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The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded $8 million to Case Western Reserve University to support programs in social work, nonprofit leadership and community engagement.
Cleveland Jewish News, April 2013
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An interview with new Yesh Atid MK Ruth Calderon, a Mandel graduate and former faculty member
Jerusalem Post, February 2013
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Morton Mandel talks about his business strategies and the key to success
Brandeis Hoot, January 2013
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The Mandel Foundation was spotlighted in the special Haaretz supplement "The Power of Giving"
Haaretz, November 2012
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held to launch the construction of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cleveland Jewish News, June 2012
Globes, June 2012
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Dr. Devora Steinmetz, a visiting faculty member at the Mandel Leadership Institute and a consultant for the Mandel Foundation in North America, explains why she decided to donate one of her kidneys to a twenty-three year old stranger
The Jewish Week, May 2012
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A simulated picture of the Mandel Center for Advanced studies in the Humanities, to be constructed at the Hebrew University, has been published. The construction of the new center, which is being planned by the Boston-based architect Michael MicKinnell, will be funded by the Mandel Foundation.
Haaretz, March 2012
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The Mandel Foundation awarded a $5 million grant to the West Palm Beach Public Library in Florida in order to transform it into a world-class institution and to encourage support for public libraries.
Palm Beach Daily News, February 2012
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Morton Mandel was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in recognition for his innovative leadership efforts in philanthropy and his record of accomplishment in business and industry.
The Jewish Federations of North America website, January 2012
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Prof. Haim Adler, Mandel Graduate Unit consultant and faculty member, claims that the selective admissions processes of some schools do not provide equal opportunities for all children.
Haaretz, January 2012
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"History's greatest promise lies in its power to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange. It is precisely because we differ from our predecessors that we have so much to learn from them," claim Dr. Eli Gottleib, Director of the Mandel Leadership Institute, and Prof. Sam Wineburg, Mandel Visiting Facutly, in an article about the origins of the American Thanksgiving holiday.
Mercury News, November 2011
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Bronfman Prize recipient and Mandel Institute graduate Karen Tal pledges to continue her work on behalf of underprivileged youth.
ejewishphilanthropy, September 2011
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Karen Tal, Mandel Institute Graduate, talks about her life and her learning experience at Mandel: "Those were two happy years and a tremendous gift of learning. I wanted to take the next step in my life, and at Mandel they focused both my identity and my social outlook."
Haaretz, September 2011
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According to Marc Rosenstein, a Mandel Jerusalem Fellows graduate, leadership can be learned after first developing a personal conception of what it means to be a leader. He believes that a leaders are "people who help others do what they need to do and who empower people to make the right the decisions to actualize their own values".
ejewishphilosophy, August 2011
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Mandel Leadership Institute graduate Yefet Alemo, an Ethiopian who became a Conservative rabbi, struggles to make a difference in a community harmed by the flawed reception offered by Israeli authorities.
Jerusalem Report, July 2011
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The Mandel Foundation approved an $18M grant for a building to house the new Mandel School for Advanced Studies in Humanities at the Hebrew University and a renewable grant of $2.5M for programs. This is one of the largest gifts in support of the humanities worldwide.
The Marker, March 2011
Jerusalem Post, March 2011
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Morton Mandel talks about family passion for Cleveland, "I've learned how to multiply our efforts," he said, by investing in education to turn out people "with passion and vision to change the world."
Blog Cleveland, December 2010
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"You'd be surprised how many of the best people in the education system, local government and the public service in general have passed through Mandel," wrote Guy Rolnik in an article about the state of physics education in Israel. The article includes an interview with Mandel graduate Avi Golan.
The Marker, December 2010
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New York Times columnist David Brooks writes that Mandel graduate, Erica Brown's "impact stems from her ability to undermine the egos of the successful at the same time that she lovingly helps them build better lives."
New York Times, December 2010
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Ronit Amiel, a Mandel graduate and the No. 2 person in the central district state prosecution, talks about the prosecutors' strike and her role as the senior prosecutor in the case against the former president, Moshe Katsav.
Haaretz, December 2010
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The Israeli start-up Time to Know has developed innovations in classroom hardware called "Recommended Core Curriculum and Digital Teaching Platform". The company's chief pedagogical officer Dovi Weiss, a Mandel graduate, believes that it can fix "the classroom machine that's broken."
Israel21c, Novemebr 2010
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Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, a graduate of the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows program, was included in The Jewish Daily Forward’s “Forward 50” list for 2010 -50 men and women who have made a significant impact in the Jewish world during the past year
Forward, October 2010
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The New Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University officially opened. "I care about people being exposed to and learning about great ideas,” said Morton Mandel. The striking new building, was made possible by a $22.5 million gift from the Mandel Foundation.
BrandeisNOW, October 2010
Thebrandeishoot, October 2010
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Jan Darsa, graduate of Cohort 7 of the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows program, is a recipient of The Covenant Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She says that “Undertaking a career in Jewish education is about a dedication to the hope and the promise that our young people embody."
The Covenant Foundation, October 2010
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A recent article in the Cleveland Jewish News describes the Mandel family's philanthropic impact and their commitment to Jewish community and continuity
Cleveland Jewish News, September 2010
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Mandel Summer Consultation opens with eleven leading professionals from Jewish communities in North America and England for four days of exploration of the theme “Learning from Mistakes” at the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem
ejewishphilanthropy, August 2010
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Mandel Jerusalem Fellows graduate Jonathan Boyd discusses the results of a survey by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research which shows that Jews in Britain are overwhelmingly supportive of Israel
Jerusalem Post, July 2010
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Jonathan Boyd, Mandel graduate and Executive Director of the Insitute for Jewish Policy Research, on the results of JPR's recent study which revealed that more than three-quarters of British Jews believe a two-state solution is the only way to achieve peace in Israel
The Jewish Telegraph, July 2010
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Mandel Foundation-Israel has named Dr. Varda Shiffer its new president, effective July 1, 2010
Cleveland Jewish News, June 2010
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Prof. Jonathan D. Sarna's article "Rabbi Yoffie’s Legacy: ‘Old Ideas’ for Reform Judaism Now and Then" appears in The Jewish Daily Forward
The Jewish Daily Forward, June 2010
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Mandel Leadership Institute faculty came to visit and hear the Hazon Petaya rehabilitation center's play, at the Jerusalem Arts Festival. They were so impressed, that after the show they all naturally sat with the women and talked and learned texts with them
JPOST, April 2010
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The makings of History- a symposium, organized by the Mandel Leadership Institute in cooperation with the Zalman Shazar Center, "What not to teach? Presenting dark periods in history in high school curricula."
Haaretz, April 2010 (Hebrew)
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Morton Mandel talks about the Mandel Brothers' business strategies and philanthropic work.
Haaretz, March 2010 (Hebrew)
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Should Jews first take care of our own, or first serve the needs of society as a whole? Jill Jacobs answers
The Forward, March 2010
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Mandel Jerusalem Fellows Graduates Amichai Lau-Lavie and Stephen Arnoff, demonstrate their collaboration as a great example of how the more established Jewish organizational world can help foster the growth of innovative Jewish projects
Storahtelling, January 2010
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Meet the Agmors- Reumi, a Mandel Graduate, is vice principal of the Ziv Democratic High School for special education. "I was trying to find myself, and I can say that I am moving in the right direction".
Haaretz, January 2010
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The Israel Museum in Jerusalem announced a $12m gift from Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel through the Mandel Supporting Foundations
To read articles from December 2009:
cleveland.com, JTA, ynetnews,
Case Western Reserve University, The New York Times
Art Knowledge News, Ohio News ,Philanthropy Today, Taiwannews, PND ,e-Jewish Philantropy
artists4israel, Cleveland Jewish News
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Prof. Jonathan D. Sarna, a Mandel Visiting Scholar, published an article about How Hanukka Came to the White House
The Jewish Daily Forward, December 2009
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