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foundation
Foundation headed by widow of Madoff’s largest beneficiary grants $104 million
Jewish Journal
September 15, 2014
Barbara Picower, the widow of Jeffry Picower, the largest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, has awarded $104 million in grants over two years through a new foundation.
Foundation for Jewish Camp announces four new specialty camps
Jewish Journal
September 13, 2012
The Foundation for Jewish Camp announced four new camps to be included in its specialty camp incubator designed to engage Jewish campers.
Judea Pearl wins award for work in artificial intelligence
Tom Tugend
March 15, 2012
Judea Pearl, co-founder of the Daniel Pearl Foundation and an internationally renowned expert in computer science, will receive the Turing Award, known as the “Nobel Prize in Computing,” for his path-breaking innovations in artificial intelligence — the discipline probing the partnership between humans and robotic machines.
Can Jewish giving weather the transfer from one generation to the next?
Jewish Journal
January 25, 2011
Last week’s news that one of the country’s largest Jewish foundations will close in two years, its assets to be divided among the foundations of its founder’s heirs, is shining a spotlight on a major question in the Jewish philanthropic world: How will Jewish philanthropic giving weather the transfer of assets from one generation to the next? The San Francisco-based Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, which has given out about $700 million since it was started by Richard Goldman in 1951, with most of the gifts benefiting environmental, health and Jewish causes, will close at the end of 2012, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Hillel Official Julian Sandler Dies
Jewish Journal
March 23, 2009
Julian Sandler, chairman of the Hillel: Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Board of Directors, has died.
The Real Madoff Scandal: Charitable Hoarding
Jewish Journal
March 18, 2009
Of all the shocks of the Bernie Madoff heist, perhaps none was more stunning than the list of victims. Among them were several Jewish foundations and many of our community’s most prominent nonprofits. The losses were staggering, and in some cases crippling.
More Jewish teens attacked in Paris, Adelson gives $30 million to Birthright
Jewish Journal
September 11, 2008
Three Jewish teenagers were attacked in the same Paris district where another Jewish teen was beaten severely in June.\n\nThe latest pledge consists of a $20 million contribution for 2009 and $10 million for 2010, said Michael Bohnen, president of the Adelson Foundation, in a news release Tuesday announcing the gift.\n
Sherry Lansing’s epiphany
Danielle Berrin
July 23, 2008
\”Suddenly, I cared less about a hit movie or making money than I did about giving back. That was the legacy that I wanted,\” Lansing said.
‘Top 400’ misses full picture of Jewish philanthropic giving
Jacob Berkman
November 2, 2006
Jewish groups look to The Chronicle of Philanthropy\’s list of top 400 fundraising organizations to see how well Jewish philanthropy is doing.
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