Donor Stories

Meet some of the generous planned giving donors who are making a difference for Jewish college students through Hillel.

Ellen and David Grossman
Ellen and David Grossman
As David and his wife, Ellen, were updating their estate planning, they considered which charities they wanted to support. They knew they wanted to fund scholarships for...
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Skip Vichness
Skip Vichness
For decades, Skip Vichness' philanthropy and leadership has helped young Jewish people around the world better connect to their heritage.
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Howard and Diane Wohl
Howard and Diane Wohl
Diane and Howard Wohl have included a gift for Hillel International in their will to help foster Hillel's commitment to Jewish college students on more than 850 campuses worldwide.
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Berenice and Solomon
Berenice and Solomon
Berenice and Solomon have always supported Jewish causes, along with their other passions for the arts, music, children, and feeding those in need. But this year, they decided to focus all of their charitable giving on Jewish causes.
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Nanci and Chuck Cooper
Nanci and Chuck Cooper
Chance connections at a campus Hillel event have the remarkable ability to change the course of someone's life - and no one knows that better than...
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Louie Rabinowitz
Louie Rabinowitz
Louis E. Rabinowitz ("Louie") worked closely with Hillel International to create scholarships that would help future generations of Jewish students attend college, seamlessly incorporating them into his estate plan.
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Supporting Jewish Students Through Community Building at Hillel at Hunter
Supporting Jewish Students Through Community Building at Hillel at Hunter
Cindy Golub's investment in Hillel began with the Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Hillel), where she and, subsequently, her three children studied.
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Paying it Forward: How Ellen B. Fuhr is Empowering Jewish Women at Hunter College
Paying it Forward: How Ellen B. Fuhr is Empowering Jewish Women at Hunter College
When Ellen Fuhr attended Hunter College as a first-generation college student in the 1960s, the institution was still over a decade away from charging tuition.
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Seeing What Grows from the Seeds We Plant
Seeing What Grows from the Seeds We Plant
Did you know that Hillel International supports Jewish college students before they even step foot on campus by helping them access a college education?
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Honoring a Lifetime of Community, Learning, and Jewish Joy
Honoring a Lifetime of Community, Learning, and Jewish Joy
Growing up, Toby Myers always knew how deeply her mother valued education — for her own children and for her community. This lifelong value recently...
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