Virtual Museum
We invite you to explore The Bronfman Fellowship virtual museum, highlighting three decades of innovation, community-building, and inter-denominational Jewish leadership. From the 1987 letter by Edgar M. Bronfman introducing the program, to articles about our tradition of innovation, to our series of Bronfmanim magazines, we hope these materials give you deeper insight into the workings of and driving forces behind this one-of-a-kind Fellowship.
Contents:
II. Articles About the Fellowship
I. Historic Documents
Letters & Statements
- Mission Statement (1987)
- Edgar M. Bronfman's letter introducing the Fellowship (1987)
- Edgar M. Bronfman's letter reflecting on 20 years of the Fellowship (2007)
Miscellaneous
- Application Press Release (1991)
- Summer Shiurim Topics (2006 - 2015)
- Annual Report (2015)
- 30th Anniversary Lunch Program (2017)
- 30th Anniversary Main Program with Schedule (2017)
- Divrei Torah written by Bronfmanim (2014 - Present)
- Pictures of T-Shirts Designed by Each Fellowship Class (1987 - Present)
II. Articles About the Fellowship
- Are You Part of My Story? Becoming a Community of Interpretation (pdf), by Rebecca Voorwinde, Executive Director; and Rabbi Mishael Zion, Former Co-Director and Faculty)
- Long-term Relationships: The Case for Alumni Engagement (pdf), by Rebecca Voorwinde (Executive Director)
- The Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel: Wise Investing in the Jewish Future (pdf), by Professor Joseph Reimer
- Creating a Space for Questions about Identity in Jewish Education in Israel (pdf), by Neta Polizer (Amitim Faculty & Manager of Fellowship Year Experience)
- Why the Mifgash Matters (pdf), by Neta Polizer
- Network-Weaving with Becky Voorwinde (pdf) (interview)
- The Alumni Experience, Reversed (pdf), by Aaron Steinberg (Deputy Director: North America)
- The Expert Within: Engaging Alumni in a Selection Process (pdf), by Dr. Shira Fishman ('94)
- Choosing Amongst the Chosen People: The Challenge of Selection (pdf), by Rebecca Voorwinde
- With Friends Like These: Supportive Communities Enable Creativity (pdf), by Benjamin Greene
- Reprogramming Tisha b’Av: The Rabbi and the Hacker (pdf), by Rabbi Mishael Zion
- Summer Loving: BYFI’s LGBT Journey (pdf), by Idit Klein ('89)
- The Bronfman Fellowship featured as a case study in the Schusterman Alumni Playbook (pdf)
- Alumni Outreach Strategy Resources webinar (pdf), with Rebecca Voorwinde and See3 CEO Michael Hoffman
- Theories of Transformative Learning in Jewish Education: Three Cases, by Profesor Jon A. Levisohn (Bronfman Faculty)
- Four Things to Do Before Heading Off to College (Advice from Bronfmanim) (pdf), by Stefanie Weisman (Communications Associate)
Articles About Edgar M. Bronfman
- Edgar Bronfman's Enduring Contribution to Jewish Youth (pdf), by Rebecca Voorwinde (Executive Director)
- Why Be Jewish? (pdf) by Matti Friedman ('94)
- Why Be Jewish? (pdf) by Judy Batalion ('94)
- How Edgar Bronfman Changed My Life (Without Meeting Me) (pdf), by Matti Friedman ('94)
Articles About Amitei Bronfman (Israeli Fellowship)
- My Journey with Amitei Bronfman (pdf), by Limor Alon ('04)
- Diversity and Development: The Impact of Amitei Bronfman (pdf), by Shai Shalev ('05)
Articles About the AVF (Alumni Venture Fund)
- Your Organization’s Best New Asset: A Giving Circle (pdf), by Joelle Asaro Berman
- The Alumni Advisory Board Model: Empowering the “Next Generation” Now (pdf), by Naamah Paley ('02)
- Engaging Alumni Reaps Benefits (pdf), by Tamar Snyder
- Israeli Novy God? What a Russian Holiday can Teach Israelis (pdf), by Rabbi Mishael Zion (Former Co-Director and Faculty)
III. Magazines
Bronfman 25th Anniversary Retrospective - 2012 (click to view)
Bronfmanim Magazines, 2008 - 2013 (click to view)
