From mid-August to mid-September, SidraTarbut invites the residents of Jerusalem and its visitors to celebrate a rich series of events that will spread across the city and present the best of the creative work of Jerusalem. For 40 days and nights, SidraTarbut will provide a platform for dozens of events that will take place in 30 city locations.

Jehuda Reinharz, president of the Mandel Foundation: “The Mandel Foundation, a Jewish Zionist foundation has decided to fund cultural events in Jerusalem as part of SidraTarbut in the coming years, for the benefit of all the residents of Jerusalem and for the sake of strengthening it as the capital of Israel.”

Shai Doron, president of the Jerusalem Foundation said that “there is culture in Jerusalem: SidraTarbut is the result of a beautiful collaboration between the Mandel Foundation and the Jerusalem Foundation and it brings the cultural wealth of Jerusalem to all the city’s populations. This is a series that combines Jerusalem artists, Jerusalem cultural institutions and diverse communities from all over the city. All the events were carefully selected and reflect a great deal of thought and cultural adaption.”

A particularly rich selection of music performances will be staged during SidraTarbut, among them: a festival at Mazkeka with performances from artists across the spectrum of art over two days. These artists will include Carmel Riboch, Avraham Kober, Uri Crystal, Head & Heart, Through 12, Yaara Haim, Aviv Stern, Aya Lion, Bein Haharisot, Daniela Ljungsberg,, Dana Dektor and more. The Mishkenot Sha’ananim Music Center is launching a series of concerts accessible to families. The Mishkenot Guest House will host meetings of Jerusalem poets and the Madrasah Collective, consisting of 12 young musicians specializing in North African music that will appear in several locations. In addition, the klezmer band Folkes will host the singer and creator Maureen Fafar at the Spectrum.

For its 23^rd anniversary, the Yellow Submarine will host a huge celebration with a variety of performances by the best musicians of all generations, including Eden Alene, Guy Moses, Noam Tsuriely, Uriah Witztum, Shmuel Zeltser, Talia Ishai, Roni Shmueli, Naomi Yavin, Eden Djamshid. Naama Ben-Hamo, Dorka and others. A one of a kind multidisciplinary show will present the story of Joseph from the Yemenite Jewish tradition at Confederation House. Two shows by the band Ecoutes specializing in eastern-contemporary music, will present “Little Gestures” a show with new material at HaMiffal.

The City of Dance and Theater

Dance shows and performances will be staged by an ensemble of dancers from the multidisciplinary division at the Academy of Music and Dance, including the opening event You Were and Yet Are and the female dance event, You Were Meta, the play “the Bicycle Kid” will be staged at the Khan Theater and the culinary show “Jerusalemite Cuisine Tales” will be staged at the beautiful Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union College, alongside a host of plays and activities for the whole family in the city’s neighborhoods.

Neighborhood culture

About 40 small and medium events for the community will be held in about 15 community centers throughout the city during the 40 days of the series. Most of the events in the community centers are adapted to a family audience with free entry. Among other things, the Mashu Mashu theater will present the beloved play “Uzu and Muzu from Kazaruzu” the Creators will present the work “The Land of Milk and Raspberry Juice” an adaptation of the beloved children’s author Ronit Chacham’s story of the fisherman and the golden fish and a host of other wonderful events for the whole family.

Slichot

The Secular Yeshiva will hold two special events around the Tashlich custom, music full of inspiration from far away places. Rashut HaRabbim and Mashiv HaRuach will hold a night of Slichot in 8 neighborhoods – a mosaic of events that will take place simultaneously, on the same night in eight neighborhoods in the city and will combine a variety of traditions and customs, bring Jerusalem artists, men and women to center stage and together they will create resonance where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. A poetry performance by Oren Shukron and Livnat Ben Hamo will take place at the Confederation House and the closing event of SidraTarbut 2023 brings Slichot to center stage with a Tahrir-style Slichot in a spectacular location: the newly renovated Tower of David Museum.

More information at the website: www.sidratarbut.art

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sidratarbut

הפוסט SidraTarbut 2023: 40 days of Art and Culture הופיע לראשונה ב-.

With the donation from the Business Club of Christians For Israel of the Netherlands, the Jerusalem Foundation completed the new youth center in East Talpiot

After many years of wandering, Israel Scouts Troop Amir, from the East Talpiot neighborhood has a permanent home with the opening of the youth center. The center, which was built by the Jerusalem Foundation with the generous donation of the “Building with Israel” Business Club of the Christians for Israel, the Netherlands and in cooperation with Mifal Hapais-the Israel Lottery and the City of Jerusalem. The center will serve the Scouts, and all the young people in the neighborhood.

The building, which is about 300 square meters, includes a central entrance hall, classrooms and a large and inviting outside space. In addition, the space contains storage rooms and areas to hold the Scouts’ equipment for their excursions and other activities. Additionally, the Jerusalem Foundation included multimedia equipment for the future use of the youth. The new center is fully handicap accessible and can even be reached from the grounds of the nearby school for the convenience of the teens and children.

The dedication ceremony for the youth center included the presence of Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion; president of the Jerusalem Foundation, Shai Doron; General Director of the Foundation, Imry Ben-Ami; director of the Christians for Israel, Roger Van Oordt, members of the city council and chairman of the Business Club of Christians for Israel of the Netherlands, Timo Niemeijer along with other members of the Business Club. All of the guests were able to mingle with current and former members of the Scouts troop and many neighborhood residents.

Mayor Moshe Lion thanked the donors and all the partners for their work with the youth movements in the city.

“We invest many resources in the development of the youth movements in Jerusalem, with the understanding that they build the Jerusalemites of tomorrow.”

To the Scouts, he added: “I want to wish you all many enjoyable hours full of personal growth here, and that you will be able to use these years to grow and mature with your future in mind, which is the future of Jerusalem as a whole.”

Chairman of the Business Club of Christian’s for Israel of the Netherlands, Timo Niemeijer said “we from the Business Club are so proud to be here in His favorite city doing the work of building Jerusalem.”

Roger Van Oordt, director of the Christians for Israel of the Netherlands was so excited to take part in the ceremony, he swapped his shirt for a Scouts uniform, sitting with the Scouts eagerly waiting to explore their new home.

President of the Jerusalem Foundation, Shai Doron, thanked the Christians for Israel of the Netherlands and said that these are some of the closest friends of Israel and of Jerusalem.

“You are the most dedicated and loyal friends of the city of Jerusalem and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, this youth center is a long-term investment, because the future leaders of the civil society in Jerusalem will grow here.”

To the residents of East Talpiot, Doron said “you have received a wonderful gift in the 50^th year of East Talpiot, which joins the Jerusalem Foundation’s many investments in the neighborhood. You must protect this place and make sure that there will be activities for the hundreds of children and teenagers from East Talpiot.”

The president of the Foundation also thanked the management of the Jerusalem Foundation and the construction staff who worked so hard on the beautiful building for many months in order to complete it on time.

At the end of the ceremony, as the youth played with soccer balls handed out by the donors, the dedication plaque was unveiled, marking this historic event for the Scouts and the neighborhood of East Talpiot.

הפוסט Israel Scouts Troop Amir Enters Their New Home הופיע לראשונה ב-.

The Keren Lee which was established by the Jerusalem Foundation two years ago, uniting Israeli donors who want to strengthen the young people operating in Jerusalem and seeks to encourage activities that will take place in the city based on a sustainable economic model that includes independent income. The steering committee includes the president of the Jerusalem Foundation, Shai Doron, the CEO of the Foundation, Imry Ben Ami, and businessmen and industry leaders including, Ran Tuttnauer, Eric Grabalski, Amir Biram, Yuval Keren, Zvi Yochman and Ruth Ralbag. A series of businessmen, business entities and companies joined the Keren Lee and made it possible to significantly increase the grants it distributed this year.

The projects were chosen from dozens of applications submitted for examination by the steering committee. The grant distribution ceremony took place with Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, President of the Jerusalem Foundation Shai Doron, and CEO of the Jerusalem Foundation Imry Ben Ami in attendance.

“The Keren Lee is exactly what we dreamed of: on the one hand, providing support for youth projects that will keep a young population in Jerusalem, and on the other hand, involving the philanthropy of Israelis who understand the importance of Jerusalem as a city that attracts young people, is vibrant and inspiring. We are proud of our ability to give the young entrepreneurs a starting point and a supportive financial backing for their continued development. All this with the aim of preserving a young Jerusalem where young people with initiative can dream and make it come true”, said Jerusalem Foundation President, Shai Doron.

The 2023 Keren Lee grant winners are:

Bar Café Beit HaKerem: The grant will be used to build a rain cover that will enable the activities of the Bar Café to continue into the winter. The café attracts families with children and in evenings turns into a lively community bar.

The Tramponlina: Supporting the community of artists engaged in circus arts in Jerusalem and creating an artistic circus show at the Davidson Carriage Theater in Jerusalem. The artistic circus shows will be marketed to the general public and sustain the community of artists.

Jerusalem Fridays in Nature: Creative, leisure and cultural space for young people in Ein Yael. The program will run on Fridays in the months of July and August and the general public will be able to enjoy the Ananeh center in Ein Yael, which combines creative workshops, an art fair, a dining complex and cultural performances in natural, open spaces.

HaMiffal Show Room: With the support of the Keren Lee, a platform for selling local art was founded in 2022 with the help of a website and an exhibition space at the HaMiffal art and society center. HaMiffal is now expanding the project to the international market with an emphasis on an audience from the northern United States.

Spectrum: The grant will be used to upgrade the professional equipment and the technical department of the project for young musicians in “Nocturno Live”. A venture that produces 15 cultural events a month in the fields of music, literature, visual arts and more.

The Lounge: A stage for poetry and literature at Mishkenot Shaananim. The program includes the renovation of the Djangoly Hall in the Mishkenot Shaananim center and support for events and programs for young creative communities and consumers of art and culture in the city.

HaMiflezet Pub: Improvement of sound infrastructure and training of sound personnel for HaMiflezet Pub in Kiryat HaYovel, which won the Keren Lee grant last year and became one of the most popular pubs in the city. The grant will allow “HaMiflezet” to stop renting external equipment and professionals for events in the pub and build a new business plan that will catapult it forward.

The Open House for Pride and Tolerance in Jerusalem: Building an LGBT+ business community that will strengthen the ties between its members and the city of Jerusalem. The community will create projects for joint marketing of businesses, promoting local and international Pride tourism to Jerusalem, creating spaces for personal connection between community members and more.

HaPoel Jerusalem: Support for the establishment of the school for instructor to promote the youth of HaPoel Jerusalem in basketball. The grant will enable the opening of the first course in Jerusalem to train Jerusalem students as young coaches.

The Secular Yeshiva: The “Pantry” Project of the Secular Yeshiva will allow an open space for discussion and exchange of views on issues that are of concern to all of Israeli society.

photos: Arnon Bossani

הפוסט Keren Lee: More than a Half Million Shekels to Young Entrepreneurs in Jerusalem הופיע לראשונה ב-.

In response to the pandemic crisis, the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada established the Canada Community and Culture Fund. This fund supports two critical areas in Jerusalem: ongoing needs for vulnerable populations of all ages, and the recovery of the cultural sector which was deeply impacted by COVID.  With the Pandemic behind us, new needs and challenges emerge. The Jerusalem Foundation, working in close cooperation with Mayor Moshe Lion, ensures that funds raised will be distributed to the most relevant and vital projects as the situation on the ground continues to change and evolve.

Support for the Canada Community and Culture Fund will be recognized along the Canada Pathway, located in the centre of Jerusalem and linking Canada House from Shivtei Yisrael Street to Ein Chet below and the Naggar Musrara School of Art and Society on the new Ronnen Harary Campus. The Canada Pathway is adjacent to Jerusalem City Hall and the Old City and the Jerusalem Inukshuk sculpture stands at the entrance to the Pathway.

The Jerusalem Foundation will also inaugurate the Julia Koschitzky Youth Leadership Prize – to be awarded to youth movements or groups in the city who have run a unique or innovative project showing commitment to their local community. The Prize fosters social leadership and encourages the next generation to take part in building communal strength in Jerusalem.

More details about the event and the evening program will be added to this story in the coming months.

הפוסט Jerusalem Foundation of Canada Gala Pathway to the Future הופיע לראשונה ב-.

The prize will be awarded for the first time this year, as a recognition of social entrepreneurs who are inspirations and role models in their work contributing to the strengthening of the city of Jerusalem and the well-being of its residents.

The Jerusalem Young Leadership Prize is awarded to leaders from civil society (under age 50) who are active in non-profit organizations, that play a significant role in strengthening the city of Jerusalem, the development of the community and the wellbeing of the residents. The prize of 100,000 dollars is awarded to the organization which the winner is a part of, and will be used to advance and develop the activities of the organization. More than 100 applications were submitted to the selection committee. The proposals presented groundbreaking initiatives that work to strengthen society in all its diversity and make a significant contribution to the residents of Jerusalem.

After a rigorous selection process by the jury, Yael Berman-Domov, CEO and founder of Tene Yerushalmi was selected as the winner of the prize. Berman-Domov has dedicated many years to diverse social action, and heads the organization which leads unique programs to strengthen the city of Jerusalem by attracting and keeping young men and women in the city, as well as shaping active, committed and influential community leadership.

The organization leads democratic and pluralistic programs designed for teens and young adults including: a pre-military preparatory course, a combined beit midrash, programs for university students and community building.

The organization has had many achievements in its 13 years of operation: 500 graduates of the Jerusalem Mechina and Tene Yerushalmi programs, 70% of whom work in the public and social sectors, and many have chosen to live in Jerusalem.

הפוסט CEO of Tene Yerushalmi announced winner of the Jerusalem Young Leadership Prize הופיע לראשונה ב-.

Annual Grantmaking Program Recognizes Innovative Models
to Advance the City’s Social and Cultural Vitality

The Jerusalem Foundation, Inc. (JFI) announced that it has raised over $2.5 million for its 2023 Innovation Fund and awarded grants to 65 recipients across Jerusalem’s social and cultural landscape.

Established in 2020 in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Innovation Fund seeks to ensure Jerusalem’s present and future vitality by supporting initiatives by cultural and community-based organizations across the city with an emphasis on promoting multilateral collaboration and enhancing the rich tapestry of communities that defines Jerusalem’s unique signature. Now in its third grantmaking year, the Innovation Fund has raised a combined total of more than $6 million and invested in more than 160 projects to date.

For 2023, the Innovation Fund’s call-for-proposals drew 212 submissions, including proposals from prioryear grantees both to expand on the success of earlier initiatives and to support new undertakings, enabling the Fund to promote continuity in its mission and to build on the success of previous grantmaking cycles. Grantees were selected through a competitive review process, including peer jury scoring and JFI
Committee and Board approval and received awards of $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 toward cultural initiatives across the full spectrum of visual and performing arts and toward community-based initiatives in support of education, economic opportunity and growth, healthcare and technological advancement, and urban sustainability from public spaces to rooftops.

Each of this year’s grants is reflective of the Innovation Fund’s central goals: to support partnerships and initiatives that offer creative new models for navigating challenge with strength; to nurture a rising generation of non-profit leaders committed to Jerusalem’s future; and to help advance the city’s economic resilience, environmental sustainability, and future growth. Among this year’s grantees are:

• Downtown Art Takeover: A collaborative undertaking among five art schools—Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, School of Visual Theatre, and Center for Middle Eastern Classical Music—whose
campuses have all moved to the center of the city, empowering education in creative making as a driver for urban growth.

• Embroidery among Cultures: An Ethiopian, Palestinian, and Moroccan Collaboration: A cross-cultural embroidery bank created by three organizations—Studio of Her Own, Maroc Impact, and Studio Roots—together with the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to archive the legacy of Middle Eastern and African embroidery and to build a model for economic empowerment and international engagement for women.

• Day of Choice: A collaboration between Out for Change, Judah’s Yard, and the Jerusalem Theatre, creating a multidisciplinary performing arts series by and for young LGBTQ+ adults reflecting on their departure from their ultra-Orthodox communities.

• Steps+: A gap-year preparatory program created jointly by Bakchila, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and ELEVATE for young Arab adults focusing on technology and entrepreneurship between high school and higher education.

• Citywide Food Rescue System: Expanding a successful neighborhood project by the Jerusalem Food Rescuers to deploy a network of food rescuers, discount markets, and food pantries across the city, converting hunger and waste into nutrition and sustainability.

• Integrative Community Orchestra: A collaboration between SHEKEL and the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance to bring together professional musicians and Palestinians and Israelis with and without disabilities to deliver community-based culture and economic opportunity to otherwise marginalized aspiring musicians.

The full list of 2023 grantees follows and can also be found here.

JFI Chairman of the Board Alan Hassenfeld states, “We are thrilled by the response to our third annual Innovation Fund grantmaking cycle and notably by the generous outpouring of philanthropic support and the impressive diversity and strength of applicants and grantees. As we look beyond the challenges of these last few years, we are heartened to see our stakeholders’ continuing commitment to and investment in Jerusalem’s vitality today and going forward. We also owe a lot of appreciation to our teams in New York and Jerusalem for shepherding this grantmaking process and to Allen Model, Chairman of our Board’s Committee for the Innovation Fund, and to his Committee members for their admirable oversight.”

“Through the Innovation Fund, the Jerusalem Foundation is proud to support initiatives that can serve the present and also become models for future development and success, not only in Jerusalem, but also across Israel and elsewhere in the world,” says James Snyder, JFI Executive Chairman. “This year’s grantees demonstrate both the growing success of the Innovation Fund and the impact of partnership and
collaboration in encouraging grantees to work together to embrace a shared vision for a vibrant future for Jerusalem.”

“Together with the great momentum of the Jerusalem Foundation on many fronts across the city, the Innovation Fund extends the Foundation’s reach even more broadly as it enters its third year. We are happy both to support new initiatives like these and to encourage sustainability and growth for earlier pilot programs,” says Shai Doron, President of the Jerusalem Foundation. “We are deeply grateful for
the generosity of the donors who have made the continuing success of this enterprise possible.”

“This year’s applicants displayed an unprecedented level of creativity and vision, tackling wide-ranging challenges that include broadening cultural access, fostering education, and promoting leadership,” says Ruth Diskin, Director of Programming for the Jerusalem Foundation.

Through its first two years, the Innovation Fund has also been able to catalyze matching support from individuals, foundations, and municipal and corporate sources, deepening its impact and providing a successful model for the power of public-private partnerships in fostering cultural and civic growth. The Foundation is deeply grateful to the donors and partners listed here, whose essential and ongoing support makes possible the Innovation Fund’s success.

Photo by: Dor Pazoalo

הפוסט The Jerusalem Foundation’s 2023 Innovation Fund Awards Grants to 65 Cultural and Community-Based Initiatives הופיע לראשונה ב-.

Shared living in Jerusalem takes many forms and, even during periods of unrest and tension, shared living continues for many people in the city.  In the shared public spaces of Jerusalem, you will find both Arabs and Jews, and a wide range of religious and cultural identities. Many share the same spaces but rarely have meaningful interactions, and very often don’t even share the same language for communication.

The challenge of building bridges, trust and communication between such diverse population groups has been one of the mandates of the Jerusalem Foundation since its establishment. For many years, we created new community centers, cultural venues and parks and schools for all neighborhoods across the city, working to ensure that equal access to services and leisure could be achieved.

We support programs for learning Arabic in Jewish schools and Hebrew in Arabic speaking schools, assisting Jewish and Arab women in creating art together, in increasing their skills and employment opportunities, in finding ways for Jewish and Arab children to learn together, to play together, to understand what they have in common and not what makes them different.

The Jerusalem Business Development Center (known in Hebrew by the acronym MATI) was founded by the Jerusalem Foundation in 1991 to strengthen and develop small businesses and entrepreneurship in the city makes a direct contribution to shared living. The center focuses on the city’s weakest economic populations: new immigrants, the ultra-Orthodox, east Jerusalem residents. Each year, MATI Jerusalem helps thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners create or expand businesses in the city, thus aiding in the creation of thousands of new jobs and advancing the city’s overall economic development.

In the coming spring, the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada will bring the women leaders from MATI on a country-wide tour of Canada to tell their story and, through their story, the story of Jerusalem.

Michal Shaul Vulej, Deputy CEO, and Reham Abu Snineh, East Jerusalem Manager, will speak about their experiences in east and west Jerusalem, and their work to empower and support under-served communities in workforce development and business opportunities. Their visit is sponsored by The Asper Foundation.

Visiting April 30- May 12, 2023

With events in Toronto, Ottowa, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

For more information on specific events contact:

Nomi Yeshua, Executive Director, Jerusalem Foundation of Canada

nomiy@jerusalemfoundation.ca

הפוסט Shared Living Tour in Canada, April 30 – May 12 הופיע לראשונה ב-.

This year, we are looking forward to doing even more. We will continue to advance communal strength, support creative culture and develop future leadership and thereby improve the lives of all the people of Jerusalem.

We look forward to welcoming you to Jerusalem in 2023!

הפוסט Wishing you a happy 2023! הופיע לראשונה ב-.