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Prof. [[Menachem Brinker]] | Prof. [[Yehuda Bauer]] | Prof. [[Ora Limor]] | Prof. [[Ron Margolin]] | Prof. [[Daniel Gutwein]] | Prof. [[Israel Bartal]] | Dr. [[Ela Bauer]] | Prof. [[Robert Wistrich]]<ref>Posen Foundation [http://www.posenfoundation.co.il/en/staff About us], accessed 22 August 2013</ref>
 
Prof. [[Menachem Brinker]] | Prof. [[Yehuda Bauer]] | Prof. [[Ora Limor]] | Prof. [[Ron Margolin]] | Prof. [[Daniel Gutwein]] | Prof. [[Israel Bartal]] | Dr. [[Ela Bauer]] | Prof. [[Robert Wistrich]]<ref>Posen Foundation [http://www.posenfoundation.co.il/en/staff About us], accessed 22 August 2013</ref>
  
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:Web: [http://posenfoundation.com/ posenfoundation.com]
 
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:Israeli website (in Hebrew): [http://posenfoundation.co.il/ posenfoundation.co.il]
 
:Israeli website (in Hebrew): [http://posenfoundation.co.il/ posenfoundation.co.il]

Revision as of 10:08, 22 August 2013

Not to be confused with the Illinois based Posen Family Foundation

The Posen Foundation is a Lucerne, Switzerland based organisation with offices in the US and Israel. It is run by Felix Posen and his son Daniel Posen. It says its mission is to work 'internationally to advance Jewish education and promote Jewish culture in the public sphere.'[1]

Felix Posen, an American born British citizen, reportedly started the Foundation to support Jewish secular cultural projects. He 'believes that academic departments give secular Jewish history and culture... short shrift.'[2]

In 2009, the Posen Foundation suspended select funds distributions due to the effect that the Madoff investment scandal had on Felix Posen's finances. Selected activities to be started or completed in 2009 were postponed until 2010.[3]

Activities

In 2002 and 2003 the Foundation donated money to the Science Media Centre.

People

Academic committee (Israel)

Prof. Menachem Brinker | Prof. Yehuda Bauer | Prof. Ora Limor | Prof. Ron Margolin | Prof. Daniel Gutwein | Prof. Israel Bartal | Dr. Ela Bauer | Prof. Robert Wistrich[4]

Contact

Web: posenfoundation.com
Israeli website (in Hebrew): posenfoundation.co.il

Circa 2013

Address:80 Eighth Avenue, Suite 206 - New York , NY 10011
Tel: 212-564-6711

Circa 2009

Address: Weggisgasse 26 CH-6004 Lucerne, Switzerland
Tel: +41 41 417 0330
Fax: +41 41 417 0335[5]

Notes

  1. Posen Foundation Mission, accessed 22 August 2013
  2. Marissa Brostoff Jewish-Studies Money With Strings Attached Tablet November 18, 2009 3:00 PM, accessed 22 August 2013
  3. Lior Dattel Posen Foundation hit by Madoff fraud Haaretz Jan. 8, 2009 | 2:00 AM, accessed 22 August 2013
  4. Posen Foundation About us, accessed 22 August 2013
  5. Posen foundation contact us, retrieved from the Internet Archive of 26 February 2009 on 22 August 2013