Grantmaking & Program Areas

Museum at Eldridge Street, New York
Museum at Eldridge Street,
New York

The David Berg Foundation is committed to strengthening Jewish institutions by preserving, interpreting, and making accessible the primary historical documents of the Jewish people. Permanent exhibition galleries and rare book rooms commemorating David Berg’s legacy have been built and endowed at museums, archival institutions and libraries in the United States, Israel and Europe; including the David Berg Rare Book Room at the Center for Jewish History in New York, the David Berg Foundation Rotunda Gallery at the National Library of Israel, the David Berg Foundation Pavilion in the Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of the Land of Israel at the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the David Berg Foundation Jewish History Treasures Initiative at the New York Historical.

The David Berg Foundation views museums and cultural institutions as critical spaces to learn about Jewish art and culture and the history of the Jewish people. Exhibition content spans antiquity to the immigrant experience, Holocaust-era art and Judaica, and illuminated manuscripts, modern art, design, and textiles. The Foundation supports exhibitions and research about the restitution of Nazi-era looted art. It funds scholarly publications to accompany exhibitions.

Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries, Jewish Museum, New York Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries, Jewish Museum, New York

Crossing Borders: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries, Jewish Museum, New York

The David Berg Foundation encourages the study and interpretation of Jewish history through collections housed in archives, libraries, and cultural institutions. The Foundation supports scholarly research and fellowships; conservation of Jewish artifacts; and the digitization of rare manuscripts and historical materials.

New York Public Library, 125 Years of the Dorot Jewish Division

The David Berg Foundation has made long-term investments in policy, legislative action, and research to measure, understand, and prevent antisemitism; programs that support service academies, educate future military leaders, and promote Holocaust education; and crisis management trainings and enhanced security at synagogues, Jewish museums, and senior citizen centers. It supports initiatives that combat antisemitism from a legal perspective; educate the public and press about antisemitism, Israel, and the history of the Jewish people; and address antisemitism on college campuses.

Cadets from West Point at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Cadets from West Point at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC

The David Berg Foundation supports vital civil legal services, including aid for victims of elder abuse and domestic violence, programs for Holocaust survivors, and support for agunot who are unable to attain a Jewish writ of divorce from a Beit Din. The Foundation invests in legal clinics at law schools across Israel. It supports legal advocacy, education, and research to create policy and advance the civil and human rights of the Jewish people.

David Berg Foundation Institute for Law and History International Conference, Tel Aviv University

The David Berg Foundation is committed to improving the lives of the most vulnerable, including Jewish communal services for the elderly and indigent. The Foundation remains focused on aid for the blind, palliative care initiatives, support for the Haredi Jewish community, and kosher food services and food rescue in the United States and Israel.

Services for Jewish Palliative Care Patients, Calvary Hospital, New York Services for Jewish Palliative Care Patients, Calvary Hospital, New York

Services for Jewish Palliative Care Patients, Calvary Hospital, New York