A long time supporter of educational, cultural and Jewish organizations, Arlene made significant contributions to the Lyman Allyn Museum, Connecticut College, The National Council of Jewish Women, United Jewish Appeal, American Friends of the Israel Museum and the Weitzman Institute.
Kayam (meaning "alive" in Hebrew) is a burgeoning environmental initiative that includes a five-acre organic farm, and offers a variety of agricultural and environmental educational experiences for Jewish and non-Jewish adults and children.
Arab residents have long complained about the inequities between municipal services and educational spending in East Jerusalem and Jewish West Jerusalem.
He is the founder and president of Uri L'Tzedek, an Orthodox Jewish educational and leadership development organization in Manhattan that also advocates for workers' rights and other issues.
Bill's stewardship of the Foundation for more than three decades enabled it to make a positive impact on literally hundreds of worthy Jewish, educational and civic causes throughout the world.
He served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 1986 to 1987, and funds Jewish educational and religious organizations in Eastern Europe and Russia through the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation.
The Israeli educational system forced them to study Hebrew and Jewish history instead of their own language and history.
Separately, the Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak, approved the building of 28 public and educational institutions in Jewish settlements in the West Bank late Thursday, saying they were meant to be completed by the beginning of the new school year in September 2010.
In one year Schimmelpenninck reformed the tax system, as well as the educational system, by granting recognition and aid to all parochial schools (Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish).
And Jewish culture, Jewish faith?
