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
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(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 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
Liz Berman & Richard Fiedotin | Michael Bien | Marci & Marc Dollinger 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 | Laureen & David Cohen Fiduciary Trust International | 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 | Sherri Richards | Marcia & Steve Ruben Eileen Ruby | Elyse Salven-Blatt | Jorun & Harmon Shragge Jessica & Mark Zitter
Helping Hand
Hope & Noah Alper | Ellen Bob & David Waksberg | Shirley Cohen Congregation Beth Israel | Congregation Emanu-El | Susan & Bill Epstein Wendy Cohn Feldman | Zoe Frankel/Sotheby’s International Realty Heidi Goldstein & Richard Thomason | Jeanne Varon Himy Kaiser Permanente, East Bay | Joan Karlin & Paul Resnick Kendra & Tom Kasten | Dr. Nancy Milliken | Moon Mamas Anne & Rodney Pearlman | 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 Steven & Leona Chester | Congregation Beth El Sherry Brown-Ryther & David Ryther | Sue Diamond & Marty Schenker Sandy Edwards | Allie Emrich & Guilherme Lichand | Linda & Eli Frank Tyler Gregory | Bruce Gribens | Ruthellen Harris | JCC of the East Bay Ellen & Rabbi Doug Kahn | Tracey & Adam Klapow Wendy & Howard Kleckner | Leah & Aaron Lamstein | Rena Leibovitch Former State Senator Mark Leno | Stephanie Levin | Desmid Bendix Lyon Jeff & Elaine Neeley | Sora Lei & Donald Newman | Denise & Erik Migdail Carol Olmert & Alan Burckin | Marcia & Don Pompan Jane & Mark Rabinovitz | Jeanne Reisman & Len Goldschmidt Stephanie Rosekind & Jordan Lourie | Steven Saxe Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak | Sparrow’s Lounge/Laurie Beijen & Ben Tulchin Rabbi David & Gal Spinrad | Deborah & Larry Stadtner 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