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In collaboration with Taube Philanthropies, Koret is pleased that KQED was the presenting station for the PBS national broadcast of Irena Sendler: In the Name of Their Mothers, the story of young Polish women who risked their lives to save 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.
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News of Koret activities reaches annual audiences of more than 110 million, with media coverage in newspapers and magazines, and on websites, radio, and television.

April 19, 2013 — Wall Street Journal
Mayor Ed Lee Proclaims April 19th Museum of the History of Polish Jews Day in San Francisco
April 17, 2013 — J Weekly
'This story is our story': Museum of Polish Jewish history a symbol of renaissance - by Tad Taube
April 7, 2013 — The Jewish Daily Forward
Remembering How Polish Jews Lived, Not Just How They Died - by Tad Taube
December 12, 2012 — Business Wire
Hoover Institution education experts identify news hits and misses in 2012 education coverage
July 24, 2012 — CBS This Morning
Online DNA mapping helps siblings find each other
July 5, 2012 — Wall Street Journal
Big donations for Museum of the History of Polish Jews
July 4, 2012 — Washington Post
Jewish history museum in Poland gains crucial donations ahead of 2013 opening
March 26, 2012 — The Times of Israel
Koret to give $3m to Polish Jewish Museum
March 18, 2012 — eJewish Philanthropy
The Koret Taube Initiative on Jewish Peoplehood
January 26, 2012 — Contra Costa Times
UC Berkeley opens Magnes Collection's new home
November 30, 2011 — www.hoover.org
Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K–12 Education identifies 2011's Best and Worst Education Events
November 3, 2011 — Commentary Magazine
Initiative to Combat Anti-Semitism addresses core problem: hatred for Israel
November 3, 2011 — J. Weekly
Koret launches Initiative to Combat Anti-Semitism
June 3, 2011 — The New York Times
Exhibition Shows Fierce Art Patronage of the Fierce Steins
June 2, 2011 — The New York Times
Modern Is modern Is...
April 26, 2011 — Jewish Journal
We were not alone: Tad Taube remembers Irena Sendler
March 13, 2011 — San Francisco Chronicle
Taking a business approach to philanthropy- Sunday Profile on Tad Taube
October, 14, 2010 — J. Weekly
Tribute to a muralist: Exhibit to reveal the genius of late Bay Area artist Bernard Zakheim
October 6, 2010 — Builder
Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life
September 30, 2010 — J Weekly
Old family photos bring Polish history exhibit to life
June 28, 2010 — Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC to offer Jewish Studies major
June 22, 2010 — San Francisco Chronicle
Magnes Museum's Judaica to get new homes at UC
June 22, 2010 — JTA
Magnes Museum moving to UC Berkeley
June 21, 2010 — Berkeleyside
Magnes Museum collections will move to UC Berkeley
June 21, 2010 — San Francisco Business Times
Magnes Museum collection to move to UC Berkeley
April 26, 2010 — Jerusalem Post
Jeff Farber, Koret Foundation CEO, believes it's time Jewish philanthropy stopped operating like a charity
April 16, 2010 — J. Weekly
Jews all over world grieve death of Polish president
February 8, 2010 — San Francisco Business Times
Gladstone wraps up $35M campaign
February 5, 2010 — J. Weekly
More Israel courses on the menu for local universities
January 21, 2010 — J. Weekly
Contra Costa JCC offers Dialogues series
January 13, 2010 — JTA
U.S. backing S.F. foundation's effort to boost businesses in Negev
January 13, 2010 — Wall Street Journal
Don't like the numbers? Change 'em
January 11, 2010 — JTA
Koret, Taube foundations give $50 million for Jewish peoplehood projects
January 8, 2010 — The Jerusalem Post
NIS 600m. fund launched to boost business in the periphery
January 8, 2010 — Ha'aretz
Philanthropies take the initiative in developing country's periphery
December 17, 2009 — J. Weekly
Koret gives another $1 million to help economy victims
December 4, 2009 — J. Weekly
Demand up for JFCS Chanukah food programs
November 30, 2009 — Los Angeles Daily News
LAUSD is selling out English Learners to fatten its finances
November 24, 2009 — San Francisco Chronicle
State must reveal, not conceal, school aptitude
November 13, 2009 — J. Weekly
Kudos to S.F. State president for stand on anti-Israel speech
October 23, 2009 — J. Weekly
Oshman Family JCC makes its long-awaited debut on new campus
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Taube Koret Campus grand opening supplement
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Discover 'treasures' on October 18 at the campus's grand opening
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
'A wonderful achievement': Special moment for Tad Taube and the community
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Music, dance, and more at the jam-packed arts lineup
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame finds a permanent home
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Just the fact: the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
New campus passes eco-test with flying colors
October 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Middle East meets West Coast in campus landscaping
September 25, 2009 — San Jose Mercury News
Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life points the way to residential communities of the future
September 25, 2009 — Contra Costa Times
Tiburon couple honored for service to community
September 24, 2009 — J. Weekly
Jeff and Barbara Farber receive ADL award for distinguished leadership
September 24, 2009 — J. Weekly
'Peace will come' eventually, Knesset member says in SF
September 18, 2009 — San Francisco Business Times
Two nonprofits supporting S.F. schools merge
August 28, 2009 — San Francisco Business Times
Jerusalem meets Silicon Valley in $300M project
August 27, 2009 — J. Weekly
Center for Jewish Life to open at Marin JCC
August 14, 2009 — San Francisco Business Times
Jerusalem rising in Palo Alto
August 13, 2009 — J. Weekly
Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life almost ready to open
August 13, 2009 — J. Weekly
Torch has been passed, but spirit of the Maccabi Games lives on
August 12, 2009 — San Mateo County Times
Peninsula Jewish Community Center gets $500,000 grant
July 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Jews of the Fillmore exhibit honors a once-thriving S.F. Jewish neighborhood
July 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Jews of the Fillmore exhibit is three years in the making
July 9, 2009 — J. Weekly
Koret in Israel marks micro-loan milestone
July 9, 2009 — San Jose Mercury News
Jewish campus nears completion
May 22, 2009 — J. Weekly
Israeli horse doctor sharpens surgical skills at U.C. Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
May 22, 2009 — J. Weekly
Dog-friendly fundraiser transforms a mitzvah into a bark mitzvah
Spring 2009 — Philanthropy Roundtable
Interview with Koret Board President Tad Taube (PDF: 612KB)
May/June, 2009 — Lifestyles Magazine
In A Good Place — Koret CEO Jeff Farber profiled in Lifestyles (PDF: 794KB)
May 11, 2009 — San Mateo County Times
Jewish Community Center celebrates past, looks to future
May 7, 2009 — San Francisco Chronicle
Koret Museum Days: Free admission at 17 sites
April 24, 2009 — San Jose Business Journal
Taube Koret Jewish campus coming together in Palo Alto
April 23, 2009 — The Press Democrat
Green Center's musical debut
March 31, 2009 — JTA
Stanford Hillel students visit Moscow
March 27, 2009 — San Francisco Business Times
Gladstone, Stanford share $3.9M to study Huntington's
March 25, 2009 — The Press Democrat
Green Music Center gets 2nd $500,000
March 16, 2009 — San Francisco Chronicle
Koret Director Anita Friedman and JFCS take entrepreneurial approach
March 15, 2009 — San Francisco Chronicle
The Bay Area's best outdoor playgrounds
March 11, 2009 — New York Times
An Israeli Playground, Fortified Against Rockets
January 23, 2009 — Wall Street Journal
Investors Want Clarity Before They Take Risks
December 17, 2008 — JTA
Foundation doles out $1 million in tough times
December 15, 2008 — San Francisco Business Times
Koret Foundation gives $1 M in safety-net funding
September 12, 2008 — J. Weekly
Pardon Our Dust: Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life Taking Shape
April 23, 2008 — San Jose Mercury News
Poland's Jewish culture blooms anew
March 25, 2008 — San Francisco Chronicle
No good deed goes unpunished?
January 8, 2008 — Globes
Creating self sufficiency: The Koret Foundation helps people help themselves
November 6, 2007 — Jerusalem Post
Study: Lack of competitive tax structure costs foreign investment
October 11, 2007 — J. Weekly
250 gather for Palo Alto campus groundbreaking
October 5, 2007 — San Francisco Business Times
Community Center Work Underway
July 4, 2007 — Jerusalem Post
Bond financing to help northern Israeli biz
June 27, 2007 — ABC7 News, San Francisco
Get a sneak peek of Golden Gate Park playground
May 29, 2007 — San Francisco Chronicle
Grand opera gets grander with state-of-the-art screens
May 11, 2007 — San Francisco Chronicle
Columnist Leah Garchik: Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity receives a $250,000 award
May 9, 2007 — ABC7 News, San Francisco
Elie Wiesel returns to S.F. for lifetime achievement award from Koret Foundation(text and video)
May 8, 2007 — San Francisco Chronicle
Security to be high as Wiesel returns to S.F. - Nobel winner, in town for Koret award, was assaulted in his hotel on previous visit
May 5, 2007 — Philanthropy News Digest
Elie Wiesel Awarded 2007 Koret Prize
April 7, 2007 — Los Angeles Times
Radio Series 'MTT Files' Knows the Score
March 23, 2007 — J., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California
Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life exec turns over the reins to agency CEOs
March 5, 2007 — San Jose Mercury News
Poland and Israel share more than just a painful history by Tad Taube