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Congratulations Rebecca and Josh!
Your parents are very proud of you as philanthropists,
caring partners and loving parents.

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nity Foundation, Kivel Campus of Care,
Hadassah, National Council of Jewish
Women, Talmud Torah and the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

In 1994, the Grossmans created the
Harold & Jean Grossman Teen Israel
Experience Endow-
ment, which to date
has helped nearly 900
teens connect to their
Jewish heritage with
trips to Israel. In 2000,
the Jewish Community
Foundation estab-
lished the Harold &
Jean Grossman
Jean Grossman PACE
Society, recognizing individuals who
have created permanent annual campaign
endowments of $100,000 or more. In
2006, she received the Medal of Honor
from the Jewish Federation of Greater
Phoenix. Grossman continues to provide
support to community projects, such as
the Great Arizona Challah Bake.

Sheila Schwartz
For more than four decades, Sheila
Schwartz, along with her late husband,
Jess, has been dedicated to building a
deeper Jewish community rooted in
values and education. In addition to
her work with the Federation, Schwartz
served on the board of Phoenix Hebrew
Academy and Kivel Women’s Auxiliary.

She was the founder of Jess Schwartz
Jewish Community High School, the
first Jewish high school in the Phoenix
area, which served the community from
2001 to 2011. In 2003, she received
the Jewish National Fund’s Tree of Life
Award, and in 2009 she received the
Jewish Federation Medal of Honor.

Schwartz has been a leader with the
Federation for decades, serving on both
the Federation and Women’s Philan-
thropy boards. Her
leadership activity also
has included Arizona
State University, Bar
Ilan University, CJSN,
Chrysalis, Jewish Com-
munity Foundation,
Jewish National Fund,
Partnership for Excel-
Sheila Schwartz
lence in Jewish Educa-
tion, American Society for Technion-
Israel Institute of Technology, the Valley
of the Sun Jewish Community Center
and the Weizmann Institute.