Legacy Giving Stories
Boris Albinder Memorial Fund for youth to pursue their personal passions. Set up by Boris Albinder’s grieving friends and family. Read more about Boris Albinder >
Samuel & Elizabeth Bailey Fund for children and families in need. Created by Allison Nelson and Tom Bailey in honor of their children, Sam and Ellie. Read more about the Baileys >
Robert Block Memorial Endowment Fund for services for people with HIV/AIDS and their families. Established by Richard Boyle to honor his life partner and our JFCS colleague, Robert Block. Read more about Robert Block >
Beverly Shirlee Zimmerman Bock Fund for Girls and Women at Risk. Created by Robert Bock as a perpetual memorial to his beloved wife, Beverly. Read more about Beverly Shirlee Zimmerman Bock >
Isaiah Buffett-Davis Memorial Fund to help women and families with at-risk pregnancies. Established by Shelley Davis to memorialize her premature stillborn grandson, Isaiah, son of Wendy and Marc and brother of Maya. Read more about Isaiah Buffett-Davis >
Albert & Victoria Carsen & Etta Singer Memorial Fund for senior services. Founded by Susan Carsen to memorialize her parents, Albert and Victoria, and her maternal grandmother, Etta Singer. Read more about Albert and Victoria Carsen, and Etta Singer >
Dollinger Family Fund for use where most needed. Created by Marc and Marci Dollinger in celebration of their tenth wedding anniversary. Read more about the Dollingers >
Extend Our Happiness Fund for services for people with eating disorders. Established by Joan Barnes. Read more about Joan Barnes >
Elsie Ezekiel Memorial Scholarship Fund for students at Jewish day or high schools. Founded by brothers Sol, Dan, and Ron Ezekiel and added to by other nephews and nieces in memory of their beloved aunt. Read more about Elsie Ezekiel >
Lillian & Al Graf Memorial Endowment Fund for Dream House. Initially established by Carolyn Kertz in loving memory of her mother, Lillian, and subsequently her father, Al. Read more about Lillian and Al Graf >
Marian Huret Fund to Help Young Women Start Their Careers. Founded by former board member Judy Huret, her husband, Bob, and other family members to memorialize Bob’s mother. Read more about Marian Huret >
Huret-Dulski-Op den Kamp Family Fund to Help Older Adults Maintain Independent Living. Established by Judy and Bob Huret, whose parents, Ellen and Aaron Spector and Marian and Harry Huret, were able to remain in their own homes as they aged, as well as by their daughters and sons-in-law. Read more about the Hurets, Spectors, Dulskis, and Op den Kamps >
Kalinowski Family Fund for women and children who have suffered domestic violence. Established by former JFCS board member Linda Kalinowski and her husband, Tom. Read more about the Kalinowskis >
Kay Family Marin Outreach Fund. Founded by former board member Barbara Kay, her husband, Barry, and their daughters, Julie and Jenna, to heighten JFCS’ visibility in Marin. Read more about the Kays >
Joyce & Ernest Lampert Endowment Fund for home care for seniors. Established by Joyce and Ernest Lampert in memory of their beloved parents, Freda and Max Steinberg and Bella and Ben Lampert. Read more about Joyce and Ernest Lampert >
Benjamin & Elizabeth Leavitt Fund for Russian emigres. Established by former JFCS board member Barbara Kay and her husband, Barry, in loving memory of Barbara’s mother and Russian-born father. Read more about Benjamin and Elizabeth Leavitt >
The LGBT Fund to endow JFCS’ LGBT program. Created by former JFCS board member Marion Weinreb in memory of Stephen Perger and Donald Yaquinto. Read more about the LGBT Fund >
Mae Mandl Scholarship Fund for young students to visit Israel. Established by Mae Mandl, who worked for 32 years in JFCS’ Finance Department, in loving memory of her husband, Max, and her parents and two sisters, victims of Hitler’s regime. Read more about Mae Mandl >
Max & Jacob’s Toy and Food Fund for Russian emigres. Established with help from their mother, former JFCS board member Marion Weinreb, to brighten the lives of other children. Read more about Marion Weinreb and her two sons, Max and Jacob >
Rabin Family Memorial Fund for use where most needed. Set up by JFCS volunteer Dick Rabin in loving honor of his mother, Anne Simon Rabin, and his sister, Cathy. Read more about Anne Simon Rabin and Cathy Rabin >
Auntie Irene Hannah Rubens Girls Can Be Anything Fund. Established by Barbara Meislin as a tribute in loving memory of her aunt, Irene Hannah Rubens. Read more about Irene Hannah Rubens >
Segal Family Memorial Fund for Holocaust survivors. Established by former board member Marion Weinreb to honor the memory of her mother’s family, all of whom perished in the Holocaust. Read more about the Segal family and Marion’s mother, Dina >
Helen Sherman & Felton McCoy Memorial Fund for victims of abuse. Established by Cathy Blair in memory of her parents Helen Sherman and Felton McCoy. Read more about Helen Sherman and Felton McCoy >
Herb Shore Successful Aging Fund for wellness education. Founded by Lee Morgan in honor of her friend and colleague, Dr. Herb Shore. Read more about Herb Shore >
Aaron Spector Take Me Out to the Ballgame Fund for seniors to attend local sporting events. Deeply committed to caring for those in need, Judy and Bob Huret set up their third named continuity fund at JFCS in memory of Judy’s father. Read more about Aaron Spector >
S. Portia Steele Memorial Scholarship for Jewish Women. Founded by Dennis Steele to memorialize his beloved wife, a talented writer. Read more about S. Portia Steele >
Joseph Teichman Memorial Fund for emergency services. Established by former JFCS board member Marion Weinreb in loving tribute to her uncle. Read more about Joseph Teichman >
Weinreb Family Fund for services for Russian immigrants in need.Established by former JFCS board member Marion Weinreb. Read more about the Weinreb family >
