{"id":90441,"date":"2025-11-21T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=90441"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:54:09","slug":"gates-of-prayer-announces-1m-education-grant-from-peter-newhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/gates-of-prayer-announces-1m-education-grant-from-peter-newhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Gates of Prayer announces $1M education grant from Peter Newhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congregation Gates of Prayer, the Reform Jewish sanctuary in Metairie, announced on Friday what they called a &#8220;transformational&#8221; gift for education at all levels from Peter Newhouse, a member of the family whose Advance Publications formerly held the Times-Picayune.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83765\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83765\" class=\"wp-image-83765 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/235;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83765\" class=\"wp-image-83765 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Gates_of_Prayer_edit.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-83765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congregation Gates of Prayer synagogue in Metairie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The commitment from Newhouse was for $1,000,000 to bolster Jewish education at the synagogue including the Preschool, Religious School and adult education.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we are honored to announce a historic milestone that secures that legacy for generations to come,&#8221; wrote Dan Forman, president of the Gates of Prayer board, and Mary DeLucca, director of the Louise Hayem Manheim Gates of Prayer Preschool.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that the past year brought a season of transition for our preschool,&#8221; they continued. &#8220;Change is never easy, but under the guidance of our new leadership and board, we have worked tirelessly to strengthen our foundation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Newhouse\u2019s gift is not just a donation; it is a profound vote of confidence in the new direction of our school and the integrity of our educational mission. 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