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Several initiatives are underway at the Foundation to build
endowments for long-term support of key community priorities
in the East Bay Jewish community:
Jewish Special Education
In partnership with the Center for Jewish Living and Learning
(CJLL) of the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East
Bay, the Foundation has created an initiative to enhance programs
that support Jewish special education.
The intention of the CJLL and the Foundation is to grow endowment
funding for these programs out of a partnership with all concerned
or involved with Jewish special needs education.
Funding for Jewish special education in the East Bay is provided
by the Shelley and Elliott Fineman Family Endowment for
Jewish Special Education, the Daniel King Memorial
Endowment for Jewish Special Education, and the Kravitz-Fisher
Family Endowment for Jewish Special Education.
To get involved in building Jewish special education endowments,
contact Steve Brown, Director of
Legacy Development or Rabbi James Brandt, CJLL Director at
(510) 839-2900.
>> More on
establishing or contributing to endowment funds (such as Jewish
special education endowments)
Jewish Community Teen Foundation
By enabling young people to participate in meaningful activities
that offer responsibility and the opportunity to practice
Tikkun Olam in a community of peers, the East Bay Jewish Community
Teen Foundation (EBJCTF) helps to ensure that Jewish youth
in the East Bay community carry forth the philanthropic spirit
of their heritage well into the 21st century.
Funding for the EBJCTF is generously provided by the Morton
and Amy Friedkin Supporting Foundation of The Jewish Community
Foundation, the Ronald and Gail Rubenstein Philanthropic Fund
of The Jewish Community Foundation, the Shoresh Foundation,
and the David B. Klein Foundation.
>> More about the Jewish
Community Teen Foundation
Scholarships
The Foundation's scholarship endowments help provide opportunities
for learning and growth to people whose financial contraints
might otherwise exclude them.
Israel trips
High school, college, and Torah study trips to Israel are
made available thanks to the Goodman Family Israel High
School and College Scholarship Fund, the Herb and Marianne
Friedman Israel Scholarship Fund, the Eisner Youth
to Israel Fund, the Amalie and Henry Schudmak Fund,
the Derek Elias Israel Memorial Scholarship Fund for
Young Adult Study in Israel, and the Israel Trip Scholarship
Fund.
Israel trip scholarships are administered in conjunction
with the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay.
>> Apply
for a scholarship (Jewish Community Federation of the Greater
East Bay website)
Jewish summer camp
Thanks to the Bernard Hurwitz and Ethel Adler Hurwitz
Summer Camperships Fund, financial aid is available for
East Bay youth attending Jewish summer camp.
Summer camperships are awarded in conjunction with the Jewish
Community Federation of the Greater East Bay.
>> Apply
for a campership (Jewish Community Federation of the Greater
East Bay website)
College education
The Max and Erica Weingarten Education Philanthropic Fund
makes financial aid available for Bay Area students
attending college locally.
>> Apply
for college financial aid (Jewish Community Federation of
the Greater East Bay website)
>> More on
establishing or contributing to endowment funds (such as scholarship
funds)
Incentive awards in leadership, education and the arts
Jewish leadership
The Lesser Leadership Fund provides stipends for outstanding
young Jewish leaders to attend a Federation-related event
such as the General Assembly or overseas mission.
To request a nomination form, contact Sarah Wachs at sarah@jfed.org
or 510.839.2900 ext. 266.
Jewish Arts, Scholarship and Education
The Fromer Fund provides an annual incentive award
for projects in Jewish arts, scholarship or education. Past
awards have supported the production of films, curricula,
journals, and exhibits.
Fromer Fund awards are given in conjunction with the Jewish
Community Federation of the Greater East Bay.
>> Apply
for a Fromer Fund incentive award (Jewish Community Federation
of the Greater East Bay website)
>> More on
establishing or contributing to endowment funds (such as incentive
award funds)
Future initiatives
Committees are being planned around:
- Aging and senior services
- Preschool to College Jewish Education
- Israel and Overseas Projects
- Interfaith Programs
Contact us if you would like to
be involved in building endowments in these areas.
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