Honor Wall
In honor or memory of your loved one, or friends, or your Yiddish heritage.
Nancy Davis
In memory of
Gerrie & Bill Pincus
March 2025
Jim Rebhan
In memory of
Ed Silberman
Ed was an unabashed original with a great love of Yiddish Culture
March 2025
Preeva Tramiel
In memory of
Sue Brandes of Toronto
Sue Brandes was a balaboste, a business woman, and a heck of a skiing partner.
She will be missed.
February 2025
Nicolette Beck
In honor of
The Hostages
This gift is in honor of the hostages, many of whom continue to live in the dark tunnels of Gaza, enduring all manner of abuse. This is also in honor of the brave women of Iran, the Yadhizi, the Kurds, the Ukrainians, and everyone who dares to stand up to violent tyranny, eggregious slander campaigns, and violent fascism. May truth and kindness prevail.
January 2025
Naomi Seidman
In honor of
Judy Kunofsky
Thanks for all the work you do to keep Yiddishkayt alive in the Bay Area!
January 2025
Elaine Moise & Bob Grodsky
In memory of
Joseph & Lillian Grodsky
who loved Yiddish language, music, and culture
January 2025
Deborah Kohn
In memory of my
Family Members
who were murdered in Jedwabne Poland 1941
January 2025
Denah S. Bookstein
In memory of
Ben & Helen Stern
January 2025
Shelley Glazer
In memory of my
Father
Who loved the Yiddish language and would try to teach it to everyone, Jewish or not! He learned it by listening to his parents table conversation and going across the street to the Rabbi to learn what it meant.
January 2025
Marc Epstein
In memory of
Elaine Fingerett
January 2025
Emily Brewer
In memory of my father
Richard Brewer
January 2025
Marc Teitelbaum
In memory of my father
Terry Teitelbaum
January 2025
Beyle (Barbara) Borts
In honor of the
Flisik Salon leaders and participants!
So many new inhabitants of California, my birth state, who now speak Yiddish.
January 2025
Evie Groch
In memory of
Joseph & Faye Goldberg
To my parents, who instilled in me the love of Yiddish.
January 2025
Martin Bobrowsky
In appreciation of
KlezCalifornia
for sponsoring the Flisik Salon
January 2025
Mildred Chazin
In honor of
Gail Rubman
For all the work she has done for Klez California
January 2025
David Ginsborg
In honor of
Laurel R. Fox
I Love klez and so appreciate the volunteers like Laurel & Dmitri who work so hard to bring KlezCal to Santa Cruz
January 2025
Sherri Kronfeld
In honor of my father
Arnold Kronfeld
of blessed memory
January 2025
Diane Wirtschafter
In honor of
Ilana Goldberg
Congratulations on Ilana’s grant from the Yiddish Culture Fund. Here’s to welcoming her as a new leader for Yiddish language and culture!
January 2025
Arva Rose
In memory of
My Eltern
My sweet, true grandparents, my loving parents, particularly my mother who gave me as much, YIDDISH as she could. I honor them with my engagement in YIDDISH and my donation to KlezCalifornia.
January 2025
Nomi Waksberg
In memory of
Isaac Waksberg
who lived and loved Yidishkayt in all its forms.
January 2025
Talia Shaham
In loving memory of my dear brother
Oren M. Rubin, z"l
December 2024
Laura Sheppard
In honor of
Hilda Sheppard
Celebrating Hilda Sheppard’s 100th Birthday on October 6, 2024.
Mazl Tov, Mom!
October 2024
Judy Kunofsky
In honor of
Ed Anisman
Thank you for your help with such a variety of things!
October 2024
David Zekber
In memory of
Evelyn Zebker
October 2024
Barbara Kuperstein
In memory of my parents
Joseph & Sara Kuperstein
They were the most wonderful parents anyone could have. Both of them taught me a love for Yiddish including the language and culture.
September 2024
Sura Weiss
In memory of my mother
Frances Motko (born Auerbach)
August 2024
Anita Feinstein
In Honor of
Judy Kunofsky
Thank you Judy for all you have done and are doing to keep Klez going in California! Yasher koyekh.
August 2024
Shelley Glazer
In Memory of our father
Charlie Glazer
Who loved speaking and took great pleasure in teaching the Yiddish language. We miss you, Dad.
June 2024
Diane Schoenfeld
In Memory and Appreciation of our aunt
“Auntie Sylvia” Manger
Who gave us a starter Yiddish vocabulary when we were very young.
May 2024
Gale Kissin
In honor of
Dena Kissin
Mayne yidishe mame
May 2024
The Green Fairy Fund
In honor of
The Hostages
April 2024
Laurie Indenbaum
In memory of my grandmother
Rose Siegel Tyor Katz
April 2024
Marlene Levenson
In honor of
Dr. Yankl Levitow
Yankl has been my wonderful Yiddish teacher for several years and is outstanding.
March 2024
Fran Quittel
In memory of
Grace Kaminstein z"l
Originally from Rome, Italy, Grace married my childhood best friend Dr. David Kaminstein z”l and with Dave became an active member of Kesher Israel Synagogue in West Chester, PA. Grace was active in the congregation and sisterhood, beloved for auctioning off irresistible home-cooked Italian haute cuisine dinners, and as the synagogue’s pre-school French teacher. She will be missed.
February 2024
Fran Quittel
In honor of
Freya Hain
on the occasion of her second birthday on February 1, 2024.
February 2024
Preeva Tramiel
In memory of my parents
Charlotte & Samuel Adler
who listened to WEVD every Sunday and argued about pronunciations every other day!
January 2024
Barbara Wezelman
In memory of my aunt and uncle
Rose & Ernie Wezelman
January 2024
Robin Braverman
In memory of my grandparents
Pauline & Bundy Lang
Pauline and Bundy spoke Hungarian and Yiddish at home. They lived next door to me growing up. Their lives were an inspiration to me in all I do and have done all of my life, not because of great worldly accomplishments, but because they showed me the way to create and anchor family. I feel blessed to have had them in my life.
January 2024
Lorraine Lerman
In honor of
Gerry Tenney
January 2024
Arva Rose
Mayn zayde hot geret yidish, mayn tate hot geret yidish un ikh vel, biz ikh shtarb, redn yidish. Yidish kenisht starbn.
January 2024
Susan Frank
In honor of
Josh (Horowitz) & Cookie (Segelstein)
Thank you for bringing the music!
January 2024
Shelley Fishkin
In memory of
Renée B. Fisher z"l
Renée B. Fisher z”l was a brilliantly talented musician, writer, and teacher who brought Klezmer music to life for family, friends, and especially for me. My beloved mother played clarinet, accordion, piano, bass, vibraharp, and other instruments, and believed music could soften our sorrows and heighten our joys!
January 2024
Martin Bobrowsky
In honor of
Evie (Groch) and Rosie (Kaplan)
Honoring Evie and Rosie for maintaining the Flisik Salon.
January 2024
Laurie Indenbaum
In honor of
Cookie Segelstein
January 2024
Elaine Moise & Bob Grodsky
In memory of
Joe and Lillian Grodsky, z"l
Who loved Yiddish language and music.
January 2024
Howard Freedman
In honor of
Judy Kunofsky
Judy Kunofsky’s work, as a founder of KlezCalifornia and as its devoted leader for two decades, has helped bring Yiddish culture to thousands. A sheynem dank, Judy!
January 2024
Alice Webber & Stephen Tobias
In honor of
Judy Kunofsky
January 2024
Shoshana Shelef
In honor of
Talia Shaham
Thanks for the great send off.
January 2024
Michael Perlmutter
In honor of
Dmitri Gaskin
Ot azoy Dmitri! I’m excited for your joining the board at KlezCalifornia, and all that you will bring to the organization! What an exciting partnership! I’m kvelling as I think of things coming full circle . . . your deep dive into the study and performance of klezmer music as a teenage, and now, years later seeing you giving back to the community in this way. Yasher koakh!
January 2024
Michael Perlmutter
In honor of
Judy Kunofsky &
the KlezCalifornia board of directors
Judy and the Board have and continue to work tirelessly for years on end to nurture, support, and grow the klezmer and Yiddish music, language, and cultural scene around San Francisco Bay. It is a labor of love that makes our community richer, more music and joy filled, and rooted in culture. A groysn sheynem dank!
January 2024