Behind the TV ads against antisemitism: a fortune assembled under apartheid
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Fast Forward UJA-Federation New York announces 54 layoffs, CEO forgoes pay
(JTA) – In the last few months, UJA-Federation New York has awarded millions of dollars of emergency grants to help organizations survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it’s joining the ranks of organizations letting go of its own staff members as it anticipates declining donations. Its CEO, Eric Goldstein, will forgo a salary for the coming…
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News UJA funds COVID tests in a school and on a playground
UJA-Federation of New York and Brightpoint Health, a community health center, are offering COVID-19 testing in schools and a playground in Brooklyn and the Bronx starting Friday. The testing is by appointment only, and patients must be showing symptoms and have a temperature above 100.5 degrees, or must be essential workers. “Testing is a critical…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Epstein Donated $50,000 To A Major Jewish Charity. They Still Haven’t Said Why.
UJA-Federation, one of the largest Jewish charities in the country, and one of the largest locally focused charities on the planet, has not responded to questions about a $50,000 donation it received from a charity controlled by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Forward first reported on Epstein’s UJA donation last Friday. Since then, several…
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Epstein’s Charity Donated $50K To New York Jewish Federation
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s charity donated $50,000 in 2017 to UJA-Federation of New York, the nation’s largest local Jewish federation. A U.S. Virgin Islands-based charity called Gratitude America, Ltd. donated more than $1.2 million to a variety of organizations in 2017, including $50,000 to the federation, according to tax records. The Daily Beast reported in…
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Breaking News First Survey Of All U.S. Jewish Federations Finds No Illegalities, But Still Cites Some Problems
Larry Cohler-Esses A first-ever comprehensive survey of all Jewish federations in the United States has found no evidence of illegalities at them but has identified some with financial practices that the study characterizes as suggesting they are run “less like volunteer organizations and more like family firms.” The review, conducted over the course of a…
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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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Breaking News New York Federation Raises $207M — Defies Grim Trend
The UJA-Federation of New York announced Tuesday that it raised more than $207 million through its annual fundraising campaign and planned giving, bucking the decline in charitable giving to Jewish federations reported last month. According to the annual study released in June by Giving USA, donations to Jewish federations declined in 2015 while donations by…
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