Philanthropy

Reichman course for students: Take NIS 500,000 and decide how to distribute it

As part of the Impact Lab course, students were asked to evaluate more than 120 non-profit organizations and decide how to distribute a donation granted to them by the monday.com Foundation.

|ByLIAD VAKNISH
Students at Reichman University, January 22, 2026
The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute

The new institute will partner with the Olympic Committee of Israel to provide scientific support for athletes preparing for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region

Israel Academy awards fourteen Adams Fellowships to outstanding doctoral researchers

Recipients in wide ranging fields will receive up to four years of funding as academy leaders stress the importance of supporting Israeli science amid international pressures.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nathan Straus

Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine

Unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie, Nathan Straus began to give his money away early on and was devoted to several significant philanthropic initiatives as he continued to build his major businesses.

|ByCHARLES MUNITZ/JTA

Theater charity Broadway Cares donates to Israeli groups after criticism over Gaza aid

Broadway Cares donates $400,000 to Israeli aid groups after criticism for Gaza relief donations, clarifying its mission and supporting apolitical organizations.

APRIL 12, 2024ByLUKE TRESS/JTA
A London theater has apologized after a performer allegedly singled out an Israeli audience member who refused to applaud a Palestinian flag during a comedy set on Saturday night. (Illustrative).

‘Philanthropy starts with curiosity’

Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky discuss Israel, Hebrew University, and the value of giving.

APRIL 11, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
THE PINCHEVSKYS in Israel

WATCH: 'Philanthropy starts with curiosity'

In the fifth episode of 'The Philanthropists,’ Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky discuss Israel, Hebrew University, and the value of giving.

APRIL 10, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky

'Our mission is to fight antisemitism, strengthen the state of Israel, protect American democracy'

LIVE: Adam Milstein, renowned American-Israeli philanthropist, in conversation with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post explaining the vision and goals of the Impact Forum

APRIL 8, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Adam Milstein at the Impact Forum Foundation Event

This Colombian olah promotes cohesion and prosperity in Israeli society

Nicole is CEO of the Merage Foundation Israel, a private philanthropy to initiate and advance transformational programs in the areas of Negev development, aliyah, and social resilience.

APRIL 6, 2024ByJORDANA BENAMI
NICOLE HOD STROH, 43 FROM COLOMBIA TO RA’ANANA, 2009

Menomadin Foundation and Hebrew University unveil plan to strengthen Israeli welfare system

As part of this initiative, reservists' spouses will receive benefits, along with families of Hamas hostages and residents of evacuated communities.

MARCH 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haim Taib, President, and Founder of the Menomadin Foundation, presents report on Israeli welfare system to Minister of Welfare and Social Security Ya'akov Margi.

Good Deeds Day

MARCH 20, 2024ByELI DALAL

Social public policy - opinion

Philanthropy's vital role in shaping policy for societal reconstruction and sustainable solutions in Israel's social infrastructure.

MARCH 18, 2024ByTALI YARIV-MASHAL
Frederick Lawrence presents the keynote speech on the state of diversity and equity at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis last fall.

‘I’m just a typical Jewish grandmother’

April Rosenfeld is a dedicated supporter of the Hebrew University.

MARCH 14, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
(From L) MICHAEL & APRIL ROSENFELD with Prof. Menahem Ben Sasson, chancellor of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, during the Wall of Life ceremony on Mount Scopus

WATCH: 'Hebrew University is a wonderful place of learning and healing'

In the fourth episode of 'The Philanthropists,’ April Rosenfeld discusses the importance of charity and the meaning of philanthropy.

MARCH 13, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
April Rosenfeld