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Ruderman Family Foundation

The Ruderman Family Foundation is an internationally recognized organization that works to end the stigma associated with mental health. The foundation does this by identifying gaps in mental-health resources and programs in high school and higher education communities, as well as by organizing other local and national programs and initiatives that raise awareness of the stigma. The Ruderman Family Foundation believes that inclusion and understanding of all people are essential to a fair and flourishing community and promotes these values in its funding.
The Ruderman Family Foundation honors Longoria with its 2023 Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion.
“The adrenaline, the feeling that we received with every person we grabbed out from this battlefield, this brutal battlefield, gave us the power to continue,” United Hatzalah’s Linor Attias said on Jay Ruderman’s “All About Change” podcast.
Jay Ruderman’s “All About Change” podcast, which shares stories of changemakers and particularly those who have overcome adversity, reaches #23 on Podcharts, #18 on Apple’s Top Shows and #5 in Apple’s Society and Culture category.
At the event hosted by the University of Haifa’s Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies, Ilana Horowitz shared that 54% of young American Jews believe they pay a price socially for supporting Israel.
The Ruderman Family Foundation is recognizing the famed actor and singer’s staunch and multifaceted support of mental health services as well as her dedication to raising mental health awareness.
Ruderman Family Foundation’s original series “Jewish Foodie” cultivates ties between Israelis and U.S. Jewry through a fascinating culinary journey of American Jewish communities.
Under Ruderman’s leadership, the Foundation has been at the forefront of a movement to enhance inclusivity and authenticity within Hollywood which over the past three years has seen major studios such as CBS Entertainment, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony Pictures Entertainment, adopt the Foundations guidelines, committing to audition actors with disabilities for studio productions.
“By rejecting a comprehensive survey of 2,500 American Jews that overwhelmingly support Israel saying, “his gut” tells him otherwise, dismisses verified data,” said Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation.
New program seeks to develop a transformative model of leadership training and produce the next generation of leaders in medicine, at a time when it’s more imperative than ever