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The Wexner Foundation is a charitable organization designed to enhance Jewish leadership founded by Leslie Wexner, CEO of Limited Brands and his wife, Abigail Wexner in Columbus, Ohio. There are three core leadership programs: the Heritage Program for North American Jewish volunteers; the Graduate Fellowship for students pursuing a graduate degree in the rabbinate, cantorate, or Jewish studies; and an Israel Fellowship which funds Israeli public officials for a master's degree in Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.In addition to the core leadership programs, the Wexner Foundation supports other Jewish charities on a local, national, and international level. ==History== The Wexner Foundation was founded in 1984 by Leslie Wexner, CEO of Limited Brands and his wife, Abigail Wexner. Leslie and Abigail developed the foundation to promote Jewish leadership around the world and specifically strengthen Jewish leadership in North America and Israel. The foundation’s goal was to help Jewish professionals, volunteers, and Israeli public officials strengthen Jewish communities. There are three programs within the Wexner Foundation designed to accomplish this goal. The first of the three core programs was founded in 1985. Leslie Wexner and Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, the former CEO of the National United Jewish Appeal, established the Wexner Heritage Program. This program’s mission statement, according to the Wexner Foundation website, is “to educate Jewish communal leaders in the history, thought, traditions and contemporary challenges of the Jewish people.”〔("Wexner Heritage Program" ). Retrieved Jan. 26, 2011〕 In 1988, the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program was founded by the Wexner Foundation. It awards scholarships to 20 exceptional individuals in North America who wish to obtain degrees in Jewish education, Jewish leadership, rabbinical studies, or cantorate studies. The mission for this program, according to the Wexner Foundation website, is to “to encourage promising candidates to successfully meet the challenges of professional Jewish leadership in the North American Jewish community.”〔("Wexner Graduate Fellows/Davidson Scholars" ). Retrieved Jan.26, 2011〕 The Wexner Israel Fellowship Program was created in 1989. It is a partnership between the Wexner Foundation and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. The program annually selects up to 10 Israeli public officials and/or nonprofit leaders to participate in leadership seminars while they pursue a mid-career Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at the Kennedy School. The goal of this program, according to the Wexner Foundation website, is “to provide Israel's next generation of public leaders with advanced training in public management and leadership development, thus enhancing the quality of democracy and the institutional vitality of Israel's public sector.”〔("Wexner Israel Fellowship" ). Retrieved Jan.26, 2011〕 The Wexner Foundation headquarters are located in New Albany, Ohio. Smaller Wexner Foundation offices can be found in New York City, Israel, and at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The president of the Wexner Foundation is Larry S Moses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wexner Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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