Philanthropy

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital

With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.
Former hostage Liri Albag hugs actress Gal Gadot on July 22, 2025.

Strengthening human infrastructure

THE TEL AVIV Stock Exchange.

Only 45% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange companies made donations in 2025, study finds

US Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) lifts a piece of paper on a board displaying a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document, revealing an image of businessman Les Wexner, while questioning US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Washington DC, US

Confronting Wexner-Epstein ties, alumni of Jewish leadership programs launch new survivor fund


A Support Mission for Soldiers’ Wives Across Europe

Philanthropist David Hager launches a support and wellness retreat for the wives of Haredi combat soldiers

David Hager receives the Presidential Medal of Honor from President Isaac Herzog on Israel’s Independence Day.

Understanding the mind of Albert Einstein

Taran Davies’s upcoming IMAX film about Einstein will attempt to capture the imagination of one of the world’s greatest scientists and one of the founders of the Hebrew University.

 PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Davies, whose current project is the film ‘Einstein’s Incredible Universe.’

'We’re going to actually live and be Einstein'

In the third episode of the 2025 season of ‘The Philanthropists,’ Taran Davies, a visionary producer and distributor of IMAX and Giant Screen films, speaks to Israeli writer and director Maor Zaguri

 Taran Davies, a visionary producer and distributor of IMAX and Giant Screen films

Sylvan Adams Named To The Inaugural 2025 Time100 Philanthropy List

TIME Magazine has named the 100 most influential leaders in global philanthropy shaping the future of giving

 Sylvan Adams

Supporting Israel’s youth: Long-term impact of wartime philanthropy – opinion

Investing in youth today is not just a social choice; it’s a strategic one that will better our Jewish State.

 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

Forty years of the Rashi Foundation: Driving real change

At the Israel Opportunities Conference, marking four decades of the Rashi Foundation’s work, senior officials, educators, and leaders called for policies to ensure every child has an equal chance

 SHAUL SHANI, chair, Rashi Foundation.

Building the future of democratic thought

Tel Aviv University is inaugurating the new home of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics: “A space for thinking. For dialogue. For people.”

deta il of the physical home of the Safra Center for Ethics

Creating the future for Israeli medicine and healthcare

TAU President Prof. Ariel Porat and dean of the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences Prof. Karen Avraham explain the importance of the historic $125 million donation gifted by Jon and Mindy Gray

 TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY President Prof. Ariel Porat, and dean of the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences Prof. Karen Avraham.

Philanthropy, technology needed to transform Israel's mental healthcare - opinion

We need a new approach that leverages technology as a core part of Israel’s mental health recovery.

Mental health [illustrative]

Trump’s cuts and Israel's costs: US budget cuts endanger Israeli social sector - opinion

Many Israeli organizations in welfare, education, health, and employment, traditionally rely on American philanthropic support, which is estimated to account for about 75% of international donations.

 USAID pallets of food, water and supplies