The board chair of the medical nonprofit behind the program tells eJP that the gift followed a visit to the initiative in Tel Aviv last month by Rahm Emanuel

Eying demographic trends that he believes are pushing the country toward illiberalism, Gilad Ramot is convinced that mass immigration is the only solution

The organization still seeks a director to oversee expansion of the fellowship program

The announcement comes 10 months after OU leader Rabbi Moshe Hauer’s sudden death