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Funder details

Primary information

Funder name: Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift)

Correspondant: Mrs Marianne Neuhoff
Correspondant title: Correspondent
Address: 11 Towcester Road, Whittlebury
Towcester
NN12 8XU
Country: UK
Telephone: +44 1327 858 171
E-mail: mn@neuhoffandco.com
Website:
Funding objective / Areas of interest: Objects are: The advancement of the Jewish Religion by strengthening the continuity of normative Judaism; the promotion both in Israel and elsewhere of charitable projects. Interests within these objects include higher education. Preference for funding institutions in Israel, UK and Europe.
Type of funding available: Scholarships; general operating and project costs.
Beneficiary type:
Eligibility criteria: Not stated.
Exclusions / restrictions: Not stated.
Example grants: 2006/07: Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations, for MA Scholarships (£13,000); Leo Baeck Centre for Jewish Education, for MA Scholarship in Contemporary Jewish History (£9,500); Brill Academic Publishers, for publications on the theme of Human Rights (£25,000). For some years a one-year MA Scholarship in Modern European Jewish History, Culture and Thought at the University of Sussex has been funded by the Trust, and is available to students across Europe.
Application guidelines: Not stated.
Trustees: Professor Daniel Sperber; Mrs Nuphar Eida Yehiel; Dr Ruth Hallgarten; Rabbi Mark Goldsmith.
Additional information: The investment portfolios of the Trust are managed by asset managers in the UK and Germany.
Information sources: Charity Commission.

Areas of Interest

Contemporary Studies, History of the Jewish People, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Religion and Religious Movements

Beneficial Areas

Regions
Worldwide

Countries:
Israel, UK, USA