Are enrolled in the country’s 900+ jewish schools
of the 300k
Children who go to jds are enrolled in orthodox schools
Only
Of non-orthodox children are currently in the day school system
more likely
Jewish school graduates are 3x more likely to participate in on-campus israel programming than public school graduates
LII was founded in August 2022 in order to focus on Jewish continuity in the United States of America
LII has decided to concentrate on the 1.3 million children who are not yet on the radar of day schools, with the core goal of growing Jewish day school enrollment
Note: Orthodox is defined as Centrist Orthodox, Chabad, Chassidic, Modern Orthodox, and Yeshiva World. Non-orthodox is defined as Community, Immigrant/Outreach, Reform, Solomon Schechter, and Special Education
Sources:
The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation has been building and filling Jewish day schools throughout Europe for over 35 years
To ensure Jewish continuity for the broader international community, Ronald S. Lauder, along with a coalition of both local and international funding partners, founded Educating For Impact (EFI), to recenter schools as the engine of Jewish life for European communities
Building upon large-scale success in Europe, Ronald S. Lauder has established the Lauder Impact Initiative (LII) with the goal of raising the profile of Jewish education in the US – based on similar principles to EFI
Jewish educational institutions established throughout Europe
Communities engaged through EFI
