On July 3, Koah ha-Ole Foundation President Yuri Kanner appeared as a guest on a new episode of the “From the River to the Sea” podcast. In the episode “Why He Left a Successful Business for a Public Mission,” hosts Ilya Axelrod and Yan Levinzon speak with Yuri Kanner — community leader, philanthropist, entrepreneur and […]

On July 5, the Koah ha-Ole Foundation launched the Russian-language version of its website, timing the launch to coincide with the opening of the competitive Pumpkin Charity grant program. Pumpkin Charity supports community, cultural, educational and public-awareness initiatives created by new immigrants who have arrived in Israel since the beginning of 2022 — the “Pumpkin […]

On July 7, Natalie Schneiderman joined the expert panel of the Pumpkin Charity grant program. She is Director of Strategic Development for Aliyah and Integration Programs at the Jewish Agency for Israel. Natalie’s extensive professional experience covers both grantmaking and issues of aliyah and integration. For more than 25 years, Natalie has worked in strategic […]

One week after its launch, Pumpkin Charity welcomed a partner — The Center for Jewish Impact (CJI) — which increased the program’s grant fund to NIS 65,000. The Center intends to support educational and public-awareness projects created by new immigrants. The Center for Jewish Impact (CJI) is an apolitical NGO that operates at the intersection […]