The board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America has voted to allow at least some trips operated under its auspices to visit Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The October 26 vote overturns a longstanding policy under which JFNA missions were barred from visiting Israeli-controlled areas of the West Bank. It was…
New York City’s Jewish federation is pulling out of a fundraising pool run by the umbrella group for North American Jewish federations, in a move that highlights the struggles of the national bodies that serve local Jewish charities. The UJA-Federation of New York, the central fundraising body for New York City’s Jewish community, contributes $1.6…
The Anti-Defamation League saw its legendary leader, Abraham Foxman, step down after 28 years at the helm and replaced by 44-year-old outsider Jonathan Greenblatt. UJA-Federation of New York’s longtime CEO, John Ruskay, left last June. His successor, Eric Goldstein, came from the private sector. Within the past few years, a new top leader also took…
It was hard to escape the feeling that things were a little backward when the Jewish Federations of North America, the national network of local Jewish federated charities, convened in Washington on November 8 for its annual General Assembly. The organization was emerging from a painful, months-long crisis after being caught in the crossfire of…
In the wake of last summer’s bitter Iran debate, the chief executive of Jewish Federations of North America urged its leaders to ensure their organizations are welcoming to people of various political and religious stripes. During the Iran debate, “too much of the language was vicious and beyond the pale, and has no place in…
(JTA) — It was, perhaps, not the most auspicious setting for Ronit Peskin’s first-ever public speech. The 25-year-old self-described housewife stood in front of a crowded room at the biggest Jewish conference of the year, the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Jerusalem. She was about to verbally assail Women of the Wall…
Defying predictions, America’s Jewish federations mustered to mount an unabashed show of strength when they gathered in Jerusalem November 10 for the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). It wasn’t exactly the sort of defiance their Israeli hosts were accustomed to seeing at an American Jewish philanthropists’ convention. Prime Minister…
(JTA) — It is a cause that elicited cheers from a roomful of participants at the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly. Leading politicians have long championed it and are now trying to push it through a divided Knesset. Nearly two-thirds of Israelis support it, and activists say it’s crucial for ensuring Israel’s future…
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