Sentences with phrase «jewish philanthropies»

He has served in key volunteer leadership positions with the International Turnaround Management Association and Boston's Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

Ruth Kaplan, our moderator, is Sumner Z. Kaplan's daughter and works for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies as the Director of the Boston - Haifa Connection, a multi-faceted partnership between the sister cities of Boston and Haifa.

His father, Benjamin, an investment banker, was president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York and a trustee of Columbia University, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Fisk University in Nashville, among others.

In the case of the Baker administration's June excursion, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, not a state agency, picked up the $ 25,000 tab for five of the six Baker aides who attended.

The names of two other possible candidates for Israel's seat — attorney and lobbyist Brad Gerstman and Todd Richman, a businessman active in Jewish philanthropies — also surfaced Thursday, bringing the field of potential candidates to 10 on the Democratic side.

Whether it is Lutheran social service agencies in the Midwest or Presbyterian parochial schools in New Mexico (founded because the Catholics so dominated the territory's few public schools) or Jewish philanthropies in New York or the ubiquitous Catholic hospitals and Protestant colleges throughout the land, religions have provided much of the social (and financial) capital for building local communities.

But just as importantly, she's a central figure in Jewish philanthropy.

Jewish philanthropy, he asserted, was content to mobilize more resources «to combat one crackpot anti-Semite than to deal with the Jewish illiteracy of millions of Jews....

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His philanthropy alone has anybody in Toronto outside the marketing world calling him «the JCC guy,» after the Jewish community centre that bears his name.

Added Lee Wunsch, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, «We have been so touched by the outpouring of love and support Houston's Jewish community has received, and especially for the generosity provided to us by Taube Philanthropies.

We are honored to have the confidence of Taube Philanthropies in recognizing that we are mindful of the needs of Houston's heavily impacted Jewish community.»

Given the significant impact of the storm on Houston's Jewish community, and Taube Philanthropies» focus on sustaining Jewish life, $ 100,000 of the foundation's grant will support Jewish community needs.

A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America by jack wertheimer basic books, 267 pages, $ 25 The slogan of the United Jewish Appeal, the most successful of all of America's philanthropies in terms of fund - raising, is «We Are One.»

Prior to her gubernatorial appointment, Ms. Stern was Chairman of the Board of UJA - Federation of New York and President and Chairman of National Women's Philanthropy of United Jewish Communities.

These statistics alarmed Jewish liberals and secularists who fear that an American Jewish identity revolving around secular philanthropy, liberal politics, and cultural modernization is about to be engulfed by an insular, antiquated, homophobic, and misogynistic religion.

Lilliana Zulunova, a top aide in Mr. Sasson's campaign, told Politicker the former candidate «will be focusing on philanthropy and his related positions in the Orthodox Jewish community.»

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The lowdown: Documentary portrait of Julius Rosenwald, the Jewish - American head of Sears, Roebuck & Co., whose philanthropy gave a boost to African - American education and culture in the first half of the 20th century.

Prospect New Orleans and Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp is made possible through generous support from Founding Benefactor Toby Devan Lewis and our generous supporters including: The Helis Foundation; the Lambent Foundation; the Ford Foundation; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; Nancy A. Nasher; David J. Haemisegger; VIA Art Fund; Whitney Bank; Susan and Ralph Brennan; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; David Workman; the National Endowment for the Arts; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Wagner Foundation; the Joan Mitchell Foundation; the Zemurray Foundation; Kevin G. Clifford and Michele T. Reynoir; The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston; the Ed Bradley Family Foundation; Jones Walker LLP; the Knight Foundation; Pan American Life Insurance Group; Paul J. Leaman, Jr.; the Reily Foundation / Stephen Reily Family Fund; Tommy and Dathel Coleman; the Downtown Development District; Arts Council New Orleans; the Keller Family Foundation; City of New Orleans Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy; Edward Wisner Donation / City of New Orleans; Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation; Peake BMW; Project &; RosaMary Foundation; Regions Bank; Mondriaan Fonds; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation; ArtCenter South Florida; the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation; Accion Cultural Española (AC / E); the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas; the Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley; Dashboard U.S.; iaspis; the Joan Mitchell Center; the National Council of Jewish Women / New Orleans Chapter; and the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana.

(57.2 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York, Purchase: Contemporary Judaica Acquisitions Committee Fund, 2008 - 140 Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life is made possible through the generosity of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, the Leir Charitable Foundations, and the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.

General Support of Art in General is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the New York State Council on the Arts with support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; the Toby D. Lewis Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, The Cowles Charitable Trust; and by individuals.

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«I always enjoy running a company and building up businesses,» Helsinger says, citing her parents» influence — they were active in the Jewish War Veterans — on her work ethic and passion for philanthropy.