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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini (second from right) addresses the pledging conference of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the announcement of voluntary contributions to UNRWA. At right is U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. Credit: United Nations.

UNRWA to cut services after fundraising falls short

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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency raised just $107 million during a pledge conference on Friday, well below the $300 million mark it says it needs to continue its operations in Judea and...

Israeli start-ups raised $800 million in September

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Israeli companies raised $800 million dollars in September and $13.5 billion since the start of 2022, Israeli business daily Globes reported on Sunday. The report added that the figures may be higher since some companies do not...
Doctors at the Israeli field hospital in Ukraine evaluating MRI images, March 2022. Photo by Naama Frank Azriel.

Jewish Federations of North America surpass $50 million mark for Ukrainian aid

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The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced on Monday that it has surpassed its fundraising goal of $50 million for aid to Ukraine. According to a news release, the funds have been allocated to...

Good people make good neighbors … and good funds

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During tough times, the world relies on people and organizations committed to doing good. In fact, that’s true even when the world is doing well. To that end, Naomi Eisenberger and the Good People...
Jewish groups from Boro Park mobilized within hours to bring basic essentials to the displaced residents, while a kosher soup kitchen served hot soup and a local Jewish school has set up a fund to aid the yhose affected by a devastating fire in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 9, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

In aftermath of deadly Bronx fire, Jewish community offers food, staples and compassion

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Orthodox Jewish groups have been mobilizing to assist residents of a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx, N.Y., after a Sunday-morning fire killed 17 people—eight of them children—in what’s being called the worst fire...

Florida federation sends $30,000 to help Ethiopian Jews awaiting immigration

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Florida’s Jewish Federation of Broward County has donated $32,800 to help provide medical care, food and clean water to Jews in Ethiopia awaiting to make aliyah and resettle in Israel. The funds will help support the efforts...
George Soros at the Festival of Economics in Trento, Italy, on June 2, 2012. Credit: Niccolò Caranti via Wikimedia Commons.

Calling critics of Soros anti-Semitic undermines the fight against hate

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It’s never a good sign when George Soros’s name is back in the headlines. The Hungarian-born hedge-fund billionaire has become a touchstone of controversy. Both Republicans and Democrats in Virginian are taking his name...
Volunteers hand out food at a kosher drive-by distribution site sponsored by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Feeding South Florida, Jewish Community Services of South Florida and Temple Emanuel in July. Credit: Courtesy.

Jewish communal institutions jump hurdles to meet social needs during corona, economic crisis

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In the first few weeks of the global pandemic, the Jewish Family Service and Children’s Center Service of Passaic-Clifton, a regional JFS organization in New Jersey, saw an immediate increase in requests for food...
Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., “You in a Pew” fundraising campaign. Source: Instagram.

Sixth & I to fill seats with celebrities (sort of) for virtual High Holidays...

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Members of the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., will be able to sit next to Jewish celebrities, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, during High Holidays services next month. Kind...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan (left) and Israeli singer Ishay Ribo at a New York event to raise emergency funds for Migdal Ohr, Aug. 18, 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli singer performs in New York to raise emergency funds for coronavirus relief

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Popular Israeli singer Ishay Ribo performed at an event on Tuesday with newly installed Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan at a fundraiser in New York to raise emergency funds for Migdal...