November 4, 2025
Embracing Jewish Diversity: 2025–2026 Eligible Initiatives
We are delighted to present the eligible initiatives that have applied to the Embracing Jewish Diversity Micro-Grants Programme 2025–2026.
Each project reflects a unique effort to foster inclusion, equality, and belonging within Jewish communities across Europe. From grassroots initiatives to cross-national collaborations, these proposals embody creativity, courage, and a deep commitment to celebrating Jewish diversity in all its forms.
Explore the inspiring projects below. After the review period, we will publish the list of approved and granted initiatives.
- Rosh Hodesh Ladies Club 2.0 – JCC Tallinn
Creates a monthly, intergenerational circle for Jewish women to learn, reflect, and connect.
Expands inclusion for patrilineal Jews, migrants, and refugee women through study, creativity, and leadership.
- Shared Threads – ICE – ISRAELI COMMUNITY EUROPE (with Hillel Deutschland)
Three public events (salon, storytelling walk, art night) centering queer Israeli-Jewish voices in Berlin.Uses culture and dialogue to strengthen belonging, safety, and representation in Jewish communal life.
- Masorti Young Adults: Open Table– Masorti Judaism UK
Neurodiverse and disabled students co-design sensory-friendly community events with expert facilitation. Produces a practical reflection guide and accessibility checklist for long-term inclusion across Masorti communities.
- Ze Kollel intersectional shabbaton- Ze Kollel Intensive
A long-weekend Beit Midrash retreat spotlighting Sephardi texts, practice, and women’s perspectives.
Combines rigorous hevruta learning with embodied traditions to grow inclusive Jewish leadership across Europe.
- Project Shuva – (Hillel Deutschland)
Builds pathways for patrilineal Jews to share stories, access learning, and re-connect to community life. Opens doors to a wider Jewish network, fostering listening, acceptance, and sustained participation.
- Campus Balagan , Vienna Pride – JÖH / AUJS
Open-air campus festival with reading, film, dance, and music as part of Vienna Pride Day.Celebrates queer Jewish life publicly, building visibility and joyful inclusion in Austria.
- Jewish Diversity Week – Glasgow Jewish Society (J-Soc)
A week of talks, film, art, and a collective Bat Mitzvah to elevate under-represented Jewish identities.
Creates welcoming spaces for learning and belonging—culminating in a communal Friday-night dinner.
- Re-Lighting the Flame – JOY (Juutalainen Opiskelijayhdistys, Helsinki)
Hanukkah event, inclusive Shabbaton, and Pride Shabbat to integrate JOY with the wider community.
Addresses patrilineal identity and LGBTQI+ inclusion while strengthening a resilient young-adult network.
- Open Hearts, Equal Access – inclusion programs for the All Hearts club of JCC– JCC Budapest
Weekly Hora, arts, and celebrations for people with intellectual disabilities and their families.Adds two major festive events and JCamp participation, deepening shared experiences and community bonds.
- Ken for Everyone: A Winter Camp for Inclusion – Hashomer Hatzair Rome
Pre-camp leadership training and parallel workshops on disability and socio-economic inclusion. Ensures access for low-income youth and embeds DEI practice across the national winter camp.
- HERShabbat 2.0 – Belgrade Jewish Community (Young Adults Club)
Three-day women’s learning retreat exploring relationships, identity, and spiritual connection. Blends movement, ritual, and creative study to grow confidence, leadership, and sisterhood.
- Shabbat of Belonging – Haver Serbia
Three themed Shabbatot for LGBTQIA+ Jews, women, and patrilineal Jews.
Creates safe, celebratory spaces for learning, storytelling, and future inclusive initiatives.
- Patri Participation – Jüdische Studierendenunion Deutschland (JSUD)
Launches a national department for patrilineal Jews with a Berlin kick-off weekend.
Builds leadership, advocacy goals, and partnerships to widen recognition and participation in Jewish life.
- A Table of Many Stories – Jødisk Ungdom (Denmark)
Series of Shabbat dinners for provincial, patrilineal, and Mizrahi/Sephardi Jewish youth.Celebrates diverse traditions and builds belonging both in Copenhagen and across Denmark.
- Exploring Jewish Antwerp – Jewish Student Association Rotterdam
Educational one-day heritage trip guided by Antwerp’s Jewish community.
Connects students with living Jewish culture, history, and resilience while challenging stereotypes.
- UJS Scotland Convention 2026: Embracing Diversity, Equality & Jewish Pride – Union of Jewish Students (UK)
Three-day Shabbaton with cross-communal services, skills sessions, and identity-affirming programming.
Centers women, LGBTQIA+, Jews of Colour, and disability inclusion to grow confident student leadership.
- Exercising Belonging – Contemporary Jewish Arts in Poland – FestivALT Association
Expands the Kultur-Lige network with an Inclusion Lab, showcase, hackathon, and bilingual publication. Strengthens solidarity and visibility for diverse Jewish artists amid rising polarization and antisemitism.
- Jewish-Feminist Book Club – Jewish Women* Empowerment Taskforce (JSUD)
Book club by and for Jewish women* (18–35) exploring Jewish life and feminism across genres.Creates an accessible, queer-inclusive space for reflection, discussion, and community across Germany.
- Voices of Young Swedish Jews: Education, Identity & Diversity – Jewish Youth Association in Sweden
The initiative will train young Jewish speakers to share lived experiences in schools and public forums. Showcases Sweden’s Jewish diversity—Ashkenazi, Sephardi/Mizrahi, Jews of Colour, LGBTQIA+, and disabled Jews—to counter stereotypes.
- Keshet Europe Activist Academy – Keshet Europe
Six-day leadership retreat in Masuria for Jewish LGBTQIA+ activists and allies (under 35), blending MUN-style simulations, workshops, and communal ritual to build skills and solidarity.Centers LGBTQIA+ diversity and access (incl. patrilineal, migrant, low-income, and converted Jews with financial aid) to advance inclusion, visibility, and cross-community leadership across Europe.
- Hidden Histories, Shared Pride – Keshet Italia
Uncovers and celebrates the contributions of Jewish LGBTQIA+ activists to Italy’s LGBTQIA+ movement. Combines archival research, community dialogue, and creative outputs to highlight intersectional Jewish identities, including patrilineal and converted Jews, culminating in a public event on IDAHOBIT to foster recognition and solidarity between Jewish and LGBTQIA+ communities.
