June 23, 2015
7:00 pm

La Seu Vella cathedral in Lleida, Spain (CC BY 2.5 Hector Blanco de Frutos via Wikimedia Commons)

Spanish town marks Jewish underground railroad

Catalonian village marks fifth such route Jews used to escape Europe to neutral Spain during WWII

By Gedalyah Reback

May 1, 2015
10:29 pm

Israeli soldiers and doctors bring in an earthquake victim who arrived by jeep on Friday afternoon, May 1, 2015 (Photo credit: Melanie Lidman)

When disaster strikes: Where Jewish aid is going in Nepal

In Israel, the earthquake meant dispatching first responders; in America, it meant raising, allocating money; and some groups were on the ground already

By Uriel Heilman

April 2, 2015
4:58 am

Masha Shumatskaya fled Donetsk, Ukraine, in June 2014. (photo credit: JTA/Uriel Heilman)

Dodging bombs, Ukrainian Jewish refugee flees hometown

With thousands of other Jews, Masha Shumatskaya, 23, leaves war-torn Donetsk behind; welfare groups struggle to help the displaced and impoverished

By Uriel Heilman

March 27, 2015
4:42 pm

Head of Boston's Combined Jewish Philanthropies Barry Shrage (far right) with a family of Internally Displaced Persons in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine during a March trip there. (Courtesy CJP)

For Ukraine’s Jews, $50 can stave off starvation

With no pensions or salaries, the growing displaced Jewish population is increasingly reliant upon international donations

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

February 10, 2015
10:47 pm

A view of the eastern Ukraine city of Kramatorsk as it is being shelled by pro-Russian forces on February 10, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

Rockets hit Jewish welfare center in Ukraine

No casualties reported as dud missiles slam into building housing Jewish organization in country’s east

By JTA and Justin Jalil

December 21, 2014
12:12 am

Members of the Lugansk Jewish community standing in front of their synagogue's Torah ark, Dec. 11, 2014. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

In Lugansk, an icy Ukraine winter tests a war-torn community

The remnants of the decimated Jewish community gather to light Hanukkah candles during the day to avoid violence

By Cnaan Liphshiz

November 21, 2014
4:26 pm

Afya founder and executive director Danielle Butin in the Serengeti. (photo credit: TJ Allan)

Salvaged US medical supplies help fight Ebola in Africa

Alongside the JDC, Afya founder Danielle Butin enlists local Jewish volunteers to collect and send surplus equipment to aid those facing the epidemic

By Renee Ghert-Zand

November 14, 2014
3:31 pm

Participants young and old flaunt their Jewish and Ukrainian pride at the Limmud FSU conference in Lviv, Ukraine, November 2014. (photo credit: Yossi Aloni)

Limmud FSU goes back to Galicia, to build a Jewish future

Away from the tumult of war, Limmud Lviv brings Jews from the former Soviet Union together for an intense weekend of learning — and community building

By Yifa Yaakov

November 7, 2014
6:01 pm

Jerry Silverman, CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, speaking at the umbrella group's General Assembly in Jerusalem, Nov. 7, 2013. (Flash90/via JTA)

Are the Jewish Federations delivering on their promises?

Ahead of Sunday’s General Assembly, a point-by-point look at some of JFNA’s stated goals — and whether it is meeting them

By Uriel Heilman

October 24, 2014
8:04 am

Sunset over Moscow (photo credit: Anna Kaplan/Flash90)

Moscow JCC renamed for JDC’s Ralph Goldman

The late Jewish leader had spearheaded covert US Jewish aid to Soviet Jews behind the Iron Curtain

By JTA

October 7, 2014
1:53 pm

Long-time JDC leader Ralph Goldman dies at 100

Also a central figure in Israel’s establishment, Goldman was a driving force behind the the Joint’s development into a leading Jewish humanitarian group

By Spencer Ho

September 14, 2014
2:57 pm

Ralph I. Goldman (Image: YouTube Screen Shot)

Belarussian Jews celebrate JDC ex-leader’s 100th birthday

Ralph Goldman honored as part of Limmud FSU’s opening ceremony

By JTA

September 6, 2014
6:23 am

Author David Bezmozgis' new novel, 'The Betrayers,' takes place in Crimea and Israel. (photo credit: David Franco)

Crimea and Israel form backdrop to new thought-provoking novel

A famous former Soviet refusenik faces the man who denounced him to the KGB in David Bezmozgis’ ‘The Betrayers’

By Renee Ghert-Zand

September 4, 2014
4:45 am

Illustrative image of a burned trolleybus near Donetsk train station after shelling, Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Jewish communities decimated in eastern Ukraine

While not holding out much hope for a true ceasefire, JDC workers and volunteers climb rubble to reach Jews in need

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

August 21, 2014
1:30 am

A young refugee who fled Nazi-occupied France to Switzerland through the Alps, is receiving food in a JDC supported facility. He was then sent to a children's home, also supported by JDC. c. 1943 (courtesy)

100 years of saving Jews depicted in NY JDC exhibit

‘I Live. Send Help’ provides a look back through the Joint’s century of renewal, rebuilding and relief

By Rebecca Borison

Topic: JDC American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Spanish town marks Jewish underground railroad

Catalonian village marks fifth such route Jews used to escape Europe to neutral Spain during WWII

When disaster strikes: Where Jewish aid is going in Nepal

In Israel, the earthquake meant dispatching first responders; in America, it meant raising, allocating money; and some groups were on the ground already

Dodging bombs, Ukrainian Jewish refugee flees hometown

With thousands of other Jews, Masha Shumatskaya, 23, leaves war-torn Donetsk behind; welfare groups struggle to help the displaced and impoverished

For Ukraine’s Jews, $50 can stave off starvation

With no pensions or salaries, the growing displaced Jewish population is increasingly reliant upon international donations

Rockets hit Jewish welfare center in Ukraine

No casualties reported as dud missiles slam into building housing Jewish organization in country’s east

In Lugansk, an icy Ukraine winter tests a war-torn community

The remnants of the decimated Jewish community gather to light Hanukkah candles during the day to avoid violence

Salvaged US medical supplies help fight Ebola in Africa

Alongside the JDC, Afya founder Danielle Butin enlists local Jewish volunteers to collect and send surplus equipment to aid those facing the epidemic

Limmud FSU goes back to Galicia, to build a Jewish future

Away from the tumult of war, Limmud Lviv brings Jews from the former Soviet Union together for an intense weekend of learning — and community building

Are the Jewish Federations delivering on their promises?

Ahead of Sunday’s General Assembly, a point-by-point look at some of JFNA’s stated goals — and whether it is meeting them

Moscow JCC renamed for JDC’s Ralph Goldman

The late Jewish leader had spearheaded covert US Jewish aid to Soviet Jews behind the Iron Curtain

Long-time JDC leader Ralph Goldman dies at 100

Also a central figure in Israel’s establishment, Goldman was a driving force behind the the Joint’s development into a leading Jewish humanitarian group

Belarussian Jews celebrate JDC ex-leader’s 100th birthday

Ralph Goldman honored as part of Limmud FSU’s opening ceremony

Crimea and Israel form backdrop to new thought-provoking novel

A famous former Soviet refusenik faces the man who denounced him to the KGB in David Bezmozgis’ ‘The Betrayers’

Jewish communities decimated in eastern Ukraine

While not holding out much hope for a true ceasefire, JDC workers and volunteers climb rubble to reach Jews in need

100 years of saving Jews depicted in NY JDC exhibit

‘I Live. Send Help’ provides a look back through the Joint’s century of renewal, rebuilding and relief

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