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 — 2008
| AVODAH: THE JEWISH SERVICE CORPS New York, NY | $25,000 |
| To support the new program partnership for alumni of AVODAH and American Jewish World Service | |
| BROOKLYN JEWS/ CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 |
| To support the continuation of the Next-Generation Leadership project (over 2 years) | |
| BROOKLYN JEWS/ CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| To support the Annual Temple Retreat | |
| BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE New York, NY | $5,000 |
| In honor of the memory of Judith Evans | |
| COLUMBIA/ BARNARD HILLEL New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support the expansion of the Jewish Life Orientation (JelLO) | |
| FRIENDS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ISRAEL Hartford, CT | $90,000 |
| To support the English translation and online posting of significant opinions of the 2008, 2009, and 2010 terms of the Supreme Court of Israel (over 3 years) | |
| IKAR Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| To support the continuation of the Next-Generation Leadership project (over 2 years) | |
| ISRAEL: PORTRAIT OF A WORK IN PROGRESS — AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE New York, NY | $83,000 |
| To support the creation of a dissemination plan for Frederic Brenner's Israel: Portrait of a Work in Progress, to be exhibited in museums and other venues on American university campuses (6 months) | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (MEET) — PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS New York, NY | $18,000 |
| To bridge the difference in exchange between the shekel and the dollar and the subsequent loss in the value of the 2006 grant | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (MEET) — PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS New York, NY | $20,600 |
| To implement a remote audio-visual conferencing system that will allow real-time collaborations among professors, students, and business leaders at MIT, in Jerusalem, and on the West Bank | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (MEET) — PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS New York, NY | $500,000 |
| To support Phase 2 of MEET's organizational growth and capacity-building to expand regionally in Israel and increase the number of participants (over 3 years) | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (MEET) — PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support an effort to increase the recruitment of girls to MEET | |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — ROBERT F. WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE New York, NY | $325,000 |
| To support marketing and public education of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive, online and through conferences and lectures (over 3 years) | |
| SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| To support a partnership with the Jewish Heritage Video Collection to create a new Web site and portal for Jewish films | |
| TAM INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES AT EMORY UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| In honor of the memory of Judith Evans | |
| TEVEL B'TZEDEK — AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE New York, NY | $40,000 |
| To support the development of a follow-up component of the social justice program in Nepal, providing Israeli participants with opportunities to work with or start their own NGOs in Israel | |
| Total: | $1,456,600 |