Tikkun Olam in action! The Partnership organized a Zoom with Rachel Abecassis, UIA Israel office director and Lisa Long, director of the Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation for over 40 NGOs from the Western Galilee. Lisa explained the TFE application process and Rachel the process of money transfer through the federation/JFNA/UIA/JAFI pipeline. The intent is to help all of us do our work even BETTER! Click the image to watch.
During his lifetime, Irwin Thomases was generous to both the Jewish and secular communities. He created this endowment so that upon his death his philanthropic values, including ensuring a Jewish presence in the general community, would live on. It was his hope to better the world in which we all live. The Endowment seeks to promote a spirit of tzedakah. There are three application deadlines each year - January 15, May 15, and September 15.