Tikvah Fund
| Established | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | 165 East 56th Street |
| Location |
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Chairman | Elliott Abrams |
Key people | Zalman Bernstein |
| Website | tikvahfund |
The Tikvah Fund (Hebrew: קרן תקווה) is an American neoconservative[1][2][3][4] nonprofit charitable foundation whose stated mission is to promote Jewish thought and ideas.[5]
Activities
[edit]In 2011 the Fund provided a four-year $12.5 million grant to the Shalem Center to form an American-style liberal arts university in Israel, now Shalem College. The fund had supported the Shalem Center for the previous decade as well.[6]
The Tikvah Fund has funded several publications, including Commentary, Mosaic and its predecessor Jewish Ideas Daily, the Jewish Review of Books,[4] and Mida.[7]
The Fund also organizes the Jewish Leadership Conference, a politically conservative Jewish conference.[8] Invitees in 2022 included Mike Pompeo, who served as Secretary of State under Donald Trump, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, and Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.[1] Picketers attended to oppose DeSantis' speech.[9]
It runs a fellowship programme named after Charles Krauthammer which is awarded to aspiring writers, journalists, scholars, and policy analysts'.[10]
Leadership
[edit]Robert Hertog was chairman of the Tikvah Fund in 2011.[6] Neal Kozodoy was senior director as of 2010.[11] As of 2022, Eric Cohen was chief executive and Elliot Abrams was chairman.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Barron, James (May 13, 2022). "Invitation to DeSantis Creates Clash at a Jewish Museum". The New York Times.
- ^ Fox, Mira (June 22, 2022). "This law professor argued that Reform Jews aren't devout enough to merit religious freedom". The Forward. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ a b Henry, Jacob (May 6, 2022). "Did a New York Holocaust museum ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis? Depends whom you ask". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b Waxman, Dov (2016). Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict Over Israel. Princeton University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780691168999.
- ^ Pogrebin, Robin (November 9, 2012). "A Patron's Passion for History on Display". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Lidman, Melanie (May 4, 2011). "Shalem Center gets major grant for college". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Tucker, Nati (June 11, 2013). "Some News Websites Can Forgo the Paywall--in Israel, too". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Stack, Liam (June 11, 2022). "DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights". The New York Times.
- ^ Papenfuss, Mary (June 13, 2022). "NYC Protesters Blast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis At Conservative Event". HuffPost.
- ^ Ken Silverstein, How a Hedge Fund Manager and Right-Wing Donor is Financing an Israeli Influence Op Masquerading as a Journalism Project,' CounterPunch 21 June 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Patricia (June 11, 2010). "Commentary Is All About Commentary These Days". The New York Times.
Further reading
[edit]- Slyomovics, Nettanel (December 23, 2020). "The Conservative U.S. Group Trying to Transform Israel's Justice System". Haaretz.
- Cohen, Marsha B. (October 19, 2016). "The Hub of the Jewish Neoconservative Echo Chamber". LobeLog.