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Dolly Parton reading a children's book, in an undated photo. (The Dollywood Foundation)
Dolly Parton’s legacy includes Jewish literacy program that took page from her book
By Penny Schwartz
Philanthropist Harold Grinspoon, inspired by late singer's children's book scheme, formed PJ Library, which mails free texts to Jewish families to foster community's culture
Ruhama Cohen (left) and Simha Shimoni at a Mimouna celebration held at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel in the northern city of Haifa on April 8, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
April 9, 2026, 9:44 pm
‘I live alone and I can’t run’: Elderly from the north become social welfare hot potato
The Tzalir Fund has evacuated and is looking after 1,200 frontline residents, most of them 75 and over, in five hotels. Its funding will end on April 15. Will the ceasefire outlast their respite?
By Sue Surkes
An undated photo showing destruction caused by Hamas terrorists when they infiltrated Kibbutz Nirim on October 7, 2023, near the Israel-Gaza border, southern Israel. (Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund)
April 9, 2026, 7:30 pm
Gaza border kibbutz redirects donations to help war-torn north
‘We feel what our brothers and sisters in the north are going through,’ says Kibbutz Nirim, which lost seven residents on October 7
By Sue Surkes
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to speak at an Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp in London, Britain, June 27, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)
March 10, 2026, 6:18 pm
Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is US’s biggest donor of 2025
Former NYC mayor and founder of Bloomberg financial news empire gave $4.3 billion to arts, education, the environment, public health and programs to improve city governments
By Maria Di Mento and Ben Gose
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to speak at an Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp in London, Britain, June 27, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)
March 5, 2025, 5:46 am
Michael Bloomberg tops list of America’s leading donors for 2nd year in a row
Former NYC mayor gave $3.7 billion to variety of philanthropical causes last year; other top donors include Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, retired professor Ruth Gottesman
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon
A Palestinian man inspects a car burnt in a reported attack the previous night by Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus in the West Bank, on February 20, 2024. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
February 22, 2024, 1:19 am
How do Biden’s new sanctions affect Jewish charities that donate in Israel?
While some say administration’s recent targeting of four extremist settlers will have no impact on their operations, others warn that charity groups now need to tighten oversight
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A tzedakah box for charitable giving in the foyer of a synagogue in Lafayette, California, Jan. 20, 2022. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
February 20, 2024, 11:15 pm
Jews who experience antisemitism give more to charity, US survey shows
American Jews donated more than $750 million to war-related causes after Oct. 7, but study authors say such giving isn’t sustainable in the long term
By JTA and ToI Staff
Philanthropist Sylvan Adams announcing a $100 million donation to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, at an event in Toronto, Canada, on December 3, 2023. (Liora Kogan/Courtesy)
December 4, 2023, 12:06 pm
Ben-Gurion University gets $100m donation to ‘rebuild and strengthen the south’
Gift by philanthropist Sylvan Adams designated for ‘future of the Negev and Israel, technologies for the future, climate change, sustainability and the environment and global health’
By Gavriel Fiske
High school pupils at the Foka STEMpower center in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, July 2023. (Courtesy)
August 11, 2023, 2:44 am
Seeding STEM centers in Africa, NGO looks for crop of scientists to cultivate continent
Based on the hands-on-science vision of a Boston-based former physicist, can STEMpower’s long-term bet on bringing science and computing to African youth lead to a revolution?
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Illustrative: Miriam Adelson at the opening of an ancient road at the City of David archaeological site in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, June 30, 2019. (Flash90)
August 1, 2023, 4:08 am
Miriam Adelson cut philanthropy as casinos hit COVID slump. Now they’re rebounding
After the pandemic caused the casino industry to flatline, the megadonor’s political and charitable donations lessened and foundation assets dropped – but that has happened before
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Ronald S. Lauder in his home in 2022. (Shahar Azran/Neue Galerie New York)
December 24, 2022, 6:54 am
A few of his favorite things: Ronald Lauder’s lifelong art collection now on display
500 pieces that make the Jewish philanthropist say ‘Oh my God’ can be seen at a Neue Galerie NY exhibition that replicates how they’re displayed in his own home
By Cathryn J. Prince
Shelby White at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center in 2017. (Raanan Kislev, Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 7, 2022, 2:10 pm
Looted artifacts worth millions said seized from US collector, a key donor to Israel
23 works held by philanthropist Shelby White noted in search warrants from June 2021, April 2022; some were returned to Italy and Turkey in recent months
By Michael Horovitz
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Paul Newman with daughter Nell in 1960. (Newman Family Collection)
December 2, 2022, 3:59 am
14 years after his death, megastar Paul Newman’s memoir is a portal into his soul
Editor David Rosenthal wrangles thousands of pages of recently discovered interview transcripts with the actor, his friends, colleagues, and family members into a revealing read
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Bankman-Fried, founder and then-CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 9, 2022. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
November 15, 2022, 2:33 pm
Collapse of crypto exchange FTX endangers founder’s philanthropic gifts
Sam Bankman-Fried, whose $24 billion net worth has evaporated, embraces ideal of ‘effective altruism,’ but some say prioritizing donations to have widest impact was his undoing
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photograph of drilling oil on land. (bashta, iStock at Getty Images)
August 7, 2022, 2:58 am
How US Jewish philanthropies sprung from oil fortunes are handling climate change
At least a dozen major dynasties have been involved in the fossil fuel industry, and they follow diverse giving patterns when it comes to environmental causes
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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