Michael Oren reveals “Plan B” in Bar-Ilan University address
Speaking in depth publicly for the first time about the possibility of unilateral Israeli action, former ambassador of Israel to the United States Dr. Michael Oren said "Plan B" would constitute...
View ArticleMichael R. Bloomberg Kicks Off $1 Million Global Competition
The Genesis Prize Foundation announced that the inaugural Genesis Prize Laureate, Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, has chosen to invest the $1 million award to create a global competition, named the Genesis...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Senate for Resolution Honoring Holocaust Survivors
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, the Senate passed with unanimous consent a resolution honoring the contributions of Holocaust survivors to the United States. The Jewish Federations of...
View ArticleMichael R. Bloomberg Receives Genesis Prize Honoring Life Achievements in...
Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was honored by hundreds of dignitaries from around the world as the inaugural Genesis Prize Laureate at a ceremony at the Jerusalem Theatre. The...
View ArticleIsrael Action Network Applauds Modern Language Membership for Rejecting...
New York – Following a long and often contentious process, the membership of the Modern Language Association (MLA) announced today that the membership failed to ratify a resolution criticizing Israel...
View Article$200,000 Matching Grant Announced at JFNA Summit on Health and Long-Term Care
Washington, D.C. – The 2014 Health and Long-Term Care Summit brought health care leaders from across the country together this week for two days of strategic thinking, planning and advocacy. Convened...
View ArticleAmerica’s Largest Jewish Environmental Organization, Hazon, Takes Root in San...
Hazon, the world’s largest Jewish environmental organization, joins the North County Jewish Hub, a Leichtag Foundation Initiative based at the Ranch in Encinitas. Hazon, Hebrew for vision, was founded...
View ArticleJewish Federations Mission Touring Israel’s South in Expression of Solidarity
More than two dozen American Jewish communal leaders are currently touring communities in Southern Israel in an emergency solidarity mission of the Jewish Federations across North America (JFNA). The...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Congress for Supporting Israel
Washington, D.C. – The Jewish Federations of North America applaud the United States Congress for passing resolutions that support Israel’s right to exist. With majority support in both the Senate and...
View ArticleJewish Federations Praise Congress for Passage of Funding for Iron Dome
Washington, D.C. – The American Jewish community applauded Congress as requested emergency funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense program was approved nearly unanimously. The Jewish Federations...
View ArticleBar-Ilan University tops Israel Consulate General in NY’s list of Operation...
A quarter of the Operation Protective Edge analysts on the Israel Consulate General in New York's recommended list for media and community relations officials come from Bar-Ilan University. They are...
View ArticleGrapeVine to Go Live in Atlanta and Los Angeles
Jewish Engagement Platform Provides Personalized Event and Activity Recommendations to Young Adults and Young Families
View ArticleJews to Blow the Shofar in the People’s Climate March NYC on September 21
The People’s Climate March is mobilizing people of all backgrounds to demand political progress toward a world safe from the ravages of climate change, with good jobs, clean air, and healthy...
View ArticleJewish Federations Saddened by Rejection of Treaty Supporting Global...
Jewish Federations and disability rights activists across the globe were saddened today as the U.S. Senate once again failed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),...
View ArticleTake action for women’s rights to birth control
The officers and board members of NA’AMAT USA, a national and international organization promoting the welfare rights of women, children and families in Israel and around the world, strongly oppose the...
View ArticleJewish Federations Hail Passage of Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 18, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Max Samis, Rabinowitz Communications, max@rabinowitz.com, (o) 202-265-3000, (c) 202-681-2528 Jewish Federations Hail Passage of Resolution...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Senate Bill Elevating Israel as “Major Strategic...
After months of delays, the U.S. Senate approved legislation aimed at strengthening the already unbreakable bond between Israel and the United States, including declaring the Jewish state a “major...
View ArticleShofars blowing and Noah’s ark rolling make for strong Jewish presence at the...
Thousands of Jews marched alongside other people of faith in the People's Climate March, which drew over 300,000 individuals to the streets of New York City on Sunday, September 21st.
View ArticleJewish Federations Praise House for Passing No Social Security for Nazis Act
Closing a loophole in current law, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that would terminate Social Security benefits for Nazi war criminals. The Jewish Federations of North...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Passage of ABLE Act in House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. – Following years of work, disability rights activists cheered as the U.S. House of Representatives passed the ABLE Act, which would provide much needed tax-free savings accounts to...
View ArticleJewish Federations Grateful for IRA Charitable Rollover Extension, Urge...
Washington, D.C. – Jewish charities commended the U.S. House of Representatives today for voting to renew the IRA Charitable Rollover, an important tax extender, but noted that a more permanent...
View ArticleJewish Federations Hail Final Passage of Bill Elevating Israel as “Strategic...
Washington, D.C. – Following the final passage of legislation declaring Israel to be a “major strategic partner” of the United States, American Jewish organizations celebrated the bill as furthering...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Senate Passage of No Social Security for Nazis Act
Washington, D.C. – Late Friday night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the No Social Security for Nazis Act. The House of Representatives passed the same legislation earlier in the week.
View ArticleThe Israel Institute Internship Programs
The Jim Joseph Foundation-Israel Institute Internship is a paid summer internship in the U.S. open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in Israel-related work. The...
View ArticleJewish Federations Congratulate Rabbi David Saperstein on Senate Confirmation
Last night, Rabbi David Saperstein was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as ambassador at large for international religious freedom. The Jewish Federations of North America congratulates Rabbi Saperstein on...
View ArticleURJ Announces Two New Vice Presidents as 2020 Vision Takes Shape
Amy Asin and Miriam Chilton to play new, key roles Contact: Annette Powers 212-650-4154 apowers@urj.org DECEMBER 12, SAN ANTONIO, TX – At the organization’s North American board meeting today, Union...
View ArticleRabbi Saperstein Confirmed as Ambassador for International Religious Freedom
Contact: Annette Powers 212-650-4154 apowers@urj.org December 12, 2014, Washington, D.C. – In response to today’s Senate vote to confirm Rabbi David Saperstein as Ambassador-at-Large for International...
View ArticleNew Online Learning Center to Enhance Inclusion of People with Disabilities...
December 15, 2014, New York, NY — The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and the Ruderman Family Foundation this week launched the URJ Ruderman Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center...
View ArticleJewish Federations Express Thanks for IRA Charitable Rollover Extension by...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Max Samis, Rabinowitz Communications, max@rabinowitz.com Jewish Federations Express Thanks for IRA Charitable Rollover Extension by Senate...
View ArticleJewish Federations Hail Passage of ABLE Act in Senate
Washington, D.C. – Following an overwhelming vote earlier this month in the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate passed the ABLE Act, clearing the legislation’s path to President Barack Obama’s...
View ArticleJewish Federations Hail Release of Alan Gross from Cuban Prison
New York – Human rights activists across the United States are uplifted by the news that Alan Gross, a Jewish-American contractor, was freed from a Cuban prison after five years of captivity. The...
View ArticleJewish Federations Thank President Obama for Supporting Israel and Lasting Peace
In response to the rejection of a flawed resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Palestinian statehood, The Jewish Federations of North America praised President Obama and his...
View ArticleThe Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants
The Covenant Foundation announced $1.6 million in new grants today as part of its mission to support and advance excellence and impact in Jewish education. Across the spectrum of Jewish educational...
View ArticleJewish Federations Encourage Protection of Charitable Giving Incentives...
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed tax reforms that pointedly do not change the way charitable contributions are treated by the tax code.
View ArticleOlder Americans Act Advances through Senate Committee
Washington, D.C. – Just one day after International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the American Jewish community was heartened by the inclusion of...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Administration Commitment to Holocaust Survivors...
Washington, D.C. – Jewish nonprofits expressed both appreciation and disappointment as President Obama and his Administration revealed their FY2016 budget. The Jewish Federations of North America...
View ArticleNA’AMAT USA Attends International Solidarity Conference in Israel
Leaders of NA’AMAT USA joined representatives of the organization from Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, Argentina, Uruguay and Israel last week for the first NA’AMAT International Solidarity Conference...
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Senator Mikulski Upon Retirement
Washington, D.C. – Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2016, marking an end to a career that saw her serve more time in Congress than any other woman...
View ArticleParents, Alumni and Donors React to Northwestern BDS Resolution
Members of the Northwestern community have responded to the Student Senate's vote in favor of divestment of six companies doing business with Israel by seeking signatures from Northwestern community...
View ArticleJewish Federations Congratulate Sen. Harry Reid Upon Retirement
Washington, D.C. – Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced that he will not run for office in 2016, bringing a long and distinguished career to a close. The Jewish Federations of North America...
View ArticleThe Covenant Foundation names 2015 award recipients for excellence in Jewish...
Three visionary educators demonstrating the power of inspired Jewish education to create change and drive impact are the 2015 recipients of The Covenant Award for excellence in the field, The Covenant...
View ArticleJewish Federations Praise Increase of Nonprofit Security Grants
Washington, D.C. – During the markup for the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016 today, the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee approved the addition of $600 million...
View ArticleEric Michaelson joins Jewish National Fund as Chief Israel Officer
Jewish National Fund (JNF) announced that Eric Michaelson, former executive vice president of Nefesh B’Nefesh, will serve as JNF’s new Chief Israel Officer reporting directly to CEO Russell F. Robinson...
View ArticleJewish Federations Awarded Funds for Groundbreaking Holocaust Survivor Care
New York – The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is proud to announce that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the organization $12 million over 5 years,...
View ArticleJewish Federations Welcome Launch of U.S.-France Holocaust Compensation Program
Washington, D.C. – This past Sunday marked the launch of a joint U.S.-France compensation program for Holocaust victims deported from Nazi-occupied France. The bilateral agreement, signed in December...
View ArticleFive Emerging Jewish Educators Receive 2015 Pomegranate Prize for...
Five innovative and outstanding emerging Jewish educators are the 2015 recipients of The Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize. Recipients are from Baltimore; Marblehead, MA; New York; Tempe, AZ; and...
View ArticleThe Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants
Forward-Thinking Jewish Educational Organizations and Initiatives are Awarded a Total of $1.6 Million. Approximately $1.8 Million to Be Disbursed in 2016
View ArticleNomination Period Opens for Second Year of Ruderman Best in Business Award
Award will recognize 18 businesses from the US and Canada that have shown a history of inclusive hiring and employing people with disabilities; judges will include the likes of Richard E. Marriot
View ArticleJewish Federations Applaud Expansion of Holocaust Survivor Services
Washington, DC — The Jewish Federations of North America applauds the United States Senate for passing S.192, the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act, by a voice vote this afternoon. In...
View ArticleJewish Federations Praise Award Results of the FY 2016 Nonprofit Security...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced final allocations for the Fiscal Year 2016 DHS preparedness grant programs, including the Nonprofit Security Grant Program...
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