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A record $10M federal grant to Tikvah has some Jews celebrating and others crying foul

JL;DR SUMMARY The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded its largest-ever grant of $10.4 million to Tikvah, a New York-based think tank aligned with conservative politics and Jewish education, for a Jewish Civilization Project aimed at combating antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationFederal FundingJewish ContributionsAmerican ExceptionalismTikvahCultural PoliticsConservative PoliticsNehJewish Civilization Project

Places mentioned

Virginia, United States
"By August, however, the NEH was announcing new awards, including its largest one ever: $10 million to the University of Virginia for a project tied to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026."
New York City, New York, United States
"The unprecedented award for Tikvah comes amid a period of dramatic growth for the organization. Cohen noted that Tikvahs U.S. program budget grew from roughly $19.3 million in 2024 to a pre-NEH 2025 budget of $24.5 million, and said the grant will accelerate, not initiate, expansion. ; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Tikvah Fund Executive Director Eric Cohen and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the Jewish Leadership Conference at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Sunday, June 12, 2022."
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
"Now we know where the money went, Samuel Brody, a professor of religion at the University of Kansas, wrote in a post on Bluesky. ; Cohen declined to address the cuts, saying he was focused on his own project and humbled by the award to Tikvah."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Last year, it launched Emet Classical Academy, a selective Jewish day school on Manhattans Upper East Side that emphasizes the great intellectual history of the West. The school opened with about 40 students and offers Latin and Greek alongside Hebrew and Jewish studies."
Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In Israeli politics, Tikvah is associated with its Conservatism Conference, and with the Kohelet Policy Forum, the intellectual force behind controversial efforts to curb the power of Israels judiciary."

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