The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, which is to commence operations in 1965, expects to allocate funds for its programs out of income accruing to it in that year, it was announced here today. The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany is establishing the Foundation in memory of the 6,000,000 Jews who perished during the Nazi holocaust.
Allocations will be granted to qualified organizations and institutions in aid of programs in Jewish cultural and educational fields. The funds of the Foundation are limited and it will therefore focus initially on selected programs and only in those cases where local resources are insufficient to provide the funds sought from it, the announcement stated.
Jewish education will be considered an area of major responsibility by the Foundation. It expects to aid programs calling for the development of teacher training in Jewish subjects, rabbinical training by yeshivot and rabbinical seminaries, and the training of professional staff members for cultural and educational activities in Jewish communities. The Foundation will also assist in the establishment of chairs in Judaica at colleges and universities, the publication of Jewish textbooks, and the development of Jewish educational programs for students at colleges and universities.
Allocations will be granted in aid of research and publication programs in Jewish fields undertaken by universities and other scholarly institutions, with special attention given to the period of the Nazi holocaust. Aid will also be granted toward the translation and publication of works of major Jewish significance, and the publication of literature in Jewish fields for children and youth.
The Foundation will also conduct a scholarship and fellowship program. It will grant scholarships to university students specializing in a Jewish field on a graduate level, and fellowships to persons qualified to carry out independent projects in Jewish scholarship, literature and the fine arts.
The Foundation will consider applications submitted by Jewish organizations and institutions for the year 1965 only if they fall into any of the outlined categories, according to the announcement. Such applications are to be submitted before the end of November 1964, in 10 copies, to the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, 3 East 54th Street, New York, N. Y., 10022. The applications should contain detailed descriptions of the activities for which funds are requested, precise budgetary data, and information on other sources of income which may be available for the projects. Details of the scholarship and fellowship program and the filing data for applications will be announced at a later time.
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