UN Ocean Conference 2022

EcoOcean represented Israel at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Arik Rosenblum, CEO of EcoOcean gave a talk trying to help us all beating the climate change blues.

Drops

An installation by Ann Wåhlström that will be inaugurated in spring 2023, created specifically for the new entrance at Södertälje Hospital. Free for all to interpret.

Design Scholarship 2023

Application open to you who have applied or will apply to one of the three night classes at Beckmans!

‘Not a sound’

A theatre performance by Ninna Tersman performed at Teater Tribunalen in Stockholm, with the support by the Robert Weil Family foundation.

Ulrica Hydman Vallien Foundation fellows 2022

We are proud to announce Ulrica Hydman Vallien Foundation fellows 2022, Masayoshi Oya and Elvira Anekjaer.

St Eriksmedaljen to Robert Weil

Since 1938, the Municipal Board of Stockholm has awarded the St. Erik’s Medal to Stockholmers who, through their activities or efforts, are considered to deserve such an award from the city.

Scholarship to Linnea Lindquist

Linnea Lindquist, headmaster of Hammarkullsskolan in Gothenburg, have been granted a scholarship by The Robert Weil Family Foundation and Mats Arnhög.

We love Batsheva Dance Company since 1999

The Robert Weil Family Foundation is happy to announce a new step taken in the long term relation with Israeli Batsheva Dance Company.

Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies

This important message is put on display on our Pagoda House in central Tel Aviv. The Robert Weil Family Foundation is fully supporting ‘Standing together’ in the struggle for peace, equality, and social justice.

The Pandemic Reveals a Growing Polarisation

History shows that increasing social inequalities can cause the boat to capsize, Robert Weil argues in a column for Affärsvärlden.

We are remembering Lars Norén

In 2002 Lars Norén directed his play Stilla Vatten at the Jewish Theatre. The production was a collaboration between the Jewish Theatre and Riksteatern-Riks Drama.

Our commitment stems from a personal engagement – driven by conviction rather than philanthropy. Our engagement is based on an understanding of history adjacent to today.

Our Story

EcoOcean

EcoOcean is an environmental organization founded in Israel 2002 by Andreas Weil and the Weil family, dedicated to marine research and education with the primary vision to create a healthy, non-polluted environment in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Robert Weil Family foundation is committed to its long term funding.

Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art

Energized by the vital New York art scene in the 80’s, Robert Weil and David Neuman understood that Magasin III would be a phenomenal addition to the Stockholm culture scene. ”We have always started with an idea and almost never asked: ’Is this possible?’”

The Jewish Theatre

The Jewish Theatre was from 1995 to 2015 situated in an old skittle alley in the royal park Djurgården in Stockholm. When the theatre left the building a new era entered. Today the Jewish Theatre exists through new initiatives taken by former artistic director and theatre manager Pia Forsgren and the Robert Weil Family Foundation.

Accelerator

As an institution within Stockholm University, Accelerator is an exhibition space where art, science and social issues converge. The mission of Accelerator is to engage actively with society, producing exhibitions presenting international and Swedish contemporary art.

The Jewish Museum in Stockholm

A new incarnation of the museum saw the light of day, and Stockholm gained a place for conversations concerning the most important issue of our time—the conditions and strategies of integration.

Batsheva Dance Company

Since 1998 the Weil family is a long term partner, supporting the salaries of Batsheva dancers. A close friendship and collaboration that has strengthened the company’s uncompromising quality and made Batsheva Dance Company one of the leading contemporary companies in the world.

Melchior Social Initiative

The model of religious peace, being faithful to one belief, being confident in the limitations and modesty of one’s existence towards G-d and fellowman, makes it possible to build new coalitions, give a new hope for peace and a partnership of values in the Middle East and all over the world.

Weil Foundation Film Fund

In partnership with the Robert Weil Family Foundation, the Department of Film Studies at Beit Berl College in Israel has established the Weil Foundation Film Fund. The Weil Foundation Film Fund is aimed at engaging the Palestinian Israeli community in the area film, enrolling and supporting Palestinian Israeli students of film in their studies and practice.

Berättarministeriet

An organization with the mission to inspire children aged 8-18 in under-privileged areas to conquer the written word.

Amanah

Amanah is a Jewish-Muslim joint project, built on the collaboration between Imam Salahuddin Barakat and the Rabbi Moshe David Ha-Cohen.

Ulrica Hydman Vallien Foundation

In 2019, the Vallien family, Orrefors Kosta Boda and the Robert Weil Family Foundation established a foundation in memory of Ulrica Hydman Vallien to continue the legacy of her work.

Beckmans College of Design

For the Robert Weil Family Foundation this step was the result of a more than 15-year-long collaboration with Beckmans- but more importantly, of 40 years of working in the field of design, craftsmanship, education and industry in various ways.

MTZ prize

The MTZ Prize was established in 2018 in memory of Mikael T Zielinski. It is a scholarship awarded to a person or institution working in Mikael’s spirit.