Confronting Antisemitism

These grants support organizations that are developing positive, constructive, and scalable efforts to understand, expose, and undermine contemporary antisemitism. We are interested in initiatives that help groups navigate and address antisemitism within their communities; build bridges between Jews and other minority groups; address systemic and curricular antisemitism in K-12 school and universities; utilize technology; and empower individuals with the tools, knowledge, and resources to effectively advocate for themselves and the Jewish people.

We are grateful to the William Davidson Foundation for amplifying and deepening the committee’s grantmaking and allowing them to fund more grantees at significant levels.

*Starred grantees are new to this committee in 2025–2026

  • The American Jewish Medical Association* (AJMA) is the only national organization representing Jewish healthcare professionals and students across disciplines (i.e., doctors, nurses, psychologists, etc.). AJMA promotes Jewish values and ethics in medicines, stands strongly with Israel, and addresses contemporary issues affecting members and society, notably antisemitism in patient care, academia, medical societies, research programs, and the healthcare community more broadly. Natan’s general operations grant will allow AJMA to improve its antisemitism reporting system, expand outreach to more Jewish healthcare professionals, and develop a curriculum on antisemitism and cultural sensitivity for medical and nursing schools.

  • The Bay Area Center for Confronting Antisemitism* (BACCA) is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of the local Jewish community by empowering, coordinating, and amplifying the efforts of local grassroots groups. BACCA is developing this CCA model that will provide backend support, infrastructure, and organizational know-how to grassroots activists and volunteers, which could be replicated in other communities across the country. Natan’s general operations grant will enable BACCA to expand its professional operational and educational capacity through its first staff hire.

  • Be the Narrative* (BTN) runs the Student to Student (STS) program, a peer-to-peer dialogue experience that trains Jewish high school students to be Jewish ambassadors and presenters in classrooms in the US and Canada. BTN’s diverse Jewish student presenters work together to share their individual Jewish narratives and identities in public and private schools with students who have little to no experience with Judaism. BTN partners with JCRCs and local federations who manage the local STS program in their respective communities. Natan’s grant will enable BTN to expand STS to seven new communities.

  • Cyberwell tracks online antisemitism in multiple languages and works globally with social media platforms to reduce Jew-hatred at scale. CyberWell’s real-time online antisemitism compliance service and alerts—informed through its robust in-house-developed AI system—are designed in consideration of the policies, operations and structures of big tech companies so that its tools can be easily implemented by those stakeholders. CyberWell’s commitment to mitigating unintended consequences of AI in the context of antisemitism positions it as a leader in this field, safeguarding against potential risks and advancing a new era of responsible and effective ethical technological solutions. Natan’s grant will be used to create an opt-in web browser extension that analyzes social media content and provides a frictionless way to flag prohibited content directly to the host platform and CyberWell.

  • Pathways for Middle East Peace* helps mainline Protestant denominations in engaging constructively with the Israeli-Palestinian; fostering reconciliation and understanding; and challenging antisemitism through dialogue, education, and advocacy. Pathways provides resources and support for church leaders to navigate complex discussions with sensitivity and become agents for peace and bridge-building. Natan’s grant will allow Pathways to pilot a campus clergy fellowship program.

  • PeerK12* is a San Diego-based organization dedicated to eliminating institutionalised Jew-hatred in K-12 education by advocating for strong protections for Jewish students, eliminating extremist ideologies in schools, and ensuring Jewish civil rights are upheld across educational systems. PeerK12 organizes a multi-faith parent coalition and organizes workshops on how to do outreach directed toward elected officials and understanding school boards. Through Quorum, a public affairs-focused digital software, PeerK12 is able to more effectively track school board agendas, monitor education bills and state appropriations related to antisemitism, and send action alerts to its community. Natan’s general operating grant will support operational and professional capacity.

  • Tzedek America offers a proactive and relationship-centered approach to combating antisemitism in American schools. In the 2024–2025 school year, Tzedek America reached over 12,000 middle and high school students with presentations, workshops, and multi-school events. Though Tzedek America works in public and private schools across the country, it is most active in Southern California, including in LAUSD, the nation’s second-largest school district. Natan’s renewal grant supports an expansion of these programs to Midwest and Southern states, a third-party evaluation of this personalized, student-centered approach to understanding antisemitism, and the development of workshops for educators and families.

  • West Point Association of Graduate’s Resnick Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies is organizing the Program for Ethical Leadership and Integrity (PELI), a two-day intensive seminar for West Point cadets in the DC metro-area for a specialized program on Holocaust education, promoting ethical leadership, countering antisemitism, and reinforcing democratic principles among cadets. As part of this initiative, cadets will spend a day at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Cadets will be surveyed after the program to understand its impact and a faculty review will be held to design an after-action report.

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