The Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE initiative launched a mobile unit that brings “one-stop-shop” care to residents across the North of Israel.
The Russell Berrie Foundation Pauses Funding to Columbia University
Board President Angelica Berrie stated, "We hope the University can move beyond this toxic chapter in its history and support students and scholars of all faiths and backgrounds in engaging in civil discourse and building bridges across differences.”
The North of Israel can’t afford for us to wait for greater certainty
CEO Idana Goldberg writes that Israel won’t be able to emerge from current crises stronger and more resilient unless greater public, private, and philanthropic support is directed to the North.
Israeli artists at HBCUs expose American students to diverse culture and creation
This spring, students and faculty at Xavier University of Louisiana, the only Catholic historically Black university in the U.S., are creating and learning together with two artists and musicians from Israel.
"Community Calls" pursues stronger interfaith and community ties post-October 7th
At a February 25 “Community Calls” event hosted by the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Imam Abdullah Antepli from Duke University, Rabbi Hilly Haber from Central Synagogue, and Dr. Terrence L. Johnson, an expert in African American religious studies at Harvard Divinity School, engaged in a panel discussion exploring how to build relationships across faiths in a post-October 7 world.
Q&A: Integrating the Haredim is Critical for Israel’s Economy and Society
Program Officer Naomi Feiner explains why eliminating barriers to economic and civic participation among the ultra-Orthodox is so essential and how she, as a secular Israeli woman, navigates this work.
Shine a Light unites communities in fighting antisemitism
Timed with Hanukkah, Foundation support of the Shine a Light campaign promoted dialogue among Black, Latino, and Jewish leaders and helped New Jersey organizations launch programs to counter antisemitism.
Just-in-time simulation training proves critical to Israel’s military and humanitarian response
From training IDF reservists in trauma medicine to preparing hospital staff to care for returned hostages, MSR, the Israel Center for Medical Simulation has seamlessly pivoted to meet urgent wartime needs.
Nominate a New Jersey Changemaker for the 2024 Making a Difference Award
The 2024 Russ Berrie Making a Difference Awards seek nominations of inspiring leaders who create positive change in their communities.