The Tikvah Fund is a conservative[1][2][3] or neoconservative[4] nonprofit charitable foundation whose stated mission is to promote Jewish thought and ideas.[5]

Activities

In 2011 the fund gave a four-year $12.5 million grant to the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, an attempt at a United States-style liberal arts university. The fund had supported the Shalem center for the previous decade as well.[6]

The Tikvah Fund funded several publications that aimed to disseminate neoconservative ideas to the American Jewish public, including:

The fund organizes the Jewish Leadership Conference, a conservative Jewish conference.[8] Invitees in 2022 included Trump administration Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Ron Dermer, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States.[1] Picketers attended to oppose the speech Desantis gave at the event in June.[9]

Leadership

Robert Hertog was chairman in 2011.[6] Neal Kozodoy was senior director as of 2010.[10] As of 2022, Eric Cohen was chief executive and Elliot Abrams was the chairman.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barron, James (May 13, 2022). "Invitation to DeSantis Creates Clash at a Jewish Museum". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Waxman, Dov (2016). Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict Over Israel. Princeton University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780691168999.
  5. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (November 9, 2012). "A Patron's Passion for History on Display". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 Lidman, Melanie (May 4, 2011). "Shalem Center gets major grant for college". The Jerusalem Post.
  7. ↑ Tucker, Nati (June 11, 2013). "Some News Websites Can Forgo the Paywall--in Israel, too". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Stack, Liam (June 11, 2022). "DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ Papenfuss, Mary (June 13, 2022). "NYC Protesters Blast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis At Conservative Event". HuffPost.
  10. ↑ Cohen, Patricia (June 11, 2010). "Commentary Is All About Commentary These Days". The New York Times.

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