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Extend Your ReachFor more than 75 years, the Jewish Federation of San Diego
County has exemplified Tzedakah, our commitment to caring
for Jews in need and making the world a better place.
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Steven J. Morris, President & CEO
of the Jewish Federation of
San Diego County
Doing a World of Good, Making a World of DifferenceEvolving to be more efficient and responsive to community needs, the Jewish
Federation of San Diego County is applying new tactics and energy to the same,
time-honored goal: building community, connecting people, and assisting those
in need — here in San Diego, across the country, in Israel, and in over 70 countries
around the world.
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A Word from Steven J. MorrisTake Another Look at the Jewish Federation
As we launch this year’s Annual Campaign, I want to take a moment
to write a personal note to you: our donors, our partners, our
volunteers, and all of the important people who come together
to support the work of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County.
I came to Federation to realize a goal I’d set for myself for quite some
time: Finding the best way to give back to my Jewish community.
I truly believe that Federation is it. We have the reach and flexibility
that allows us to impact so many people’s lives in so many ways.
Talking with young adults at the San Diego Moishe House or being
on the ground at the Sha’ar HaNegev Educational Village Arts Center
construction site fills me with pride, and a profound sense of awe.
You make these great things happen.
I urge you to take another, closer look at Federation. No other
organization is as singularly focused on strengthening our Jewish
community, by collaborating with our community partners, donors,
and volunteers. As a catalyzing force, we are ensuring that regardless
of need or location — and sometimes before the general community
is even aware of that need — Federation is there.
This year, our mission is more critical than ever. The world is changing,
and so are our community’s needs. As we continue building on our
strengths, you can trust that Federation is listening and responding
on your behalf to create change in effective and innovative ways.
Learn more. Join us. Get involved. Be a part of our Federation family
working together to improve the lives of Jewish people all around
the world. The more you look into the work that Federation is doing,
the more compelled you will feel to give your support. This I can assure
you. It’s why our leadership, professional staff, and I are here throughout
the year, working to increase the impact of each and every gift.
Sincerely,
Steven J. Morris, President & CEO
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A History of GivingThe Jewish community has an established legacy of collective giving, of coming together to assist those in need. It’s been part of our history since the very beginning. Since 1936, it is the foundation on which the Jewish Federation of San Diego County was built.
GIVING, GENERATION TO GENERATION
“I grew up in an environment in which I was always aware
of the community’s extreme generosity. That sense of ongoing
commitment and sense of responsibility to the Jewish community
had a lasting impact on me. I believe that the next generation’s
involvement in Federation will pass along these same ideals.”
– Nathan Essakow, Donor
Federation: Adapting, TransformingTo meet the evolving needs of the Jewish community in San Diego, Federation has created dynamic Centers of Excellence, individual entities dedicated to specific program areas. This allows for better allocation of funds and staff, clearer communication, and increased efficiency.
Community Innovation Fund
Under the Community Planning
& Innovation Center, but really
woven throughout these various
centers, is a new program
developed specifically to identify,
analyze, fund, and grow the
Jewish community programs
of the future. Non-profits
and small programs are finding
exciting new ways to engage
and grow a strong, vibrant
Jewish community here
in San Diego, and with
connections abroad.
Candidate Programs Focus
on One of Our Top Five
Community Priorities:
1. Build a vibrant and involved
Jewish community
2. Deepen connection to and
responsibility for Israel, and
overseas Jewish communities
3. Promote participation in Jewish
education (formal and informal)
4. Strengthen organizations and
build strong leadership
5. Expand the community’s role
in caring for others
Whether there are Jews in need across the street, or across the
globe, the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and its family
of community partners, are there with a helping hand. Federation
supported programs nurture and sustain Jewish identity, and provide
places where an energized Jewish community can grow and celebrate.
This is only possible because of annual donations from people like
you. Because you share our vision of a vibrant Jewish community
that stretches around the world — our extended Jewish family.
The Jewish Federation of San Diego County is staffed by a dedicated
group of professionals and volunteers who act as a catalyzing force
within the Jewish community, advocate for Jewish interests, and
ensure continuity for Jewish people locally and abroad. It is the unique
position of the Federation as a convener with an interconnected web
of communication that allows us to identify, support, and grow new
programs to meet the community’s changing needs. Wherever there
are Jews in need, Federation finds them and finds a way to help.
WARM HOMES
Run by JDC’s Chesed in the
Ukraine, Warm Homes is a
program building community
among Jewish elderly,
combatting the isolation that
frequently accompanies old
age. Groups of 8 to 15 Jewish
seniors meet twice a week
to chat, sing, and recite poetry.
The warmth they experience
is palpable — and life-saving.
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MOISHE HOuSE SAN DIEGO
“At the very first event I attended, which was a shabbat
dinner, I experienced the warmest, friendliest welcome and
very soon felt at home. I’ve met many of my closest friends
through Moishe House and feel so blessed to have such
wonderful people in my life.“
– Jenna Zetisky, South African National, New San Diego Resident
ISRAEL &OVERSEAS
CENTER
JEWISHCOMMUNITY RELATIONS
CENTER
COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
CENTER
COMMUNITYPLANNING & INNOVATION
CENTERFederation programs allow
San Diego donors to have
a significant impact here at
home and around the world.
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The Future of the San Diego Jewish Community is in Your HandsThe future depends on donors like you, and the collective giving that is the hallmark of the annual community campaign. It is through this year’s campaign, and all those that came before it, that Federation is given the resources to discover, partner with, and grow the important programs assisting Jews around the world and right here in San Diego.
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COLLECTIVE GIVING, SPECIFIC IMPACT
“My connection to the Jewish community and to Israel
is Federation. I know that it shares my values and that
my donation to the Annual Campaign will be used for
the causes and principles that I care about.”
– Charles Shapiro, Donor
SHA’AR HANEGEV EDuCATIONAL VILLAGE
Yahel is a student at Sha’ar HaNegev High School
in Southern Israel, a unique school that keeps students
safe from missile attacks while achieving academic
excellence, thanks in part to funding from the Jewish
Federation of San Diego County.
ONE GIFT REACHES MANyConnecting San Diego with Israel,
Helping Israel’s Neediest,
Senior Care, Relief & Rescue,
Support for New Immigrants,
Connecting Young Adults,
Children & Teens, Jewish Identity,
Emergency Response,
Community Building
Ability and Mission to Support the Best Programs
Without Federation, many of our community’s most cherished
programs might not be here at all. Smaller, less promoted, but worthy
programs just beginning to show promise would struggle for resources.
Through the power of Federation, new community-focused non-profits
can get the funding they need to impact the San Diego community.
The programs we all know and rely on (JCC, JFS, JAFI, Jewish Day
Schools, World ORT, to name just a few) get what they need to continue
their great work. Funds are delivered according to merit and need,
while minimizing administrative overhead and fundraising costs
associated with each individual program. Giving to Federation impacts
all these programs, all at once.
Agility to Impact Communities in Need
Donations to the Annual Campaign allow Federation to respond quickly
and effectively to natural disasters, political unrest, and other real-time
events as they happen, anywhere in the world. With assistance from
Federation, IDF and JDC opened a field hospital in Minamisanriko,
Japan to assist victims of the earthquake and tsunami. $2.7 million
in assistance was made available to victims immediately after the
devastating wild fires struck the Carmel area in Israel. Federation
supported programs continue to provide support and medical care
to those affected by the tornadoes that ravaged the south and midwest
U.S. this spring, and we’re still on the ground in Haiti, helping to build
a lasting infrastructure.
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Phone 858.571.3444email [email protected] JewishinSanDiego.org
Family of Community Partners
our Local Partners
agency for Jewish education
B’nai B’rith youth organization (BByo)
Chabad hebrew academy
Foundation for Jewish Camp – one happy Camper
hillel of san diego
Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Family service
Ken Jewish Community
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
Moishe house san diego
san diego Jewish academy
seacrest Village retirement Communities
soille san diego hebrew day
southern California yeshiva high school
torah high school of san diego
international Partners
american Jewish Jointdistribution Committee (JdC)
Jewish agency For israel (JaFi)
world ort
san diego-israel Connection
sha’ar hanegev Partnership Community
san diego iBiM youth Village
national Partners(partial list)
anti-defamation League (adL)
association of Jewish Family and Children’s agencies
hebrew immigrant aid society (hias)
hillel
Jewish Community Centers association (JCCa)
Jewish Council for Public affairs (JCPa)
Jewish education service of north america (Jesna)
Ensuring a Vibrant Jewish FutureFor these reasons, the Annual Campaign should be your first priority when giving to the Jewish community. Dollars given to Federation are matched, multiplied, and invested to increase the power of your gift — to increase the impact one person can have. Countless lives are saved, cared for, reached out to, and rebuilt. Centuries-old Jewish traditions and values are celebrated and preserved for future generations. Your gift to the Jewish Federation of San Diego County ensures local dollars are … Doing a World of Good, Making a World of Difference.