Alabama
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Arkansas
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
California
Los Angeles
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Goldsmith Center, 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323-761-8200, Fax: 323-761-8123
Contact: Nina Patchak, npatchak@jewishla.org, 323-761-8320
www.jewishla.org
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
121 Steuart Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-777-0411
Contact: Carrie Sullivan, giftofisrael@sfjcf.org, 415-512-6226
www.jewishfed.org
Connecticut
Hartford
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C, West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860-233-2288
Contact: Karen Trager, ktrager@jewishhartford.org, ext. 6135
www.jewishhartford.org
Florida
Miami
Jewish Federation of Greater Miami
4200Biscayne Blvd. Miamim FL 33137
Contact: Flora Akselrad, fakselrad@gmjf.org, 786-866-8498,
www.JewishMiami.org
Jacksonville
Jewish Federation of Jacksonville
8505 San Jose Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32217
Contact: Adam Bronston, adamb@jewishjacksonville.org
www.jewishjacksonville.org
Broward Cty
United Jewish Community of Broward County
5890 S. Pine Island Road, Davie, FL 33328
Contact: Rita Eisenberg, reisenberg@jewishbroward.org, 954-252-6939
www.jewishbroward.org
W. Palm Beach
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
4601 Community Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Phone: 561-478-0700
Contact: Sam Friedman, Sam.Friedman@JewishPalmBeach.org, 561-615-4953
http://jewishpalmbeach.org/lifestyle/teens/
Merit and need based scholarships
Georgia
Atlanta
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-873-1661
Contact: Meredith Lefkoff, mlefkoff@jfga.org, 404-870-7693
www.shalomatlanta.org
Passport to Israel Program for Atlanta residents, scholarship towards Israel program to
be redeemed between the ages of 15-19
Illinois
Chicago
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
30 S. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-346-6700
Contact: Mandy Weiss, MandyWeiss@juf.org, 312-444-2895
www.juf.org/israel_experience
Merit and need based scholarships
Indiana
Indianapolis
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
6705 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone: 317-726-5450
Contact: Michele Boukai, mboukia@jfgi.org, ext. 529
www.jfgi.org
Merit and need based scholarships
Kansas
Kansas City
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
5801 W. 115th Street, Koralchik Wing, Suite 201, Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913-327-8100
Contact: Alan Edelman, 913-327-8104
http://www.jewishkansascity.org
Need based scholarships
Louisiana
Regional
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
3500 N. Causeway Blvd., #1120, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-828-6334
Contact: Janice Zazulak, Janice@jcrs.org 504-828-6334 ext. 203
www.jcrs.org
Need based scholarships for domestic programs only (Camp Sports, GIVE USA)
*Serves seven Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee
Massachusetts
Boston
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
126 High Street, Boston, MA 02110-2700
Phone: 617-457-8500, Fax: 617-988-6262
Contact: Will Cordin, 617-457-8556 www.cjp.org
Scholarships and financial aid available for Boston residents, application for financial aid due April 1st
Western Mass.
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
380 Union St, West Springfield, MA 01089
grants@hgf.org, Phone: 413-736-2554, Fax: 413-732-2632
www.hgf.org
Maryland
Baltimore
Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215-3930
Phone: 410-735-5000, Fax: 410-735-5001
Contact: Reena Roshgadol, rroshgadol@cjebaltimore.org, 410-735-5024
www.cjebaltimore.org
Rockville
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
6101 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852-4816
Phone: 301-230-7200
Contact: Elisha Simkovitch, 301-230-7267
www.shalomdc.org
Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning
12230 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 240-283-6200, Fax: 240-283-6201
http://www.thepartnershipnj.org//
Michigan
Detroit
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 308, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: 248-203-1494, Fax: 248-644-0724
Contact: Alicia Felhandler, felhandler@jfmd.org, 248-642-5617
http://jewishdetroit.org/programs/israel-overseas/get-there/
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
13100 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 200, Minnetonka, MN 55305
Contact: Eilat Harel, eharel@mplsfed.org, 952-417-2321
www.jewishminnesota.org
Merit based scholarships and grants
Mississippi
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Missouri
St. Louis
Central Agency of Jewish Education
12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146-5776
Contact: Karen Rader, 314-442-3756, krader@cajestl.org
www.cajestl.org
New Jersey
Central NJ
Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey
1391 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Phone: 908-889-5335
Contact: Linda Poleyeff, lpoleyeff@jfedcnj.org, ext. 302
www.jewishjerseycentral.org
Need based scholarships
MetroWest
United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey
901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981
Phone: 973-929-3000
Contact: Alan Gerber, 973-929-3038
http://jfedgmw.org/
Middlesex Cty
Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County
230 Old Bridge Turnpike, South River, NJ 08882-2000
Phone: 732-432-7711
Contact: Meryl Harris
www.jewishmiddlesex.org
Southern NJ
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Contact: Jackie Suttnick, 856-751-9500 ext:1235
www.jfedsnj.org
Need based scholarships
New York
Buffalo
Bureau of Jewish Education of Buffalo
2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, NY 14068 (Buffalo Area)
Contact: Jill Ginsburg, 716-204-5380, jill@bjebuffalo.org
http://bjebuffalo.org/
Contact Jill Ginsburg for an application, informational meeting on grants in February
New York City
UJA Federation of New York
130 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-980-1000, Fax: 212-888-7538
Contact: Simcha Halpert Hanson, 212-836-1236, israelctr@ujafedny.org
www.ujafedny.org
Merit and need based scholarships
Rochester
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
441 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 585-461-0490
Contact: Richard Gordon, rgordon@jewishrochester.org ext. 8637
www.jewishrochester.org
Ohio
Cincinnati
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
8499 Ridge Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone: 513-985-1500
Contact: Sharon Spiegel, 513-985-1536, sspiegel@jfedcin.org
http://www.jewishcincinnati.org
Cleveland
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
230 South Taylor Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
Phone: 216-371-0446, Fax: 216-371-2523
Contact: Helen Wolf, hwolf@jecc.org, ext. 233
www.jecc.org
A Gift of Israel Matching Funds – need based scholarship
Columbus
Jewish Federation of Columbus Israel Experience Initiative
1175 College Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43209-2890
Phone: 614-237-7686, Fax: 614-237-2221
Contact: Alyssa Russel, arussell@tcjf.org, 614-559-3234
http://www.jewishcolumbus.org
Israel Experience Grant
Youngstown
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, OH 44504
Phone: 330-746-3251
Contact: Sam Kooperman, skooperman@jewishyoungstown.org, 330-744-7834
www.jewishyoungstown.org
Full grants for teenagers in 10th-12th that apply to Israel summer programs
Oklahoma
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Oregon
Portland
The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
1618 SW First Ave. Ste. 210, Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-248-9328
Contact: Tara Siegman, taras@ojcf.org
www.ojcf.org
Partial scholarships for domestic overnight camps.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St, #5A, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-832-0500, Fax: 215-832-0510
Contact: Pam Pearlmutter, 212-832-0837, ppearlmutter@jfgp.org
www.jewishphilly.org
Israel Programs Scholarship Aid Fund – financial need based
Pittsburgh
Agency of Jewish Learning
2740 Beechwood Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone: 412-521-1101
Contact: Efrat Avramovich, 412-521-1101 ext: 3002
www.ajlpittsburgh.org
Scholarships for programs longer than three weeks
Rhode Island
Providence
Jewish Federation of Rhode Island
130 Sessions Street Providence, RI 02906
Contact: Larry Katz, 401-421-4111 Ext: 179, Lkatz@shalomRI.org
www.bjeri.org
Scholarships exclusively for Israel programming and for residents of Rhode Island and neighboring boroughs in Massachusetts
Tennessee
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Memphis
Memphis Jewish Federation
6560 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone: 901-767-7100, Fax: 901-767-7128
Contact: Farrah Morialli, fmorialli@memjfed.org
www.memjfed.org
Need based scholarships
Texas
Jewish Children’s Regional Service
*See Louisiana listing
Dallas
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
7800 Northaven Road, Dallas, TX 75230
Contact: Sarah Glouben, 214-615-5275, sglouben@jfgd.org
www.jewishdallas.org
Merit and need based scholarships
Houston Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
5603 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston, TX 77096-3998
Phone: 713-729-7000, Fax: 713-721-6232
www.houstonjewish.org
Virginia
Richmond
The Jerusalem Connection
210 Giant Drive, Richmond, VA 23224
Phone: 804-232-2589
Contact: LeeAnn Schock
www.thejerusalemconnection.com
Washington
Seattle
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
2031 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: 206-443-5400, Fax: 206-443-0404
Contact: Benjamina Menashe, BenjaminaM@jewishinseattle.org
www.jewishinseattle.org
Need based scholarship
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
1360 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Contact: Amy Paquette, 206-774-2237
http://www.milwaukeejewish.org/
Need based scholarships for teen Israel summer programs and overnight camps
CANADA
British Columbia
Vancouver
Israel Affairs Department of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
200 – 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7
Phone: 604-257-5100, Fax: 604-257-5100
Contact: Shelly Goldberg, sgoldberg@jewishvancouver.org
www.jewishvancouver.org
Ontario
Toronto
UJA Federation – Board of Jewish Education
4600 Bathurst Street, Suite 232, Toronto, Ontario M2R 3V3
Contact: Miriam Daniels, Phone: 416 633 7770, Fax: 416 633 7535
http://www.bjetoronto.org