Grantee Stories and Foundation News

2017

Taube Philanthropies Congratulates Luminary on Lighting London

It has been less than a year since Leo Villareal’s monumental work of public art, The Bay Lights, became a permanent light… more

2016

Tad Taube honored with 2016 Camera of David Award​

Camera of David Award in recognition of his support of the revival of Jewish culture in Poland. The award honors a director… more

Taube Foundation receives Krakow Patron of Culture Award

We are honored that the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture has been awarded the 20th annual Krakow Patron of… more

Sharks Foundation, Taube Philanthropies, Koret Foundation, and Swenson Announce Third Season of the Goals For Kids Program

The Sharks Foundation announced on 10/11/16 that it will partner with Taube Philanthropies and the Koret Foundation for the… more

Hillel Makes History in Warsaw, Poland

The ‘Blue skyscraper’ on Tlomackie Street is an imposing high rise office building that dominates the skyline of Warsaw,… more

UC Theatre Officially Names its Taube Family Music Hall and Shana Penn Lobby

On September 22, the Taube Family Music Hall was named in honor of Bay Area philanthropist Tad Taube at a formal event and… more

Touchdowns for Kids begins 6th Season

Now in its sixth year, the Touchdowns for Kids program provides another reason to celebrate the 49ers on-field success in… more

"An Archive More Important Than Life": Ringelblum Archive Exhibition to Open at Jewish Historical Institute in November 2017

The Ringelblum Archive was created in secret in the Warsaw Ghetto to document every aspect of the Nazi terror. The only… more

Prof. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska receives 2016 Irena Sendler Memorial Award during the Jewish Culture Festival, Krakow

The 2016 Irena Sendler Memorial award was presented to Prof. dr hab. Monika Adamczyk-Garbowska on July 1st, during the… more