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Fast Forward Jewish Federations of North America Launches Ukraine Assistance Fund
The Jewish Federations of North America has launched a Ukraine Assistance Fund. The money raised by the umbrella group will be used to provide security for Jewish institutions and offer assistance to individuals as the country faces turmoil sparked by its recent revolution and the Russian invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. “As the situation escalates,…
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Fast Forward Immigration to Israel From North America Stays Steady in 2013
The Jewish Agency and Israel’s Ministry of Immigrant Absorption issued revised figures for aliyah from North America for 2013. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, there was a discrepancy in the number of North American immigrants projected on Dec. 29, 2013, which showed an 11 percent decline in aliyah from the United States and…
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News Who Will Head The Major Jewish Federations of America?
Jewish federations are hiring. Does anyone want the job? A wave of vacancies in top executive spots of North America’s largest Jewish federations is raising concerns about the Jewish community’s ability to replace a generation of federation CEOs on the brink of retirement. Top executives at federations in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Dallas…
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The Schmooze Meet Our Readers’ Top Jewish Dogs
We asked, you barked back. After ranking the “Top Jewish Dogs of All Time” last week, we thought it was time to go a little closer to home. And so, behold the top Jewish dogs in North America, as sent in by our readers. We were overwhelmed by the amount of submissions and the enthusiasm…
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Israel News Rabbis for Human Rights Splits From Israel Group
Rabbis for Human Rights North America, which began as a support group for the Israel-based Rabbis for Human Rights, is parting ways with its Israeli counterpart. In a January 15 press release, the North American group announced it will now be known as T’ruah: The Rabbinical Call for Human Rights, thereby ending organizational and fundraising…
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דער העברעיִשער פּאָעט חיים נחמן ביאַליק האָט שוין אין 1911 געהאַלטן שטײנבאַרגס משלים פֿאַר מײַסטערווערק.
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Culture 100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?
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