Episode #42: Ido Aharoni and Galia Feit on Philanthropy in Israel and the Jewish War in response to the October 7th War

Ido Aharoni Aronoff is hosting in the new episode Adv. Galia Feit who is a social cause lawyer and the executive director of the Law and Philanthropy Center at the Buchman Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University. Galia’s encounter with philanthropy and the establishment of a philanthropy research institute is at the center of our conversation. Contrary to what most people say about the Israelis, that they are not known for their charitable contributions, the response to the atrocities of October 7th indicates otherwise: the philanthropic response to the 7/10 massacre and the Iron Swords War had been overwhelmingly positive - in three circles: (a) Spontaneous reaction of the Israelis - organizations - volunteering and donations, (b) The response of institutionalized philanthropy - strategic donors, philanthropic foundations, Jewish communities abroad, and (c) Philanthropy's response to the outbreak of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism - perhaps we can talk another time. In this conversation Aharoni & Feit also touch upon the deficient response of Israel’s government since that which does not work well in times of routine (government infrastructure for social services) cannot possibly work well in an emergency. Yet, Feit is highlighting an extraordinary picture of civil mobilization and social solidarity post 10/7. https://www.ilp.sites.tau.ac.il/en/post/sords-of-iron-2023-snapshots-on-the-civil-society-and-philanthropy lowy International School TAU: https://international.tau.ac.il