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Lions of Judah from UK and Israel. Pic: Karen Goodkind
January 23, 2025, 11:42 am
OPINION: The power of women’s philanthropy
Karen Goodkind champions a unique global collective of Jewish women contributing to Israel and the wider world
By Karen Goodkind
Blindfolded teddy bears in Hostage Square.
December 18, 2024, 1:31 pm
Charity raises £43 million to support 7 October victims
Merit Spread Foundation has raised millions from donors and delivered to various projects
By Michelle Rosenberg
Italian School of Rome
September 17, 2024, 5:28 pm
Yael and Lauder Foundations partner to support Jewish education across Europe
'Project of the century': philanthropists will invest £11.8 million to renovate and expand 100-year old Jewish school in Rome
By Michelle Rosenberg
Stuart Marks, now Lord Marks of Hale CBE
March 20, 2024, 11:02 am
New peer Stuart Marks honours Lord Sacks on entering chamber
Manchester entrepreneur Lord Marks has made significant contributions to the country, business and philanthropy
By Candice Krieger
Julius in Uganda
February 15, 2024, 1:18 pm
Now you see him: Julius Dein is magicking up schools
Candice Krieger meets the world-famous magician and celebrity favourite, who is turning his hand to philanthropy this year
By Candice Krieger
Photo credit: Ivan Fois
November 27, 2023, 4:28 pm
Israeli entrepreneur raises $40m for IDF combat gear
Eran Efrat has provided the army with tens of thousands of helmets and bullet-proof vests as he aims to 'close the gap' in lacking military supplies
By Candice Krieger
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
January 26, 2023, 3:48 pm
Half of America’s 25 most generous philanthropists are Jewish – and few give to Jewish causes
George Soros, Michael Bloomberg and Mark Zuckerberg feature in the poll by Forbes, yet almost none of the names listed prioritise the Jewish community.
By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)
Each person is supported to build a career plan suited to their strengths
November 29, 2019, 10:03 am
Down to Business! Helping the homeless with ‘extremely high-impact philanthropy’
In the latest of our our Tech4Good, series, serial entrepreneur Alex Stephany talks about his world-first start-up, Beam, which uses crowdfunding tech to help solve homelessness
By Candice Krieger
The Pike brothers
November 14, 2019, 3:33 pm
Down to Business: Brexit will make it hard to find care workers
In the first of our Tech for Good series, Candice Krieger speaks to brothers Adam and Daniel Pike who founded SuperCarers, which uses technology to remedy the ageing population
By Candice Krieger
Trevor Pears with Rilwan Raji, who studied at Hebrew University thanks to the Pears Foundation
June 15, 2017, 4:10 pm
Jewish News meets Trevor Pears: ‘I get immense pleasure in helping people help others’
Trevor Pears tells Stephen Oryszczuk how his identities both as a Jew and as a global citizen have shaped his philanthropy
By Stephen Oryszczuk
June 17, 2016, 2:12 pm
New report says Jewish charities generate £1billion a year
Survey by think tank New Philanthropy Capital reveals faith-based charities raise £16bn a year, with Jewish organisations second only to Christian groups.
Mark Zuckerberg
December 12, 2015, 10:00 am
OPINION: Greatest Jewish philanthropist deserves our thanks, not abuse
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