Editing Jamie Lee Curtis (section)

==Philanthropy==
Beginning in 1990, Curtis and her father, Tony, took a renewed interest in their family's Hungarian Jewish heritage, and helped finance the rebuilding of the [[Dohány Street Synagogue|"Great Synagogue"]] in Budapest, Hungary. The largest synagogue in Europe, it was originally built in 1859 and suffered damage during World War II.<ref>Steves, Rick. ''Rick Steves' Budapest'', Public Affairs publ. (2009) pp. 72–73</ref>

Curtis also helped to refurbish the synagogue in [[Mátészalka]] where her grandparents worshipped. She attended the opening of the Tony Curtis Memorial Museum and Cafe, which is also located in Mátészalka.<ref>{{cite web |last=Albert |first=Maddy |url=https://www.kveller.com/jamie-lee-curtis-is-restoring-her-grandparents-synagogue-in-hungary/ |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Restoring Her Grandparents' Synagogue in Hungary – Kveller |publisher=Kveller.com |date=July 8, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902173039/https://www.kveller.com/jamie-lee-curtis-is-restoring-her-grandparents-synagogue-in-hungary/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis was guest of honor at the 11th annual gala and fundraiser in 2003 for Women in Recovery, a [[Venice, California]]-based non-profit organization offering a live-in, [[twelve-step program]] of rehabilitation for women in need. Past honorees of this organization include Sir [[Anthony Hopkins]] and Dame [[Angela Lansbury]]. Curtis is also involved in the work of the [[Children Affected by AIDS Foundation]], serving as the annual host for the organization's "Dream Halloween" event in Los Angeles, launched every year in October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamieleecurtisonline.com/news_archive2008.html |title=Jamie Lee Curtis Online website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609171227/http://www.jamieleecurtisonline.com/news_archive2008.html |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://caaf4kids.org/ |title=痩せ菌サプリで痩せ菌を増やして理想的な体を |website=caaf4kids.org |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212014234/http://caaf4kids.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Curtis plays a leadership role for [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]] and supported the 2011 opening of a new inpatient facility for the organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chla.org/press-release/heidi-klum-jamie-lee-curtis-melanie-griffith-singer-songwriter-crystal-bowersox-and |title=Heidi Klum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Melanie Griffith, Singer-Songwriter Crystal Bowersox and 3,000 Angelenos Celebrate Upcoming Opening of the New Children's Hospital Los Angeles Building |date=May 3, 2015 |website=CHLA |access-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802011650/https://www.chla.org/press-release/heidi-klum-jamie-lee-curtis-melanie-griffith-singer-songwriter-crystal-bowersox-and |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], she started the "My Hand in Yours" organization with the message "you are not alone" to raise money for the hospital and for people to be able to offer gifts and objects of comfort to people in times of crisis, with all proceeds from every item in the store being sent to help in the care and treatment of critically ill and injured children.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=C34_cvVrXrJ |date=February 28, 2024 |title= MY HAND IN YOURS is a company that is dedicated to connection and care. 100% of all proceeds from every item in our store are sent to help in the care and treatment of critically ill and injured children @childrensla where they will treat any child, regardless of their families, ability to pay for the treatment. |language=en |access-date=November 20, 2024 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C34_cvVrXrJ/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=C5Bct-RxI9h |date=March 27, 2024 |title=My little company, MY HAND IN YOURS, @my_hand_in_yours was started with the simple message that 'you are not alone' and that we offer items of comfort and celebration and connection to people in support of the most vulnerable of our human species, critically, ill and injured children, and the heroes who treat and support them every day at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. |language=en |access-date=November 20, 2024 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Bct-RxI9h/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |author=jamieleecurtis |author-link=Jamie Lee Curtis |user=jamieleecurtis |postid=DEpqGxEviqM |date=January 10, 2025 |title=I started @my_hand_in_yours right when the Covid pandemic hit. The intention of the company was to offer comfort and connection to people in times of crisis and catastrophe. Since then we also have understood that celebration and community are part of the company, but with these horrific fires I wanted to simply say that the intention of the companies to raise money for critically ill and injured children at Children's Hospital Los Angeles @childrensla and to be able to offer gifts and objects of comfort to people in times of crisis, if ever there was a crisis in California, it's now. Thank you for your support and for your care and concern for so many who have lost so much. MY HAND IN YOURS! |language=en |access-date=January 10, 2025 |link=https://www.instagram.com/p/DEpqGxEviqM/ }}</ref>

In October 2023, ''[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]'' honored Curtis with the Advocate of the Year award as a part of the [[Out (magazine)#Out100|Out100 celebration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/jamie-lee-curtis-is-our-advocate-of-the-year|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Is Our Advocate of the Year|website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=October 19, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2024}}</ref> Curtis, who is mother to a [[transgender]] daughter, then gave a speech condemning [[LGBTQ rights opposition|anti-LGBTQ+]] lawmakers and their supporters, stating: "Freedom is the goal."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis-homophobes-transphobes|title=Watch Jamie Lee Curtis Tell Homophobes and Transphobes to 'Back the F*ck Off'|website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=November 10, 2023|accessdate=November 20, 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, she donated $1 million to the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|Los Angeles wildfires]] relief efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/biz/news/hollywood-donations-la-fires-jamie-lee-curtis-1236270322/|last=Murphy|first=J. Kim|title=Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to L.A. Fire Relief Efforts|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 9, 2025|accessdate=January 9, 2025}}</ref>