Stories of Giving
"It's absolutely critical to have a thriving Jewish state. My passion for Zionism dates back to my first trip to Israel with the...
Mark Schwartz
CEO of Hypertension Diagnostics
"We were taught about charity an early age. As kids, we raised money to grow trees in Israel, did paper drives and collected for...
Fran Morris & Richard Rosman
Business Attorney and Executive Director of the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation
"Our children - especially our college-age daughter - are already taking an interest in philanthropy because they see what we are...
Kam and Lily Babaoff
Managing Director of Ensemble Investments
"Ben Baran was a larger-than-life-person. Over the years I've met many generous philanthropists, but Ben was one of the purest...
Baran Family
"This year, I reached a point where I could make a much larger charitable donation than I have in past years. The Jewish...
Ron Blanc
Tax and business attorney
"Our parents came from Russia, Rumania, Lithuania and Poland in the early 1900s. They worked 18 hours a day to support our...
Ozzie and Dorothy Goren
"We created our first Support Organization through The Foundation because we felt it would be the most convenient and economic...
Sid & Joan Marantz
co-owner of Cooperative Purchasers
"After Melissa died, people wanted to make memorial gifts, but we weren't sure where the money should go. The Foundation helped...
Melissa Marantz Nealy
Melissa Marantz Nealy Foundation
"Setting up this LOJE endowment fund has been a really wonderful, liberating feeling for me. It's allowed me to use my voice and...
Heidi Monkarsh