RJCF Grants 2006-2007
In June 2006, RJCF Board sent checks to all 2006 Grant Recepients. Here is a description of where the money went.
The 2006 RJCF Grant Recipients were divided in three categories:
Programs in Israel
Programs in Boston Area
Programs by Jewish Family and Children's Service, JF&CS New American Services
Programs in Israel:
Hatzolah Israel (for an Emergency Rescue Vehicle)
Friends of IDF: "IMPACT" program (IDF stands for Israel Defense Force)
Matched by Zionist HouseOperation Dignity - helping people from Gush Katif
Programs in Boston Area:
Jewish Community Housing for Elderly - JCHE (for Falls Risk Abatement program)
Shaloh House (for Pesach celebration in 2006)
Russian Jewish Community School - RJCS (for "Parents as Partners" program)
Jewish Educational and Cultural Center "Makor" (for "Building Bridges" program)
Heritage Bar Mizvah (for teaching pre-Bat/Bar Mitzvah children about their national Jewish identity and heritage)
Land Of Israel Committee and BosFilm (""We love Israel" program)
The Jewish Musical Theater "Firelech"
Machanaim Russian Jewish Educational Network - P. Polonsky (for "Understanding Zionism" program)
Chaveirim (for Shabbat services)
Massachusetts Association of Veterans of World War II from former USSR
Aleph Club - library (for series of lectures and seminars on Jewish culture and history)