Zane Buzby, founder of the Survivor Mitzvah Project, has received confirmation in May 2025—after seven years of advocacy—that the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will accept and translate her extraordinary archive of testimonies from Holocaust survivors in Eastern Europe. With support from GPF, Zane continues to ensure that these aging survivors—many of whom are isolated and living in extreme conditions—receive direct, hand-delivered aid from her trusted network of local emissaries.
Good News Update
A Little Goes a Long Way
Prefina—whose parents fled war in DR Congo and arrived in Israel—dreamed of getting an education so she could build a solid future. With your support, GPF provided a small grant to cover partial tuition for several students in hardship—including Prefina, pictured. She’s now studying architecture and interior design at the Holon Institute of Technology—an opportunity that wouldn’t have been possible without you.
A Moment of Good…
We generally refer to Passover as the Festival of Freedom, but over time it has become more like the Festival of Food! With the help of all of you, our donors, The Good People Fund helps elderly Holocaust survivors celebrate the holiday with sufficient food and a deep sense that people care about them. Every Pesach and Rosh Hashanah, we purchase supermarket gift cards for elders who would otherwise not enjoy the tastes of the holiday. Thank you for helping us welcome “all who are hungry to come and eat.”
Alma Schneider of Our GPF Family is Honored with Congressional Hero Award
Grantee Alma Schneider (1 in 6 Support) was honored with a 2024 Congressional Hero Award for her nearly two decades of dedicated advocacy and support for families, particularly those with children with disabilities. Alma was recognized for her work transforming her community with compassion, innovation, and a commitment to inclusion.
Worthy of a Frame…
Attendees of our first-ever (un)conference—visionary grantees, dedicated board members, passionate staff—shared an electric energy powering conversation, collaboration and compassion for two days at Hebrew Union College in NYC, Nov. 17 and 18, 2024. Here, time out for a collective photo, for the record.
Social Justice Champion Ruth Messinger Issues Call to Action at GPF (un)conference
“The responsibility is ours alone to build a better society and a more peaceful world,” said GPF (un)conference Keynoter Ruth Messinger, Global Ambassador for the American Jewish World Service, to GPF grantees and guests. Ruth’s compelling, emotional address, on Nov. 17, 2024, is a call for us to continue and expand our good work in challenging times.
