Peninsula Founders Luncheon
Your support ensures that no one is left alone, no matter the challenge.… Read More
Brain-Wise Parenting: Nurturing Growth and Connection
Join JFCS’ Center for Children and Youth to learn about your child’s “upstairs brain,” why children throw tantrums or sulk, and how to minimize these behaviors. For parents of Toddlers and Preschoolers.… Read More
JFCS: Centuries of Pioneering
JFCS published the “Centuries of Pioneering” book in 2010. It tells the story of the Jewish people in the Bay Area and their work to help others since 1850.
The year 1850 is significant for the Bay Area. California became a state, San Francisco was incorporated, and one of the oldest social service agencies in the country—now known as Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties (JFCS)—was established by a group of Bavarian Jews who had immigrated to San Francisco at the time of the California Gold Rush.
This exciting time in history… Read More
Harvey Schloss z’l
A community leader for more than a quarter century, Harvey Schloss z’l devoted himself to strengthening children and families and the organizations that serve them. Harvey’s extraordinary work sets the example for meaningful volunteer service and purposeful philanthropy.… Read More
This is Peretz Wolf-Prusan, blogging in from Krakow
This is Peretz Wolf-Prusan, blogging in from Krakow, where we arrived from Berlin Friday morning. We were met by our guide Kamala and whisked to the Stradomska Center for Dialogue where we learned a great deal about the revival of Polish Jewish life in a very short time with Dr. Karen Underhill, Taube Jewish Heritage Tour consultant and educator. She took us on a walking tour of the Wawa Castle, Old Krakow, including the Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall. I had been on similar tours with Holocaust trips, but never in late June! Krakow is warm, OK,… Read More