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'''Eliezer David Jaffe''' ({{langx|he|אליעזר דוד יפה}}) (10 November 1933 – 25 May 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/eliezer-david-jaffe-nov-may/article_b060949c-4170-11e7-aea7-731b9da8c1f6.html|title = Eliezer David Jaffe Nov 10, 1933 – May 25, 2017}}</ref> was an ] professor of social work<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/212214812.html?dids=212214812:212214812&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+22%2C+1990&author=By+George+D.+Moffett+III+Staff+writer+of+The+Christian+Science+Monitor&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Some+Israeli+Jews+Resent+Emigrees&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107084649/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/212214812.html?dids=212214812:212214812&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Feb+22,+1990&author=By+George+D.+Moffett+III+Staff+writer+of+The+Christian+Science+Monitor&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=Some+Israeli+Jews+Resent+Emigrees&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=Some Israeli Jews Resent Emigrees|last=Moffett III|first=George D.|date=February 22, 1990|work=]|page=4|accessdate=4 July 2011}}</ref> specializing in philanthropy and non-profit management. He was ] at ]'s Paul Baerwald School of ] and Social Welfare.

'''Eliezer David Jaffe''' ({{lang-he|אליעזר דוד יפה}}) is an ] ] and advocate of ]. He is ] at ]'s Paul Baerwald School of ] and Social Welfare.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Jaffe initially came to Israel from the United States in 1957 as a volunteer in the ] immigrant transient camp (ma'abara) in Jerusalem. He returned to the USA to complete his education, obtaining degrees in ], ], and ], and a doctorate in social work, and then he immigrated to Israel in 1960 to be one of the founders of Israel's first university school of social work, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a consultant to the Israel Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and has served on several ministerial committees, including the Prime Minister's Committee on Children and Disadvantaged Youth (under ]), the Prime Minister's Council on Social Welfare Policy (under ] and ]), the President's Committee on Outstanding Volunteers (under ]), and the Committee to Determine Israel's Poverty Line(under Menachem Begin). Between 1970 and 1972, at the request of Mayor Teddy Kollek, he headed the Jerusalem Municipal Department of Family and Community Services, introducing major administrative, conceptual and program reforms, all of which have since been adopted nationwide. Eliezer Jaffe was born in Cleveland Ohio. He came to Israel in 1957 as a volunteer, working in the ] (immigrant transit camps).<ref></ref> He returned to the USA to complete his education, obtaining degrees in ], ], and ], and a doctorate in social work. Jaffe ] to Israel in 1960 and helped to found Israel's first academic school of social work, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a consultant to the Israel Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and has served on several ministerial committees, including the Prime Minister's Committee on Children and Disadvantaged Youth (under ]), the Prime Minister's Council on Social Welfare Policy (under ] and ]), the President's Committee on Outstanding Volunteers (under ]), and the Committee to Determine Israel's Poverty Line (under ]). Between 1970 and 1972, at the request of Mayor Teddy Kollek, he headed the Jerusalem Municipal Department of Family and Community Services, introducing major administrative, conceptual and program reforms, all of which have since been adopted nationwide.


==Professional life== ==Academic career==
Jaffe's research has focused primarily on ] to children and families, ethnic ], and on the nonprofit sector and philanthropy in Israel. He studies and teaches about intercountry adoptions, nonprofit organization management, fundraising, and private philanthropy in Israel, and has conducted research on culturally sensitive practice, ethnic stereotypes among Israelis and public access to information regarding nonprofit organizations in Israel. He helped promote and write the new Israeli law on intercountry ]. He publishes frequently in professional journals and in the Israeli and American Jewish press and is the author of fourteen books. He was a member of the editorial board of Israel's social work journal, Society and Welfare; served on the editorial board of the international journal Public Management; and was a member of the National Council on Social Work. He is a consultant to the ] and other foundations and private philanthropists in Israel and abroad. Jaffe's research focused on ] to children and families, ethnic ], and on the ] sector and ] in Israel. He studies and teaches about inter-country ]s, nonprofit organization management, fundraising, and private philanthropy in Israel, and has conducted research on ] practice, ]s among Israelis and public access to information regarding nonprofit organizations in Israel. He helped promote and write the new Israeli law on inter-country adoptions.


Jaffe was the author of 14 books. He was a member of the editorial board of Israel's social work journal, Society and Welfare; served on the editorial board of the international journal Public Management; and was a member of the National Council on Social Work. He was a consultant to the ] and other foundations and private philanthropists in Israel and abroad.
⚫ He was the first Centraid-L. Jacques Menard Professor for the Study of Nonprofit Organizations, Volunteering and Philanthropy at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This is the only Chair on this subject at any university in Israel and is an important element of the Hebrew University's Master's degree program in Nonprofit Management, the first program of its kind in Israel. Jaffe is co-Chairman (with Ralph Goldman) of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


⚫ He was the first Centraid-L. Jacques Menard Professor for the Study of Nonprofit Organizations, Volunteering and Philanthropy at the ] of The ] and co-Chairman (with Ralph Goldman) of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
==Awards==
⚫ Jaffe received the President of Israel's Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Activity in 1996, and the Mayor of Jerusalem Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Association Leadership. He also received the Bernard Revel Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding scholar and community leader among the alumni of ].


==Social activism== ==Social activism==
Jaffe suggested the twinning concept in ], whereby Jewish Federations and private philanthropists abroad link-up and twin directly in partnerships with specific disadvantaged neighborhoods in Israel. He has also written about how not to do urban renewal at the expense of residents in slum neighborhoods, using ] as a case in point. Jaffe suggested the twinning concept in Project Renewal, whereby Jewish community federations worldwide and private philanthropists abroad link-up and twin directly in partnerships with specific disadvantaged neighborhoods in Israel. He was a co-founder of ''Zahavi'' - The Israel Association of Large Families, was a member of the Central Committee of the Israel Association of Social Workers, Chairman of the Israel Association of Academic Social Workers, advisor to social action groups of new immigrants and other disadvantaged Israelis. He was the first Chairman of the Israel Committee of the New Israel Fund (which he left when the organization became political), and Chairman of the Academic Council of the International Sephardi Education Fund (ISEF) and founding member of the Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers.

In 1990, he founded The ] (IFLA) <ref></ref> to provide interest free loans for new immigrants and other needy "working poor" Israelis, which he serves as honorary president. In 2020 IFLA was renamed Ogen (Hebrew for “anchor”) symbolizing its strength and financial security. Through 2023 Ogen has provided more than 70,000 interest free and low interest revolving loans totaling more than $380,000,000 to individuals, families, small businesses, and non-profits as well as financial education across the entire demography and geography of Israel.


==Published works==
He is a co-founder of ] - The Israel Association of Large Families, and was a member of the Central Committee of the Israel Association of Social Workers, an advisor to social action groups of new immigrants and other disadvantaged Israelis, the first Chairman of the Israel Committee of the New Israel Fund, and Chairman of the Academic Council of the International Sephardi Education Fund (ISEF).
⚫ In 2000, Jaffe published a second edition of his book "Giving Wisely: The Israel Guide to Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations". This was followed shortly after with his book "Sources of Funding: The Israel Foundation Directory". While working at the School of Social Work at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he conceptualized and created the website "Giving Wisely" that contained the content of both books and much additional material, in English and Hebrew. It contained nearly 30,000 full and partial profiles of Israeli nonprofit organizations and foundations. The site, , was acclaimed by the Israeli and foreign press, donors and researchers in Israel and abroad, Israelis seeking services, and nonprofit organizations and foundations for contributing to the development and transparency of the Israeli nonprofit sector. The website closed in 2011 when its original goal was accomplished of getting government and private foundations to create a permanent "GuideStar -Israel" website, bringing transparency to the nonprofit Sector in Israel.


==Awards and recognition==
In 1990, he founded The ] (IFLA) to provide interest free loans for new immigrants and other needy Israelis, which he chairs as a volunteer. The Association has thus far provided over $102 million dollars in revolving interest free loans to over 40,000 individuals and small businesses in Israel.
⚫ Jaffe received the President of Israel's Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Activity in 1996, the Sederot Conference award for contribution to Israeli society, and the Mayor of Jerusalem Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Association Leadership. He also received the Bernard Revel Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding scholar and community leader among the alumni of ]. In 2011 he received the Speaker of the Knesset Prize for improving the quality of life in Israel.<ref>. Accessed September 1, 2012.</ref>
In 2012 he received the ] Distinguished Citizen of Jerusalem award.
In 2017, shortly before his death, Jaffe was one of the recipients of the Bonei Zion Prize awarded by ] to immigrants from English-speaking countries.<ref></ref>


===Giving Wisely=== ==References==
{{Reflist}}
⚫ In 2000, Professor Jaffe published a second edition of his book "Giving Wisely: The Israel Guide to Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations". This was followed shortly after with his book "Sources of Funding: The Israel Foundation Directory". In cooperation with the School of Social Work at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he conceptualized and created a website that contains the content of both books and much additional material, in English and Hebrew. It contains nearly 30,000 full and partial profiles of Israeli nonprofit organizations and foundations. The site, Giving Wisely: The Internet Directory of Israeli Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations (), was acclaimed by the Israeli and foreign press, donors and researchers in Israel and abroad, Israelis seeking services, and nonprofit organizations and foundations presented on the site. It is a significant contribution to the development and transparency of the Israeli nonprofit sector.


==Personal life== ==External links==
* on the Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner
Jaffe was married to his beloved wife Rivka who passed away in 2008. Together, they raised four children and 17 grandchildren.
⚫ *Video: at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, October 21, 2009


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==video==
⚫ Interview with Professor Jaffe at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, October 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4366477A426DF9D7


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American sociologist and activist

Eliezer David Jaffe (Hebrew: אליעזר דוד יפה) (10 November 1933 – 25 May 2017) was an Israeli professor of social work specializing in philanthropy and non-profit management. He was Professor Emeritus at The Hebrew University's Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare.

Biography

Eliezer Jaffe was born in Cleveland Ohio. He came to Israel in 1957 as a volunteer, working in the ma'abarot (immigrant transit camps). He returned to the USA to complete his education, obtaining degrees in sociology, psychology, and criminology, and a doctorate in social work. Jaffe immigrated to Israel in 1960 and helped to found Israel's first academic school of social work, the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a consultant to the Israel Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and has served on several ministerial committees, including the Prime Minister's Committee on Children and Disadvantaged Youth (under Golda Meir), the Prime Minister's Council on Social Welfare Policy (under Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir), the President's Committee on Outstanding Volunteers (under Chaim Herzog), and the Committee to Determine Israel's Poverty Line (under Menachem Begin). Between 1970 and 1972, at the request of Mayor Teddy Kollek, he headed the Jerusalem Municipal Department of Family and Community Services, introducing major administrative, conceptual and program reforms, all of which have since been adopted nationwide.

Academic career

Jaffe's research focused on social services to children and families, ethnic stereotypes, and on the nonprofit sector and philanthropy in Israel. He studies and teaches about inter-country adoptions, nonprofit organization management, fundraising, and private philanthropy in Israel, and has conducted research on culturally sensitive practice, ethnic stereotypes among Israelis and public access to information regarding nonprofit organizations in Israel. He helped promote and write the new Israeli law on inter-country adoptions.

Jaffe was the author of 14 books. He was a member of the editorial board of Israel's social work journal, Society and Welfare; served on the editorial board of the international journal Public Management; and was a member of the National Council on Social Work. He was a consultant to the Rothschild Foundation and other foundations and private philanthropists in Israel and abroad.

He was the first Centraid-L. Jacques Menard Professor for the Study of Nonprofit Organizations, Volunteering and Philanthropy at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and co-Chairman (with Ralph Goldman) of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Social activism

Jaffe suggested the twinning concept in Project Renewal, whereby Jewish community federations worldwide and private philanthropists abroad link-up and twin directly in partnerships with specific disadvantaged neighborhoods in Israel. He was a co-founder of Zahavi - The Israel Association of Large Families, was a member of the Central Committee of the Israel Association of Social Workers, Chairman of the Israel Association of Academic Social Workers, advisor to social action groups of new immigrants and other disadvantaged Israelis. He was the first Chairman of the Israel Committee of the New Israel Fund (which he left when the organization became political), and Chairman of the Academic Council of the International Sephardi Education Fund (ISEF) and founding member of the Israel Association of Professional Fundraisers.

In 1990, he founded The Israel Free Loan Association (IFLA) to provide interest free loans for new immigrants and other needy "working poor" Israelis, which he serves as honorary president. In 2020 IFLA was renamed Ogen (Hebrew for “anchor”) symbolizing its strength and financial security. Through 2023 Ogen has provided more than 70,000 interest free and low interest revolving loans totaling more than $380,000,000 to individuals, families, small businesses, and non-profits as well as financial education across the entire demography and geography of Israel.

Published works

In 2000, Jaffe published a second edition of his book "Giving Wisely: The Israel Guide to Nonprofit and Volunteer Organizations". This was followed shortly after with his book "Sources of Funding: The Israel Foundation Directory". While working at the School of Social Work at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he conceptualized and created the website "Giving Wisely" that contained the content of both books and much additional material, in English and Hebrew. It contained nearly 30,000 full and partial profiles of Israeli nonprofit organizations and foundations. The site, Giving Wisely: The Internet Directory of Israeli Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations, was acclaimed by the Israeli and foreign press, donors and researchers in Israel and abroad, Israelis seeking services, and nonprofit organizations and foundations for contributing to the development and transparency of the Israeli nonprofit sector. The website closed in 2011 when its original goal was accomplished of getting government and private foundations to create a permanent "GuideStar -Israel" website, bringing transparency to the nonprofit Sector in Israel.

Awards and recognition

Jaffe received the President of Israel's Citation for Outstanding Volunteer Activity in 1996, the Sederot Conference award for contribution to Israeli society, and the Mayor of Jerusalem Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Association Leadership. He also received the Bernard Revel Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding scholar and community leader among the alumni of Yeshiva University. In 2011 he received the Speaker of the Knesset Prize for improving the quality of life in Israel. In 2012 he received the Yakir Yerushalayim Distinguished Citizen of Jerusalem award. In 2017, shortly before his death, Jaffe was one of the recipients of the Bonei Zion Prize awarded by Nefesh B’Nefesh to immigrants from English-speaking countries.

References

  1. "Eliezer David Jaffe Nov 10, 1933 – May 25, 2017".
  2. Moffett III, George D. (February 22, 1990). "Some Israeli Jews Resent Emigrees". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  3. Eliezer Jaffe dies at 83 after receiving Bonei Zion Prize, Jerusalem Post
  4. Israel Free Loan Association
  5. Knesset Speakers Present Award. Accessed September 1, 2012.
  6. Eliezer Jaffe dies at 83 after receiving Bonei Zion Prize, Jerusalem Post

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