In Its Own Image: Independent Philanthropy and the Cultivation of Young Jewish Leadership

Posted by on Friday, May 10, 2013 in Articles, Chapters, Research.

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This study examines Jewish American leadership development initiatives from the 1970s to the present day, focusing on the programs’ roots in the changing landscape of Jewish philanthropy and a shift in agenda-setting power from communally governed Jewish charitable federations to independent family foundations.

Shaul Kelner 2011. “In Its Own Image: Independent Philanthropy and the Cultivation of Young Jewish Leadership.” Chapter 7 in Jack Wertheimer, ed., The New Jewish Leaders: Reshaping the American Jewish Landscape. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. Pp. 261-321.

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