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With Your Help, Here’s What We Accomplished In 2018
February 27th, 2019 | 
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Dear friends,
We thought you might like to know how we spent the money you donated to The Jonah Maccabee Foundation in 2018.
Here’s the rundown of the grants we made:
1) California Fire Foundation: The wildfires in California devastated so many lives. California Fire Foundation’s SAVE program provides financial assistance and other support services to survivors struggling to put their lives back together.
2) Families Belong Together: As we continue to witness America’s betrayal of its long-standing passion for being a nation of refugees, some 250 organizations representing Americans from all backgrounds have joined together to fight family separation and detention, seek accountability for the harm that’s been done, and to reunite all families who remain torn apart. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thank you … to those who, in 2019, have provided funds so we can make a difference in young people’s lives
Wendy Jennis and Douglas Mishkin
Sue Bensadon … in memory of my parents
Beged Kefet (Leon Sher, Beth Sher, Cantors Riki Lippitz, Benjie-Ellen Schiller and Ellen Dreskin, and Rabbis Les Bronstein and Billy Dreskin)
Deb Hall … in memory of Jonah
Corey Friedlander
Karen Steele … “you can keep the dime”
Harriet Levine … in memory of Len Levine
Thanks to all who have contributed to our December Campaign 2018!
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s so incredibly gratifying. This list of December Campaign 2018 donors is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into young lives!
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Richard and Naomi Binenfeld … in celebration of Jonah’s life and all that is good in the world
Andrea Zlotowitz, in memory of Jonah, my old friend whom I miss very much
Judith Anne Ribnick and Diane Burhenne … in honor of Ethan Maccabee!
Thanks to all who have contributed to our Summer Campaign 2018!
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s so incredibly gratifying. This list of Summer Campaign 2018 donors is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into young lives!
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Jan and Alane Katzew … in memory of Rabbi Aaron Panken
Gwynne Ross … in memory of Brad Gaber
Michael Skloff … in memory of Jonah
Corey Friedlander … in honor of the Dreskin-Boonshoft Clan … I am in awe of the good you all do in the world!
Thank you … to those who, in 2018, have provided funds so we can make a difference in young people’s lives
Madelyn Katz
Corey Friedlander
Caryn Roman
Phyllis Osterman
Ellen Rubin, in memory of Harold
Elisa and Rick Recht, in honor of Cantor Ellen Dreskin
What We Accomplished In 2017
Dear friends,
Happy new year! Our winter campaign has ended and we thought you might like to know how we spent your money in 2016. Here’s the rundown of the grants we made:
1) IsraAID is an Israeli-based humanitarian aid agency that responds to emergency crises and engages in international development around the world. Our grant supported their work with Syrian refugees.
2) Treehouse Shakers provides teacher trainings and residencies for students that focus on the art of dance and storytelling.
3) The American Indian College Fund supports Native student access to higher education. The Jonah Maccabee Foundation believes that every American has a profound responsibility to assist our nation’s indigenous peoples in building whole, healthy lives for themselves and their children. Read the rest of this entry »
Thanks to all who have contributed to our December 2017 Campaign!
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s so incredibly gratifying. This list of December 2017 Campaign donors is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into young lives!
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Cantor Leon Sher
Steve Hagy
Shari and Jonathan Turell
Thank You for Participating in Our Yemen Relief Project
Thank you for joining us in extending a helping hand to the Republic of Yemen, in the Arabian Peninsula, as it contends with violence and famine and disease resulting from six years of internal and external conflicts. 7 million people are at risk of famine, with more than a million children under the age of five suffering from malnutrition. The nation has been struck by a cholera epidemic and the national blood bank may close due to lack of funds.
We’re forwarding 100% of your donations to this project to the International Rescue Committee as its teams provide clean water, medicine, nutrition services and other urgent aid to as many people as possible.
This problem isn’t going away anytime soon, so we’ll keep this project open. To donate, just click on “Yemen Relief Project” at jonahmac.org/donate.
Most sincerely,
Ellen, Billy, Katie, Mark and Aiden
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation, Inc.
Don Jones
Helen Krim
Rabbi Hillel and Rita Cohn
Thank You for Participating in Our Charlottesville Project
We’re so grateful that you’ve chosen to join us in standing up against racism, white supremacists, and hatred in our country. The Jonah Maccabee Foundation is working with organizations that are fighting the efforts of those who would reserve American soil only for those who fit the description of their choosing. We’re forwarding every penny of these donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center which always stands at the forefront of these critical battles on America’s streets and in her courtrooms.
Most sincerely,
Ellen, Billy, Katie, Mark and Aiden
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation, Inc.
Don Jones
Beth, Dusan and Natasha Nesic … in memory of Jane Y. Hecht
Danielle Rodnizki … in memory of Heather Heyer
Thank You for Participating in Our Hurricane Harvey Relief Project
Hurricane Harvey has caused so much upheaval and devastation in Texas. Your donations help us to help them. Together. The Jonah Maccabee Foundation is working with Save the Children to provide needed assistance. But this is likely only the beginning of vital relief projects. First, we help with shelter and clothing and food. Down the road, folks down there may need more help during the rebuilding years. Jonah’s family and friends will lend a helping hand then too. We hope you’ll stick with us.
Most sincerely,
Ellen, Billy, Katie, Mark and Aiden
The Jonah Maccabee Foundation, Inc.
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
Don Jones
Ira and Julia Levin
