Center for Jewish Studies Donors

Award winners. International scholars. Graduate researchers. Conferences and Symposia. Community Lectures and educational outreach. The accomplishments, events, and contributions you are reading about in this magazine are made possible with the help of our donors. They form the core of our growing community and have our enduring gratitude.

Stephen & Patricia Ahearne-Kroll, Dr. Howard J. Ansel, Diane F. & Ivan E. Arenson, Diane & Ivan Arenson Hesed Fund, Allan J. Baumgarten & Marilyn S. Levi-Baumgarten, A Baumgarten & M Levi-Baumgarten Philanthropic Fund, Barbara D. Bearmon, Lee & Barbara D Bearmon Family Charitable Fund, Michael L. & Susan Blehert, Beverly W. Fink, Richard & Beverly Fink Family Fund, Norman A. Greenberg & Beth Silverwater, Greenberg and Silverwater Fund, Jonathan R. Gross, Gross Donor Advised Fund, Amy W. Gunby, Dr. Anna C. Hampton & Kenneth R. Hampton, Linda Hulbert/Kent Rissman Charitable Fund, Sheldon & Delores Levin, Rachel G Levitt, Carol F Lichterman, Minneapolis Jewish Federation/Community Foundation, Jonathan & Ruth Paradise, Natan Paradise & Barb Curchack, Rev. Dr. Gary & Pam Reierson, Alan K. Rissman & Linda A. Hulbert, Lesli M. Rosenberg, Sharon A. & Stephen A. Segal, Sharon and Stephen Segal Family Fund, Dr. Miriam Segall, Dr Erica B Stern, Laura E Weber, and several anonymous but still generous and valued donors.

We sincerely regret if anyone has been left off this list. Please contact us if that is the case.

Tzedakah (charity) box, c. 1920. Unknown artist, Israel. Image courtesy of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Mia). https://collections.artsmia.org/art/5556/ tzedakah-israel

The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota is a premier center for scholarship, education, and dialogue about Jewish history and culture. For over 50 years, the Jewish Studies faculty at the University of Minnesota have provided the foundational education that has launched the careers of Jewish educators, community professionals, rabbis, cantors, and prominent academic scholars across the U.S. and in Israel. We provide educational resources to campus programs and student organizations with a broad range of missions, as well as to units within the university administration. Our faculty also provide off-campus expertise in a range of topics and serve as a contextualizing resource for campus, regional, national, and international news media, in addition to providing lectures to local synagogues, churches, mosques, and community educational programs.

As the Center begins a new academic year, we thank you for your help in sustaining these vital activities. We also invite you to join in our vision for expanded opportunities for students, scholarship, and deeper service to our community. Our priorities for growth include:

• Endowed funds to ensure the operational vitality of the Center for future generations of scholars and students. • Funds to host lectures by the most prominent scholars in the field, including a named annual lecture or workshop. • A post-doctoral fellowship to provide support to emerging scholars in the field while also expanding our curricular offerings.

Whether designated for a specific purpose or for discretionary use, every gift is valuable and underscores your faith in our mission. I welcome conversations and questions about matching the Center’s needs with your philanthropic interests and resources. In addition to annual gifts, there are numerous ways to make donations, such as recurring monthly gifts, IRA charitable contributions, and estate commitments through a bequest or beneficiary designation.

If you would like to make a contribution to the Center for Jewish Studies, including establishing a named fund to support a designated goal within the Center for Jewish Studies, please contact Peter Rozga in the CLA Office of Institutional Advancement, rozga001@umn.edu or 612-624-2848, or contact CJS Director Natan Paradise, parad004@umn.edu or 612-626-3149. You may also give immediately to an existing fund by scanning the QR code below.

Thank you for your support, for your advocacy, and for being part of our community of learning.

If you would like to make a for Jewish Studies, including to support a designated goal Studies, please contact Peter of Institutional Advancement, 612-624-2848. \ contribution to the Center establishing a named fund within the Center for Jewish Rozga in the CLA Office rozga001@umn.edu or