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In 2011 the Fund provided a four-year $12.5 million grant to the [[Shalem Center]] to form an American-style liberal arts university in Israel, now [[Shalem College]]. The fund had supported the Shalem Center for the previous decade as well.<ref name=ShalemDonate />

In 2011 the Fund provided a four-year $12.5 million grant to the [[Shalem Center]] to form an American-style liberal arts university in Israel, now [[Shalem College]]. The fund had supported the Shalem Center for the previous decade as well.<ref name=ShalemDonate />

The Tikvah Fund has funded several publications, including ”[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]”, ”[[Mosaic Magazine|Mosaic]]” and its predecessor ”[[Jewish Ideas Daily]]”, the ”[[Jewish Review of Books]]”,<ref name=TroubleTribe /> and ”[[Mida (website)|Mida]]”.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nati|last=Tucker|title=Some News Websites Can Forgo the Paywall–in Israel, too|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.529154|accessdate=4 March 2017|newspaper=Haaretz|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> A typical article in Mosaic in 2025, by an emeritus professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, said “there is not a scintilla of truth” in claims of apartheid and genocide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Jewry’s Anti-Semitism Reckoning |url=https://ideas.tikvah.org/mosaic/essays/american-jewry-s-anti-semitism-reckoning |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Tikvah Ideas |language=en}}</ref>

The Tikvah Fund has funded several publications, including ”[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]”, ”[[Mosaic Magazine|Mosaic]]” and its predecessor ”[[Jewish Ideas Daily]]”, the ”[[Jewish Review of Books]]”,<ref name=TroubleTribe /> and ”[[Mida (website)|Mida]]”.<ref>{{cite news|first=Nati|last=Tucker|title=Some News Websites Can Forgo the Paywall–in Israel, too|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-1.529154|accessdate=4 March 2017|newspaper=Haaretz|date=June 11, 2013}}</ref> A typical article in Mosaic in 2025, by an emeritus professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, said “there is not a scintilla of truth” in claims of apartheid and genocide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Jewry’s Anti-Semitism Reckoning |url=https://ideas.tikvah.org/mosaic/essays/american-jewry-s-anti-semitism-reckoning |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=Tikvah Ideas |language=en}}</ref>

The Fund also organizes the Jewish Leadership Conference, a politically conservative Jewish conference.<ref name=”Stack”>{{cite news |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |title=DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/nyregion/desantis-gay-nyc.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> Invitees in 2022 included [[Mike Pompeo]], who served as Secretary of State under [[Donald Trump]], former [[List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States|Israeli Ambassador to the United States]] [[Ron Dermer]], and [[Governor of Florida]] [[Ron DeSantis]].<ref name=”Desantis” /> Picketers attended to oppose DeSantis’ speech.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Papenfuss |first1=Mary |title=NYC Protesters Blast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis At Conservative Event |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-chelsea-piers-protests_n_62a6a65ce4b0c77098a28b09 |work=HuffPost |date=June 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

The Fund also organizes the Jewish Leadership Conference, a politically conservative Jewish conference.<ref name=”Stack”>{{cite news |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |title=DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/11/nyregion/desantis-gay-nyc.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 11, 2022}}</ref> Invitees in 2022 included [[Mike Pompeo]], who served as Secretary of State under [[Donald Trump]], former [[List of ambassadors of Israel to the United States|Israeli Ambassador to the United States]] [[Ron Dermer]], and [[Governor of Florida]] [[Ron DeSantis]].<ref name=”Desantis” /> Picketers attended to oppose DeSantis’ speech.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Papenfuss |first1=Mary |title=NYC Protesters Blast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis At Conservative Event |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-chelsea-piers-protests_n_62a6a65ce4b0c77098a28b09 |work=HuffPost |date=June 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 14:29, 23 October 2025

Politically Conservative Jewish-American organization

The Tikvah Fund (Hebrew: קרן תקווה) is an American politically conservative[1][2][3][4] nonprofit charitable foundation whose stated mission is to promote Jewish thought and ideas.[5]

In 2011 the Fund provided a four-year $12.5 million grant to the Shalem Center to form an American-style liberal arts university in Israel, now Shalem College. The fund had supported the Shalem Center for the previous decade as well.[6]

The Tikvah Fund has funded several publications, including Commentary, Mosaic and its predecessor Jewish Ideas Daily, the Jewish Review of Books,[4] and Mida.[7] A typical article in Mosaic in 2025, by an emeritus professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, said “there is not a scintilla of truth” in claims of apartheid and genocide.[8]

The Fund also organizes the Jewish Leadership Conference, a politically conservative Jewish conference.[9] Invitees in 2022 included Mike Pompeo, who served as Secretary of State under Donald Trump, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, and Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.[1] Picketers attended to oppose DeSantis’ speech.[10]

It runs a fellowship programme named after Charles Krauthammer which is awarded to aspiring writers, journalists, scholars, and policy analysts’.[11]

In September 2025, the fund was awarded $10.5 million by the National Endowment for the Humanities to combat antisemitism. It was the largest single grant in NEH history.[12]

Robert Hertog was chairman of the Tikvah Fund in 2011.[6] Neal Kozodoy was senior director as of 2010.[13] As of 2022, Eric Cohen was chief executive and Elliot Abrams was chairman.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Barron, James (May 13, 2022). “Invitation to DeSantis Creates Clash at a Jewish Museum”. The New York Times.
  2. ^ Fox, Mira (June 22, 2022). “This law professor argued that Reform Jews aren’t devout enough to merit religious freedom”. The Forward. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Henry, Jacob (May 6, 2022). “Did a New York Holocaust museum ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis? Depends whom you ask”. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Waxman, Dov (2016). Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict Over Israel. Princeton University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780691168999.
  5. ^ Pogrebin, Robin (November 9, 2012). “A Patron’s Passion for History on Display”. The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lidman, Melanie (May 4, 2011). “Shalem Center gets major grant for college”. The Jerusalem Post.
  7. ^ Tucker, Nati (June 11, 2013). “Some News Websites Can Forgo the Paywall–in Israel, too”. Haaretz. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ “American Jewry’s Anti-Semitism Reckoning”. Tikvah Ideas. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  9. ^ Stack, Liam (June 11, 2022). “DeSantis Event at Chelsea Piers Faces Backlash Over L.G.B.T.Q. Rights”. The New York Times.
  10. ^ Papenfuss, Mary (June 13, 2022). “NYC Protesters Blast Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis At Conservative Event”. HuffPost.
  11. ^ Ken Silverstein, How a Hedge Fund Manager and Right-Wing Donor is Financing an Israeli Influence Op Masquerading as a Journalism Project,’ CounterPunch 21 June 2024.
  12. ^ Dayanim, Nira (15 September 2025). “NEH awards its largest-ever grant, worth $10.4M, to Tikvah Fund for ‘Jewish Civilization Project’ to combat antisemitism”. eJewishPhilanthropy.
  13. ^ Cohen, Patricia (June 11, 2010). “Commentary Is All About Commentary These Days”. The New York Times.

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