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Jewish Communal Fund gives $700,000 in grants to Jewish charities in New York

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The Jewish Communal Fund of New York said on Monday that it has approved nearly $700,000 in grants to New York-based Jewish charities through its endowment, the JCF Special Gifts Fund. The grants will help increase supply to a...
Israel Aerospace Industries new ventilator production line, 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

UJA-Federation of New York to give $200,000 in COVID-relief aid to India

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The UJA-Federation of New York announced $200,000 in grants to four organizations working on coronavirus-relief efforts in India. A $60,000 grant will go to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to be put towards a partnership...
From left: Tel Aviv University Professor Yossi Matias, Professor Ariel Porat, Professor Meir Feder and Professor Tova Milo. Credit: Courtesy.

Google, Tel Aviv University launch joint program, ‘AI for Social Good’

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Google and Tel Aviv University recently launched a program for promoting artificial intelligence-related multidisciplinary research for the benefit of society. The program aims to support research and collaborations in data science and artificial intelligence...
The newly renovated synagogue for use by the Tomer division of the Givati Brigade at a training base in the Negev Desert, Feb. 17, 2021. Credit: IDF.

OU to offer ‘Back to Shul’ grants to spur attendance, communal re-engagement

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One of the most profound ways the coronavirus pandemic impacted the Jewish community in the past year was the initial closure of and subsequent limitations on synagogues. Now, as more congregants have been vaccinated and...
A classroom for young girls in the coastal town of Elmina, Ghana. Credit: World ORT.

World ORT launches STEM project for girls in Ghana, backed by UNESCO

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World ORT is leading an innovative training project in Ghana to promote computer courses led by women for young girls. Backed by a UNESCO grant, the Women STEM Trainers program in the coastal town of...
Celebrating Israel Day at Camp Yavneh in New Hampshire. Credit: Campy Yavneh via Facebook.

Jewish camps get $10 million to expand enrollment and incorporate COVID protocols

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Jewish summer camps will be getting a financial boost to help expand their enrollment this summer while maintaining coronavirus safety regulations. The $2.6 million Capacity Expansion Grants from the Jewish Community Response and Impact...
Boalt Hall at the University of California Berkeley Law School, which features a quotation from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo in raised lettering. The law school's present facilities were first constructed in 1951. Credit: Art Anderson via Wikimedia Commons.

$10 million gift from Helen Diller Foundation marks new name for Berkeley institute

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The University of California, Berkeley announced a $10 million endowment gift from the Helen Diller Foundation to help ensure a lasting legacy for its Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies. In recognition of this...
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Jewish preschools, day schools, win book grants from author James Patterson

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Teachers at Jewish preschools and day schools across the country are among educators who have won grants from bestselling author James Patterson to build their classroom libraries through the Patterson Partnership with Scholastic Book...
Credit: Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

Jewish federations awarded $5 million federal grant to assist Holocaust survivors

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging has awarded a $5 million grant to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) to expand Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed (PCTI) care...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz lead the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on June 7, 2020. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Israel adjusts $1.8 billion stimulus plan to exclude top earners

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Israel’s government decided on Monday to move ahead with a plan to disburse cash grants to all citizens to help stimulate the economy amid the COVID-19 crisis, though with a number of caveats. Following a...