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Both of us are children of Holocaust survivors. We grew up
in homes that had a focus on building a brighter and stronger
future. Our parents instilled in us the traditions and values
of our Jewish heritage and passed on to us the sense of obligation
we all have to secure the future. And the most basic of our
traditions is tzedakah.
It didn’t matter that our parents were struggling in
a new country, with a new language. What mattered was being
responsible for ensuring there would be a vibrant Jewish community
that included all Jews. Tzedakah was an essential part of
our lives. It was interwoven in our social and cultural heritage.
Our parents encouraged us to support and nurture the ideals
of Judaism. Giving to those less fortunate was at the core
of everything we were taught.
Today, our family is blessed to be able to give our time
and our resources to support these ideals. Our family endowment
fund at the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto was established
to sustain community initiatives that provide for a robust
and enriched Jewish life through quality education and a compassionate
social services network. We are pleased to support UJA Federation
because it embodies strong Jewish values and instills pride
in our youth.
We are blessed to share these family goals with our children
Jay, David, Leah and her husband Adam, and Josh and his wife
Annette and their daughter, our first grand child, Abby. We
respect and honour our past while we are hopeful that we are
helping to build a brighter, stronger, more secure future
for our children and grandchildren.
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