Our Impact - The Azrieli Foundation

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INfinity prize winner expands café to an idyllic park setting

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Music in the caregiving space

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Acclaimed orchestra and soloist perform AMP-winning Nigunim in Berlin

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Architecture students design Israel’s bus stop of the future

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Release of new Azrieli Memoir, “A Mother to My Mother,” by Vancouver-based Holocaust survivor

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Ushering in a new era of pediatric care in Canada

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Helping new immigrants to Canada

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Foundation supports Israel through continued crisis

Two emergency response workers in the back of an ambulance with a patient.

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Designing for the Future

Two scientists in a lab. Both are wearing goggles, white lab coats and blue gloves.

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Visionary Architect Takes Centre Stage

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New Landscapes Spur Innovative Design

A large group of adults hiking up the path of a dry mountain.

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Mindfulness for Caregivers

A person with curly dark hair sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed.

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Emerging Leaders Gain Skills to Succeed

A group of four people playing a game of cards at a local coffee shop.

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Building Confidence and Resilience

Two individuals with dark blue shirts smiling for a photo.

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Helping to Transform Israel’s Health Ecosystem

A group of students and one service dog sit and talk in front of a building.

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Taking Stress out of the Healthcare Experience

A dentist wearing a medical mask holds a set of false teeth while with a patient.

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Mobilizing to Strengthen Global Capacity

Five scientists in a lab. One is wearing pink gloves and holds up a sheet of paper while the other three look on.

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Library Programs Help Newcomers and Young Adults

A local library scene. One person checking out a book at the desk with the librarian, while a person and their child stand nearby.

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Providing Shelter for At-Risk Women in Montreal

The outside of a red brick building with a sign that says "Chez Doris".

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Support and Dignity for Holocaust Survivors

An older adult in a suit and tie poses for a photo with three other adults.

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Initiative Aims to Change Employment Landscape

Two people wearing matching tshirts walking and talking. One is carrying a box, and the other carries an envelope.

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Seeing Is Belonging at New Clinic

An optometrist using their instruments to check a patient's eyes.

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Seeding New Ventures for Neurodiverse People

Six individuals standing in a very green garden wearing green tshirts.

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Medical Fellows Program Builds Capacity

Five adults smiling for the photo. Most are wearing casual clothing, and one is wearing nurse scrubs.

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Scholars Ask the Big Questions

Two people sitting and talking at a large banquet table. There are two notebooks on the table.

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Initiative Brings Brightest Minds to Israel

A person wearing a striped shirt adjusts a microscope.

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School Gives Kids Room to Grow

A person with long dark hair and athletic clothing runs on a grassy field carrying a football.

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Building Leadership in Canada

A person speaking at a podium. They are motioning with both arms.

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Jewish Summer Camp Nurtures Identity

A large group of preteens smiling and posing for the camera.

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Breaking Ground in Arts Education

An adult encouraging a student to dance in a room of young people.

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Learning for Emotional Healing and Resilience

Three young children playing with puppets behind a red and white striped puppet theatre.

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Changing Lives Through Education

A person reads a book with another person. One of them points to the book.

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Immersive Holocaust Education for Students

A black and white photo of young students at their desks in a crowded classroom.

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Eighteen Years of Giving Life to Stories

A large group of adults of varying age smile for a photo. They stand in front of a backdrop that reads "Celebrate 18".

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Survivors’ Voices Resonate through New Museum

Two older adults stand in front of a museum exhibit screen, projecting a black and white photo.

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Developing a Love for Music

Three people in old English costumes. One sits confused on the floor, another tries to help them, a third looks on with concern.

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AMACC to Act as Catalyst for Change

Jason van Eyk, Dr. Sharon Azrieli and Kelly Rice at the launch of AMACC.

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Conducting Joy through the Piano

A person sits on a stage, and they are alone at a grand piano. One of their arms is raised as if to play.

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The Foundation provides $10 million in emergency support to Israel

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An exciting time for the Foundation’s music portfolio

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Meals that matter: Zera Café wins the INfinity Prize

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Summit lays the groundwork for a national caregiving strategy

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The Azrieli Foundation’s response to the attacks on Israel

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Partnering to break ground in motor neuroscience

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Azrieli Loran Scholars: Investing in young francophone leaders

A large group of young adults outdoors. There is a row of people is sitting on red chairs while others stand behind them.

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Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program Turns 18

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Toronto Holocaust Museum thanks donors

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A digital transformation for the Jewish Public Library’s archives

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Studio 1:1: immersion in architecture

Large group of people, seated and standing in front of a partially built outdoor structure, listening someone giving a speech.

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Low-interest loans that change lives: Amita’s story

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Interview with Alon Chen, President of the Weizmann Institute of Science

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An Innovation Collaboration Between the Canadian Opera Company and The National Ballet of Canada

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Transforming our world

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Sistema Music Programs Band Together to Support More Children

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Giant Steps: The building blocks

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A Global Network

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Helping Jewish communities with “no guarantor” loans

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A successful night for the Azrieli Music Prizes laureates

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Montreal Holocaust Museum unveils design of new building

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Summit School: taking creativity to new heights

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Memoirs Program introduces Jewish Day School Fellowship

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The McCord Museum’s New Digital Collection

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The Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program: Impacts that span the nation

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Introducing the awardees of the 2021 Science Grants: The Neuroimmune System and Brain Development

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Where Scholars Thrive

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An interview with Ken Sanderson, Executive Director of Teach For Canada

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Transforming Lives Through Microloans

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Reducing Barriers to Education

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Investing in Exceptional People

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Accelerating Innovation in Neurodevelopment Research

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Reshaping Architectural Initiatives in Israel

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Safeguarding the Future of Holocaust Education

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Taking Giant Steps Toward Excellence

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Recalibration and Renewal in the Arts

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Naomi Azrieli receives the Order of Canada

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Paving the way to graduation — and a brighter future

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This Social Enterprise Network is building a neurodiverse workforce

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Promoting multidisciplinary research at the Azrieli Fellows Forums

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Emergency support for Holocaust survivors

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Advancing arts research in Canada

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Launching the Azrieli Architecture Center

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Introducing the Azrieli Accelerator at the University of Calgary

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Independent living for people with disabilities

Residents in front of the Lou Fruitman Reena Residence

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Musiccare by Room 217

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Taking The First Step Towards Holocaust Education and Teaching

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Meet the 2022 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

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Introducing the Azrieli National Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research

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Launching the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

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Enhancing the quality of principals in Israel’s educational system

Darca Schools people workingaround a table

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Adam Shtibel’s rescuers named Righteous Among the Nations

Jody Spiegel with Rachel and Adam Shtibel

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Returning to Jewish Summer Camps

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Opening doors to a better world

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Aperio: Latin for uncover, reveal or make clear

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Right place, right time, right size

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The Nose Knows

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The pandemic and food security

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Our future depends on our ability to foster the healthy development of the next generation

Martin Family Initiative’s Early Years program

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Providing inclusive and accessible programming for young adults

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (MNJCC)

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Azrieli Science Grants Program

Azrieli Science Grants: RNA and the Brain

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Two New Holocaust Survivor Memoirs

The Azrieli Foundation recently launched two new Memoirs: Escape from the Edge by Morris Schnitzer and In Dreams Together: The Diary of Leslie Fazekas.

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The brain is the final frontier of medical research

The Azrieli Foundation supports scientists and patients navigating the brain health journey.

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2020 Azrieli Foundation Staff Holiday Giving Initiative

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Holocaust Education: Creating a critical bridge between history and empathy

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Creating opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities

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Helping Holocaust Survivors in Need

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The Room 217 Foundation: Music for palliative care

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Sulamot: Music for Social Change

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Preserving a lost world

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Bringing the voices of Holocaust survivors to all Canadians

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Azrieli Music Prizes

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Early Career Research

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Simulation-based medical education

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School Perseverance

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Helping kids from low-income families flourish

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Providing outstanding treatment to all patients

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Global Connections in Israel Studies

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Brain Imaging

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Learning through Experience

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Fragile X Syndrome

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Autism research: A new era of holistic understanding

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Extreme Landscapes, Shared Language

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Inclusion

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The Final Frontier

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A Spotlight on Emerging Musicians

Supporting International Music Competitions in Canada The Azrieli Foundation is committed to supporting music and has a particular interest in emerging artist development and career development, especially within classical music. Discovering promising pianists In 1991, Calgary philanthropist Esther Honens established the Honens International Piano Competition with the dream of discovering and launching the careers of […]

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Helping Children Reach their Potential

Educating students who may have otherwise been overlooked or misunderstood The Azrieli Foundation is committed to supporting initiatives that improve the quality of life and education for children with learning and developmental disabilities. These are three organizations that enable children to achieve their full potential. As different as each of these organizations is, they all […]

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Dreaming with Open Eyes

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Sharing the Joy of Reading

Sharing Jewish traditions, cultures and values through books Reading to children is vitally important: study after study has shown its impact on a child’s development. Even the mere presence of books in a home increases the level of education they can reach. But finding the right books and making the time to read as a […]

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Building Bridges

“This is my vision: to be able to use the tangible rewards of my career… to create a legacy… in both of my two homelands.” – David J. Azrieli, 2007 The Azrieli Foundation continues to honour the late David Azrieli’s legacy by building bridges between Canada and Israel. Two of these areas are in Science […]

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The Heart of the Matter

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Nurturing and Nourishing our Community

What’s the common denominator between providing food, funds and a community centre? Each provides an individual with dignity. The Azrieli Foundation has been helping strengthen communities in Canada and Israel since the foundation began. In Toronto, one of our community recipients is Jewish Free Loan Toronto. In Montreal, we proudly support Ometz, and in Israel, […]

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Helping Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Every individual deserves a life of dignity There is growing awareness of the challenges that children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, such as an intellectual disability, autism or Down syndrome, face. But something is missing: these children with neurodevelopmental disabilities grow up, and these disabilities don’t disappear. Adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities are often ignored by society, and […]

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Azrieli Fellows Program

Our Fellows have already changed the world. “I think the world’s greatest resource is its human capital. The Azrieli Fellows Program identifies, catalyzes and ignites this capital by creating an elite group of academics who, through their research and shared experiences in Israel, are establishing a network of leading professionals committed to raising the country’s […]

2023 Impact Report: Empowering Communities

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