Philanthropy

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.

JULY 1, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region

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.

JUNE 24, 2026|ByCHARLES MUNITZ/JTA

An illustration of the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital campus in Sde Dov

Huge donation of NIS 200 million for a new rehabilitation hospital in Sde Dov

The Jusidman family from Mexico will fund a significant part of the construction of Israel's central rehabilitation center in Tel Aviv, which will replace the Reuth Hospital.

JUNE 17, 2026|ByAVICHAY CHAIM

Dovid “David” Hofstedter with Mark Walker at the U.S. State Department in Washington, during the presentation of a report on antisemitism and religious freedom.

David Hofstedter and his family foundation: From Toronto real estate to global Jewish learning

A builder in business and Jewish life.

JUNE 17, 2026|ByIN COOPERATION WITH ESTRATEGY

Billionaire behind Paramount mega-deal obtaining Israeli residency - exclusive

Korff’s connection to Israel spans several years, marked by his substantial charitable donations to various Israeli causes, including the IDF, medical institutions, and local community projects.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Billionaire Brandon Korff with former IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari.

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

JULY 23, 2025ByRONNIE ROSENMAN

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.

JULY 9, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM

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.

JULY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY

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

JULY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Support Mission for Soldiers’ Wives Across Europe

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

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

JUNE 12, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF 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

JUNE 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY