Program Areas • Grants
Jewish Philanthropy and Education
Increasing knowledge and understanding of the Jewish heritage is the goal of this program. Through the innovative use of media, policy research, and leadership training, it endeavors to enhance awareness of Jewish history and culture and to build bridges between people of diverse backgrounds.
Grants — 2006
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE New York, NY | $150,000 |
| To support the first year of ACCESS/AJC. | |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE New York, NY | 40,000 |
| To add additional educational modules to AJWS's curriculum on Jews as Global Citizens, a program for middle and high school students, and adult learners. | |
| BROOKLYN JEWS/ CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM Brooklyn, NY | 25,000 |
| To support two rabbinical student interns from Hebrew Union College who will continue the "outside the building" work with young people and families in Park Slope (Jewish Leadership Project). | |
| THE MAURICE AND MARILYN COHEN CENTER FOR MODERN JEWISH STUDIES (BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY) Waltham, MA | (10,619) |
| To help support a conference on Understanding American Jewry: Engaging the Past, Envisioning the Future. (Grant amount returned.) | |
| FLORENCE G. HELLER/ JCCA RESEARCH CENTER New York, NY | 11,000 |
| To join with the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundation in a study to learn why Jewish philanthropists do not fund new ventures (Jewish Leadership Project). | |
| JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL STUDIES Jerusalem, Israel | 4,700,000 |
| For continued support of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and its Environmental Policy Center. | |
| JEWISH FUNDS FOR JUSTICE New York, NY | 35,000 |
| To join with other funders to help the Jewish Funds for Justice develop a new model of institution-building, that will inspire and attract 20-30 year olds. | |
| JEWISH LEADERSHIP PROJECT New York, NY | 114,000 |
| Discretionary fund for seed grants to young Jewish entrepreneurs and leaders. | |
| JEWISH MEDIA FUND New York, NY | 75,000 |
| To support a pilot project on Identifying and Supporting the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders. | |
| JEWISH MEDIA FUND New York, NY | 150,000 |
| To support the pilot phase of a project to create a new Jewish history website. | |
| JEWISH MEDIA FUND New York, NY | 200,000 |
| To support the pilot phase of a project to create an on-line Jewish policy archive. | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY New York, NY | 412,154 |
| For support of the Middle East Education Through Technology (MEET) Program. | |
| YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS New Haven, CT | 25,000 |
| For the creation and distribution of an omnibus history and atlas of American Jewish life.
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| Total: | $5,926,535 |