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For more information about establishing a Named Continuity Fund or creating a Legacy of Loving Kindness web page, please contact the JFCS Permanent Endowment Fund Director, at (415) 449-1222 or ClaireA@jfcs.org. |
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Purpose of the Fund Established in 1997, the Joyce and Ernest Lampert Endowment Fund helps make it possible for needy seniors to receive the homecare services they require to remain living safely and independently in their own homes for as long as possible. |
History
By creating their Named Continuity Fund at Jewish Family and Children's Services, the Lamperts honor the memory of their parents in a perpetual and meaningful way.
Freda and Max Steinberg, Joyce's parents, had emigrated to Toronto from Russia when both were quite young. Once grown and married, Max went into the ladies' clothing business, while Freda stayed home to raise Joyce and her two brothers. During this same period of time Ernest Lampert's Rumanian-born mother and Austrian-born father also emigrated to Toronto as very young children with their respective parents. His mom, Bella, was also a housewife, raising Ernest and his brother, while Ben pursued a career in men's clothing.
A generation later Ernest himself emigrated from Canada to Texas to train as a surgeon. Having come to San Francisco to take a board exam, he liked the Bay Area so much that he returned upon completion of his schooling and set up medical practice here. In 1954 Joyce also moved to the city as Ernest?s bride. Today, after nearly 50 years of married life, the Lamperts are the proud parents of two sons and four grandchildren.
Because Joyce's mother, Freda (nicknamed Fritzi) lived to age 96 and was fortunate enough to spend her final years in a retirement residence where she received very good care, the Lamperts earmarked their Fund to ensure that other seniors were able to benefit in this way during their elder years.
Fund Creator
Joyce and Ernest Lampert
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