Annual Report - Hillel of Silicon Valley

Annual Report
2013-2014
Dear Community Members and Supporters of Hillel of Silicon Valley,
This past year was outstanding for Hillel of Silicon Valley. We have
put your generous donations to work for our student community. Our
first Shabbat dinner of the new school year was attended by seventy students! This past year Hillel of
Silicon Valley had our first full bus load of students going to Israel on their Taglit-Birthright trip and this
year they were able to starting from San Francisco for the first time instead of New York. We’ve had
outstanding speakers come to our Silicon Valley Hillel House to share their insights into Judaism and
Israel, including Andy David, The Counsel General of Israel, who joined our staff, students and local
faculty for lunch and to discuss Israel’s contributions and connections to Silicon Valley and the world.
Our superb Hillel SV staff has expanded our programming, increased our activities in support of Israel
and added numerous activities with other Jewish organizations in our community to our roster.
We are expecting that the upcoming academic year will be a challenging one for our five South
Bay campuses. With the conflict in Gaza likely to focus on-campus protests on Israel, more than ever
our student population will need our support, the real information on what is happening in Israel,
knowledgeable responses to anti-Israel protests and a safe place to share a Shabbat or holiday
dinner with other Jewish students. Again, your support will be key to enabling this to take place.
This past year we’ve seen the spiritual and emotional growth of our students as they take an active part
in the leadership of their community. We are very pleased to have two new student members, Alison
Abrams and Dana Margittai join our Board as student members and to have one of our distinguished
alumni, Marc Wiesner, assume the position of First Vice President. Again, none of this could happen
without YOU. Whether your support is financial, spiritual, time or expertise, we could not run this
organization without it.
May you and your loved ones enjoy a happy, healthy and meaningful new year with us as part of the
Hillel of Silicon Valley Family.
Thank you and Shanah Tovah!
Andrew Katcher
President, Hillel of Silicon Valley
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Dear Member of our Hillel Valley Community,
It seems like yesterday since we had our last Shabbat dinner for the
school year 2013-14. We gathered in the backyard for the studentled Shabbat Services. This new offering grew in popularity over the year going from 6 to 32
students. After the service, we joined with the rest of the students who had just arrived and led a
joyful Shabbat celebration. The Shabbat dinners have continued to be a student favorite, so much
so that we had to move the piano out of the living room to make room for more tables and chairs.
Throughout the year, students have relished the meals cooked by members of the community who
gift the students with their labor of love and culinary treats.
Students were filled with anticipation for what the summer would bring. Some made travel plans,
others had internships and job commitments, and several were still formulating their plans. Many of
them were going with us on Taglit-Birthright Israel. For the first time, our students departed from San
Francisco rather than New York or Los Angeles which have been the usual departure cities, thus
removing a financial burden. We were delighted to have filled the majority of a bus (38 travelers)
with students from the 5 campuses we serve, followed in number by several students from other
colleges in the Bay Area, and the rest were college-age participants from the local community.
The excitement was palpable and the goodbyes were bittersweet since for many students the Hillel
community is their family away from home. The quiet and stillness that existed in the house during
the summer is now replaced by the din of student’s laughter, the familiar rattling of dishes in the
kitchen, the washing machine, and so many other wonderful sounds we miss so much when the
students are away during their breaks from school. And now, we are looking forward to our first
Shabbat dinner of the 2014-15 school year!
As I reflect back on 2013-14, I am filled with gratitude for the many blessings we were granted,
and proud of the wonderful things we have accomplished. Inspired by the 2013 Strategic Study’s
recommendations, Hillel SV implemented several new initiatives. Among them, a new Internship
Program focused on engaging new students, Torah on Tap (21 and over age group), increased
presence and activities on the campuses we serve, the formation of new partnerships on campus
and in the community as well as the strengthening of existing ones, student-led bi-monthly Shabbat
services, Jewish education with rabbis and educators from synagogues and organization of varying
denominations, and monthly Israel related activities. As evidenced by the outcomes, there was an
increase in the number of students who were engaged in Jewish life and Hillel activities, with more
meaningful opportunities to expand the depth and breadth of their Jewish experiences. There was
also a notable boost of the number of students who engaged in exploration and experiences that
connected them to Israel. (continued on next page)
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
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For the majority of our students, Hillel SV is their first connection to Jewish life and the community.
Students find a meaning in Judaism through their Hillel experiences and explorations. In doing
so, they develop and strengthen their own Jewish identity, their connections to Israel, and to each
other.
College, much like a central train station, is a junction for Jews of all backgrounds to meet on their
journey to adulthood. Hillel has the opportunity -and the obligation- to inspire them to embrace
Jewish life during their college years and in their post-graduate lives. With your support we will
deliver the Jewish future.
We are grateful to all of you!
Sarita Bronstein
Executive Director
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Thank You To Our Donors
$50,000 & Above
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
Jeffrey & Holly Ullman
$25,000 - $49,999
Jewish Federation Silicon Valley
Koret Foundation
Myra Reinhard Family Foundation
Alan & Pat Werba
$10,000 - $24,999
Park & Joan Chamberlain
Grace-Rosenberg Family Foundation
Loring Ward Group
Dennis & Daphne Teifeld
$5,000 - $9,999
Dr. Jason & Mishy Balaban
Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Paul & Sheri Robbins
Steve Schleimer & Cyndi Sherman
Werba Rubin Wealth Management, LLC
Bob & Carrie Zeidman
$2,500 - $4,999
Ken Abrams
Dr. Edward & Marjorie Cahn
Dorothy (z”l) & Mel (z”l) Cotton Endowment Fund
Rick & Doris Davis
Tony & Carol Jeans
Richard & Emily Levin Foundation
Mark & Roberta Linsky
Leonard & Sylvia Metz
Barry Posner & Jackie Schmidt Posner
Rick & Ann Tavan
Leah Ziegler
$1,000 - $2,499
Altman-Aronow Charitable Foundation
(Krigel, Schiff & Sporer families)
James & Teri Baron
Dr. Daniel Pitt & Claudia Bloom
Brett & Judy Borah
Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc.
John Burroughs
Congregation Beth Am
Hank & Danielle Drew
Steven & Susan Ellenberg
Foothill College
Jeanette Garretty
Larry & Elisa Gerston
Paul Goldenberg
Arye & Barbara Green
Stephen & Arlene Greenberg
The Illowsky Family
Dov & Madelyn Isaacs
Israel on Campus Coalition
Israel Peace Initiative
Dr. Jeffrey & Renee Kanel
Michael Kay
Ruth Krandel
Mark & Susan Levine
Eric & Sheryl Lewis
Gadi & Marlene Maier
Ron & Sue Maltiel
John & Lucy Mullen
Rabbi Daniel Pressman
Eli Reinhard
Zack & Orli Rinat
Leonard & Pearl Rosenthal
Riva Rubnitz
Richard & Eleanor Rusnak
Sherri R. Sager
Dr. Steve & Lois Tager
Esther Wedner
Aaron Rubin & Libby Werba
Dennis & Elise Wolf
Dr. Jeffry & Anna Young
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Thank You To Our Donors
$336 - $999
Rabbi Allan & Mindy Berkowitz
Dick Berman
Park & Joan Chamberlain
Michael Clinton
Congregation Shir Hadash
Deborah Davis
Lou Dombro
Paul & Kay Fireman
Marvin & Joan Fox
David & Fran Franklin
Ralph & Ruth Frank
Dr. Steven Friedman & Karen Ziegler-Friedman
Lee & Susan Gavens
Arnnon & Rebecca Geshuri
Lance & Wendy Glasser
Andrew & Susan Green
Dr. Stephen & Helaine Green
Al & Karen Guggenheim
Mike & Susan Herman
David & Debby Hoffman
Dr. Steve & Suzanne Jackson
Matt & Nurit Jacobs
Rina Katzen
Andrew & Michelle Katcher
Dr. Irwin & Sharon Kasser
Carlos & Nancy Laber
Susan T. Levin
Gavril & Anita Margittai
Sheldon McFarland
Sandra Mitchell
John Nadler
Rabbis Philip & Shoshana Ohriner
Dr. Lewis & Carol Osofsky
Robert Ovadia
Alex & Karen Potts
Ann Rando
Ellen Ratner
Ronald & Sheree Roth
Bernard Rubin
Joel & Andrea Rubnitz
Allen & Cynthia Ruby
Rob Ryan
Robin Sabes
San Jose State University
SANOFI
Wolfgang & Donna Schaechter
Michael & Felicia Schaffer
Marilyn Sefchovich
John & Reva Segall
JoAnn Shank
Hersh & Arna Shefrin
Martin & Corinne Sherman
Somekh Family Foundation
Jay Jackman & Myra Strober
Michael Sinensky & Michal Strutin
Jake & Wendy Tanz
Charles & Barbara Taubman
Sheila Taylor
Leonard & Preeva Tramiel
Michelle Tucker
Susan Wolfe
Morse Taxon & Ilana Wolfson
Jennifer Yeo
Zionist Organization of America
$100 - $335
Mark & Linda Allen
Gloria Melmon Ascher
Jim Babcock
Maxie & Helen Baer
Tom Baker & Abby Perr Baker
Lloyd & Marlene Bass
Robert & Miriam Bassian
Jonathan Ben David
Izak & Rosa Bencuya
Jeff Berg
Jeff Birbaum
Bertrand Blanc
Jeremy & Roberta Bloom
Ken & Maureen Boone
Hillary Booth
Avery Kaufman -Borenstein
John & Margaret Brandes
Dr. Seymour Bross
Sarita Bronstein
David Arfin & Madeline Chaleff
Jack & Fran Chevlen
City Beach Inc.
Barry & Mary Cohen
Congregation Beth David
Gerald Daniel
Lloyd & Eleanor Dickman
Rick & Tina Dinitz
Michael Dixon
Alfred & Lillian Dubinsky
Maureen Ellenberg
John Wesley Emison, DDS
Andrew & Sandra Faber
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Rhonda Farber
Elliot Fine
Herb & Ilene Finger
Kama Fletcher
Jeff & Elaine Forman
Jeff & Kate Fox
Barbara Frank
Stephanie Gage
Jim Gardner
Dr. Michael & Jane Gold
Bob & Mary Goldberg
David Singer & Diane Goldman
Stanley & Evelyn Goldstein
Rabbi Gail Swedroe & David Goodman
Jeff Gordon
Harvey & Carmen Gotliffe
Donald Gould
Bernard & Rochelle Greenfield
Ben Hafner
Eugene & Marilyn Handloff
Nick & Aline Harris
Hillel Schusterman Int. Ctr.
Ryan Hinds
Lee & Bonnie Hirsch
David Hong
Israel Emergency Alliance
Jerry & Rita Jacobson
Leonard & Jane Jacobson
Neil & Dina Jacobson
Jewish Community Relations Council
Marni Kamzan
Warren & Judy Kaplan
Stanley & Doris Katz
Fran Keegan
Mark Geliebter & Robin Keller
Scott & Barbara Knaster
Larry & Bernis Kretchmar
Israel & Judith Krongold
Michael & Carolyn Kulakofsky
Daniel & Shirley Lee
Elliot & Marcia Lepler
Dr. Gordon & Judy Levin
Raymond & Bobi Levine
Amy Levit
Linda Lindenbaum
Miriam Litman
Michael & Diana Lyons
Alan & Judie Markow
Dean McCormick
Barry & Rosemarie Mirkin
Thank You To Our Donors
John Nemec
Frank Pare
Gary Pia
Paul Podrid
Howard & Margie Pomerantz
Alex & Patricia Prentice
Robert & Maria Ramey
Martin & Sheryl Rattner
David & Harriet Reisner
Ken & Sandi Bretz
Edwin Robertson
Daniel & Bettina Rosenberg
Haya Rubin
Judy Sack
San Jose British Motors
Sharon Mutchnik & Vanina Sandel
Santa Clara University
Natalie Schriger
Ira Scharfglass & Jayne Sonnenschein
Larry & Diane Springer
Maureen Starr
Nate Stein
Dan Steinberg & Sherry Solden
Russell Steinweg
John D. Stephens, MD
Blossom Strutin
Thomas & Judith Szepesi
Temple Emanu-El
Tower Foundation of San Jose State University
Paul Overmyer & Alice Wald
Judge Arthur & Gayle Weissbrodt
Steven & Sandra Werba
Peter & Deborah Wexler
Up to $99
Arnold (z”l) & Cookie Addison
Toby Adelman
Alef Bet Judaica
Eric Helfenbein & Cheryl Anton
Herzel & Bonnie Ashkenazi
Bob & Ginny Baird
Noah & Ruth Bareket
Ralph & Leah Bernstein
Ilan & Dahlia Blech
Charles Boling-Lewis
Mrs Jeanette Bronstein
Bernadette Calvo
Todd Cereghino
Diane Claerbout
Congregation Emeth
Homer & Roslyn Davis
Jacques Adler & Betty Denenberg
Sandra Dolmatch
Alex & Loraine Drukarev
Jack & Sheila Dubin
Randy Eckstein
Mark & Bette Emanuel
Dr. Itzhak Emanuel
Burt & Sandy Epstein
Jim Farber
Alan Finkelstein
Robert & Ruth Fox
Richard & Nanette Freedland
Cody Freeman
Yael Gendein
Margaret Goodman
Peter & Laura Haas
Sterling Haidt
David & Carole Harris
David & Wendy Harris
David & Beverly Hirsch
Seymour & Lorraine Hoff
Helen Ibsen
Jay & Ellen Israel
Fred & Beverly Jacobson
Stephen & Lynne Kinsey
Jonathon Koenigsberg
Michael & Marilyn Levy
Charles & Miriam Marr
George & Tamar Mednick
Philip & Robin Metz
Diana Nguyen
Michael Nicolas
Max & Barbara Perlman
Douglas & Willma Polgar
Bruce Preville & Gretchen Sand Preville
Yotam & Barbara Ravid
Adi Raz
Ronald & Sue Remba
Fagie Rosen
Eric & Lisa Rosenblum
Sidney & Doris Rosenberg
Allen E. & Susan Rosenzweig
Sabrina Rosh
Stuart & Lynn Rovin
Rochelle Rubenstein
Seymour & Marcyl Seidscher
Arkadiy Shapiro
Lee & Susan Simowitz
Philip Smaller
Joseph & Ann Sorger
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Nancy Cohen Tarbis
Alan Turover
Lenny & Sandi Weinstein
Franklyn & Harriet Weiss
Kai & Elise Wessels
In-Kind:
Brett & Judy Borah
Robert & Ester Burton
Dr. Edward & Marjorie Cahn
Jason Goldstein
Andrew & Susan Green
Daniel Hoffman
Dov & Madelyn Isaacs
Andrew & Michelle Katcher
Jacqueline Manne
Anita Margittai
Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Peggy Sue Plumber
Eli Reinhard
Deborah Sack
Judy Sack
Michael Sinensky & Michal Strutin
Bob & Carrie Zeidman
Thank You To Our Pillars Auction Donors
Linnea Abrams
Addison-Penzak JCC
Alef Bet Judaica
Almaden Valley Athletic Club
Almaden Valley Window Washers
AMC Saratoga
Ann Tavan
Rosa Arias
Beninna Studios
Nicolina Berger
Blacy’s Fine Jewelers
Dr. Daniel Pitt & Claudia Bloom
Blue and Gold Fleet
Hannah Booth
Café Pomegranate
California Café
California’s Great America
Cambrian Bowl
Camera Cinemas
Celebrity Forum, Foothill College
Park & Joan Chamberlain
Charlie Rose Baseball
The Cheesecake Factory
The Computer History Museum
Courtside Club
Cumulus Media
Cup & Saucer Restaurant
Disney Parks and Resorts
Falafel STOP
The Fish Market
Susan Gavens
Arye Green
Helaine Green
Steve & Arlene Greenberg
The Greenery
Habitat for Humanity
Arielle Hendel
Hilside Bags
Il Fornaio
Intercontinental Monterey
Jeff’s House of Bagels
Jerusalem Grill and Bar
Andrew & Michelle Katcher
Spencer Kinsey
Charlie & Jackie Klein
Marcia Klein
Natalie Korthamar
Learning Express Toys
Lemos Farm
Dr. Gordon & Judy Levin
Linden Tree Children’s Books
Macy Ng Chiropractic
Michi Sushi
Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Morton’s Steakhouse
John Nadler
Noah’s Bagels
Oakland Athletics
Rabbis Philip & Shoshana Ohriner
Tanya Okmyansky
Omaha Steaks
Outback Steakhouse
Trezora Glass
Oz Boutique
Pacifica Archery
Palo Alto Grill
Panera Bread
P.F. Changs
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Barry Posner & Jackie Schmidt Posner
Alex Potts
Gretchen Sand Preville
Rio Adobe
Ristorante da Mario
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club
Safeway
The Salon Professional Academy
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Repertory Theatre
Segway Santa Cruz
Siena Bistro
Sheila Taylor
Leah Tutman
Rick & Ann Tavan
Tesla Motors
Maurice & Lainey Tofig
Trader Joes
Treasures of Magellan
Trezora Glass
Una Mas Mexican Grill
Vardy’s Jewelers
Jeffrey Warwick
Alan & Pat Werba
Willow Street Pizza
Wine Way Inn
Bob & Carrie Zeidman
Thank You to our Pillars Auction Supporters
Live Auction
Brett & Jud Borah
Dr. Edward & Marjorie Cahn
Kama Fletcher
Cody Freeman
Dr. Stephen & Helaine Green
Steve & Arlene Greenberg
Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Jim Nessi
Rabbis Philip & Shoshana Ohriner
Alex Potts
Robin Sabes
Leah Tutman
Alan & Pat Werba
Silent Auction
Ken Abrams
James Baron
David & Janet Berg
Dr. Daniel Pitt & Claudia Bloom
Jon Bloom
Ken & Sandy Bretz
Sarita Bronstein
Richard Broussard
Dr. Edward & Marjorie Cahn
Deborah Davis
Serena Eisenberg
Maureen Ellenberg
Cody Freeman
Steven Friedman & Karen Ziegler-Friedman
Susan & Lee Gavens
Arnnon Geshuri
Diane Goldman
Donald Gould
Steve & Arlene Greenberg
Al & Karen Guggenheim
Dan & Barbara Illowsky
Dov & Madelyn Isaacs
Matt & Nurit Jacobs
Leonard & Jane Jacobson
Jeff & Renee Kanel
Avery Kaufman
Francine Keegan
Daniel & Shirley Lee
Mark & Roberta Linsky
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Gavril & Anita Margittai
Leonard & Sylvia Metz
Jim Nessi
David Newman
Barry Posner & Jackie Schmidt Posner
Rhonda Raider
Ellen Ratner
Ronald & Sheree Roth
Judy Sack
Marvin & Ellen Schwartz
Steve Schleimer & Cyndi Sherman
Jack Moore & Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Nate Stein
Michael Sinensky & Michal Strutin
Dr. Steve & Lois Tager
Jeffrey & Holly Ullman
Jeff Warwick
Alan & Pat Werba
Marc Wiesner
Susan Wolfe
Jeff & Anna Young
Bob & Carrie Zeidman
Thank You To Our Shabbat Cooks
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Anonymous
Joan Abrams
Michael & Judy Applesmith
Ivan & Judie Aronson
Helen Baer
Ginny Baird
Dr. Jason & Mishy Balaban
Alyssia Berkowitz
Mindy Berkowitz
Rabbi Allan & Mindy Berkowitz
Lil Berman
Marlene Bernstein
Barbara Bleadon
Susie Brenner
Brett & Judy Borah
Nissa Cagan
Fran Chevlen
Seema Cicerone
Joanne Cornbleet
Eileen Demick
Glenda Dennis
Dorothy Dorsay
Iris Drotman
Bette Emanuel
Howard & Renee Fine
Kay Fireman
Marcy Forman
Gary Frolich
Hindy Ganeles
Susan Gavens
Judy Gilford
Jason Goldstein
Marilyn Goodman
Bobbye Gorenberg
Beryl Grace
Barbara Green
Helaine Green
Rabbi James Green
Karen Guggenheim
Wendy Harris
Arielle Hendel
Marilyn highland
Barbara Illowsky
Dov & Madelyn Isaacs
Nurit Jacobs
Jane Jacobson
Andrew & Michelle Katcher
Doris Katz
Howard & Diane Kauffman
Stephen & Lynne Kinsey
Marcia Klein
Judith Krongold
Mike Krown
Steve & Annette Ladowitz
Dan & Shirley Lee
Tonya Lemberg
Alan & Linda Levenson
Judy Levin
Ray & Bobi Levine
Sue Levine
Rita Loren
Sue Maltiel
Anita Margittai
Helen Matzner
Marilyn Meltzer
Joyce Mendel
Elizabeth Menkin & ‘Congregation Beth David Chavurah
The Boomers’
Sylvia Metz
Bonnie Slavitt Moore
John Nadler
Michael Coates & Gail Pomerantz
Bruce Preville & Gretchen Sand Preville
Mimi Pass
Steve Reiss
Robyn Sabes
Judy Sack
Walter & Harriet Saltzman
Wolfgang & Donna Schaechter
Natalie Schriger
Corinne Sherman
Harriet Siegel
Mel & Sybil Sommer
Michal Strutin
Susie Waitzman
Joel & Shirley Wiesner
Alan & Pat Werba
Elise Wessels
Matching Gift Corporations:
Adobe Systems, Inc
Boeing GE Foundation Google Matching Gifts Program
Microsoft Xilinx Matching Gift Program
We apologize if any names were omitted. All your donations are appreciated!
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Financials
Hillel of Silicon Valley is very pleased that this year through the great generosity of our donors we
have met our fundraising goals and increased our endowment. We finished the year with a surplus
from operations due to unfilled staff positions that our current staff diligently covered. We are
pleased to announce that we filled one of these positions towards the end of the 3rd quarter, and
are looking to hire for the remaining position in the near future. Reflecting our cautious financial
management, the surplus was put into our endowment which will allow us to deal with unanticipated,
but probably inevitable, occasional shortfalls in future years. Thank you to our wonderful donors’
continued financial support that enables our fabulous staff and student leaders to fulfill our Mission and provide fun
and enriching programs for our student community.
$326,362 - Student Programs
9%
Lori K. Ghan
Treasurer, Hillel of Silicon Valley
4%
12%
$57,544 - House
4%
$40,137 - Events & Fundraising
Hillel of Silicon Valley Operating Expenses for the Fiscal year ended June 30, 2014
$18,905 - Communications, Marketing, Publicity
$326,362 - Student Programs
$18,330 - General & Administrative
9%
71%
4%
12%
$57,544 - House
TOTAL : $461,277
4%
$40,137 - Events & Fundraising
$18,905 - Communications, Marketing, Publicity
71%
$18,330 - General & Administrative
TOTAL : $461,277
Hillel of Silicon Valley Operating Income for the Fiscal year ended June 30, 2014
$91,480 - Individual Donors
16.8%
$194,404 - Fundraising Events
$64,463 - Federation Allocation
35.85%
10.10%
$137,173 - Grants
$91,480 - Individual Donors
$54,798 - Investment Income
$194,404 - Fundraising Events
TOTAL : $542,318
$64,463 - Federation Allocation
$137,173 - Grants
25.29%
16.8%
11.89%
35.85%
10.10%
Hillel of Silicon Valley • www.hillelsv.org
Financials
Hillel of Silicon Valley Balance Sheet – June 30, 2014
Assets
Operations
158,300 Capital Campaign 111,885 Endowment 1,714,011 Receivables
Receivables 116,584 Net Real Estate and
Furniture & Equipment 1,121,634 Total Assets
3,222,414 Liabilities
Liabilities
156,070 Total Liabilities 156,070 Net Assets
Unrestricted Assets 164,854 Restricted Assets 2,580,296 Net Income 321,194 Total Liabilities & Net Assets 3,222,414 Hillel
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Lori Ghan
Marc Wiesner
Treasurer
1st Vice President
Andrew Katcher
President
Brett Borah
Allison Abrams
Jonathan Ben-David
Ed Cahn
Debbie Davis
Jason Goldstein
Barbara Illowsky, PhD
Past President
Steve Greenberg
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Madelyn Isaacs
Esther Kestenbaum
ADVISORY
BOARD
Anita Margittai
Dana Margittai
Bonnie Slavitt Moore
Past President
Daniel Pitt, PhD
Michal Strutin
Scott Ullman
ADVISORY BOARD
Doris Davis
Paul Robbins
Dennis Teifeld
Alan Werba
STAFF
Sarita Bronstein
Executive Director
Yael Dinur
Jewish Agency
Israel Fellow
Matthew Lorch
Program & Engagement
Associate
OUR MISSION
To provide a welcoming supportive environment to enrich
students’ college experience and enable them to connect
with the Jewish community and Israel.
Cindy DiPietro
Office Manager,
Staff Accountant
OUR VISION
To inspire every Jewish student to make an enduring
commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.
Beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley and the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties,
The Koret Foundation, Israel Coalition on Campus, Israel Peace Initiative, Hillel: SIC, The MZ Foundation, The Myra Reinhard Family Foundation, The
Grace-Rosenberg Family Foundation, StandWithUs, H. and J. Ullman Philanthropic Fund, and the Zionist Organization of America.
Hillel of Silicon Valley is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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