Kehillah Annual Gala: The Intersection of Technology, Education, and Ethics

Technology is woven into every aspect of our daily lives and has the potential to be a neutral, positive, or negative influence. Join us for a rich conversation about the ethical and educational implications of technology for our individual lives, our communities, and the world, at Kehillah Jewish High School’s Gala 2017: The Intersection of Technology, Education, and Ethics. Featuring a panel of experts:

• David Fischer is the Vice President of Business and Marketing Partnerships at Facebook, where he is responsible for Facebook’s rapidly growing advertising business and manages the Sales and Marketing teams worldwide. He is recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Prior to joining Facebook in 2010, David was Vice President of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. David previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Treasury Department and prior to that, he was an Associate Editor at U.S. News & World Report.
• Irina Raicu is the director of the Internet Ethics Program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University. Her writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including U.S.A. Today, MarketWatch, Slate, the San Jose Mercury News, and Re/Code. As a teenager, Raicu immigrated to the U.S. from Romania; her background informs her interest in the Internet as a tool whose use has profound ethical implications worldwide
  
• Anne Toth is a well-known technology policy expert and has testified before Congress about online privacy and behavioral advertising. Anne was most recently at Slack Technologies where she oversaw policy, security, corporate social responsibility, people operations and recruiting for the world’s fastest-growing business enterprise software company. Prior to joining Slack, Anne was the Head of Privacy for Google+ and was Yahoo!’s Chief Trust Officer overseeing privacy, data governance, child safety, advertising content policy, and related policy areas from 1998 to 2011.
  
• Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz is the President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash. He is a globally renowned social justice educator and activist and has volunteered, taught, and staffed missions in a dozen countries around the world. In 2010, a film crew followed Shmuly for over a year to produce a PBS documentary, The Calling, about the training of religious leaders. Shmuly is also the Founder of Uri L’Tzedek and The Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, and is the author of ten books on Jewish ethics.

The Gala will take place on Thursday, April 27th, 2017, starting at 7:00pm, in the Graziella and Leon Troper Center for Arts & Athletics at Gideon Hauser Jewish Day School. This year, Kehillah is honoring the visionary individuals who have helped create Kehillah’s Laboratory for Engineering Arts (LEA): Hagit and Oren Zeev (Eyal ’14, Shira ’19) planted the seed and then provided the financial resources for the creation of the LEA. Daniel Kelley, our Technology and Engineering Arts Coordinator, developed the vision for the space together with Jennifer Idleman, Dean of Visual and Performing Arts, and both partnered with Kathleen Edwards, Dean of Math, Science, and Technology to develop the lab and its programs.

100% of the funds raised at this year’s gala will support the Alison Ruebusch Scholarship Fund.

More information at bit.ly/kehillah

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Circle at 650-213-9600 x125 or jcircle@kehillah.org.

About the Alison Ruebusch Scholarship Fund -
Alison Ruebusch was an instrumental member of our institution for over ten years. This fund is our way of honoring her commitment and dedication to Kehillah Jewish High School. We believe that a Kehillah education should not be a privilege enjoyed only by those who can afford it. It should be accessible to all capable students who seek a rewarding education, regardless of their family’s economic status. Through the creation of this fund and the generosity of our community, a number of students will experience the world-class academics that Kehillah has to offer.

About Kehillah Jewish High School -
Coupling the best of the Silicon Valley mindset with rich traditions, Kehillah Jewish High School attracts those who seek world-class academics in a supportive community, empowering them with the knowledge and strength to flourish in a rapidly changing world with Kehillah as their anchor, their beacon, and their identity. At Kehillah, students embark on a journey of self-discovery guided by a community of passionate educators. They graduate with the knowledge, values, and community that enable them to create extraordinary futures.