Grants Archive
Click on the heading "Grantee" to view alphabetically by grantee, "Year" to view chronologically, or use the pulldown menus to filter alphabetically, by year or program area. Click on the name of the grantee or project to visit their website.
| Year | Grantee | Project | Description / Award / Location | Program Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Amos: The National Jewish Partnership for Social Justice |
General Support |
General support for organization designed to be a catalyst and consultant on issues of social justice in the Jewish community. $100,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Social Justice |
| 2001 | Support for exhibition telling the story of Jews in the American West. $100,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media | ||
| 2001 | Rabbinic Position (renewal) |
Renewal of support for a full-time rabbi for this residential rehabilitation program for Jewish men and women who have been incarcerated and/or are dealing with addiction. $70,000 over two years. Los Angeles, CA. | None | |
| 2001 | Brandeis University |
Renewal of support for an intensive summer program for Jewish teens on the campus of Brandeis Univeristy that combines academic study, the arts, social action, and the creation of a diverse Jewish community. $75,000 over two years. Waltham, MA. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 2001 | Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles |
Support for the marketing and distribution of a multi-part set of Jewish stories from around the world to be broadcast on public radio stations across the country. $40,000. Los Angeles, CA. | Arts & Media | |
| 2001 | Camp Isabella Freedman |
Support for effort to provide programming and resources to multiracial Jewish families. $25,000. New York, NY. | None | |
| 2001 | Center for New Community |
Renewal of support for campaign to educate young people about dangers of "white power" music utilized to spread hate and intolerance. $50,000 over two years. Oak Park, IL. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations | |
| 2001 | Support for an annual lecture series of "Righteous Rescuers" at the University's Center for Holocaust Education in memory of Leopold Page. $100,000 over five years. Orange, CA. | Holocaust | ||
| 2001 | Chicago Opera Theater |
Support for new production of the Holocaust-era children's opera Brundibar with set design by Maurice Sendak. $50,000 over two years. Chicago, IL. | Arts & Media, Holocaust | |
| 2001 | Renewal of support for the first full-time, advanced level certificate program for Orthodox women in Talmud and Jewish law. $190,000 over three years. New York, NY. | Education | ||
| 2001 | Renewal of support for Los Angeles office of national organization that engages students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. $100,000 over three years. Los Angeles, CA. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | Support for educational program for African American and Jewish high school students in Los Angeles and New York. $25,000. New York, NY. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | Renewal of support for a fellowship and training program for theater specialists working in Jewish summer camps. $200,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Arts & Media, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | Gesher |
Support to develop a national pilot of this home-based program of Jewish outreach and education designed to meet the needs of Jewishly-unaffiliated families. $40,000 over two years. Portland, OR. | Education | |
| 2001 | General Support |
Support for Human Rights Watch's work to defend the rights of women, children, and refugees in the US and abroad. $50,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Social Justice | |
| 2001 | Support for teen social justice programming, including Operation Chicken Soup where teens met each month to cook and deliver kosher food to those in need. $50,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Social Justice, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | General Support |
Renewal of support for this media organization whose mission is to spark and nurture Jewish identity and build interactive Jewish communities by providing access to multimedia resources focused on Jewish learning for all ages. $150,000 over two years. Newton, MA. | Arts & Media | |
| 2001 | General Support |
To provide general support to this organization which provides social services and humanitarian relief to people in Los Angeles, Israel, and around the world. $75,000 over three years. Los Angeles, CA. | None | |
| 2001 | Staff Position |
Support to build the capacity of this organization that trains Jewish young adults in community organizing by helping them hire a full-time program director. $100,000 over two years. Boston, MA. | Social Justice, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 2001 | Jewish Student Press Service |
Support to build the capacity of this student-run magazine by helping them hire a staff member devoted to fundraising. $20,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Jewish Identity, Youth & Young Adult | |
| 2001 | Sholem Aleichem Documentary |
Support for a documentary film based on the story of the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. $50,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media | |
| 2001 | Support for an education and media outreach project to the Orthodox community for the film "Trembling Before G-d" on the issue of gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews. $30,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media, Social Justice | ||
| 2001 | Support for the domestic program of this first Operation Understanding program which brings African-American and Jewish teens together. $20,000 over two years. Philadelphia, PA. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Lang Dance Foundation |
The Posessed |
Support to complete a film documentiing Pearl Lang's 1975 dance version of S. Ansky's The Dybbuk. $10,000. New York, NY. | Arts & Media |
| 2001 | Renewal of support for educational curriculum which uses the stories of real life heroes to teach young people the importance of making a difference in their own lives and communities. $20,000 over two years. New York, NY. | Holocaust, Youth & Young Adult | ||
| 2001 | Support to provide post-seminary continuing education and mid-career leadership development for Reconstructionist Rabbis in the field through face-to-face retreats and on-line learning. $48,000. Philadelphia, PA. | Spirituality & Synagogue Life | ||
| 2001 | Renewal of support for development of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's website to include an online resource guide and archive for filmmakers and presenters around the world. $35,000. San Francisco, CA. | Arts & Media | ||
| 2001 | Selfhelp Community Services |
Survivor Aid (renewal) |
Renewal of support for social services offered to Holocaust survivors in the New York metropolitan region. $75,000 over three years. New York, NY. | Holocaust |
| 2001 | Support for a program designed to resolve ethnic conflict and create unity by creating teams of religious, civic, business and grassroots leaders skilled in cross-cultural communication and inter-ethnic mediation techniques. $50,000 over two years. New Orleans, LA. | Tolerance & Intergroup Relations | ||
| 2001 | Support for the founding of what has become the largest repository of oral histories of Holocaust survivors, with over 50,000 testimonies collected. $16,750,387. Los Angeles, CA. | Holocaust |
