Overview
Much charitable giving is influenced deeply by religious tradition—maybe none more so than by Judaism. The desire to better understand and appreciate Jewish charitable activity in America is always a welcome topic, but it has become more timely, and heightened, by the astonishing—and often blatantly antisemitic—reactions of important individuals and institutions to October 7th.
Understanding what is special about Jewish philanthropy in America, and how the community of givers is reacting to the harsh new realities that attack the foundation of American civil society—this is the broad discussion that the Center for Civil Society will host on April 25th, when Senior Fellow Jack Fowler will be joined by three experts—Alexandra Rosenberg, senior director of development at Tikvah, Sam Richardson, associate at AmPhil , and Rabbi Rob Thomas, cybersecurity expert and philanthropist—to explore Jewish American giving and related contentions.
