Under pressure, Jewish federation network announces opposition to abortion ruling
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The Combat Anti-Semitism is part of a fleet of new groups fueling the politicization of a cause that long united Jews
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News In Los Angeles, Jay Sanderson mourns his brother, and mobilizes Federation against COVID-19
For Jay Sanderson, it got personal. Last month, the COVID-19 virus claimed his mentally disabled twin brother, Jeffrey, who was living in a group home outside Boston. When it was clear Jeffrey wouldn’t survive the infection, doctors told Jay that his brother had about 24 hours to live. He lasted another four days and died…
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News In Boston, a Jewish agency tackles “shocking” poverty and homelessness
Tom would prefer to say he “lived outside” for seven months. He likes the sound of it better than “homeless.” Semantics aside, the reality is that this accomplished scientist with a PhD in toxicology from MIT, a $400,000 income, and a condo in one of Boston’s priciest neighborhoods ended up living by himself in the…
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Fast Forward ‘Pause With Pittsburgh’ Campaign Seeks Moment Of Silence On Attack Anniversary
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, the Jewish Federations of North America are calling for a nationwide moment of silence. The “Pause with Pittsburgh” campaign is meant to commemorate the 11 people who were killed in the shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha synagogue building in the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Federations Hire Hillel President Eric Fingerhut As New CEO
(JTA) CLEVELAND (Cleveland Jewish News via JTA) — Eric Fingerhut is leaving his position as president and CEO of Hillel International to take the same posts at the Jewish Federations of North America. Fingerhut, who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Ohio in 1993 and 1994, will succeed Jerry Silverman. The Times…
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Opinion Why Federations Funding Canary Mission Shouldn’t Surprise You
This week, a series of exposés by Josh Nathan-Kazis in these pages revealed that an Israeli charity that appears to run the blacklist site Canary Mission received funding from a foundation controlled by the Jewish Community Federations of San Francisco. A second piece identified the Jewish Community Federation of Los Angeles communal fund as a…
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Opinion In Funding Canary Mission, Jewish Federation Betrayed Us
The revelation that mainstream Jewish organizations like the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco have been secretly funding Canary Mission, a widely-condemned online blacklist of students and professionals critical of Israel, pulls back the curtain on a stunning abuse of the trust and esteem placed on these groups by the Jewish communities they purport to…
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