A Documentary & A Movement

Gifts for Humanity

Confronting Antisemitism Through Truth, Legacy & Contribution

A documentary and a movement — telling the story of Jewish contribution to all of humanity, and inviting the world to stand together against hate.

The Mission

A Legacy of Giving

From lifesaving medicine to civil rights, from the arts to the sciences — a legacy of contribution that reaches far beyond any one community. Here are just a few of the Jewish minds who changed the world.

Albert Einstein

Physics, E=mc², Nobel Prize 1921

Jonas Salk

Polio vaccine

Rosalind Franklin

DNA structure discovery

Gertrude Elion

Cancer & leukemia drug pioneer, Nobel 1988

Fritz Haber

Nobel Chemistry, fertilizers that fed billions

Steven Spielberg

Filmmaker, Shoah Foundation

Barbra Streisand

Iconic entertainer & activist

Louis Brandeis

Supreme Court Justice, civil liberties

Natan Sharansky

Human rights activist, refusenik

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court Justice, gender equality

Robert Kraft

Philanthropist, combatting antisemitism

Michael Bloomberg

Philanthropist, public health

Edgar M. Bronfman

Jewish advocacy, interfaith dialogue

Deborah Lipstadt

Historian, Holocaust scholar

Yuval Noah Harari

Author & historian

Jonathan Rothberg

DNA sequencing inventor

Showing the world how the Jewish people are dedicated to helping mankind — and why it's time to take that story beyond the Jewish community.

The Film

The Film Experience

This documentary explores Jewish contributions to humanity through a mix of contemporary and historical figures — highlighting the tradition of giving, surfacing lesser-known but life-changing innovations, and telling it all through personal stories, narration, and candid conversation. Both long and short-form reels bring the mission to life across every platform.

At its heart, the film makes one argument the world cannot deny: antisemitism is not only cruelty to the Jewish people — it is a war on the gifts that have made all of humanity better. Your support brings that argument, and that light, to the screen.

The Creative Team

Mark Winik

Author

Author of The Dog Healers, an award-winning novel adapted into an award-winning, globally recognized documentary about the bond between dogs and the human spirit.

Stephen Dest

Filmmaker

Award-winning filmmaker behind I Am Shakespeare (The Henry Green Story), cited among the most important documentaries of the past decade and used as a social justice resource at universities nationwide. Author of "A Look at Film & Social Justice in Cinema Today" (Cognella Publishing).

Emanuel Rund

Executive Producer

Award-winning producer-director of 240 films and television programs on Jewish history, social justice, and Tikkun Olam, and initiator of Germany's International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism. A founding member of Israel Television and the son of German Jews, his acclaimed work includes the documentary All Jews Out.

Raphael BarAdam-Gross

Producer

Forty-five years across the art world, business, mentoring, and fundraising — from galleries representing world-class contemporary artists to strategic consulting for museums and non-profits. A storyteller bridging art, history, and technology, he co-leads Kindertransport Legacy programming alongside Emanuel Rund.

Ambassador Program

Become an Ambassador for the Movement

Ambassadors carry the story of Gifts for Humanity into their communities — hosting screenings, sparking conversations, and standing up against antisemitism and hate. If you believe this story deserves to be told, we invite you to stand with us.

You never need to argue with hatred — you carry the evidence. A lineage of genius and generosity: Einstein's universe, Salk's vaccine, Franklin's code of life. Every screening you host and every conversation you start preserves that light for the next generation.

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