Foundation for Jewish Culture board votes to close

September 11, 2013 11:17am

(JTA) — The board of directors of the New York-based Foundation for Jewish Culture reportedly has voted to close its operations next year.

The 53-year-old foundation, a resource and advocacy group for Jewish culture and the arts in the United States, will announce the closing this week, according to the New York Jewish Week.

Foundation President and CEO Elise Bernhardt told the Jewish Week that over the next year she and her staff will work to find organizations willing to take over some of the foundation’s successful programs.

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