Building economic and educational opportunity, as well as educating and advocating in the United States, Koret has made funding in Israel a top priority.
Building economic and educational opportunity, as well as educating and advocating in the United States, Koret has made funding in Israel a top priority.
Koret’s signature initiative in Israel is Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF), which channels philanthropic dollars to leverage financing and policy support for small businesses. Watch our new video on Koret in Israel.
In addition to these critical programs that support entrepreneurial efforts, Koret has helped to create opportunities for professional development and practice by funding Israel’s seven major universities.
By advocating for Israel and educating Americans about the Israelis and their contributions to the world, Koret further demonstrates and advances its commitment to Israel. Particularly on college campuses, where Israel is often most assailed, Koret has made some of its most strategic and powerful grants in this area, funding a fellowship in Israel s tudies at the Hoover Institution that brings high-level Israeli government officials and scholars to the Stanford University campus; supporting the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which accurately translates Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew government and media reports into English; and funding the Institute for Jewish and Community Research to study anti-Israel activity on campus and disseminate its findings.