Helen Bader Foundation to Permanently Endow Jewish Day School Education over Next Decade

"For many families, the added support of the Scholarship means the difference in whether or not a family is able to send their children to a day school," Bader said.

To determine the greatest need, the federation works closely with the five schools that participate in the program: Hillel Academy, Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Torah Academy of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study, and Yeshiva Elementary School of Milwaukee. That collaboration has attracted national attention to the Milwaukee area, with many Jewish communities seeking to replicate its approach toward sustaining Jewish education and building a vibrant Jewish culture.