The Ness Fund
The Ness Fund, which supports economic development in the Negev region of Israel with an emphasis on younger populations.
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In the 2012-13 fiscal year, JCF continued to provide donors with personalized, expert professional advice to help them find the most creative, personally meaningful and effective means of supporting Federation, our partner agencies, and the global Jewish and secular communities.
In 2012-13
the Ness Fund
A JCF Advisory Council, sent this amount to Israel during Operation Pillar of Defense*
The Ness FundCOLLEGE STUDENTS
Attended Talk Israel, a weekend of education and pro-Israel advocacy training
Talk Israel*These funds helped Federation’s overseas partner agencies provide food and shelter to displaced Israelis and respite care for 23,000 children in the southern Negev, including children from the Federation partner communities of Ofakim/Merchavim and Kibbutz Erez.
As of June 2013, total commitments to Metro West Tomorrow, which helps secure existing programs and funds cutting-edge initiatives, eclipsed the $100 million mark, surpassing the original overall goal for the campaign.
Included is a new $5 million commitment by the Paula and Jerry Gottesman Family Supporting Foundation to endow the operations of the Greater MetroWest Jewish Camp Enterprise. This is the largest endowment created (to date) for Jewish camping in North America and will ensure that generations of local children attend overnight Jewish camps.
PJ Library
Funding for PJ Library, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, which sends Jewish books and music to children (under age 8), and is managed by The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life.