THE FELLOWSHIP

The Nahum Goldmann Fellowship, initiated and sponsored by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, provides an intensive experience in Jewish living, learning and leadership for young men and women from around the world between the ages of 25-40 who show serious interest in Jewish culture and demonstrate a potential for individual growth and communal leadership.

The Memorial Foundation has organized twenty-one Fellowships since 1987 in Western Europe, the former Soviet Union, Australia, South Asia, South Africa, Latin America and Israel. Following each of the past seminars, Fellows returned to their communities and took steps to assume leadership positions in their communities. Some 700 Fellows have partcipated in the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship since its inception.


THE PROGRAM
The program consists of morning, afternoon and evening sessions. Morning sessions involve lectures by outstanding Jewish academics from around the world. Afternoon sessions include interactive workshops on Jewish texts, Jewish identity, community building and other topics of importance to the fellows, as well as recreational opportunities. Varied Jewish cultural events and peer-led discussion groups take place in the evening.


MOST RECENT FELLOWSHIP
The twenty-third Nahum Goldmann Fellowship took place in Israel on June 12-19. Forty-two Fellows from Jewish communities in 17 countries on six continents, from Mumbai to Moscow, participated in the program. The group was not only diverse geographically but also ideologically. Representatives from all the religious denominations — Orthodox, Conservative and Reform, in all their variegated hues and shades, including the secular community in Israel and Diaspora were present there. We also recruited Fellows from the political right and left, probably the most explosive sector in Jewish life today. The fellows also represented a mix of the lay and professional leaders of their respective communities. Like past programs, the Fellowship was indeed a microcosm of the contemporary Jewish community. [learn more]


ELIGIBILITY
Young men and women between the ages of 25-40 who demonstrate an interest in Jewish learning and living, capacity for personal growth, current professional and communal achievement and leadership potential are eligible to apply.


COSTS
Room and board for those chosen as fellows are provided by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. The fellows and/or their local community or organization they represent must cover travel expenses.