Seeing What Grows from the Seeds We Plant: How Paul and Deb Cohen are Honoring Their Parents鈥 Love of Learning
Did you know that 精东影业 supports Jewish college students before they even step foot on campus by helping them access a college education?
Supporter Stories
Jewish college students find care and connection through Hillel at nearly 1,000 campuses around the world thanks to the generosity and dedication of supporters like you. We’re so thankful to the incredible and inspiring community of supporters who make our work possible 鈥 and we hope their stories inspire you too.
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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. 鈥淚t was a city college, and it was free,鈥 Fuhr recalled. 鈥淎nd if it wasn’t free, I wouldn’t be going to college. There was no way my parents could afford […]
Supporting Jewish Students Through Community Building 精东影业 at Hunter
Cindy Golub鈥檚 investment in Hillel began with the Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Hillel), where she and, subsequently, her three children studied. 鈥淚鈥檝e supported Hillel for a long time. My feeling has always been [that] if my family benefits from anything, I should pay them back ten times.鈥
Pride in Hillel鈥檚 Past, Hope for Hillel鈥檚 Future: Randall Kaplan on Three Decades of Support for 精东影业
Randall Kaplan鈥檚 Hillel story began when he was a college student at Tufts University. After growing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, where there was a very small but active Jewish community, Randall jumped into Jewish life at Tufts in the 1970s.
A Professional Love Affair, A Lifetime of Impact
It鈥檚 no surprise th精东影业 has changed and evolved over the past 100 years. But one thing has always remained the same: Hillel鈥檚 dedication to supporting and enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.
Louie Rabinowitz Creates 鈥淒reams Come True鈥 for Jewish College Students
Access to a warm, welcoming, supportive Jewish community on a college campus has never been more important than it is today. Yet, the price tag of a degree has skyrocketed. According to recent data, the average annual cost for tuition and fees is $36,400. That’s roughly $146,000 over the course of four years. And that […]
Hillel Shaped Startup Founder鈥檚 Life – Now He鈥檚 Paying it Forward
Young people aren鈥檛 just the future of the Jewish community 鈥 they鈥檙e future supporters of 精东影业, making the work we do on college campuses possible for years to come. So what makes young people decide to give back and invest in Hillel? For Jason Kuperberg, an entrepreneur and co-founder of OthersideAI, the experiences he […]
A Chance Encounter, A Lasting Legacy: The Power of Hillel
Chance connections at a campus Hillel event have the remarkable ability to change the course of someone鈥檚 life 鈥 and no one knows that better than Chuck and Nanci Cooper, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Chuck and Nanci met in 1972 during their freshman year at UC Davis 精东影业. In the spring […]
Howard and Diane Wohl
Diane and Howard Wohl have included a gift for 精东影业 in their will to help foster Hillel’s commitment to Jewish college students on more than 850 campuses worldwide. Through legacy gifts, Diane says, “Hillel will have the resources to support Jewish students, promoting self-confidence and leadership, which enables them to stand tall for Israel […]
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. “Hillel has always been in our hearts, but with everything going on now on campuses and around […]
