Grantee Stories and Foundation News

2015

New Notions of “Polonia”: Polish- and Jewish-American Students Dialogue with Polish Foreign Ministry on Taube Study Tour

For the second consecutive summer, Polish- and Jewish-American students participated in the Taube Center’s Exploring Poland… more

Hillel Professionals Explore Poland’s Jewish Revival, Contemplate Student Encounters

Although these questions resonate in a contemporary context, they were posed by Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich to a… more

The Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture mourns the loss of Dr. Jan Kulczyk

Dr. Kulczyk was Poland's wealthiest businessman and an influential entrepreneur throughout Central and Eastern Europe.… more

Taube Philanthropies’ 2015 Irena Sendler Memorial Award Presented To Krzysztof Czyżewski

At the Tempel Synagogue on July 3, during the Jewish Culture Festival, Taube Philanthropies Executive Director Shana Penn… more

Over 30,000 Attend SF Opera's Simulcast of "Figaro," sponsored by Taube Philanthropies

On Friday, July 3, a crowd of 30,130 flocked to San Francisco Opera’s ninth live simulcast at AT&T Park for a free… more

25 Years of the Kraków Jewish Culture Festival in Poland

This summer 2015 the Kraków Jewish Culture Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary season. Founded in 1988, one year… more

GEOP NEWS: Inaugural International Scholars Conference at POLIN Museum Spotlights Core Exhibition

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and its co-host, the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, welcomed… more