Jewish Causes
Jewish Causes
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Increasing awareness, pride and exposure of Jewish history and culture
The Foundation works closely with charities and initiatives that promote and support Jewish communities, to keep Jewish history alive and counter antisemitism through education, at this time of increased nationalism around the world.
Colel Chabad Blavatnik food bank
Beneficiaries
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www.birthrightisrael.foundation
Birthright Israel Foundation
For the past two decades, the Foundation has contributed to the Birthright Israel Foundation, created to give Jewish young adults a life-changing trip to Israel to learn more about their culture.
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The Blavatnik Archive exhibit, "Idealizing Zion", at the Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History
The Foundation is an active supporter of the Center for Jewish History, home to the world’s largest collection of Jewish history outside of Israel. Foundation funding has supported ongoing preservation, digitization, and archival processing of the collections held by the Center’s five in-house partners – the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
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www.colelchabad.org
Colel Chabad
Over the years, the Foundation has given lasting support to Colel Chabad, the oldest operating charitable organization in Israel providing life preserving assistance to people in Israel regardless of gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, or religious observance. The Foundation's support helps to provide a home for individuals with multiple sclerosis, as well as food for families with special needs, medical and dental care, day care centers, and orphanages. Colel Chabad’s Blavatnik Absorption Center in Jerusalem provides a full range of services to Russian speaking immigrants, offering job counselling, senior programs, and other programs to help immigrants integrate with their new culture. In addition, Colel Chabad’s Larissa Blavatnik Network of Daycare Centers provides daycare services for children in low-income households in multiple cities and towns throughout the country.
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www.isrswimming.com
Israel Swimming Association
The Foundation supports the Israel Swimming Association. The initiative is spearheaded by Alex Blavatnik, Vice Chairman of Access Industries, who serves as the Honorary President of the Israel Swimming Association.
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www.jw3.org.uk
JW3 Jewish Community Centre
As part of its very substantial work to promote and enhance Jewish causes, the Foundation has long been a supporter of JW3, the thriving center in north London which reaches out to both Jewish and non-Jewish communities, with a vibrant range of initiatives covering Jewish arts, culture, family programming, social action, and learning.
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www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/hebrew
Middlebury College School of Hebrew
The Foundation provided funds to help create the School of Hebrew at Middlebury and further the school’s mission to develop a pipeline of highly competent teachers and practitioners of Hebrew at all levels of teaching. The Foundation has also established the Blavatnik Family Fund for Russian and Israeli Studies at Middlebury providing scholarship money to students in those fields.
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www.nli.org.il
The National Library of Israel
Founded in 1892, the National Library aims to collect, nurture and instill the treasures of knowledge, heritage and culture of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
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www.sfi.usc.edu
USC Shoah Foundation
The Foundation has been a long-time supporter of the USC Shoah Foundation and its work to preserve the stories, memories, and personalities of Holocaust survivors.
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www.92ny.org
92NY
The Foundation is a long-time supporter of 92NY, a world-class cultural and community center where people connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and conversation.
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Still from After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza, Image courtesy PBS)
Jonathan Silvers
The Foundation has supported a series of documentaries by Emmy Award-winning director, producer, and writer Jonathan Silvers — "Elusive Justice", "Dead Reckoning", and most recently, "After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza" that premiered on PBS in October 2024. The latest documentary examines the devastating impact of the October 7th attack on the Kfar Aza kibbutz and the survivors’ effort to rebuild their community.
More information"A Letter to David"
The Foundation supported the powerful and deeply moving “A Letter To David”, written by Tom Shoval and produced by Nancy Spielberg and Maya Fischer. The film is a cinematic letter to David Cunio, who starred in Shoval’s 2013 film “Youth” and was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. It examines the intersection of life and cinema, where memory meets reality, and highlights the devastating impact of war. The film premiered at the Berlinale in February 2025 and is now available to stream on Mubi.
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www.birthrightisrael.foundation
Birthright Israel Foundation
For the past two decades, the Foundation has contributed to the Birthright Israel Foundation, created to give Jewish young adults a life-changing trip to Israel to learn more about their culture.
More Information
The Blavatnik Archive exhibit, "Idealizing Zion", at the Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History
The Foundation is an active supporter of the Center for Jewish History, home to the world’s largest collection of Jewish history outside of Israel. Foundation funding has supported ongoing preservation, digitization, and archival processing of the collections held by the Center’s five in-house partners – the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Museum, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
More Information
www.colelchabad.org
Colel Chabad
Over the years, the Foundation has given lasting support to Colel Chabad, the oldest operating charitable organization in Israel providing life preserving assistance to people in Israel regardless of gender, age, marital status, ethnicity, or religious observance. The Foundation's support helps to provide a home for individuals with multiple sclerosis, as well as food for families with special needs, medical and dental care, day care centers, and orphanages. Colel Chabad’s Blavatnik Absorption Center in Jerusalem provides a full range of services to Russian speaking immigrants, offering job counselling, senior programs, and other programs to help immigrants integrate with their new culture. In addition, Colel Chabad’s Larissa Blavatnik Network of Daycare Centers provides daycare services for children in low-income households in multiple cities and towns throughout the country.
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www.isrswimming.com
Israel Swimming Association
The Foundation supports the Israel Swimming Association. The initiative is spearheaded by Alex Blavatnik, Vice Chairman of Access Industries, who serves as the Honorary President of the Israel Swimming Association.
More Information
www.jw3.org.uk
JW3 Jewish Community Centre
As part of its very substantial work to promote and enhance Jewish causes, the Foundation has long been a supporter of JW3, the thriving center in north London which reaches out to both Jewish and non-Jewish communities, with a vibrant range of initiatives covering Jewish arts, culture, family programming, social action, and learning.
More Information
www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/hebrew
Middlebury College School of Hebrew
The Foundation provided funds to help create the School of Hebrew at Middlebury and further the school’s mission to develop a pipeline of highly competent teachers and practitioners of Hebrew at all levels of teaching. The Foundation has also established the Blavatnik Family Fund for Russian and Israeli Studies at Middlebury providing scholarship money to students in those fields.
More Information
www.nli.org.il
The National Library of Israel
Founded in 1892, the National Library aims to collect, nurture and instill the treasures of knowledge, heritage and culture of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
More Information
www.sfi.usc.edu
USC Shoah Foundation
The Foundation has been a long-time supporter of the USC Shoah Foundation and its work to preserve the stories, memories, and personalities of Holocaust survivors.
More Information
www.92ny.org
92NY
The Foundation is a long-time supporter of 92NY, a world-class cultural and community center where people connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and conversation.
More Information
Still from After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza, Image courtesy PBS)
Jonathan Silvers
The Foundation has supported a series of documentaries by Emmy Award-winning director, producer, and writer Jonathan Silvers — "Elusive Justice", "Dead Reckoning", and most recently, "After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza" that premiered on PBS in October 2024. The latest documentary examines the devastating impact of the October 7th attack on the Kfar Aza kibbutz and the survivors’ effort to rebuild their community.
More information
"A Letter to David"
The Foundation supported the powerful and deeply moving “A Letter To David”, written by Tom Shoval and produced by Nancy Spielberg and Maya Fischer. The film is a cinematic letter to David Cunio, who starred in Shoval’s 2013 film “Youth” and was taken hostage on October 7, 2023. It examines the intersection of life and cinema, where memory meets reality, and highlights the devastating impact of war. The film premiered at the Berlinale in February 2025 and is now available to stream on Mubi.
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