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Michael
Cherney Foundation Sponsors Janusz Korczak Society
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Herb Brandon Tel Aviv ---- May 18, 2009 ...... The Michael Cherney (Mikhail Chernoy) Foundation in Israel has become the general sponsor of the Janusz Korczak House in Jerusalem Society, which also houses the Korczak Studio of Art Naif. The studio has been awarded the Medal for Contributing to Child Protection. The drawings made by the children attending the studio are known well outside Israel. Projects at Korczak Studio of Art Naif include: Small Temple Institute for Children with art classes for children with an annual exhibit of children’s drawings. I Live On with art classes on underground children’s holocaust writings in the Theresienstadt Concentration camp between 1941-45. Hogwarts Express which provides a children's show on Harry Potter and his friends. This project is part of the program of psychological children support in the conditions of war on terror through theatrical activities. And the Janusz Korczak Writing Contest with a jury which is chaired by Anatoly Aleksin, a well-known Russia Israel author. Following his repatriation to Israel, Michael Cherney maintains business interests in Russia and post-Soviet states, while developing new business contacts between Russia, Europe, Israel, and the US. In Israel, Michael Cherney spends much effort on charity and humanitarian projects that reinforce cooperation between Israel and Russia in fighting terrorism. Michael Cherney established a Website for his Foundation on June 1, 2001, the night of the terrorist bombing outside the Dolphinarium Disco in Tel Aviv. When Michael Cherney learned that the number of victims were 21 dead and over 150 wounded, he realized that rendering assistance required a systematic organized effort. Prior to 2001, Cherney was engaged in charity work in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Bulgaria, the US - wherever he did business. He made valuable contributions into Jewish philanthropy in Russia. Following the Dolphinarium terrorist tragedy, the Cherney Fund became the helping hand for all its victims. In a misfortune like this, emigres from the former Soviet countries are even worse off than those born in Israel: they don't have a support system or savings. The Cherney Fund renders help mostly to the new arrivals, victims of catastrophes and terrorist acts that continue to bleed Israel, as well as to the low-income victims of terror in other countries. Another equally important task assumed by the Cherney Foundation is the media effort in war on terror. Shortly after the Dolphinarium attack, the Foundation published a book called Dolphinarium: Terror Targets the Young. The Michael Cherney Foundation has established grants for students from the former Soviet Union in all major Israel universities with an annual endowment of 1 million shekels. Mr. Cherney and his family live in a suburb of Tel Aviv. The above news content was edited and SEO optimized in Israel for the Internet by the Leyden Communications Internet Marketing SEO Group - Israel, London, New York.
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