Philanthropy

Yaara Bank-Plotkin highlights diaspora support for IDF at Jerusalem Post Miami Summit

“Our Miami community may be far from the battlefield, but with organizations like Operation Israel and Belev Echad, our impact can be felt every step of the way”.

Ya'ara Bank-Plotkin , Philanthropist
Ronnie Vinnikov Vice President of Development, Bar Ilan University

How the billion from Miami changed Israel’s academic landscape

FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Gold Isn't Going Up, Your Money Is Just Losing Value

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune


UJA-Federation: A lifeline for Nova survivors in Israel’s darkest hour

As the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7 approaches, UJA-Federation continues to provide long-term support to its ‘family’ of those affected most

ERIC S. GOLDSTEIN, CEO of UJA-Federation New York, speaks at Oct. 7 commemoration at the Re’im site where the Nova music festival was held, 2024

‘It’s amazing to see what education can do’

The Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation has opened new vistas for Israeli students of Ethiopian descent at the Hebrew University.

 FROM L) Gideon Pollack, Jonathan Goodman, Finkelstein, and Jeff Hart at a Hebrew University event. The four were involved in fundraising for the Walk in their Shoes campaign.

'It’s amazing to see what education can do'

In the fourth episode of the 2025 season of ‘The Philanthropists,’ Maxyne Finkelstein, President of the Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, speaks to Israeli writer and director Maor Zaguri.

 Maxyne Finkelstein  President of the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation

Architect of quiet diplomacy: How Israel’s strike on Iran changed its role in the region

Philanthropist Bobby Rechnitz reflects on Netanyahu’s leadership, Iran, U.S. support, and the future of the Abraham Accords

 Bobby Rechnitz

A Support Mission for Soldiers’ Wives Across Europe

Philanthropist David Hager launches a support and wellness retreat for the wives of Haredi combat soldiers

David Hager receives the Presidential Medal of Honor from President Isaac Herzog on Israel’s Independence Day.

Understanding the mind of Albert Einstein

Taran Davies’s upcoming IMAX film about Einstein will attempt to capture the imagination of one of the world’s greatest scientists and one of the founders of the Hebrew University.

 PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Davies, whose current project is the film ‘Einstein’s Incredible Universe.’

'We’re going to actually live and be Einstein'

In the third episode of the 2025 season of ‘The Philanthropists,’ Taran Davies, a visionary producer and distributor of IMAX and Giant Screen films, speaks to Israeli writer and director Maor Zaguri

 Taran Davies, a visionary producer and distributor of IMAX and Giant Screen films

Sylvan Adams Named To The Inaugural 2025 Time100 Philanthropy List

TIME Magazine has named the 100 most influential leaders in global philanthropy shaping the future of giving

 Sylvan Adams

Supporting Israel’s youth: Long-term impact of wartime philanthropy – opinion

Investing in youth today is not just a social choice; it’s a strategic one that will better our Jewish State.

 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

Forty years of the Rashi Foundation: Driving real change

At the Israel Opportunities Conference, marking four decades of the Rashi Foundation’s work, senior officials, educators, and leaders called for policies to ensure every child has an equal chance

 SHAUL SHANI, chair, Rashi Foundation.