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Genesis Philanthropy Group

Left to right: Mikhail Fridman (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images), Petr Aven (Alexander Aleshkin/Epsilon/Getty Images ), Moshe Kantor (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images), Roman Abramovich (Ian Walton/Getty Images) All images via JTA.
July 12, 2022, 7:52 am
With their planes grounded, Russia’s Jewish oligarchs see consequences of Putin ties
With no end in sight to invasion of Ukraine, effect of sanctions ripples through world of Jewish philanthropy
By MADELINE FIXLER and Asaf Shalev
Dr Albert Bourla (right) receives the 2022 Genesis Prize from Israel's President Isaac Herzog, left, and Stan Polovets, co-founder and chairman/CEO of the Genesis Prize Foundation. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
June 30, 2022, 12:35 am
Pfizer boss Bourla receives $1M. Genesis Prize, pledges funds for Holocaust museum
Protesting anti-vaxxers greet hundreds of guests at star-studded Jerusalem event; Bourla, son of Greek survivors, to give cash to planned Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki
By Sue Surkes
Left to right: German Khan (government.ru), Mikhail Fridman (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images via JTA), and Petr Aven (Alexander Aleshkin/Epsilon/Getty Images via JTA)
March 18, 2022, 10:41 pm
3 Russian Jewish oligarchs step down from board of Genesis Group due to sanctions
Jewish philanthropy that trio helped found announces their departure, lauds their record of backing Jewish causes; group has pledged $10 million for humanitarian relief in Ukraine
By Asaf Shalev
Newborn twin brothers sleep in a basement used as a bomb shelter at the Okhmadet children's hospital in central Kyiv, Ukraine, February 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
March 1, 2022, 12:49 pm
Genesis Fund oligarchs pledge $10 million for Jews in Ukraine
Co-founded by Ukraine- and Russia-born businessmen and best known for its annual $1 million prize, GPG earmarks funds for evacuation, security and humanitarian needs
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: People stand near a gift shop in the old Jewish Quarter of Toledo, Spain, on February 27, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Gerard Julien)
May 27, 2021, 10:41 pm
Genesis Group donates $4 million in COVID relief to European Jewish institutions
The philanthropic organization also launches a new project dedicated to supporting the resurgence of Jewish life in Spain
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Britain's Prince Harry congratulates a member of the United States wheelchair basketball team after winning the gold medal in the finals during day eight of the Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia, October 27, 2018. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
March 29, 2020, 8:39 pm
Israeli war wounded said set to participate in Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
Governing body of international contest for injured military veterans agrees to Israel’s inclusion in 2022 tournament
By ToI Staff
Violinist Itzhak Perlman talks during an Interview at Jerusalem's King David Hotel on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, ahead of the Genesis Prize ceremony. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
June 22, 2016, 10:40 am
Itzhak Perlman’s Genesis Prize is an instrument for others’ success
Violinist who plans to donate his $1m. ‘Jewish Nobel’ to charity extols curiosity in music making, and learns how he once helped a Times of Israel reporter
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Mikhail Fridman singing at Musical Marathon 5775 in Moscow on June 24, 2014. (Photo courtesy Russian Jewish Congress)
May 23, 2016, 9:59 pm
No inheritance for my kids, rich Jewish philanthropist vows
Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman, worth $13b., says he want his children to make their own way, will give fortune to charity instead
By ToI Staff
Michael Douglas, left, with Michael Bloomberg, last year's recipient of the Genesis Prize. (Courtesy Genesis Prize)
January 15, 2015, 4:17 pm
Michael Douglas wins Genesis Prize
Oscar-winning actor and peace activist will be given $1 million award by Benjamin Netanyahu and Natan Sharansky
By Debra Kamin
Former mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, speaks during the Genesis Award Ceremony at the Jerusalem Theater, on Thursday, May 22, 2014. (photo credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL/Flash 90)
August 12, 2014, 9:13 pm
Genesis Prize launches global innovation challenge
Competition worth $1 million in funding for ideas inspired by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
By AP
Michael Bloomberg, right, receives the Genesis Prize from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Genesis Prize Chairman Stan Polovets looks on, May 22, 2014. (photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
July 31, 2014, 11:22 pm
Ilia Salita new CEO of Genesis Philanthropy Group
Co-founder Stan Polovets will continue to serve as the prize foundation’s chairman and CEO
By JTA
Michael Bloomberg, right, receives the Genesis Prize from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Genesis Prize Chairman Stan Polovets looks on, May 22, 2014. (photo credit: Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
May 28, 2014, 4:28 am
Russian philanthropists take Bloomberg to the ball
Billionaire debutants behind the Genesis Prize look to influence the wider Jewish world and inspire pride among young Jews
By Ami Eden
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with American comedian Jay Leno, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2014. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/ GPO/FLASH90)
May 21, 2014, 4:20 pm
Netanyahu and Jay Leno have a chinwag
Retired talk show celebrity to host first $1 million Genesis Prize as well as perform a little stand-up
By Stuart Winer
Tirtzah Bassel working on her 'Your Dreams Available Now' installation. (photo credit: Peter Svarzbein)
December 30, 2013, 4:03 am
New art initiative facilitates friendships, not funding
Asylum Arts fills the vacuum of disbanded philanthropic cultural organizations to create a network of collaborating Jewish artists
By Renee Ghert-Zand
April 18, 2013, 9:08 am
Firestone named president of Genesis Prize Foundation
The annual ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’ of $1m. aims to honor individuals whose success has been informed by their Jewish values
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