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Righteous Persons Foundation
Category: Religion
DescriptionThe Foundation, created by director Steven Spielberg from the profits from his movie, Schindler’s List, is dedicated to efforts that build a diverse and vibrant Jewish community in the United States. The Foundation has four funding priorities: arts and culture, Jewish identity and community, ecumenism, tikkun olam (social justice), and the Holocaust. Under arts and culture, the Foundation seeks to use the arts, culture, and media to engage a broad audience in an examination of what it has meant and can mean to be a Jew today. Jewish identity grants are targeted at youth and young adults on the issue of identity and community. Ecumenism grants promote understanding between Jews and those of other faiths and backgrounds around shared values and common goals. Tikkun olam grants encourage Jews to participate in social justice as a means to strengthen a connection to Jewish values and to affect change in the broader society. Holocaust grants educate people about the events of the tragedy and its lessons for civic responsibility, tolerance, and social action today. Limited funds are earmarked for building more Jewish literate communities and strengthening and revitalizing synagogue life as well as making Jewish spirituality more accessible. Letters of inquiry are requested and must be received by June 1 for consideration for fall grantmaking and December 1 for consideration for spring grantmaking. Additional information is available on the Web site.
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