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Stories from our Women’s Philanthropy Leadership

Ann Miller

Ann Miller 

“My Jewish journey began as a B'nai B'rith Girl (BBG) throughout my high school years in leadership roles on the local and regional levels.

When my family moved back to California after 10 years in Ohio, we settled in Orange County. Our first priority was to join Temple Be…

Mary Cramer

Mary Cramer

Mary became involved in Women’s Philanthropy as a Lion of Judah through her leadership with the Hebrew Academy, a community partner of Jewish Federation of Orange County.

Her parents, Harry and Hilda Eisen, of blessed memory, survived the Holocaust and started Norco Ranch sho…

Lori Schwartz

Lori Schwartz

“I grew up in San Rafael, California. My father’s family settled there in the mid 1920s, built their family, a business, and helped establish the Reform synagogue. Today, the synagogue shares a campus with a JCC and a day school. I don’t think my family envisioned that b…

Amy Packer

Amy Packer

In the over 30 years that my family and I have been members of Temple Beth El of South Orange County (TBESOC), I have come to know and love Judaism. I raised our four children here, converted to Judaism, have been an active volunteer, made two trips to Israel, and now find myse…

Lisa Shatzkin

Lisa Shatzkin

For Lisa Shatzkin, being an active volunteer in the Orange County Jewish community has been a priority for more than 20 years. She has held many important roles, as a member of the Parent Association of Tarbut V'Torah (TVT) Community Day School and as a board member of Congreg…