Thank you to our donors for assuring Jewish tomorrows in our community!

 

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  • As I stand up to leave Lucy Korsky’s house in Allentown, she offers me a baggie to take home some of the Russian cookies she’d served me along with hot tea and honey as we talked.

    “If you do...

  • I moved to the Lehigh Valley 17 years ago, so I'm somewhat of a newcomer. When it came time to plan for retirement living, I realized that “home” was here -- not the town where I grew up, not t...

  • Ben Grossman has fond memories of spending time at Congregation Sons of Israel and the JCC in Allentown when he was young. Both were and continue to be key institutions of the Lehigh Valley Jewish ...

  • We make an annual gift to Federation because Jewish life, education, values, institutions and culture are important to us. Through the Federation and directly, we make a difference to the Jewish Da...

  • We have had the good fortune to raise our family in the Lehigh Valley. We are grateful for those individuals and families that we have gotten to know and for the many we have never met who have con...

  • Ancestors of Binae Karpo were among the 200,000-plus Eastern European Jews who arrived in the United States in the 1800s, passing through the immigrant processing center at Ellis Island. They moved...

  • Our story with the Lehigh Valley Jewish community began in the 1980s when we settled in Allentown, which was midway between my parents in Northeastern Pennsylvania and Mark’s parents in New Jerse...

  • My Life, My Legacy highlights community members who have set up endowment funds through the Life and Legacy program, offered in partnership with the Jewish Federation, to support the growth and vit...

"As my parents planted for me before I was born, so do I plant for those who will come after me." - Talmud

WHAT IS LIFE & LEGACY?

LIFE & LEGACY is a partnership program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) that assists communities across North America, through partnerships with Jewish Federations and Foundations, to promote after-lifetime giving to benefit local Jewish day schools, synagogues, social service organizations and other Jewish entities. Through training, support and monetary incentives LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community. The vision of the program is that generous and forward-thinking members of the community will have an opportunity to express their passion, purpose and commitment to the future of our most valued Jewish organizations.

 

WHY CREATE A JEWISH LEGACY

You can have an impact on the future of Jewish life with a legacy gift of any size. Through this one gift, you can support organizations you care about such as Federation, your synagogue, JCC, or Jewish Day School. You can also fund programs that safeguard and strengthen Jewish life here in the Lehigh Valley, in Israel, and around the world while focusing on specific areas of interest including seniors and Holocaust survivors, Israel experience and advocacy programs, and so much more. Express your values, honor your heritage, and do something lasting and significant for the community you care so much about. Creating your Jewish legacy ensures that you will be remembered while your work and Jewish values will continue beyond your lifetime. It is also a meaningful way to honor the memory of a loved one while providing for a vibrant Jewish community for generations to come.

 

You can make it happen in five easy steps:

1. Reflect on your Jewish passions and discuss them with your loved ones.

2. Contact the participating organization(s) closest to your heart.

3. Contact Aaron Gorodzinsky, Director of Development, or complete a Letter of Intent and return it to the intended organization.

4. Formalize your commitment by having a conversation with your professional advisor* or attorney* or contact aaron@jflv.org for more information.

5. Once you've formalized, we encourage you to complete a testimonial to encourage others to make their gift.

 

WHO ARE THE LOCAL LIFE & LEGACY PARTNERS?

Ten local Jewish organizations have made a commitment to work together to support the future of the Lehigh Valley Jewish community. Talk to any of them to learn more about ways you can support these organizations and beyond.

 

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Introducing LIFE & LEGACY

A community-wide partnership to strengthen our endowments and our future.

To learn more about ways that you can remember one or several of these organizations with a gift in your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy​, contact Aaron Gorodzinsky at 610-821-5500 ext. 337 or aaron@jflv.orgaron@jflv.org or visit our Lehigh Valley Jewish Foundation website.

 

SEE YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND FELLOW CONGREGANTS WHO ARE SUPPORTING LIFE & LEGACY

Interested in making your Legacy Gift? Check out these forms!

  • LETTER OF INTENT

    Fill out this form to let us know you intend to make a Legacy Gift.

Life & Legacy Gifts

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