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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…

2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Announced

For the second time, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and The New York Academy of Sciences named three women scientists as Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. Each will receive $250,000, the largest unrestricted scientific prize offered to America’s most promising, faculty-level scientific researchers under 42. Three independent juries…

The Blavatnik Family Foundation provides millions of dollars to assist Ukrainian war refugees

Sir Leonard Blavatnik and the Blavatnik Family Foundation believe what is happening in Ukraine is appalling and condemn the ongoing violence. Sir Leonard Blavatnik and the Blavatnik Family Foundation believe what is happening in Ukraine is appalling and condemn the ongoing violence. Sir Leonard Blavatnik and the Blavatnik Family Foundation…

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.