Giving to Jewish Studies at Michigan State

Jewish Studies offers a number of opportunities for targeted contributions and also welcomes discussion about new endowments. Currently, we seek to name and endow the program as a whole, to raise an endowment for a fourth core faculty position in Judaism and Jewish Thought, and to develop a visiting scholar endowment to seed Jewish Studies content in new departments at Michigan State University.  We are also interested to expand scholarship endowments for study in Israel. Existing endowments are below. Gifts are also welcome as undesignated gifts -- to Michigan State University - Jewish Studies.

For more information about giving to JSP, please contact the Director, Kenneth Waltzer.

Fund for Yiddish Language and Culture

Established by an anonymous donor, the Fund for Yiddish Language and Culture promotes knowledge and pleasure in the Yiddish language and culture. With support from the fund, Jewish Studies offers students and the community one or more programs on subjects related to Yiddish language and culture annually.

Michael and Elaine Serling And Friends Fund for Chair in Israel Studies

Michael and Elaine Serling have pledged sufficient funds together with donations by friends to assure the completion of an endowed fund for a position in Israel Studies. The endowment is in Jewish Studies, and the position is sited in James Madison College and currently held by Assistant Professor Yael Aronoff. We are continuing to raise additional funds for this chair to increase research and travel assistance to the occupant.

Michael and Elaine Serling Israel Studies Fund

This fund supports programming at MSU on subjects related to Israeli history, politics, society, language, and culture.  With support from this fund, Jewish Studies offers students and the community Israeli films, lectures, and visiting scholars and short courses on subjects related to Israel annually.

 David and Sarah Rabin Fund for Holocaust Lecture

Professor Emeritus Al Rabin and Bea Rabin established this fund to honor their parents, David and Sarah Rabin, and to provide for an annual Holocaust lecture. The Rabin lecture serves as the centerpiece of annual Holocaust commemoration and study at Michigan State University, and is usually followed by the Michigan Teachers Workshop on Holocaust Education, which follows the next day. The Rabin lecturer offers the kickoff at the workshop.

 

Stanley and Selma Hollander Fund for Jewish Arts and Music

 

This fund provided by Selma Hollander and in memory of Professor Emeritus Stanley Hollander supports programming annually related to the Jewish arts and music, including support for an annual lecture or performance.

 

Julie and Ed Levy Jr. Scholarship for Student Leaders Studying in Israel

 

This fund donated by industrialist Ed Levy Jr. supports student leaders at Michigan State University studying in Israel.  The Levy Scholarship currently offers $2000 for summer study, and $2500 for semester or $5000 for academic year study to qualified students for study in Israel.

 

Ed and Dot Slade Scholarship for Study in Israel

 

This fund donated by alumnus Ed Slade supports students at Michigan State Unievrsity with an athletic background for study in Israel. The Slade scholarship currently offers $1500 for summer study, and $2500 for semester study to qualified students for study in Israel.