Berkeley remains in Judith’s heart as well. As a Charter Hill Society member, she regularly supports four areas of campus life: Cal Performances, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, and the Center for Jewish Studies.

Cal Performances has given Judith some wonderful memories. “I’ve seen performers very familiar to me and experienced new programs and performances,” she says. “I even had the pianist Emanuel Ax play ‘Happy Birthday’ to me on a special birthday.”

A retired certified public accountant, Judith sees firsthand the value of Cal not just to the local Berkeley community but also to the state and the world at large.

“On a local level, having the world’s premier public university in our community makes this an exciting place to live,” she says. “But it also continues to make California great, too.”