RJCF Grants in 2018

Programs in Israel

A scholarship for three former IDF combat soldiers, who otherwise cannot afford a higher education.
       RJCF participates in the Friends Of Israel Defence Forces project; its motto: "Their job is to look after Israel. Ours is to look after them."
       Please read the letters from our soldiers!

Sponsoring and organizing an annual Boston-Sderot Summer Camp for 77 children of Sderot helped by 10 counselors from Boston.
      Supported by the RJCF Children of Sderot Fund.
      Learn more about this project on the Sderot Journal page .

Sponsoring and organizing year-round programs in the Sderot Community Club.
      Supported by the RJCF Children of Sderot Fund.
      Learn more about this project on the Sderot Community page .

Sponsoring the Ariel Program.
      The project is the next stage in the development of relations between the RJCF community and the city of Ariel.
      The goal of the project is to bring a new performance of the Matara Theater to Boston: "Third Jewish World War".
      Learn more about the Ariel program on the Ariel Journal page .

Programs in the Greater Boston Area

RememberUs - whose mission is "To honor and commemorate those who perished in the Shoah and to educate future generations about the devastating and everlasting consequence of genocide".
- For on-going EDGE educational program that initiates a number of innovative and unique projects targeting educating young generation about the Shoah and commemorating Shoah victims.

Arlekin Players Theater - an award-winning, artist-driven grassroot creative initiative of a group of Russian-speaking immigrants, led by founding Artistic Director Igor Golyak with a commitment to producing powerful storytelling that aims to strengthen the Russian/Jewish diaspora in Boston and abroad.
- to produce "МЫ - US", a verbatim documentary performance, based on personal stories of 213 immigrants from the Russian/American Boston community.

Jookender - Russian-Jewish Shabbaton/Family Camp for RSJ families in Greater Boston area. The Jookender is
- Fostering a sense of unity and connection among all members of the Jookender Russian-Jewish Community of Greater Boston Area;
- Promoting outreach efforts that engage those who are unaffiliated with the Jewish community;
- Building new leadership

The Russian Boston Gazette - the only newspaper that covers the news in the Russian-speaking community In Massachusetts.
- The bilingual publication comes out every two months and has a circulation of 3,500 copies.
- There is a business page, a news page, an opinion page, an arts page, an interview (Q&A), and a calendar of events with a special section dedicated to news of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation.

"Why They Left" - the photography installation
  - Why They Left is an installation of rare photographs, taken from the Russian book, Jewish Pogroms 1918-1921 (Moscow, 1926). To expand the installation, adding additional images, historical background, and maps.