrogacy and Adoption when starting a family, to helping with Education from preschool through college, to Emergency Loans, to Healthcare loans for both mental and physical ailments, to helping someone bury a loved one. We are there every step of the way! [Graeme Gabriel]

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Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County