Days before Yom Kippur, Congress wants to scale back funding that keeps Jews safe
Despite the White House antisemitism plan, the Senate proposed cutting $18 million from synagogue security grants
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News Mostly ignored, Jews of color turn to special fund for COVID relief
Editor’s note: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Forward is resurfacing some of our recent coverage related to the Black-Jewish experience and racial justice. This article originally appeared in August, 2020. Some are trans Jews of color on the brink of homelessness. One is an African-American man who worked at a Jewish…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Community Gets A Start-Up Fund
Israel’s first investment fund exclusively for ultra-Orthodox startups is about to close its first round of funding. With major investments from people like the head of Facebook Israel, the fund’s creator, Moshe Friedman, is hopeful it will reach its $5 million goal by August 1st. “We think our $5 million will bring $50 million and…
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Fast Forward New York Federation Raises Record $238M In Centennial Year
UJA-Federation of New York raised a record $238 million in its centennial year, a $30 million increase over 2016. It is the fifth straight year in a row of fundraising increases at the philanthropy, which was founded in 1917. “UJA lay leaders and donors have ensured we are prepared to meet the challenges of the…
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News Citing National Interests, Switzerland Withholds Data on Funding for BDS Groups
(JTA) — Citing a desire to avoid harming the foreign relations interests of Switzerland, the country’s foreign ministry is withholding information on Swiss funding for promoters of boycotts against Israel. An official from the Federal Department of foreign Affairs sent the unusual refusal and its reasoning earlier this month to NGO Monitor, an Israel-based organization…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settlements Receive Higher Share of State Funds, Study Shows
Jewish settlements in the West Bank and on the Golan Heights received a higher share of state funds than other communities, according to a new report. Arab towns receive the second highest amount of state funds per capita followed by development towns, according to the report by the Adva Center, which tracked Israeli government spending…
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Fast Forward Rand Paul: ‘Cut Aid To Palestinians Unless They Recognize Israel as Jewish State’
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said he will introduce legislation that would cut U.S. funding to the Palestinian Authority unless its government recognized Israel as a Jewish state. Paul (R-Ky.), a likely contender for the Republican presidential nod in 2016, said the law was needed because of the interim governance agreement last week between Hamas and…
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News Liberal Groups Scramble as Nathan Cummings Foundation Shifts Funding Guidelines
For many Jewish progressive organizations, the beginning of 2014 has been marked by a scramble to find new sources of funding, as America’s largest backer of liberal Jewish groups changed its funding guidelines. The Nathan Cummings Foundation, which has been giving nearly $6 million annually to Jewish causes, will no longer fund organizations through a…
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