A Blended Gift to Reach a Goal
Jay wanted to support one of our priorities at a significant level–$100,000. However, he was only willing to give $25,000 in cash gifts that year.
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David and Helen Shapiro
David Shapiro was only 4 years old when his father died. David and his brother were raised by their mother and an extended family of aunts and uncles...
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Dr. Eleanor Berman
Eleanor Berman was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. A graduate of Wisconsin State College. Eleanor earned...
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Dr. Arvid Temple
Dr. Arvid A. Temple's wife, Lisbet, described him as scholarly, generous and warm. He originally wanted to attend the University of Illinois...
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Eli Field
Eli Field immigrated from England when he was 13 and became an entrepreneur whose business success was matched by his efforts on behalf of Jewish causes.
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Flora E. Kopstein
Flora Kopstein was a scrappy, smart farm girl born and raised near Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduating high school early...
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Gustave D. "Gus" Friesem
Gus Friesem married the late Doris Bloom in 1941 after serving in World War II on the ship USS Pride. They had two daughters, Ellen (Michael) Trujillo and Ann August.
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Muriel Kolinsky
Muriel Kolinsky led a life full of passion. Her interests included music, education and Israel.Muriel enjoyed music on many levels. Not only did she enjoy...
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Lillian Lipsey
Lillian Lipsey was born February 9, 1904, lived in Chicago for most of her life and graduated from Northwestern University. She and her husband...
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Harold B. "Hal" Rosen
Harold "Hal" Rosen served as the Associate Executive Director of the Communications Department of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago for 28 years...
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Meyer and Sylvia Kwitko
Meyer Kwitko was born in 1909 in a town near Kiev. His mother died when he was 8, and it was a precarious time for Jews living in Ukraine. In 1921, Meyer escaped...
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Paul H. Leffmann
Paul Henry Leffmann was born in 1907. Raised in Hyde Park, Paul earned both an undergraduate degree in economics and his law degree at the University of Chicago.
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Sadie Berkson
Sadie Berkson will be remembered as a cherished friend and a generous benefactor of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. She was very active in the Jewish community...
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Sylvia Finberg
Sylvia Swesnik Finberg was always connected to the Jewish community. She learned that commitment from her father...
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Beatrice Rosenblum
Beatrice Rosenblum grew up on Chicago's South Side and lived in the city her entire life. A lifelong member of Sinai Congregation...
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Gladys Gordon
Gladys Gordon will be remembered as loyal, strong-willed and fiercely intelligent. Her son, Mark, remembers that when it came to family matters, she was always there and a pillar of strength.
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Melvin Rosen
Melvin Rosen's life was filled with Judaism, philanthropy and education. He belonged to a temple in the South Side for many years...
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Sidney L. Starkman
Sidney Starkman was born in 1916. He learned the meaning of tzedakah at a young age: each week, his grandmother gave him money to give to their rabbi...
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Jerome S. Gore
Jerome Gore was born and raised in Chicago. He graduated from the University of Illinois, and in 1941 married Shirley Zax. Mrs. Gore and their son, Stanley, predeceased him.
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