NEWS, EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
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View the Annual Report here.
View the Financial Statements here.
View the Complete
Financial Statements here.
Due to an error, the following two new funds were inadvertently
excluded from the Annual Report. The Jewish Foundation
of Manitoba regrets the omissions.
View the new funds, here. |
The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba approved the following grants:
- ALPHA HOUSE
To fund the replacement of two old computers that have limited capabilites.
- ART CITY
To fund an entire month of whimsical and funny monster
movie-themed art workshops, culminating in a celebration of creativity and community that will engage inner-city youth.
- ASPER JEWISH COMMUNITY CAMPUS
To fund the upgrade of the phone network to a new state of the art system that will allow for growth and flexibility.
- CAMP MASSAD
To fund the purchase of a ramp to be added to the Oolam (the main programming building) and for the purchase of a defibrillator in order to respond to health emergencies.
- CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF WINNIPEG
To fund the installation of a video security system, which would allow the Centre to monitor the parking lot and entrances of the building to ensure the safety and security of staff and patrons.
To fund the installation of a security gate at the front entrance of the parking lot, a fence along the edge of the property and privacy fencing for the mikvah (ritual bath).
- CHAI FOLK ENSEMBLE
To fund the purchase of a professional company to shoot new footage and create a three to four minute promotional video with current performers and music.
- GRAY ACADEMY OF JEWISH EDUCATION
To fund the creation of a secure website that addresses changing online needs and behaviours and encourages a collaborative and fully-informed community of users.
- GWEN SECTER CREATIVE LIVING CENTRE
To fund a video that will be produced that will be used for promotional and educational purposes for its 25th Anniversary.
- JEWISH CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE
To fund the development of a two day conference on topics relating to addiction recovery from a Jewish perspective.
- KAUFMAN SILVERBERG RESOURCE CENTRE
To fund the purchase of books, magazines and other resources to provide an interesting, stimulating & current collection of materials.
To fund the purchase of DVDs which would include material containing Jewish content.
- MANITOBA THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
To fund "Tough Case" a new Canadian play for teenagers that demonstrates restorative justice through an exciting and challenging drama. Its primary function is to teach empathy for victims and encourage an examination of our justice system, crime and incarceration.
- RADY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
To fund a project that will provide families on the daycare's waiting list an opportunity to connect to Jewish life through specially designed programs.
To fund the construction of direct access to the washrooms from within the pre-school children's room.
To fund the replacement of its old inflatable bouncers that are used for Family Fun Zone, a meeting place for many Jewish families on Sunday mornings.
- SHALOM RESIDENCES
To fund the replacement of the flooring at their McAdam home to improve accessibity.
- SILOAM MISSION
To fund the purchase of new tables and chairs for the drop-in centre; a space for daily meals, conversations, community education, and special events.
- UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
To assist in offsetting the costs of travel and living in Israel for students from the University who participate in the Archaeological Field School course at Tell es-Safi/Gath.
- WINNIPEG CHILDREN'S ACCESS AGENCY
To fund the purchase and installation of cubbies (cubicles) to store belongings for the children attending the Centre.
- WINNIPEG HARVEST
To fund the purchase of Payless Shoes gift cards which will be used for the More Than Shoes program which provides boots and shoes to needy children.
- WINNIPEG JEWISH THEATRE
To fund the world premiere of Jewish playwright Alix Sobler's newest play. This bold production imagines that Anne Frank has survived the war and is now a 25 year old living in New York City attempting to get her diary published.
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| 2012 SPECIAL GRANT RECIPIENTS |
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2012 WOMEN'S ENDOWMENT FUND
GRANT RECIPIENTS
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The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba approved the following
Women's Endowment Fund grants:
- B'NAI BRITH JEWISH COMMUNITY CAMP
To fund a request to enable 30 new female participants, primarily from low income and single parent households, to attend the camp.
- IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION
OF MANITOBA (IRCOM)
To support a program that aims to empower low-income, newcomer women living in downtown Winnipeg by providing them with meaningful employment opportunities in the child care sector, while simultaneously meeting the urgent need for more child care spaces in Winnipeg.
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The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba awarded 79 education awards to local students in 2012. The Foundation was pleased to distribute over $151,000 to education award recipients in 2012!
The following Education Award recipients were approved in 2012:
SPECIAL AWARDS
Mark and Dorothy Danzker Scholarship
Melina Zylberman
Mona Gray Creative Arts Scholarship
Michael Dudeck
Ruth & Joe Freed and Stephen Freed and Family Academic Awards
Ethan Chess, Blake Lerner, Allison Marmel
Sharon Home Family Education Award
Jillian McGavin
Joel A. Weinstein Memorial Scholarship
Natan Cramer
GENERAL AWARDS
Vladislav Andreyev
Mariya Bronfman
Ricardo Chvaicer
Emma Cloney
Sergio D. Cohen
Yitzchak Cohen
Irena Dashevsky
Rotem Diamant
Stevi Golden-Plotnik
Alexander Gotfrid
Sharon Graham
Aron Grusko
Alexander Guterman
Vivian Gutstadt
Faren Hochman
Avira Ilkanaev
Kristina Izrailov
Alana Kaplan
Julia Kapoostinsky
Dan Kempner
Morrisa Klein
Maria Konikov
Roman Koshevatsky
Maxim Kravtsov
Maia Kredentser
Roni Lanir
Federico Lopez Ficher |
Jonathan Malam
Artiom Margolin
Shira Meged
Damian Melamedoff
Einat Menashe
Yelena Metrik
Justin Odwak
Marlo Ostrow
Alexei Rafaelov
Alexandra Risman
Ilan Rubinchik
Shaun Rykiss
Michael Schwartz
Shimon Segal
Daniel Shor
Carly Sloshower
Raquel Smierc
Marissa Steindel
Avichai Stoller
Marcos Sturym
Kevin Szkop
Vladislav Trogan
Alexander Tsibulski
Yana E. Tyomkin
Olga Yefimnko
Marina Zemilevitch
Svetlana Zhukovsky |
The education award application deadline is March 31 of any given year (unless otherwise indicated). The special awards application deadline is February 28 of any given year (unless otherwise indicated). Appy online by clicking here.

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR
2012 EDUCATION AWARDS NEWSLETTER
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The Endowment Book of Life program at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba is a planned giving program that offers participants an opportunity to leave both a financial legacy and a historical legacy to the community. Donors make a promise to leave a bequest to the
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba and have their family stories inscribed in the
Endowment Book of Life.

TO READ OUR LATEST EBOL NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE
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| BAR AND BAT MITZVAH FUND-HOLDERS |
More than 200 Bar and Bat Mitzvah Funds have been established at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. These funds, opened with an initial gift of $100, are designed to introduce youth to philanthropic giving and provide them with the opportunity to support community organizations and charities of their choosing.

TO READ OUR 2012 BAR/BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM
NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE
TO LEARN MORE CLICK HERE
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