While some knew him as Jonah and others as Mac, we all loved and respected him. And we miss him dearly.
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Thank you … to those who, in 2021, have provided funds so we can make a difference in people’s lives
January 10th, 2021 | 
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Joe Casario … in honor of Christopher Casario
Rachel P. Kort … in honor of Ellen Dreskin for the light she brings to our world AND Beth Or community
Anonymous … in memory of Jonah
Batya Ben-David
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Thanks to all who have contributed to our “Beat the Virus!” Campaign
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s incredibly gratifying and this list of donors to our “Beat the Virus!” Campaign is a small but earnest expression of our thanks. May our shared efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into a world that so desperately needs it.
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Jill, Steven, Aviva and Ilana Abusch … in memory of our Jonah, because we miss him everyday
Rabbi Beth Davidson
Martine Klein and family
Rabbi Mike Mellen
Rabbi Jan and Cantor Lanie Katzew
Thank you … to those who, in 2020, have provided funds so we can make a difference in people’s lives
Joe Casario … in honor of Christopher Casario
Peter Allard … in memory of Rebecca Wixted, long time local music fan
Elaine Cutler
Robbie Harris
Nancy Samson … in memory of Jonah Maccabee
George and Chris Markley
Cantor Louise Treitman … in honor of Cantor Sharon Kohn
Not An Ask … Just A Thank You
These past five months have been hard on everyone. With so many out of work, or worried about being out of work, or just worried, we weren’t sure we should ask for donations.
In March, April and May, as the coronavirus began its march across our country and the world, we thought we’d bring you some needed love and distraction through an Online Concert Series that featured performances by Dan Nichols, Chava Mirel, The Levins, Elana Arian, Kenny Green, Daniel Cainer, Ellen Allard, Noah Aronson, Eliana Light, and Nefesh Mountain.
While enjoying the music, you still managed to give and give and give and, together, you and we provided support to health clinics across the country that were taking care of the underserved in our communities: folks who can’t afford health insurance, and undocumented immigrants whose fear of arrest keeps them away from hospitals. Because of your generosity, we were able to award grants to Centro SOL community health clinic (in Baltimore, MD), La Clínica (in San Francisco, CA), People’s Community Clinic (in Austin, TX), Phoenix Allies for Community Health (in Phoenix, AZ), and NYC Health + Hospitals (in New York, NY).
Thanks to all who have contributed to our Campaign for Racial Justice
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s so incredibly gratifying. This list of donors to our Campaign for Racial Justice is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into a world that so desperately needs it.
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Tracy Friend … in memory of George Floyd
Sally Winter
Andrea Zlotowitz … in memory of Devra Freelander because she would be fighting for racial and social justice if she were still alive
Frank Squillante
Joanna Sasson
Rabbi Aaron Petuchowski
Michael Skloff
Thanks to all who have contributed to our “Jonah-Inspired” Campaign!
We are so grateful that you take the time and dollars to support our work. It’s so incredibly gratifying. This list of donors to our “Jonah-Inspired” campaign is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into young lives!
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Al and Sara Dreskin
Marta Kauffman … in honor of the entire Dreskin family
Danny Siegel
Thank you … to everyone who has supported our immigrant sanctuary project!
Chuck and Nancy Fishman
Jeanne and Murray Bodin
Ora Elber … in memory of my father
Sally Winter
David Cohen
Sharol Brickman
Beth Sher
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 Summer Campaign 2019!
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 2019 donors is a small but earnest way to thank you. May our efforts bring ever-increasing goodness into young lives!
The Dreskins and Boonshofts
Roberta and Lloyd Roos
Randy Markey … in honor of Billy and Ellen and mishpocha
Laura Bernstein … in honor of Dylan Max, my first grandson!
Julie Newman … inspired, as always, by the work that JMF is doing — and by the amazing resiliency of the human heart.
With Your Help, Here’s What We Accomplished In 2018
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 »
