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Slingshot introduces the Class of 2018

This annual list of “ground-breaking organizations in Jewish life” includes seven grantees: Hazon, Israel & Co., Moishe House, OneTable, PJ Library, Sefaria and Shalom Learning; four others are affiliated through the Jewish Emergent Network, also a grantee: IKAR, Mishkan Chicago and Lab/Shul.

eJewish Philanthropy
11 Jun 2018

Mackinac Moment: Salvador Salort-Pons

At the Mackinac Policy Conference, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, a grantee, discusses, in this 11-minute segment, how museums of all kinds cultivate societal trust by creating safe spaces for people to learn about the past in unbiased settings.

Detroit Public TV
31 May 2018

The Art of the Matter

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, a grantee, is credited with “setting the cultural tone in Israel and across the world” through its array of artistic disciplines, its commitment to diversity and freedom of expression, and the creativity of its alumni, faculty and students.

Jewish News U.K.
24 May 2018
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Motown Museum Rendering

Motown Museum

The Motown Museum is an international tourist destination, housed within Motown Records’ first headquarters, Hitsville U.S. A. on West Grand Boulevard in the heart of Detroit. Founded in 1985, the museum preserves, protects and presents the Motown Sound, a national and international phenomenon without compare that has influenced musicians of every genre and generation since.

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Sefaria Talmud

Sefaria

Sefaria is a nonprofit organization, established in 2013, to advance the future of Jewish learning by digitizing and offering Jewish texts, in Hebrew and English translations. Sefaria’s founders, the best-selling author Joshua Foer and Google project manager Brett Lockspeiser, envisioned a world in which any interested person could have unfettered access to the entire Jewish canon.

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