Potential projects include buildings that better withstand earthquakes and fires, windows that shatter less dangerously, and sensors that detect harmful chemicals in air and water. The donation funds research into these protective technologies.
The siblings’ father, Jewish Holocaust survivor H. Joseph Gerber, founded Gerber Scientific, earned hundreds of patents and helped build an early Israeli technology company in Beersheva.
Their gift honors their father and mother, Sonia, while bringing American and Israeli scientists together to develop tools that could protect lives.