MUSE Film and Television, Seed Funding for Film on Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts, New York City
MUSE Film and Television is a nonprofit company that creates films on the visual arts and culture. The company’s mission is based on the belief that film is one of the most important ways to appreciate and understand art. By examining art through historical and cultural contexts, MUSE documentaries seek to enhance the art experience. Targum Shlishi is providing seed funding for a film on Hebrew illuminated and illustrated manuscripts. In the past, MUSE made a well-received film on the Book of Kells and is currently working on a corpus of Spanish Romanesque manuscripts. The documentary on the Hebrew manuscripts will be the first of its kind. “The finest works of art in the Hebrew tradition are the manuscripts, and though there are some books that have been published on great pages or codices, nothing of quality has ever been done on film,” said Karl Katz, executive director of MUSE. www.musefilm.org

Jacobson Sinai Academy, Multi-Media Film Production Jewish Journeys Project, North Miami Beach
Jacobson Sinai Academy has an on-site, multi-media film production studio that is often underutilized. Targum Shlishi’s funding is supporting the establishment of the Jewish Journeys Project, in which students will use the production studio and computer technology to create multi-media films that will trace their Jewish roots. The project will not only teach students technical skills, but will educate them about their family histories. It is hoped that through exploring their ancestry, students will begin to consider their unique place in the world and will be encouraged to develop passions in the areas of tzedakah, tikkun olam, values, and ethics. www.jacobsonsinaiacademy.org

Lehrman Community Day School, Hebrew Tutorial Program for Lateral Transfers, Miami Beach
Targum Shlishi’s support is being applied to a tutorial program established in 2003 at this Jewish day school. The program employs a tutor who works with students whose Hebrew skills are below grade level, often because they have transferred from other schools where Hebrew was not part of the curriculum.

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