Giving

Gifts to theÌýInnovations in Jewish LifeÌýCollections help ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder maintain these unique collections asÌýrobust, living, learning opportunitiesÌýfor students, scholars, and the wider community in perpetuity. We appreciate every gift, great and small.

  • Monetary giftsÌýare processed through the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Foundation. If you have questions about monetary giving, please fill out our contact form.
  • Material donations are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about donating collections to the Innovations in Jewish LifeÌýCollections below and on our Donating Materials page.

Giving to the Innovations in Jewish Life Collections

The Post-Holocaust American Judaism and Jewish StudiesÌýArchive Fund supports the preservation, processing, and digitizationÌýof materials in the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections.

This fundÌýalso supports student work and fellowships in the archives, providing students with opportunitiesÌýto learn about archival materials and conduct original research.

The Mazal Holocaust Collection Fund supports archival processing,Ìýcataloging, and other necessary activities related to preserving the Mazal Holocaust Collection and related collections held at the University of Colorado Boulder.

The James and Diane Shneer Endowed FellowshipÌýFundÌýsupports theÌýinitiativeÌýto make the University of Colorado BoulderÌýa center for the study of American Judaism after the Holocaust. To accomplish that goal, the Fund supports the active effort of building archival resources for research, hosting scholars conducting that research, and supportingÌýstudents to learn the skills of information management, archiving, and digital literacy.

This fund annually supports a visiting scholar, whose research interests take advantage of the unique resources in the Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections. Learn more about the James and Diane ShneerÌýFellowship in Post-Holocaust American JudaismÌý.

Donating Materials

There are a number of benefits to donating items to an archive. Not only are archivists able to preserve the items physically, but archivesÌýalso provideÌýopportunities forÌýresearchers, scholars,Ìýand students to gain deeper understandings of the Post-Holocaust American Judaism experience.

Collection donations to the Innovations in Jewish LifeÌýare handled on a case-by-case basis. Please use our contact form if you are interested in making a materialÌýdonation.Ìý

To learn more about what types of materials we accept andÌýhow donated materials are processed, please visit ourÌýDonating MaterialsÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.

What Donations Provide

Your monetary gift can help provide a number of different resources to the Innovations in Jewish LifeÌýCollections.

  • Equipment
  • Digitization services
  • Processing
  • Student fellowships and workers
  • Community learning opportunities