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New York becomes latest experiment in subsidies for Jewish day school tuition

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to the high costs of Jewish day school education and a surge in Jewish engagement post-October 7, the UJA-Federation of New York has launched a $15 million three-year pilot fund to subsidize tuition for middle-income families and Jewish communal professionals. 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 EducationUja Federation Of New YorkJewish Communal ProfessionalsNew YorkJewish Day SchoolsJewish EngagementAffordabilityTuition SubsidiesFunding InitiativesPilot Programs

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New York City, New York, United States
"The program, announced this week, will provide grants of up to $20,000 per student for middle-income families and Jewish communal professionals in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island."
Long Island, New York, United States
"The program, announced this week, will provide grants of up to $20,000 per student for middle-income families and Jewish communal professionals in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island."
Westchester, New York, United States
"The program, announced this week, will provide grants of up to $20,000 per student for middle-income families and Jewish communal professionals in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island."
New Jersey, United States
"When Will Eastman, a fundraiser for Jewish camps in New Jersey, recently sought to transfer his daughter, the eldest of four children, from public school to a Jewish day school, his immediate reaction was sticker shock."
Bronx, New York, United States
"It was really encouraging, said Rabbi Bini Krauss, head of school at SAR Academy, a Modern Orthodox private school in the Bronx."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"At progressive and pluralistic Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn, head of school Nicole Nash called the fund a true game-changer, especially as families seek places of connection and belonging."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"From Cleveland, where the Mandel Foundation recently committed $90 million to a system-wide transformation effort, to Torontos Generations Trust and the Jewish communal professional subsidy in Atlanta, federations and foundations are treating tuition relief as a strategy to stem attrition and grow enrollment."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"From Cleveland, where the Mandel Foundation recently committed $90 million to a system-wide transformation effort, to Torontos Generations Trust and the Jewish communal professional subsidy in Atlanta, federations and foundations are treating tuition relief as a strategy to stem attrition and grow enrollment."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"From Cleveland, where the Mandel Foundation recently committed $90 million to a system-wide transformation effort, to Torontos Generations Trust and the Jewish communal professional subsidy in Atlanta, federations and foundations are treating tuition relief as a strategy to stem attrition and grow enrollment."

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