Tag: Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish groups urge Congress members to pass bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Jewish Federations of North America sent a letter to members of Congress expressing support in favor of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The June 23 letter was signed by 189 national and local organizations, including 80 Jewish...
Life’s work in Jewish service inspired by three words: ‘Am Yisrael Chai’
An established businessman and generous philanthropist, Mark Wilf was elected as the Jewish Federations of North America’s Board of Trustees Chair in 2018. Beyond helming a successful real estate development firm, and serving as...
To date, Jewish Federations deliver 1 million pounds of aid to Ukraine
Since Russia went to war with Ukraine on Feb. 24—with more than 14 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 7 million of them seeking refuge in other countries—Jewish Federations of North America...
American Jewish community mobilizes to resettle Ukrainian refugees in midst of war
The White House is testing a unique solution to the growing Ukraine refugee crisis. The American Jewish community is testing its response.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has launched a direct sponsorship program...
Jewish Federations of North America surpass $50 million mark for Ukrainian aid
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...
Young Jewish leadership program makes multigenerational impact
They’ve been the next generation for multiple generations.
The alumni list of the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) National Young Leadership Cabinet reads like a “who’s who” across the Jewish world of philanthropy, politics,...
Let’s talk about the freedom to live in security
It wasn’t until Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker heard the click of the gun that he realized something terrible was happening at Temple Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. The seemingly homeless man who claimed he was...
For Jewish Federations, is there such a thing as a Jewish priority?
The question of which issues the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) designate as their “Public Priorities” is not something that anyone outside of the alphabet soup world of organized American Jewry would pay...
Ten US states move to recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day, adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
In recent weeks, 10 states have advanced a proclamation or executive orders acknowledging International Holocaust Remembrance Day with each proclamation officially recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
The states that have already...
Congress doubles funding request for assistance to Holocaust survivors
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education recommended a $10 million funding increase on Tuesday for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program (HASP) for the fiscal year 2022.
According to a...