The Jewish Community Foundation is the largest manager of charitable assets and provider of planned giving solutions for Southern California's Jewish philanthropists.
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Grantmaking in Action
30 Years After:
30 Years After: The Iranian-Jewish Community at a Crossroads, is increasing the participation of Iranian Jews in civic and political affairs and boosting their involvement in the greater L.A. Jewish community. Made possible by seed funding from The Foundation, Thirty Years After is developing numerous programs to achieve their mission, including a biennial civic action conference; quarterly lectures and seminars; a high school mentorship program; and voter registration drives.
Nes Gadol
An initiative of Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services, is a community-wide implementation of a Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation program for children with special needs. Made possible by Foundation seed funding, Nes Gadol offers religious school for special needs children, coaches them to prepare for their Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony and arranges the ceremony. Nes Gadol is also developing a training program for Jewish organizations interested in implementing a similar initiative for special needs children.
Brous-Inspired Leadership Award
The Foundation honored Rabbi Sharon Brous with its first Inspired Leadership Award, which recognizes an outstanding professional leader whose vision can help transform the L.A. Jewish community. It provides a $100,000 donor advised fund for Rabbi Brous to distribute to local Jewish programs that support her vision. Brous is the founder of IKAR, a vibrant Jewish spiritual community in L.A. that integrates spiritual and religious practice with the pursuit of social justice.
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Donor Spotlight
From the Desk of Marvin I. Schotland
We live in extraordinary times amid economic conditions unprecedented in most of our lifetimes. The downturn in capital and credit markets that defined 2008 appears only to have deepened so far this year. Against this climate of uncertainty and challenge—for individuals, corporations and nonprofit institutions alike—I wanted to take the opportunity to share how The Foundation is responding.
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