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MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of While Jewett has now joined Scott in signing AmazonA founder Jeff Bezos. The South African the Giving Pledge, Bezos – ranked by Forbes social upliftment organisation is one of as the richest man in the world – hasn’t. In only three Jewish-founded groups selected their latest disbursements, in which Afrika worldwide by the philanthropist to help. Tikkun was included, Scott and Jewett gave “This fantastic windfall will enable us to away about $2.7 billion (38.5 billion) to 286 achieve a lot more,” Afrika Tikkun’s group afrikatikkun.org Photo: organisations. In total, Scott and Jewett chief executive, Marc Lubner, told the SA have given away about $8.6 billion Dan Jewett and Jewish Report. “We feel incredibly gifted, (R122.8 billion) to 786 recipients thus MacKenzie Scott and we’re hoping that with this money, far. we’ll be able to have an impact on a greater In the latest round of giving, the number of community-based organisations. other South African organisations We hope to motivate other community- Giving Pledge Photo: alongside Afrika Tikkun which were based organisations to follow similar sorts of recipients included mothers2mother, programmes to our cradle-to-career model.” the Triangle Project, Ubuntu Founded in 1994 by the late Chief Pathways, and the African Leadership Rabbi Cyril Harris and philanthropist and Group, which hosts an academy in businessman Dr Bertie Lubner, Afrika Tikkun Johannesburg. In terms of Jewish originally aimed to help repair some of the A happy recipient of Afrika Tikkun’s love at its Diepsloot centre connections, Afrika Tikkun, was one damage done by the apartheid regime. of three Jewish-founded non-profts Today, it uplifts young people living in underprivileged and said that he wanted to introduce me to a team of Toni Morrison. The literary icon once described Scott as gifted, with the other two based in America. The Hebrew circumstances through a holistic model that attends individuals who represented a philanthropist, although “one of the best students I’ve ever had in my creative- Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) helps and advocates for to nutritional, health, and social needs, as well as he didn’t give me any names.” writing classes”. refugees and asylum seekers from around the world, personal, academic, and practical skills training. It tracks A few months ago, Lubner then began discussions Scott went on to write two novels, one which while Repair the World mobilises Jewish people to their well-being as they grow up, providing everything with the team about what the organisation would be received an American Book Award. She was with Bezos promote social justice and offer acts of service towards from early childhood development to work-readiness able to achieve if its budget was boosted signifcantly. for 25 years during which Amazon was started in their the betterment of society as a whole. programmes. “They bought into our vision that we could have a garage as an online bookstore. She was involved in the There are no known Jewish connections to In a post on the website Medium, in which Scott material impact on a lot more youth. We have been company’s founding. When she and Bezos divorced in Scott or Jewett, who haven’t made any religious announced her donations, including to Afrika Tikkun, working for a number of years to scale up the Tikkun 2019, she received 4% of Amazon shares as part of her affiliations public. Lubner said he asked if there she expressed the hope that the public’s attention model to other township communities.” $38 billion (R542.5 billion) settlement. was any Jewish link in the decision to grant them would shift from her and her wealth towards the Lubner said Afrika Tikkun had also recently signed an Shortly after her divorce, Scott signed the Giving the award, but no specific feedback was given on work recipients are doing. “People struggling against agreement with Social Development Minister Lindiwe Pledge, a project spearheaded by Warren Buffett and this factor. inequities deserve centre stage in stories about change Zulu for collaborative engagement. The non-proft Bill and Melinda Gates, in which some of the world’s In the Medium post about her latest donation, they are creating,” she said. hopes to reach more than one million young people wealthiest people promise to give back the majority of Scott does mention that one of her focus areas is Lubner said that Scott’s team frst became aware of with its programmes in the next fve years, with this their riches for the betterment of society. In her original organisations “bridging divides through interfaith Afrika Tikkun after he participated in research being goal now in reach thanks to Scott’s injection of capital Giving Pledge letter, Scott, declared that her “approach support and collaboration”. conducted by Bridgespan, a non-proft consulting frm, and confdence. to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will When informed about their selection, Lubner about the impact of foreign donors on African charities. Scott, aged 51, was born in San Francisco and is a take time and effort and care. But I won’t wait. And I will was told that the team liked the fact that the “The team leader from Bridgespan liked our model, Princeton graduate, having studied fction under writer keep at it until the safe is empty.” Continued on page 2>> SHULS MAY BE CLOSED AGAIN BUT OUR SANDRINGHAM GARDENS miracle minyan IS ALWAYS OPEN We are honoured to assist you with Kaddish in memory of your loved ones, baby namings, and prayers for speedy recoveries. Visit www.jhbchev.co.za Appliance Repairs on Site 2 SA JEWISH REPORT 24 June – 1 July 2021 s, sher hwa Be your own president, and lockdown your life to level 5 Dis oves , s, St OPINION DR DANIEL ISRAEL es chine dg Ma ri ing f you struggled to imagine what was going on from ideal. Provincial statistics are showing that 20% are kept. F sh ore a ryers & m in Wuhan in March 2020 as I did at the time, to 25% of admitted patients require critical-care beds. 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