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Blog entries tagged: Grants

Avi Chai gives $1.6 million to help Yeshiva University support Jewish day schools

Grant will go to YU’s Institute for University-School Partnership to support its financial benchmarking work with 30 day schools in five different Jewish communities

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State Department award $770,000 to promote diverse Israeli citizenship

The State Department has given $770,000 in grants to Merchavim, an Israeli NGO working on diversity in Israel and shared citizenship for all legal citizens of the country.

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Maltz foundation gives $20 million to Cleveland symphony

The Maltz Family Foundation of the Cleveland Jewish Federation has given $20 million to help the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra attract a younger crowd.

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JDC partners with UNICEF in Haiti

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is partnering with U.S. Fund for UNICEF to create open spaces for children in Haiti as the island country recovers from last winter’s devastating earthquake.

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Marcus Foundation re-ups on camp “MBA” program

The Atlanta-based Marcus foundation has re-upped on a grant to help better train leaders of nonprofit Jewish overnight camps.

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Birthright chairman makes $15 million gift to NJ Jewish day school

Daniel Och gives Schechter school gift to ease middle class tuition crunch

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Taubman gives Hadassah $300,000 to fight ALS

Detroit-based philanthropist’s gift is for stem cell research to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

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Boston federation gives $2.1 million to boost day schools

The Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston will give $2.1 million towards an initiative to help families afford tuition at Jewish kindergartens, according to The Boston Globe.

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Billy Crystal makes gift to Hebrew U.

The gift will be used to create and present workshops, programs and theatrical performances at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem that bring Jews and Arabs together as a means to promote tolerance and improved cultural and social understanding, according to a release issued by the organization.

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Ruderman foundation, govt of Israel and JDC help special needs children in Israel

The Ruderman Foundation, the government of Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee have each pitched in $2 million to help children with special needs in Israel, according to this story in The Wall Street Journal circulated today.

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