Projects in Jewish culture involving the expenditure of more than $1, 000, 000 have been reviewed by the executive committee of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, Edwin Wolf, II, president of the Foundation, reported today. The proposals were submitted by the Council of Jewish Cultural Agencies which includes 18 of the leading Jewish cultural organizations in the United States and Canada.
He said the executive committee had authorized a program requiring $350, 000 for 1961 and that because of the need to assure personnel to implement cultural projects, the executive committee had authorized expenditure of $50, 000 for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships, starting in the fall of this year.
Arthur E. Gelber of Toronto, chairman of the committee on grants, presented the report of the cultural agencies dealing with proposals for the preparation and publication of scholarly works, development of Jewish communal archives, and the granting of scholarships and fellowships of various types. A special program will provide grants to graduate students needing funds to complete their dissertations.
Edwin Rosenberg, Foundation treasurer, said that 21 communities had provided funds for administration of the Foundation during 1960 and that administrative costs apparently were assured for the next two years. He added that substantial contributions and endowments would be needed from individuals and foundations to realize the projects approved by the executive committee. He was authorized to take the necessary steps to acquire such funds.
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