Support Our Efforts
BRING visiting faculty and artists to teach contemporary Israel Studies on San Diego campuses for students of all backgrounds.
Thank you for supporting modern Israel Studies on San Diego university campuses!
Supporters at the $1,000+ level are Salon Series Members who receive exclusive benefits,
including invitation-only salons, dinners, and performances with Israeli thought leaders and filmmakers.
Donations to MGSDII are made through our fund at the Jewish Community Foundation San Diego (JCF),
a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit charitable organization (Federal Tax ID: 95-2504044).
Gift from JCF Donor Advised Fund
- Please login to your fund portal.
- in the Organization drop-down menu, select Murray Galinson San Diego – Israel Initiative Fund of the JCF.
Gift by Check or from another Donor Advised Fund
- Please make your donation payable to Jewish Community Foundation San Diego with designation Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative Fund.
- Mail to:
Jewish Community Foundation San Diego
4950 Murphy Canyon Road
San Diego, CA 92123
Credit Card Gift
- Please click here to donate to the Murray Galinson San Diego – Israel Initiative Fund.
- You will be taken to the JCF’s Contribute to a Fund webpage.
- In the Designation of Funds dropdown menu, you will see already selected the Murray Galinson San Diego – Israel Initiative Fund (MGSDII).
For Questions:
- Hilary Taylor, Program Manager, hilary@mgsdii.org, (760)585-5681
- Susan Lapidus, Executive Director, susan@mgsdii.org, (619)889-8153
Thank You to the Supporters of the Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative
Donors support our mission to provide more and better education about Israel on campus and in the community. Annual Giving 2024-2025.
MGSDII Funders
$100,000+
Elaine Galinson and Herb Solomon
(Beverly and Joseph “Chickie” Glickman, z”l Fund)
Melvin Garb Foundation
Lee Goldberg
Joan z’l and Irwin Jacobs
Leichtag Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust
$50,000-$100,000
Jules and Gwen Knapp Family
Gloria and Rodney Stone
$25,000- $49,999
Chortek Weisman Family Foundation
Esther Fischer
Jeffrey Silberman and Karen Foster Silberman
Jean and Gary Shekhter
Sara and Mitch Wagner
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Karen and Harris Cohen
Robin and Leo Eisenberg
Emily and Daniel Einhorn
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Mireille Gillings
Hanna and Mark Gleiberman
Linda Platt
Barbara and Larry Sherman
Carole and Jerry Turk
Helene and Allan Ziman
$5,000-$9,999
Claire and David Ellman
Joyce Axelrod and Joe Fisch
Debbie and Dan Carnick
Ellen Potter and Ron Evans
Hilary and Selwyn Isakow
Nicole and Yoshi Kurosaki
Susan and Robert Lapidus
Miriam Norton and Alex Stolarski
Allison and Robert Price
Charlene Seidle
Susan and Richard Ulevitch
$2,500-$4,999
Marilyn Colby
Diane and Elliot Feuerstein
Susanna and Michael Flaster
Jewish Community Foundation
David and Susan Kabakoff
Maureen Raihle
Laurayne Ratner
Salon Series Members
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
Lynette Allen and Larry Rothenberg
Melissa Bartell
Marsha Berkson
Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer
Leslie and Shlomo Caspi
Susana Corrigan
Estee and Michael Fader
Judy and Jim Farley
Bernard and Susan Feldman
Beverley and Chuck Freedman
July Galper
Kay and Bill Gurtin
Karen Helrich
Terry Klitzner
Nancy Linke Patton
Lauren and Sol Lizerbram
Maggie and Paul Meyer
Brian Miller
Andrea Oster
Julie and Lowell Potiker
Vivien Ressler
Dr. Bruce and Sheri Sachs
Anthony and Ellen Sacks
Shari and Frederick Schenk
Jane and Colin Scher
Melissa Schneider
Adrienne Stokols
Diane Szekely
Claire Wise
Debbie Zeligson
Thank you to our university partners in Jewish Studies for their support of the MGSDII Visiting Faculty Program.
Your support allows for deep multi-faceted education about Israel on San Diego campuses. It allows us to: