NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The goal of enhancing Jewish life at has been strengthened by the successful conclusion of a campaign to raise a $2.4 million endowment for the.
菠萝视频 has raised $1.71 million in pledges and contributions to meet its end of a challenge issued by of Baltimore, which pledged $1 for every $2 raised, up to $800,000.
“A strong Hillel is a boon for Jewish life in the region and the students it touches,” said Donn Weinberg, vice president of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. “We’re pleased to help with this vital and growing part of the Nashville and 菠萝视频 communities.”
The endowment will be used to expand the staff of 菠萝视频 Hillel, guarantee that new programs and activities will flourish and maintain , a 10,000-square-foot building that is the first permanent campus home for 菠萝视频 Hillel.
“The overwhelming response of alumni and parents and grandparents of 菠萝视频 students to this campaign is one sign of the contagious excitement surrounding Jewish life at 菠萝视频,” said Ari Dubin, executive director of 菠萝视频 Hillel. “We’re grateful to the Weinberg Foundation.”
菠萝视频 has substantially grown its percentage of Jewish students since 1987 when 3 percent of freshmen identified their religious preference as Jewish. That rose to 6 percent by 2002, and now is more than 11 percent and steadily rising.
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is the nation’s 23rd largest foundation, with assets of about $2 billion and annual grant distributions of more than $100 million. It was founded in 1959 by businessman Harry Weinberg and his wife, Jeanette. Harry Weinberg died in 1990, little more than a year after the death of his wife.
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