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Julie Sandorf, who invested in Jewish ‘social capital,’ to step down as head of Charles Revson Foundation

JL;DR SUMMARY Julie Sandorf is stepping down as the president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation after 18 years, during which she spearheaded numerous impactful initiatives in Israel and the U.S., focusing on urban planning, civic service, and media. 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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DemocracyJewish LifeJournalismUrban PlanningJulie SandorfCharles Revson FoundationJewish Social CapitalCivic ServiceLocal Media

Places mentioned

Israel
" the Charles H. Revson Foundation has launched and supported initiatives in Israel that she admits are hard to categorize."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Young israelis living on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv in protest of high housing prices, Aug. 10, 2011."
Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"penning a Times of Israel oped in March 2023 saying there is no transparency about how the proceeds are spent."
New York City, New York, United States
"The interest in local media extends to the Revson Foundations Jewish giving: Grantees include the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, to create our archives and website, and JTAs parent company, 70 Faces Media."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Drawing on her own experience in urban planning she got her start in the struggling South Bronx working for what is now the MBD Community Housing Corporation she early on identified gaps in Israeli policy when it came to housing financing and development."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Sandorf grew up on New Yorks Long Island, and remembers the skepticism from Bronx activists when as a white, Jewish girl she sought a job, in 1983, with the community development corporation known as the Mid Bronx Desperadoes."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The Revson Foundation supports Cadets for Local Government, which brings public policy professionals from Israel to New York City to learn about housing policy and neighborhood revitalization."

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