Join us as we celebrate 33 years of Shalom Bayit at Creating Hope: For a Brighter Future on May 15th, 2025, 6 pm at the JCCSF.
Presenting our 2025 Changing Lives Honoree,
Judge Susan Breall
Barbara Moser, Esq., Event Chair
Nancy Grand, Honorary Chair
Click here to sponsor or purchase tickets. For more information about Creating Hope, please contact:
(510) 845-8874 or creatinghope@shalom-bayit.org
Please note: Lists below are in progress
Honorary Committee
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer | Congressman Eric Swalwell State Senator Scott Weiner | Former State Senator Mark Leno State Assemblymember Catherine Stefani | The Honorable David Chiu The Honorable Brooke Jenkins | The Honorable Rafael Mandelman The Honorable Myrna Melgar | San Mateo County Supervisor Jackie Speier Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen Belmont Mayor Julia Mates | Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan Former Berkeley Vice Mayor and Councilmember Sophie Hahn Eugene M. Hyman | Daniel Klein, CEO Jewish Silicon Valley Joy Sisisky, CEO Jewish Community Federation
event committee
Marci & Marc Dollinger | Zoe Frankel | Jerilyn Gelt | Corinne Jaffe-Gellman Ruth Katz | Sarah Lauter | Corrine Levy | Stacey & Evan Levy | Sandi Morris Marcia & Steve Ruben | Shari Rubin-Rick | Kate Taffel | Kate Van Zanten Mia Zimman
Host Committee
Hope & Noah Alper | Diane & Ed Bernbaum | Debbie & Barry Cohn Dana Corvin & Harris Weinberg | Claudia Felson Richard Fiedotin & Liz Berman | Cathy Dobbs Goldstein & Philip Goldstein Heidi Goldstein & Richard Thomason | Tyler Gregory Ellen & Rabbi Doug Kahn | Linda & Tom Kalinowski | Linda & Frank Kurtz Patricia Lurie | Susan Moldaw & Bob Stallings | Rabbi Deborah Newbrun Anne & Nathan Petrowsky | Elyse Salven-Blatt | Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak Jorun & Harmon Shragge | Esta Soler | Roselyne C. Swig Rabbi Eric Weiss & Dan Alpert | Jerry Yanowitz & Suzanne D’Arcy Victoria & Steve Zatkin
We are grateful to our sponsors!
Life Changer
Anonymous | Nancy Grand
Sheltered in peace
Anonymous | Libitzky Family Foundation | Roselyne C. Swig
Menschup!
Hillary & Pete Blum | Ann Bornstein | Rae & Jonathan Corr | Claudia Felson Jerilyn Gelt | Roberta Gelt | Stacey & Evan Levy Barbara Moser, Esq./Kaye-Moser-Hierbaum-Ford LLP Family Law Leesa Miao Romo & Martin Romo | Ingrid Tauber & Frank Taforo Jerome G. & Annette S. Zimmerman Foundation
Peace builder
Debbie & Barry Cohn | Ferber Law, A Professional Corporation Cathy Dobbs Goldstein & Philip Goldstein | Fred Isaac & Robin Reiner Susie Julius | Patricia Lurie | Sue & Gary Schwartzman Martin Segol & Nancy Greenberg
Steppin’ Up
Michael Bien | Marci & Marc Dollinger | Richard Fiedotin & Liz Berman Amy & Morton Friedkin | Marsha Gelt & Barry Schienberg Donna Isralsky & Jodie Silberman Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund | Linda & Tom Kalinowski Arlene & Stephan Krieger | Linda & Frank Kurtz | Fred Levin Susan Moldaw & Bob Stallings | Sandi Morris Beth Scanlan/Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer | Deborah & Michael Sosebee Troutman Pepper Locke | Jerry Yanowitz & Suzanne D’Arcy
ADvocate
Anne Bakar/Telecare Corporation | Lynne Belmont Sandi Bragar & Jerome Rosen | Vivien Braly & Ruben Arquilevich Madeline Chaleff & David Arfin | Tatiana Cherkas/Cherkas Accounting Laureen & David Cohen | Fiduciary Trust International | Sheila Reicher Fine Jim Heeger & Daryl Messinger | Ruth Katz & Michael Rapaport Barbara & Ron Kaufman | Nancy Klehr | Dr. Gladys Monroy & Larry Marks Karen & Brian Perlman | Anne & Nathan Petrowsky Ardith & Michael Plimack | Jan Cook Reicher & Alan Bismuth Marcia & Steve Ruben | Eileen Ruby | Elyse Salven-Blatt Jorun & Harmon Shragge | Michelle & Keith Tandowsky | Jessica & Mark Zitter
Helping Hand
Hope & Noah Alper | Ellen Bob & David Waksberg | Shirley Cohen Congregation Beth Israel | Congregation Emanu-El Dana Corvin & Harris Weinberg | Susan & Bill Epstein | Wendy Cohn Feldman Zoe Frankel/Sotheby’s International Realty Christine Glastonbury, MD & H Michael Feldman Heidi Goldstein & Richard Thomason | Jeanne Varon Himy Kaiser Permanente, East Bay | Kantor Family/Alco Iron & Metal Joan Karlin & Paul Resnick | Kendra & Tom Kasten | Jan & Randy Kessler Dr. Nancy Milliken | Moon Mamas | Lauri Paul & Mark Hamilton Anne & Rodney Pearlman | Sharon Petrowsky & Joshua Castro Harriet Prensky & William Pomeranz | Sue Reinhold | Sherri Richards Sheri & Paul Robbins | Alissa Robinow | Janet Schneider & Andrew Kahn Esta Soler/Futures Without Violence | Kate Stoia & Ronen Maoz Jacqueline Neuwirth Swire & Stephen Swire | Victoria & Steve Zatkin
Act now
Selma Abdo | Rabbi Julia Berg | Rabbi Steven & Leona Chester Congregation Beth El | Sherry Brown-Ryther & David Ryther Sue Diamond & Marty Schenker | Helene & Larry Edelman | Sandy Edwards Allie Emrich & Guilherme Lichand | Linda & Eli Frank Rachel & Brad Goldblatt | Rabbi Ilana & David Goldhaber-Gordon Tyler Gregory | Bruce Gribens | Ruthellen Harris | Deborah & Craig Hoffman JCC of the East Bay | Ellen & Rabbi Doug Kahn | Vicki & Scott Kahn Bonnie & Fred Kalbrosky | Tracey & Adam Klapow | Wendy & Howard Kleckner Leah & Aaron Lamstein | Antonia Lavine | Rena Leibovitch Former State Senator Mark Leno | Stephanie Levin | Dyanna Loeb Desmid Bendix Lyon | Danielle Meshorer & Gregg Dessen Jeff & Elaine Neeley | Sora Lei & Donald Newman | Denise & Erik Migdail Michelle Oberman & Lawrence Marshall | Carol Olmert & Alan Burckin Marcia & Don Pompan | Jane & Mark Rabinovitz Jeanne Reisman & Len Goldschmidt | Stephanie Rosekind & Jordan Lourie Rabbi Howard & Debby Jacoby Ruben | Shari Rubin-Rick & Evan Rick Steven Saxe | Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak Sparrow’s Lounge/Laurie Beijen & Ben Tulchin | Rabbi David & Gal Spinrad Deborah & Larry Stadtner | Cynthia & Philip Strause Dinah, Noah & Leo Stroe | Marlee & Neil Taxy | Temple Israel Stockton Naomi Tucker & Dr. Valerie Curtis | Allison Kent Weiss & Paul Weiss Rabbi Eric Weiss & Dan Alpert | Jen Zagofsky & Gordon Rothstein