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 — 2010
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE: FREDERIC BRENNER PROJECT
New York, NY | $37,500 |
| To support 10 Israeli photography students from Bezalel Academy—five in 2009 and five in 2010—as apprentices to the master photographers in Frederic Brenner's multi-year project, 'Israel: Portrait of a Work in Progress'
(Year 2 of two-year $75,000 grant) | |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| To support the construction and touring of three exhibits to 75 libraries throughout the country, focusing on the cultural impact of prominent Jewish Americans—poet Emma Lazarus, children's writer Maurice Sendak, and Jewish composers and lyricists who contributed to the great American songbook | |
| CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM
Brooklyn, New York | $100,000 |
| To support two Revson Neighborhood Fellows and a Revson Rabbinic Intern to work with Rabbi Andy Bachman in creating model programs with previously unconnected young Jews in Brooklyn
(Year 1 of two-year $200,000 grant) | |
| CONGREGATION BETH ELOHIM
Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| To support an upgrade of CBE's IT systems to facilitate community building | |
| CONGREGATION KEHILLATH ISRAEL
Brookline, MA | $15,000 |
| To support an expanded rabbinic capacity to strengthen community outreach and learning | |
| FRIENDS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ISRAEL
Hartford, CT | $30,000 |
| To support the English translation and online posting of significant opinions of the 2008, 2009, and 2010 terms of the Supreme Court of Israel
(Year 2 of three-year $90,000 grant) | |
| IKAR
Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 |
| To support a Revson Rabbinic Fellow to work with Rabbi Sharon Brous in creating model programs with previously unconnected young Jews in Los Angeles
(Year 1 of two-year $200,000 grant) | |
| JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL STUDIES
Jerusalem, Israel | $985,000 |
| For continued support of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and its Environmental Policy Center
(Year 4 of five-year $4,700,000 grant) | |
| JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
New York, NY | $50,000 |
| To support the Social Venture Fund for Jewish-Arab Equality and Shared Society, which uses the collective resources of contributors, each donating $50,000, to help promote a positive shared future in Israel of social and political equality, equal opportunity, and fair access to resources for all its citizens | |
| JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA
New York, NY | $100,000 |
| To support the creation of the Center for Pastoral Education
(Year 2 of four-year $500,000 grant) | |
| MA'ASE
Karmiel, Israel | $90,000 |
| To support the establishment of a Civic Service Forum of Israeli NGOs working to improve the quantity and quality of volunteer year-of-service opportunities for disadvantaged Israeli youth
(Year 1 of two-year $180,000 grant) | |
| MA'ASE
Karmiel, Israel | $200,000 |
| To support the NGOs of the Civic Service Forum in their enrichment programming for 70 newly created civic service slots designated for disadvantaged Israeli youth—Arab Israelis, at-risk youth, and the physically and mentally disabled (First payment of a $260,000 grant) | |
| MACNEIL/LEHRER PRODUCTIONS
New York, NY | $15,000 |
| To support the production of the 'Among the Righteous' Web site | |
| MIDDLE EAST EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (MEET) — PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
New York, NY | $175,000 |
| 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)
(Year 2 of three-year $500,000 grant) | |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — ROBERT F. WAGNER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
New York, NY | $40,000 |
| To support marketing and public education of the Berman Jewish Policy Archive, online and through conferences and lectures
(Year 3 of four-year $325,000 grant) | |
| TEVEL B'TZEDEK
Jerusalem, Israel | $4,860 |
| To support the development of a strategic plan for the development and growth of Tevel b'Tzedek's long-term alumni program | |
| TOLDOT YISRAEL
Jerusalem, Israel | $30,000 |
| To support the cost of recording the video testimonies of 50 men and women of Israel's founding generation | |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
Washington, D.C. | $35,000 |
| To support the Charles H. Revson Fellowships for Archival Research at the U.S. Holocaust Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
(Year 3 of four-year $450,000 grant) | |
| Total: | $2,062,360 |