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Blavatnik Family Foundation Spearheads Archive to Shed Light on History of the Refuseniks and Save Soviet Jewry Movement

For the philanthropic family, which fled the USSR in 1978-1979, the topic is a personal matter, but Alex Blavatnik tells eJP that he hopes the story resonates further. The Blavatnik Family Foundation, joined by the Arcadia Fund and the David Berg Foundation, is working to change that, funding a new…

Britain’s Brightest Young Scientists Named at Blavatnik Awards Gala, Each Winning £100,000 Prize

As the largest unrestricted prize for UK scientists under the age of 42, the Blavatnik Awards celebrate Britain’s greatest young minds in their fields. This year, the three Laureates—each awarded £100,000 in unrestricted funds—were chosen from a shortlist of nine finalists, representing some of the brightest young scientific minds across…

The Last Musician of Auschwitz: Musical Solace Amid the Horror

The Last Musician of Auschwitz, made by Two Rivers Media for BBC Arts, co-funded by Access, and executive produced by the Blavatnik Family Foundation Co-Chair Emily Blavatnik, is a remarkable film. It finds something new to say about Auschwitz and does it in a moving, life-affirming way, without ever sparing…

The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Celebrating early-career scientists researching the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences.

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The Blavatnik Archive is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving and disseminating materials that contribute to the study of 20th-century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II, and Soviet Russia.