The Latest From The Foundation

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Mara Benjamin, an alumna of The WGF (Class 10), on being granted tenure and being named Associate Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Bob Berrin, an alumnus of the The WHP (Miami), on becoming president of Miami Federation. Elisa Spungen Bildner, an alumna of The WHP (Metrowest), and Rob Bildner , also an alumnus of The WHP (Metrowest), and founders of The Foundation for Jewish

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With thanks to all nominators, partners, selection committees, and candidates, The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce the newest Wexner cohorts for 2014.   The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program, Class 27   Davidson Scholars Jordanna Birnbaum, JPL, NYU Dual Degree (Wagner/Skirball) David Block, JE, Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration (YU) Alena Gomulina, JPL, Brandeis University (Hornstein/Heller) Zoe Jick, JE, Harvard Divinity School Sasha Kopp, JE, Hebrew Union

At the Crossroads of Negotiations and Crises: Iran and the Palestinians An Exclusive Conference Call for our Constituents May 14, 2014 10am to 11am EDT, 17:00 – 18:00 Israel time   Major-General (Res.) Amos Yadlin, who heads Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and is an alum of the Wexner Israel Fellowship Program (Class 5) will speak on a conference call open to the WexNetwork. He’ll discuss two of the

Larry Moses, Senior Philanthropic Advisor and President Emeritus, recently served as Scholar in Residence for the Yom HaShoah events in South Bend, Indiana, his home town.  In addition to delivering keynote presentations at the Jewish community’s Yom HaShoah ceremony and the city-wide gathering at the courthouse the next day, the Moses family commissioned and dedicated an addition to the Holocaust memorial on the campus of the Jewish Federation of St.

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Noa Asher, alum of The WIF (Class 22), on becoming Trade Representative for the Ministry of Economics in Israel’s Embassy in Japan. Moshe Elad, alum of The WIF (Class 6), on his book, “The Core Problems in the Israeli Palestinian Conflict.”  (Haifa: Pardes Publishers, 2014). Uri Gordin, alum of The WIF (Class 22), on being appointed Commander of Israel’s NACHAL Brigade. Shira Hammerman, alum of The WGF (Class