Honoring Our Supporters
This space is dedicated to the incredible individuals, families, and organizations whose generosity powers our work. Your support of our mission makes our work possible, and we are honored to recognize you. Thank you for standing with us to preserve Jewish history in our state.
Alfred & Tillie Testamentary Trust
The Alfred & Tillie Foundation is a dedicated supporter of Jewish organizations and community initiatives. Their funding supports website enhancement and community inclusion projects.
Loeb Family Charitable Fund
The Loeb Family Charitable Fund is committed to strengthening heritage preservation and community engagement. Their support is enabling us to conduct and preserve oral histories, enhance our digital museum, and expand our outreach and archives.
Rita and Herbert Rosen Family Foundation
The Rita and Herbert Rosen Family Foundation is a generous supporter of our mission to preserve and share Jewish heritage. Their contribution plays a vital role in advancing our programs and expanding opportunities for community engagement.
The Altabet Memorial Fund
This fund supports Jewish cultural programming. Their support helps fund the development and implementation of a state-of-the-art archival preservation system for our archives and oral histories.
Jon and Bobbe Bridge
Jon and Bobbe Bridge so strongly believe in the value of preserving Jewish history that they established the funding for the Jon and Bobbe Bridge Director of WSJHS. This impactful gift provides significant support for the historical society.
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle: The Women’s Endowment Fund of the Seattle Jewish Community
The Women’s Endowment Fund supports our mission of diversifying our collection, focusing on inclusive storytelling and community empowerment. Their support is helping us record the oral histories of community members who are underrepresented in our collection.
Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund
The Alfred & Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund is a valued partner in sustaining our programs and operations. Their contribution helps ensure that we can continue preserving Jewish heritage and offering accessible programs to our community year after year.
Arts WA
The mission of ArtsWA is to nurture and support the role of the arts in the lives of all Washingtonians. Their support is enabling us to diversify and expand our oral history collection; helping enhance digital accessibility across our website; and implement advanced oral history management technology.
Tacoma Jewish Community Fund
The Tacoma Jewish Community Fund supports local and global Jewish needs through donations, educational programs and community engagement initiatives. Their generous support is helping to improve our website and digital museum, and make history more accessible to the community.
4Culture
4Culture works to fund, support, and advocate for cultural life in King County, with racial equity at the center of its mission. Their generous funding helps us revamp our website; implement advanced oral history management; conduct, save, and publish oral histories; and participate in community engagement and enrichment events.
Acknowledging Our $2,500+ Donors
We want to recognize the generosity of our donors. The following community members have contributed to the society at $3,500 or more, and we greatly appreciate their support.
Andrée Brooks, Arensberg Family, Becky Benaroya, Brad Lowenstein, Brian and Nancy Quint, David and Cathy Habib, Doug and Deborah Rosen, Gerald and Sandra Ostroff and Marilyn and Dick Brody, Jacquie Bayley, Janice Kaplan-Klein, Jason and Betsy Schneier, Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk, Jodi Green and Mike Halpern, Joe and Judy Schocken, Joel and Maureen Benoliel, Joyce Dickhaut, Judy and Krijn de Jonge, Linda & Mike Morgan & Helen Stusser, Linda Morgan, Mel and Leena Sturman, Michele and Stan Rosen LLC, Nathan Goldberg and Mimi Rosen, Nick and Michele Keller, PBJ Memorial Fund for Creative Gifting & Stan and Iantha Sidell.
Donor information reflecting 2025 and 2026. Updated in May 2026 and to be updated twice annually.