Jewish Federations

The US-Israel relationship must be more than an argument - opinion

I am not running away from Israel or from the complexity of life. I am moving toward a responsibility: helping ensure that Israel remains a meaningful part of Jewish life in one American community.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.
The Western Galilee.

Israel allocates NIS 26m. for education excellence centers in northern border communities

Jewish Federations said the government initiative expands a regional education model developed with Homeward/Habaita following the mass evacuations after October 7.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

University of Haifa unveils program to help Druze after IDF service

President of the University of Haifa Gur Alroey praised the program, dubbing it an “expression of deep gratitude” towards Israel’s Druze population, of whom many serve in the IDF.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

Activating Jewish service through partnerships, collaboration - opinion

Engaging in shared service is one way to see each other’s humanity and counter the isolation and misinformation that fuel anti-Jewish hatred.

|ByERIC FINGERHUT, CINDY GREENBERG, ADAM LEHMAN

JFNA has resettled over 30,000 Ukrainian refugees, will raise $100m. - report

Funds raised by JRNA have been directed to over 50 organizations providing humanitarian aid and relief to refugees in Ukraine and neighboring countries. 

AUGUST 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES cross a bridge at the buffer zone to the border with Poland, Zosin-Ustyluh crossing, western Ukraine, in March

Holocaust Survivor’s Assistance Program receives $10m. in funds

Approximately one-third of the Holocaust survivors in the US are estimated to be living in poverty, according to the JFNA.

JUNE 29, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
A committee meeting in July 2020.

Providing a security umbrella for the Jewish community

The Jewish Federations of North America mobilize to help Ukrainian Jews and strengthen personal security for US Jews.

APRIL 14, 2022ByLIOR NOVIK
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE to people in need in Ukraine.

Harassment lawsuits shake New Mexico’s Jewish community

Allegations against the CEO of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico have set off a crisis in New Mexico's Jewish community.

MARCH 30, 2022ByASAF SHALEV/JTA
Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico

Jewish Federations can assemble support quickly to help refugees - opinion

Jewish Federations are on the ground every day, in times of war and peace. And when an emergency hits, we have the structure in place to respond immediately.

MARCH 14, 2022ByJEFFREY SCHOENFELD
REBECCA CASPI, director-general of Jewish Federations of North America’s Israel office, greets new immigrants from Ukraine.

Jewish Federation raises $8 million for Ukraine Jewish community

Eight million dollars were raised for the Ukrainian Jewish community and will be allocated toward the relief of individuals affected by the war.

MARCH 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman and a child wait in a bus after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 1, 2022.

‘The Russians are blowing up all the airports in the whole country’ - Ukraine chief rabbi

Communities relocating to West, other countries pitching in

FEBRUARY 24, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
(Left to right) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, BYHMC Supervisory Board member and President of World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder, and Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich, chief rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine, standing at the new Babyn Yar Memorial. Rabbi Bleich is holding the memorandum of understandi

Kentucky Jewish Federation fundraising for tornado-affected communities

'It feels so personal that people have very quickly stepped forward to support the initiative,' said federation vice president Stacy Gordon-Funk.

DECEMBER 15, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS, REUTERS
A US flag is tied to a fallen tree in front of a destroyed residence in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky, US, December 13, 2021.

The Kyiv Jewish Forum 2021 – Watch Today!

Learn about Ukraine’s rich Jewish past and the challenges of tomorrow.

DECEMBER 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kyiv Jewish Forum Invitation

DC Federation raises $375,000 to help resettle Afghan refugees

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington raised over $375 thousand after the critical influx of new refugees fleeing the Taliban.

AUGUST 28, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Afghan refugees walk to a bus taking them to a processing center upon arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US.