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Outgoing Jewish Agency head Nathan Sharansky and new chief Isaac Herzog at an event welcoming some 300 new immigrants from France on a special 'aliyah' flight organized by the agency, at Ben Gurion Airport on July 23, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 9, 2018, 1:47 pm
With a new leader, can the storied Jewish Agency buck 50 years of decline?
Deep changes in the culture and expectations of overseas donors have brought more money to Israel than ever before, but at the expense of big umbrellas like the agency
By Haviv Rettig Gur
The Jewish cemetery of Żywiec, Poland, in 2007. (Adam Midor/Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
August 20, 2018, 8:35 pm
Anonymous entrepreneur restores Jewish cemetery in Poland
After small community in Żywiec was unable to pay for graveyard’s upkeep, philanthropist hires workers to restore tombstones, fence
By JTA
The University of Haifa campus. (Courtesy)
May 31, 2018, 11:27 pm
US philanthropist aims to revitalize Haifa
Jewish businessman Lorry Lokey gives $10 million to University of Haifa to build downtown campus of at least four buildings
By JTA
Jay Ruderman
May 24, 2018, 12:25 pm
Jay Ruderman
Checkbook Judaism
There’s no law that you have to be a wealthy white male to run a major US Jewish organization
Shoshana Cardin. (Screen capture/YouTube)
May 19, 2018, 7:38 pm
Shoshana Cardin, Jewish leader who broke multiple glass ceilings, dies at 91
Baltimore philanthropist was chairwoman of the National Conference of Soviet Jewry and first woman president of JFNA
By JTA
Samantha Dubrinsky
May 4, 2018, 7:00 pm
Samantha Dubrinsky
Why engaging millennials is not worthless
To Jack Wertheimer: Marginalizing us is not going to do the Jewish community any good in the long run
A view of the Israeli lounge within the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, featuring a wooden interpretation of Psalm 150 by the late Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz. (Alain Jaramillo/via JTA)
May 1, 2018, 5:42 am
The Kennedy Center wants to revive the Israel room you didn’t know it had
Even most Jewish leaders are unaware of the stunning tribute to Israel and the US that Yitzhak Rabin organized in 1971 for one of Washington’s most prestigious institutions
By Ron Kampeas
The 'Israel Story' team (Courtesy/Photo by Avishag Shaar Yashuv)
April 30, 2018, 3:53 am
The Podcast: an accidental pulpit for a new Jewish conversation
With the rampant popularity of this new media genre, as a new cadre steps up to the mic it is — inadvertently or not — changing a generation’s engagement with Jewish content
By Tracy Frydberg
Naomi Eisenberger, executive director of The Good People Fund. (Courtesy)
April 23, 2018, 4:24 am
The charity fund exec who helps good people do their best for others
When not helming the #GamAni movement, Good People Fund director Naomi Eisenberger uses micro-philanthropy to leverage average Joes’ social and humanitarian projects
By Cathryn J. Prince
Gail Asper with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Moe Levy, executive director of the Asper Foundation in Winnipeg. (Courtesy)
April 7, 2018, 12:56 pm
Canadian heiress throws millions into massive Tel Aviv-based Jewish hall of fame
The catch? Gail Asper still needs millions more for her dream $400-million Frank Gehry-designed museum, aimed at reframing the Jewish narrative and showcasing achievement
By Robert Sarner
Jack Wertheimer
April 3, 2018, 10:02 am
Jack Wertheimer
Are millennials our best Jewish audience?
Lifelong engagement with Judaism means knowledge, connection, and meaningful grappling with Jewish identity
Illustrative: A man writes a check (PeopleImages/Getty Images via JTA)
March 27, 2018, 4:23 am
Mega-donors are taking over Jewish philanthropy, study says
As the total amount of money donated to Jewish causes declined in recent decades, number of donors plummeted, research says
By Ben Sales
CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) David M. Schizer with campers at the Szarvas International Jewish Summer Camp in Hungary, a project of JDC and Ronald Lauder. (courtesy)
February 28, 2018, 3:01 am
New JDC head brings a business approach to aiding needy Jews
After a year at the helm of the 103-year-old American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, David M. Schizer lays out his pragmatic plan to continue its eternal mission
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Julie Hammerman, who founded the JLens Investor Network, at the group’s 2017 conference on impact investing. (Courtesy of JLens/via JTA)
February 24, 2018, 1:40 am
Can Jewish charities do good and make money? Impact investors say yes
A growing number of activists are promoting the new ideal-driven form of investment, which they say is more sustainable and can go further than just donating to charity
By Ben Sales
Alan Abrams
December 31, 2017, 1:32 pm
Alan Abrams
Do you get tons of year-end solicitations?
I run a non-profit organization and I’m convinced that there’s a better way
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