Past Recipients: 1998

Camp Ramah in California, Los Angeles, CA. Lishma.
A summer program of yeshiva-like study for ages 18-25 at Camp Ramah. Project Director: Brian Greene; $72,000 (2 years).

Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Beachwood, OH. Master of Judaic Studies in Jewish Education Program.
To provide Jewish educators in three distant communities with graduate-level training using live interactive video conferencing. Project Director: Ronald Horvat; $175,000 (4 years).

Community Hebrew Schools of Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Making Connections.
A community outreach program to encourage unaffiliated families to expand their involvement in Jewish life. Project Director: Rabbi Philip Warmflash; $87,000 (2 years).

Genesis Program at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
To complete and expand Genesis Live! as an addition to the Genesis summer program. Project Director: Simon Klarfeld; $80,000 (2 years).

Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, New York, NY. Harnessing the Virtual Organization to Strengthen Jewish Early Education.
To develop training programs for Early Childhood educators and administrators. Project Director: Dr. Ruth Pinkenson Feldman; $175,000 (3 years).

Jvibe.com/Jewish Family and Life!, New York, NY. Jvibe.com.
To establish an Internet site for Jewish teens in North America, Israel, and around the world. Project Director: Alisa Schwartz; $25,000 (1 year).

Jvibe.com/Jewish Family and Life!, New York, NY. Jvibe.com.
To support the development of a partnership between Jvibe.com and the Genesis Program at Brandeis University. Project Director: Alisa Schwartz; $80,000 (2 years).

Lehrhaus Judaica, Berkeley, CA. Partners in Learning.
To develop adult education consortia in several cities in North America. Project Director: Karen Nelkin; $75,000 (3 years).

Lights in Action, New York, NY. Boot Camp in a Box.
To expand a peer-led educational and leadership program on college campuses. Project Director: Beth Packman; $75,000 (3 years).


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