$100-Million Pledged for New University in Israel
An Israeli businessman who has produced dozens of Hollywood movies has pledged $100-million to establish a new university in northern Israel. The film mogul, Arnon Milchan, 60, whose production company, Regency Enterprises, backed such box-office hits as Free Willy, JFK, L.A. Confidential, and the…
By M.J. Prest and Haim Watzman
Couple’s crusade for moral integrity in philanthropy wins praise from many -- and ruffles feathers of someCharities that get money from the Everett Foundation, in New York City, need to be prepared for the strings that come attached. Those strings are attached to Edith and Henry Everett, the…
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem Seeks $1-Billion in Campaign
By HAIM WATZMANHebrew University of Jerusalem has announced that it is seeking a total of $1-billion in a capital campaign, after already raising $600-million toward that goal. The announcement came as the university announced fund-raising figures for a five-year drive started in 1997. The…
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New attention is being focused on efforts to encourage collaboration between Jews and ArabsJerusalem Israel’s Palestinian citizens do not yet know whether the past five months of violent conflicts in the Middle East will bring them political gains, but they have already begun to profit in an…
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Israel’s Ties to Nonprofit Groups and Services Run Deep
By HAIM WATZMANIt’s no surprise that Israel’s nonprofit groups are a major force. The country began as a nonprofit conglomerate that turned into a state. Israeli nonprofit groups employ 9.2 percent of the labor force, ranking it fourth ALSO SEE:Philanthropy Takes Root in IsraelGroups Apply…
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Web Site Links Donors to Data on Israeli Charities
By HAIM WATZMANAs Israelis are increasingly being encouraged to give to charity, new tools are making it easier for them to learn about the organizations seeking help. Eliezer D. Jaffe, a long-standing investigator of Israeli nonprofit organizations ALSO SEE:Philanthropy Takes Root in IsraelGroups…
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Groups Apply Principles of Organized Philanthropy to Israel’s Culture of Giving
By HAIM WATZMAN“A young Torah scholar is critically ill and needs money to fund treatment overseas!” blared the loudspeaker from a car that drove through a residential neighborhood of Jerusalem one recent evening. The number of neighbors who got out of ALSO SEE:Philanthropy Takes Root in IsraelWeb…
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Philanthropy Takes Root in Israel
Social programs begin to receive private support in organized wayJerusalem The road to Galileo Technology winds up from an Arab village over a Galilean hill, past the spacious red-roofed villas built by young Israelis in search of open spaces and inexpensive real estate. The semiconductor-design…
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