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Mayor Eric Garcetti on the George Floyd protests: ‘This is a Jewish struggle’
As protests over racial injustice stretched into another day under the shadow of the enduring coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles encouraged the city’s Jewish community to increase efforts to address the underlying causes of a fracturing American society.
In Los Angeles, Jay Sanderson mourns his brother, and mobilizes Federation against COVID-19
Los Angeles Jewish Federation CEO Jay Sanderson loses his brother to Covid-LA as he organizes the community against the pandemic
In Boston, a Jewish agency tackles “shocking” poverty and homelessness
Tom is an MIT graduate who was homeless, living in a a tent in the woods, when the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS), reached out to help.
Major Jewish groups create ‘emergency pandemic coalition’
The partnership “will ensure that we are not duplicating efforts or wasting resources that can best be put toward those most in need.”
New Israel Fund Courts Liberals Vexed By Federations’ Philanthropic Veto Power
“There hasn’t yet been a national progressive Jewish place to house your philanthropic giving to Israel and America.”
The Federation Rubber-Stamped His Donations. Then He Tried To Give To IfNotNow.
The Seattle Jewish Federation had never blocked one of his donations. But they said IfNotNow goes against their goal of a “cohesive Jewish community.”
New President At Chicago Federation Is Old President’s Son
One of the most powerful and well-compensated Jewish establishment officials in the United States just passed his job along to his son.
Cleveland Jewish Federation Appoints First Female President
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland has appointed Erika Rudin-Luria as its top executive, making her the philanthropy’s first female president.
Jerry Silverman Will Step Down As Federations Chief
“My decision is bittersweet,” Silverman wrote. “However, as I have always stated, family comes first.”
Federations Demands Israel Reverse ‘Divisive’ Moves On Western Wall And Conversion
The Jewish federations called on Israel to reverse its “divisive and damaging” steps to freeze an agreement on egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall.