Sandy Cardin has announced that following 25 years of service to the Schusterman Family Foundation, he will step back from his day-to-day responsibilities as President and serve the Schustermans in a new role as Senior Advisor. Lisa Eisen will become President of Schusterman's U.S. Jewish portfolio, which includes the Foundation's Jewish and Israel Education grantmaking, as well as the Schusterman Fellowship and REALITY program. Read more, … [Read more...] about Comings and Goings: Schusterman Foundation Transitions
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How a Jewish Outsider Found Community, Everywhere
By Ariel Constantinof I’ve publicly identified as a Jew for about twelve years now. It all started when I was kicked out of my Jewish school in Romania and the press covered my story. But my Jewish journey started long before that. I was born in Israel to Romanian Jewish parents who fled the country right after the fall of communism, traveling inside my pregnant mother on her first flight ever to her new home. Seven years later, my … [Read more...] about How a Jewish Outsider Found Community, Everywhere
Fond Reflections and New Beginnings After Ten Years of Israeli Arts
By Dr. Ariel Roth It is with the utmost gratitude and admiration that the Israel Institute shares the news that its Director of Arts & Cultural Programs and director of the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program, Marge Goldwater, is stepping down after a decade at the helm. The ten years of Marge’s labor of love have fostered a deeper understanding of Israel in the United States through the arts, thanks to her work facilitating … [Read more...] about Fond Reflections and New Beginnings After Ten Years of Israeli Arts
Respect & Invest: Empower European Jewish Community Professionals Today
By Dani Serlin Despite recent headlines, and ongoing challenges faced by Jews and Jewish communities in Europe, Jewish life is thriving in many places, fulfilling to those who are engaged, and a phenomenon very much of the present. This is in large part due to the hard work, commitment, and passion of our fellow Jewish community professionals, educators, and activists. And at the same time in European Jewish communities, like countless … [Read more...] about Respect & Invest: Empower European Jewish Community Professionals Today
Schusterman Announces Fourth Cohort of Fellowship Program
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation has selected 26 high-caliber Jewish professional and volunteer leaders from around the world for the fourth cohort of the Schusterman Fellowship. The Fellowship is an intensive, 18-month leadership development program that aims to enlarge the pool of top nonprofit talent capable of addressing evolving challenges and opportunities in the U.S., Israel and beyond. The new cohort of Schusterman … [Read more...] about Schusterman Announces Fourth Cohort of Fellowship Program
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