For four decades, Jack was a pillar of the Jefferson community. In 2002, he and his wife, Vickie, provided philanthropic support to launch the Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience. In 2004, Jack and Vickie were recognized with the Award of Merit, Jefferson’s highest civic honor. Most recently, Jack and the Farber family made a generous gift in memory of his son, David, to establish the David Farber ASPIRE Center (Advancement of Suicide Prevention, Intervention, Research, and Education).