Largest donation to youth group yet made to BBYO
Chicago industrialist Theodore Perlman and his wife, Harriette, pledged $25 million to BBYO, making it the largest single donation to a Jewish youth group in the United States.
The couple announced the $25 million gift on...
Nefesh B’Nefesh to host six ‘aliyah’ events across North America in March
Nefesh B’Nefesh will host multiple aliyahevents across North America next month enabling prospective new immigrants to Israel (olim) to be as prepared as possible.
The March events are co-hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah...
Ir ot shoyn ayere biletn? Gedenkt: Dem zuntik, Februar 10, Idish Gezang mit Efim...
EFIM ALEXANDROV, der bakanter rusisher Idisher zinguer kumt kayn Mexique un es veln im bagleytn, in zayn presentatzye 20 rusishe artistn!
A VUNDERBARE GUELEGUENAYT
Dem kumendikn 10-tn Februar
TZU HERN IDISH GEZANG MIT AZA BARIMTN ZINGUER!
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KKL-JNF to inaugurate monument in memory of Alberto Nisman, Special Prosecutor murdered while investigating...
On the third anniversary of his tragic death, Keren Kayemet L’Israel-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) will unveil the monument built in Alberto Nisman’s honor in a formal ceremony with officials from both Israel and Argentina....
ORT to receive Let Freedom Ring Award
The organisation has been chosen as a recipient of the Let Freedom Ring Award, in honor of our commitment to equality in education and our efforts to bridge the gap between ability and opportunity.
The...
After the fires: Californians start to pick up the pieces of their lives
A little more than a month after a brush fire raced through the Northern California countryside on its way to becoming one of the deadliest and costliest wildfires in U.S. history, people from Paradise,...
Orthodox Union launches data collection and analysis center
The Orthodox Union created a new internal and external research arm, the OU Center for Communal Research, which will put forward an effort to collect and analyze data from the Jewish community. The founding...
As Hurricane Michael spins into Florida, new rabbi spins up aid
While tens of thousands of people were busying themselves with storm preparation or heading out of town to escape the worst of Hurricane Michael—now approaching the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm with...
Major Israel exhibition opens in Cleveland
A new world premiere special exhibition has launched at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Israel: Then & Now is a first of its kind special exhibition that invites visitors to see the landmarks, learn the...
JDC launches Tikkun Olam Ventures to empower Africa’s smallholder farmers
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee launched Tikkun Olam Ventures (TOV), an innovative new program addressing poverty among Africa’s smallholder farmers by leveraging Israeli agricultural technology and training, Jewish philanthropy and private capital, and...