Confronting Antisemitism

Natan’s Confronting Antisemitism committee requests proposals from organizations that are addressing contemporary antisemitism around the world. Applicants may include initiatives that are:

• Exposing antisemitism today that is spread deliberately, and also through ignorance;
• Distinguishing between good-faith criticism of Israel and bad-faith bigotry that uses criticism as a cover for prejudice.
• Building bridges between Jews and other minority groups—including, but not limited to, the Asian, Black, Hispanic, Muslim, and LGBTQ+ communities—to navigate antisemitism within their respective circles;
• Empowering young individuals (13-23) with the tools, knowledge, and critical thinking skills to effectively advocate for themselves and the Jewish people;
• Creating new partnerships between organizations otherwise working independently, with a unified mission of fighting antisemitism.
  

Natan’s Focus: In the spirit of “venture philanthropy,” Natan is especially interested in supporting entrepreneurial individuals, startups and fledgling organizations that have not yet received significant support from major funders and that are independent from larger institutions and organizational structures. Natan seeks to catalyze and support innovation that begins on the margins of the Jewish organizational world, with the twin goals of developing new standalone organizations and infusing innovative thinking into larger, legacy institutions for the long term.