Philanthropy

Yaara Bank-Plotkin highlights diaspora support for IDF at Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

“Our Miami community may be far from the battlefield, but with organizations like Operation Israel and Belev Echad, our impact can be felt every step of the way”.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ya'ara Bank-Plotkin , Philanthropist
Ronnie Vinnikov Vice President of Development, Bar Ilan University

How the billion from Miami changed Israel’s academic landscape

“The Billion from Miami” may sound like the beginning of a fairy tale, but in practical terms it set in motion one of the most significant strategic shifts in recent years.

|ByRONNIE VINNIKOV
FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

|BySTAN POLOVETS
Gold Isn't Going Up, Your Money Is Just Losing Value

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune

While the pair fell of the Forbes list, they appeared high on a separate list released earlier this year highlighting the US’s most generous philanthropists.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Our mission is to fight antisemitism, strengthen the state of Israel, protect American democracy'

LIVE: Adam Milstein, renowned American-Israeli philanthropist, in conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post explaining the vision and goals of the Impact Forum

APRIL 8, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Adam Milstein at the Impact Forum Foundation Event

This Colombian olah promotes cohesion and prosperity in Israeli society

Nicole is CEO of the Merage Foundation Israel, a private philanthropy to initiate and advance transformational programs in the areas of Negev development, aliyah, and social resilience.

APRIL 6, 2024ByJORDANA BENAMI
NICOLE HOD STROH, 43 FROM COLOMBIA TO RA’ANANA, 2009

Menomadin Foundation and Hebrew University unveil plan to strengthen Israeli welfare system

As part of this initiative, reservists' spouses will receive benefits, along with families of Hamas hostages and residents of evacuated communities.

MARCH 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haim Taib, President, and Founder of the Menomadin Foundation, presents report on Israeli welfare system to Minister of Welfare and Social Security Ya'akov Margi.

Good Deeds Day

MARCH 20, 2024ByELI DALAL

Social public policy - opinion

Philanthropy's vital role in shaping policy for societal reconstruction and sustainable solutions in Israel's social infrastructure.

MARCH 18, 2024ByTALI YARIV-MASHAL
Frederick Lawrence presents the keynote speech on the state of diversity and equity at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis last fall.

‘I’m just a typical Jewish grandmother’

April Rosenfeld is a dedicated supporter of the Hebrew University.

MARCH 14, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
(From L) MICHAEL & APRIL ROSENFELD with Prof. Menahem Ben Sasson, chancellor of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, during the Wall of Life ceremony on Mount Scopus

WATCH: 'Hebrew University is a wonderful place of learning and healing'

In the fourth episode of 'The Philanthropists,’ April Rosenfeld discusses the importance of charity and the meaning of philanthropy.

MARCH 13, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
April Rosenfeld

Genesis prize awarded to NGOs supporting hostages and their families 

The foundation also said that it would contribute to international awareness campaigns to ensure the plight of those held in Hamas captivity remain at the top of the global agenda.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Genesis Prize Co-founder Stan Polovets (right) with Doron Zexer, who holds a picture of Edan Alexander, one of several lone soldiers he hosts in his home in Israel.

Jewish widow gives $1 billion to NYC medical school to pay for student tuition

Dr. Ruth Gottesman is making the donation from the fortune made by her late husband David "Sandy" Gottesman, a Wall Street financier and early Berkshire Hathaway investor.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024ByREUTERS
Un empleado trabaja con células madre en el laboratorio del doctor Ali Ertuerk en Múnich, Alemania 23 de abril de 2019.

Reviving Israel’s periphery

Rashi Foundation CEO Michal Cohen on revitalizing war-torn communities

FEBRUARY 22, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
(R to L) Michal Cohen, CEO Rashi Foundation; Yitzhak Danino, Mayor of Ofakim; and Oren Sagi, CEO Cisco Israel, at the Magnet youth center in Ofakim