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BRING visiting faculty and artists to teach contemporary Israel Studies on San Diego campuses for students of all backgrounds.
Support the MGSDII Today
Supporters at the $1,000+ level (Salon Series Members) enjoy many special benefits, including:
invitation-only salons, dinners, and performances with Israeli artists, thought leaders, and filmmakers.
You may also make a recommendation from a donor-advised fund or send a check:
Please make the check payable to “Impact Cubed”
Designation: “MGSDII”
441 Saxony Road
Encinitas, CA 92024
Tax ID: 83-2215503
The MGSDII is a fiscally sponsored project of a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit charitable organization, Impact Cubed (Federal Tax ID: 83-2215503).
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. Cumulative giving as of March 2024.
Founding Funders
$100,000+
Esther Fischer (Artist-in-Residence Underwriter)
Elaine Galinson and Herb Solomon (Student & Faculty Academic Trips to Israel Underwriter)
Joseph “Chickie” Glickman, z”l
Joan z”l and Irwin Jacobs (Visiting Professor Underwriter)
Leichtag Foundation
National Philanthropic Trust (Anonymous)
Gloria and Rodney Stone (Visiting Professor Underwriter)
Sara and Mitch Wagner (Student & Faculty Academic Trips to Israel Underwriter)
$50,000-$100,000
Anonymous
Robin and Leo Eisenberg (Visiting Professor Underwriter)
Emily and Daniel Einhorn
Carole and Jerry Turk
$25,000- $49,999
Joyce Axelrod and Joe Fisch
Chortek Weisman Family Foundation
Hanna and Mark Gleiberman
McGrory Family
Linda Platt
Allison and Robert Price
Barbara and Larry Sherman
Jeffrey Silberman and Karen Foster Silberman
Leo Spiegel
Stern Leichter Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
Lynette Allen and Larry Rothenberg
Debbie and Dan Carnick
Sharon and Richard Gabriel
Miriam Norton and Alex Stolarski
Ellen Potter and Ron Evans
Jules and Gwen Knapp Family
Laurayne Ratner
Wendy and Jonathan Segal
Denise and Sydney Selati, z”l
Jean and Gary Shekhter (Visiting Professor Underwriter)
Elyse Sollender
Audrey Viterbi and Dan Smargon
Marcia Weiss
Helene and Allan Ziman
$5,000-$9,999
Bernard and Susan Feldman
Robert Glickman
Susan and Robert Lapidus
Maggie and Paul Meyer
Suzan and Gad Shaanan
Aaron Smargon
Michael Smargon
Andrea Stein and Jim Lewis, z”l
$2,500-$4,999
Julie and Edgar Berner
Marilyn Colby
Claire and David Ellman
Estee and Michael Fader
Diane and Elliot Feuerstein
Susanna and Michael Flaster
Kay and Bill Gurtin
Stacy and Jonathan Halberg
Charlene Seidle
Shari and Frederick Schenk
Jane and Colin Scher
Salon Series Members
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
David Bark
Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer
Marsha Berkson
Leslie and Shlomo Caspi
Susan Chortek Weisman
Susana Corrigan
Julie Dubick
Jim Farley
Beverley and Chuck Freedman
July Galper
Shana Hazan
Karen Helrich
David and Susan Kabakoff
Karen and Warren Kessler
Terry Klitzner
Nancy Linke Patton
Lauren and Sol Lizerbram
Sally and Luis Maizel
Andrea Oster
Lori and Kenneth Polin
Julie and Lowell Potiker
Carol Randolph and Bob Caplan
Dr. Bruce and Sheri Sachs
Anthony and Ellen Sacks
Melissa Schneider
Jill and Mark Spitzer
Adrienne Stokols
Diane Szekely
Claire Wise
Debbie Zeligson
Friends of the Initiative
$100-$999
Paul Becker
Congregation Beth El
Hadassah, San Diego Chapter
Cecile B. Jordan
Nancy Martin
Marian and Abe Sofaer
Zelda Waxenberg
Clive Walden
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: