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Birthright Funding Restored
February 17, 2004Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friendA new matching grant will allow birthright israel to more than double enrollment for its summer programs.
The free trip to Israel for young adults who never have been on a peer tour to the Jewish state notified its trip providers Sunday that it had secured funding for more than 8,200 spots for its summer programs. Due to funding problems, birthright had planned to accept only 3,500 people, all but 500 of whom would come from North America. The Avi Chai Foundation announced it would provide birthright with a "challenge grant" of $7 million, which they expect will be matched by philanthropists.
In a statement, the foundation said it decided to give the grant in response to the cutback in funding for the program by the Israeli government, which reduced its funding for birthright to a token amount for 2004 due to budget constraints.
Hillel's spring birthright israel program is moving forward as planned.
Story by JTA
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