Save the Date
2025 Heart & Soul Gala
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 5:00pm
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Honoring
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Karen & Jeff Silberman
Featuring a Special Tribute to
CEO Michael Hopkins
Honorary Chairs
Evelyn & Ernest Rady
Gala Chairs
Marie Raftery & Dr. Robert Rubenstein
Gala Video Highlights
Together, We’re Creating Hope
Every day at Jewish Family Service, we create hope in our community through our actions. Person by person. Family by family. Moving Forward Together.
Sharon & David Wax
Mitzvah Honorees
The Wax family’s profound impact and belief in Tikkun Olam serves as an inspiration for generations to come, reflecting Sharon and David’s belief in the power of community to create positive change.
Barbara & Ed Shapiro, The Shapiro Foundation, HIAS
Mitzvah Honorees
Sharing a commitment to Welcome the Stranger, The Shapiro Foundation and HIAS collaborate with JFS to assist the most vulnerable migrant from around the world..
Gala Honorees
Sharon & David Wax
As part of a multigenerational family that has been making an impact in San Diego County for decades, Sharon and David Wax have strengthened the Jewish community, while also supporting the critical needs of San Diego’s greater community. Their enduring support has helped countless individuals and families move forward, embodying the value of tikkun olam/repairing the world.
The Wax family’s profound impact serves as an inspiration for generations to come, reflecting Sharon and David’s belief in the power of community to create positive change.
Barbara & Ed Shapiro, The Shapiro Foundation
Sharing a commitment to Welcome the Stranger, The Shapiro Foundation and HIAS collaborate with JFS to assist the most vulnerable migrants from around the world. HIAS, our longtime immigration and resettlement partner, works to support refugees and advocate for the rights of displaced people. The Shapiro Foundation has been integral to streamlining the travel process enabling asylum seekers to directly reconnect with their families throughout the U.S.
The strategic partnership between all three organizations provides Safe Mobility Offices (SMO) – a new, innovative legal pathway for asylum seekers.
Honorary Chairs
Evelyn & Ernest Rady
Gala Chairs
Cindy & Larry Bloch
Lisa & Gary Levine
Honorary Committee
Nancy & Matt Browar
Ellen Charo
Liz Nederlander Coden & Daniel Coden, M.D.
Hanna & Mark Gleiberman
Marie Raftery & Dr. Bob Rubenstein
Lauren Wax & Dan Kaushansky
Randi & Charles Wax
Sheava & Bryan Wax
Join us for a fun, elegant evening of family and philanthropy!
Thank You to Our Underwriters
Presenting
Anonymous
Joan z”l & Irwin Jacobs
Marie G. Raftery & Dr. Robert A. Rubenstein
Sharon & David Wax
Title
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CARS-Charitable Adult Rides & Services
Premier
Marsha Berkson & Family
Lee & Frank z”l Goldberg
Jerri-Ann & Gary Jacobs
Karen & Jeff Silberman
Dinner
Cindy & Larry Bloch
Marjorie & Sheldon Derezin
Diane & Elliot Feuerstein
Hanna & Mark Gleiberman
Lisa & Gary Levine and A.J. Gallagher
Arlene & Louis Navias
The Shapiro Foundation
Randi & Charles Wax
Heart of the Family
Belmont Village Senior Living – La Jolla
Jamie Carr
Crust Kitchen
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
Jewish Federation of San Diego
Sylvia Liwerant
LourdMurray
Meiselman Family
Network Distribution
Congresswoman Lynn Schenk & Terry Fechter
University of California San Diego
Heart of Gold
Bank of America Private Bank
Judy & Larry Belinsky
Matt & Nancy Browar
Deborah Bucksbaum & Lee Maio
Capital Auto Auction
City National Bank
Liz Nederlander Coden and Daniel Coden, M.D.
Congregation Beth Israel
Theresa Dupuis & Gary Kornfeld
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Claire & David Guggenheim
Emily & Chris Jennewein | Times of San Diego
KPBS
Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg, LLP
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS
Sandy Levinson
Barbara & Thomas Lincoln
Barbara & Mathew z”l Loonin
Danielle & Brian Miller | Geppetto’s
Molly’s Angels Foundation
Caroline & Nicolas Nierenberg
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest
Arlene Rosen
Safdie Rabines Architects
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Neil Senturia & Barbara Bry
Susan Shmalo
Linda Silverman
Nancy & Alan Spector
Jill & Mark Spitzer
The Salk Institute
Karin & Tony Toranto
Sheava & Bryan Wax
Rick Weitzen
Emma & Leo Zuckerman
Gala Patron
ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Honorable Jan Adler & Karen Hartz
Sarah Bakhiet
BYCOR General Contractors
Mary & Jon Epsten
Linda Fredin & Gary Frost
Gay & Lesbian Fund for San Diego
Jean & Franklin Gaylis
Dr. Rachel & Ryan Goldenhar
Jennifer & Mathew Kostrinsky
Linda & Edward Janon
Seth Krosner & Phil Johnson
Anita & Rabbi Marty Lawson
Leichtag Foundation
LightBridge Hospice & Palliative Care, Ohr Ami, The Jewish Hospice Program
and The LightBridge Hospice Community Foundation
Morgan Stanley PWM, Bancroft Bleimeyer Sonder Group
Susan & Jim Morris
Beth Goldenberg Newton
Fern & Lee Siegel
Jill Stone
Susan Chortek Weisman & Eric Weisman
Rachel & Adam Welland
Helene & Allan Ziman
In-Kind
Bonnie Foster Productions
Gravity Productions
List in formation as of 5/14/24
Save the Date
2025 Heart & Soul Gala
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 5:00pm
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Honoring
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Karen & Jeff Silberman
Featuring a Special Tribute to
CEO Michael Hopkins
Honoring
Susanna & Michael Flaster
Karen & Jeff Silberman
Featuring a Special Tribute to
CEO Michael Hopkins
Honorary Chairs
Evelyn & Ernest Rady
Gala Chairs
Marie Raftery & Dr. Robert Rubenstein
