Tag: State Funds
Hochul provides nearly $2.9 million to Jewish organizations supporting refugees
A $20 million initiative in New York will support community and faith-based organizations providing services for refugees.
“New York State has a proud history of welcoming those displaced by violence or fleeing persecution with open arms,” Gov....
At JPAC California summit, state leaders vow support for Jewish community
Some 500 Jewish leaders, community members and college students from across the state of California turned out to the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) Capitol Summit, held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel...
Los Angeles Holocaust museum secures $2.5 million in new state funding
California state lawmakers on Thursday announced $2.5 million in funding to support the expansion of Holocaust Museum LA, including for a new learning center pavilion and new programming for younger learners at the Los Angeles...
Jewish groups urge public funding for private schools ahead of Supreme Court case
Several Jewish groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in support of a case that could determine whether public funding could be given to parochial schools for secular education.
In Carson V. Makin, parents of parochial-school students argued...
Israel begins rollout of COVID-19 stimulus payments
More than 1 million Israeli citizens woke up on Sunday to find that a one-time government stimulus payment had been deposited into their bank account, according to Israeli media reports.
The country’s National Insurance Institute...
Time to end states’ bias against funding of religious schools
The majority of American Jews who identify as politically liberal and are largely secular may not think they have much in common with the parents who send their children to the Stillwater Christian School...