Helen is a noted Spanish-language specialist, translator and lecturer, major philanthropist in both the San Francisco Bay area and in Israel, and staunch supporter of Tel Aviv University and its Board of Governors for three decades in the fields of cancer research, health professions and scholarship aid, carrying on a tradition established by her late father, Stanley Steyer. Helen received an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University during the 2012 Board of Governors meeting in recognition of her contribution to society. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, and now resides in San Francisco. Helen recently donated her parents’ papers to the JFCS Holocaust Center and has generously funded this web exhibit.