Past Recipients | 2000
Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, Philadelphia, PA. Teacher Recruitment Initiative.
To expand the Teacher Recruitment Initiative, a program to recruit, train, and retain teachers in the Greater Philadelphia area. $100,688. Project Director: Dr. Shelley K. Rosenberg
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York in Partnership with the New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Educational Technology Fellowship Program.
To create an advanced training program for teachers to enhance Jewish education through technology. $160,000.
The Central Agency for Jewish Education in Collaboration with the Department for Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Miami, FL and Israel. Migdal Or.
To support Migdal Or, a Jewish early childhood model program. $187,500.
The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston and the Jewish Community Day School, Waltham, MA and Newton, MA. An Integrated Model for Music and Jewish Education.
To integrate music and Jewish education at two pilot schools through staff training, a comprehensive curriculum, and by introducing music as a gateway to prayer and experiential learning. $150,000.
University of Southern California, School of Fine Arts and the Institute for the Study of Jews in American Life, Los Angeles, CA. Avoda: Objects of the Spirit.
To support Avoda: Objects of the Spirit, a traveling exhibition and series of workshops that use ritual objects to help deepen Jewish understanding and practice among high school and college students. $180,000.
Ziv Tzedakah Fund, Inc., Millburn, NJ. Ziv Partners in Tzedakah Program.
To pilot a program to create mitzvah-oriented communities through training and interaction among mitzvah heroes, Ziv staff, and community members. $65,000. Project Director: Naomi Eisenberger
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