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Topic: The Jewish Federations of North America

June 4, 2013
12:55 am

An illustration of Natan Sharansky's proposal, which will expand the Western Wall and create a permanent egalitarian space in the Robinson's Arch area. (photo credit: Creative Commons/Graphics by Uri Fintzy/JTA)

North American federations back Sharansky’s Western Wall plan

Compromise on egalitarian prayer would enable holy site to again become a symbol of Jewish unity, resolution says

May 15, 2013
1:50 am

Jobbik party supporters burning an EU flag at a rally in Budapest in 2012. (photo credit: screen capture/YouTube video uploaded by Euronews)

Jewish leaders to Kerry: Confront Hungary’s rising anti-Semitism

Acute concerns over growth of extremist Jobbik party, violence against Jews, cemetery desecration, widespread anti-Jewish sentiment

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 23, 2013
6:15 pm

American Jewry picks its battles

Top priorities are to preserve the social safety net, strengthen US-Israel ties and bolster incentives for philanthropy

By William Daroff

January 3, 2013
12:38 am

William Daroff of the Jewish Federations of North America (courtesy JFNA website)

Jewish federations praise fiscal cliff agreement for sparing America’s ‘most vulnerable’

Besides preventing tax hike, bill staves off cuts, maintains charitable contribution tax deduction for ‘critical community-based services,’ umbrella group says

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 17, 2012
1:16 am

An Israeli woman stands outside a house damaged by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Friday, Nov. 16 (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Jewish Federations of North America pledge $5 million to aid Israeli terror victims

Money to go towards trauma counseling, financial assistance, portable bomb shelters and transporting children out of harm’s way

November 16, 2012
5:17 am

The four-story building that was struck Thursday, killing three Israelis, in Kiryat Malachi (photo credit: David Katz/The Israel Project)

US Jewish group rallies to help communities in southern Israel

Jewish Federations of North America pledges $5 million for new Israel Terror Relief Fund

By Michal Shmulovich

November 14, 2012
4:23 am

A rainbow flag of Israel at the gay pride parade in Jerusalem. (photo credit: Flash90)

First-of-its-kind LGBT ‘equality index’ calls on Jewish groups to strengthen inclusion policies

Fewer than 10% of groups surveyed on LGBT policies responded, but major groups such as JDC, JFNA, Hillel are aware of LGBT inclusion and willing to do more, report finds

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 12, 2012
2:59 am

Rabbi Rick Jacobs (photo credit: Ben Fink Shapiro/Union for Reform Judaism)

Young Jews not finding what they need in the community, Reform leader tells communal heads

Rabbi Rick Jacobs opens Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly by lamenting disaffiliation

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 1, 2012
6:22 pm

Young American Jews participate in a Birthright event in Jerusalem (illustrative photo: Dudi Vaknin/Flash90)

After 26 years, Otzma program for young adults in Israel to be axed

Alumni protest Federations’ decision to scrap ‘premier Israel experience’ that produced high rates of aliya and communal involvement in the US and Canada

By Times of Israel staff

October 31, 2012
5:34 pm

A Haredi couple awaits the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on Monday in Brooklyn. (Azi Paybarah via Twitter/JTA)

Jewish communities race to find, provide aid following Hurricane Sandy

Storm targeted largest concentration of Jews in the US, where full recovery is expected to take months

By Adam Soclof

February 10, 2012
6:26 am

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, January 2011 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90)

US terror czar downplays threats to Jewish targets

Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says security officials are carefully monitoring Middle East developments