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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

UJA-Federation of New York

Members of the far-left Jewish advocacy group IfNotNow sing during a protest outside the Los Angeles home of Vice President Kamala Harris calling "on those in power to oppose any policies that privilege one group of people over another, in Israel/Palestine and in the US," October 19, 2023. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
December 8, 2023, 4:18 pm
Staffers of 140 mostly progressive Jewish groups urge Biden to push for Gaza truce
Over 500 people sign letter to US president, Congress, claiming there is broad US Jewish support to press Israel to agree to ceasefire in war with Hamas
By Ron Kampeas
Conservative rabbis from across the United States surround Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin (center), whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, October 31, 2023. (Courtesy Fuchsberg Center)
November 3, 2023, 10:34 am
US rabbis make solidarity trip to Israel for firsthand experience of Hamas onlsaught
Group visits Ofakim and Be’eri, where terrorists killed more than 100 people, meet with parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
By Eliyahu Freedman
The Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair MK Simcha Rothman leads a committee debate, in Jerusalem, January 17, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 25, 2023, 7:15 pm
MK Rothman sent to New York to explain judicial shakeup to wary US Jews — report
Religious Zionism lawmaker officially in US for release of former secretary of state Pompeo’s book, but will reportedly meet with American Jewish groups fearful of reforms
By ToI Staff
The new, $50 million Sam Spiegel building, part of the Jerusalem Arts Campus in downtown Jerusalem. (Courtesy)
November 29, 2022, 11:29 am
Film school’s second act gives starring role to new downtown Jerusalem arts campus
Sam Spiegel Film and TV School moves from industrial zone into new home on Jerusalem Campus for the Arts, a $50 million complex shared with academies for music, dance and acting
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Workers prepare matzah, the unleavened bread eaten during the Jewish holiday of Passover, at the Aviv Matzah plant in Bnei Brak on April 14, 2019. (Flash90)
April 17, 2022, 2:38 pm
Chefs and culinary influencers rise to matzah challenge
Matzah moves beyond butter and cream cheese, as it gets layered with avocado and eggs, folded into kubaneh and broiled with cinnamon and sugar for a crunchy cereal
By Jessica Steinberg
A tent city on the Polish side of the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine provides shelter and supplies for the refugees fleeing the war, March 14, 2022. (Courtesy Menachem Creditor via JTA)
March 22, 2022, 3:35 am
NY rabbis bear witness to the catastrophe — and compassion — on Ukraine’s border
During 3-day mission, team of 19 spiritual leaders distribute supplies, determine how best to help organizations working to aid refugees
By julia GERGELY
UJA-Federation CEO Eric Goldstein, second from right, meets with staff from Hillel Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland. Goldstein was in Poland earlier this month meeting with agencies coordinating relief for Ukrainian Jewish refugees. (Courtesy UJA-Federation/ via JTA)
March 10, 2022, 1:48 am
UJA New York to approve another $2 million in funding for Ukraine
The grant comes on top of an additional $3 million in emergency funds announced on February 24 and will provide food and medical supplies to needy people in and out of the country
By Jacob Henry
A Covid-19 cornavirus patient is shifted to a ward after being admitted at the GTB hospital in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP)
May 7, 2021, 4:09 am
NY Jewish federation sending $200,000 in COVID relief to India
Grants from UJA-Federation of New York focused on providing equipment and relief in hard-to-reach and especially vulnerable communities in pandemic-wracked country
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
UJA-Federation of New York CEO Eric Goldstein, seen in December 2019 (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)
June 12, 2020, 8:21 am
UJA-Federation of New York announces 54 layoffs as CEO forgoes pay
54 employees are losing their jobs and no open positions will be filled, amounting to a 12% reduction in staff
By Shira Hanau
Evan Rosenberg with his grandmother (courtesy)
June 9, 2020, 11:45 pm
Start-up nonprofit feeds over 1,500 Holocaust survivors locked down in NY
Evan Rosenberg’s ‘333.charity’ deploys celebrities and branded ‘merch’ to raise funds for UJA-Federation of New York to distribute to elderly living under the poverty line
By Matt Lebovic
Pedestrians cross 57th street in New York City on April 18, 2020. (AP/Frank Franklin II)
April 23, 2020, 11:51 am
UJA New York Federation to give $9 million more in grants to protect Jewish life
Funds supplement $34 million in grants and loans already announced to assist vulnerable New Yorkers most affected by coronavirus pandemic
By JTA
Jewish men use "social distancing" as they pray outside the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, March 20, 2020. (AP/Mark Lennihan)
April 2, 2020, 5:35 pm
UJA-Federation of New York providing over $34 million in pandemic assistance
Grants and loans to help city residents hit hard by virus, including children, small businesses, elderly, students, Jewish Community Centers
By Marcy Oster
From right: Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand hold a banner at the march against anti-Semitism in New York City, January 5, 2020. (John Lamparski/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media via JTA)
January 8, 2020, 6:49 am
4 ways New York’s government is trying to fight rising anti-Semitism
From beefing up security to bolstering community outreach, here are some ways officials and community leaders are working to break the wave of hate crimes against Jews
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: An NYPD vehicles sits outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, February 4, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images via JTA)
January 8, 2020, 6:23 am
As anti-Semitism rises, a new NY bail law comes under attack
Growing number of lawmakers seek to amend newly introduced legislation so as to allow extended pre-trial remand for hate crime offenders
By Ben Sales
People participate in a Jewish solidarity march across the Brooklyn Bridge on January 5, 2020 in New York City. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images/AFP)
January 5, 2020, 8:35 pm
New Yorkers flock to massive rally against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks
Jew-hatred is on the rise in NY area, which has seen a spate of violent incidents since December 10 massacre at a kosher grocery store in New Jersey
By ToI Staff
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