Posts Tagged: Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish Groups Applaud Major Teachers’ Union’s Rejection of ADL Ban
Jewish groups this week commended the National Education Association (NEA) teachers union for refusing to adopt as policy a ban on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...
Jewish Leaders Push US Congress to Bolster Antisemitism Protections Amid Rising Anti-Jewish Violence
Hundreds of Jewish leaders from across the US gathered in Washington, DC, on Wednesday with a clear and urgent message to lawmakers that Jewish communities...
Jewish Leaders Plan ‘Emergency Mission’ to Washington, DC to Push US Gov’t for Antisemitism Protections
Amid a record wave of antisemitic attacks and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, leaders from nearly 100 Jewish communities and over 30 national...
Jewish Groups Slam Major Body of University Professors Over Anti-Israel Event
A cohort of Jewish civil rights and nonprofit groups issued on Thursday a joint letter expressing concerns about the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)...
The Vast Majority of US Jews Support Israel. Let’s Act on That Knowledge.
JNS.org - Reading the results of a poll of American Jews demonstrating that a strong majority of the community believes that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, frowning...
Jewish Organizations Congratulate Trump on Presidential Election Win
Prominent Jewish organizations were quick to issue statements on Wednesday congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the US presidential election the previous night, promising...
American Jews Raised $1 Billion for Israel in First Month of Hamas War, Researchers Find
Jews in North America raised approximately $1 billion for Israel in the first month of its war with the Hamas terror group, according to a...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Attend Antisemitism Summit in Athens
New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams will travel to Athens, Greece, on Wednesday for the 2022 Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism. The second annual event will...
President Herzog Tells American Jewish Leaders Israeli Vote ‘Should Be Respected’
Just hours before Israelis go to the polls for the fifth time in almost four years, President Isaac Herzog on Monday addressed American Jewish leaders...
‘Blames the Victims’: US Jewish Groups Denounce Vermont University’s Response to Antisemitism Allegations
Jewish groups across the US are calling on the University of Vermont (UVM) to acknowledge Jewish students' concerns that antisemitism on its campus is harmful...
Six Months Into War, Jewish Federations Continue to Offer Aid, Relief for Ukrainians
JNS.org - On the sixth-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish Federations of North America provided an updated summary of how its $73.5...
Grants Offered to Jewish Federations to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees
JNS.org - The Jewish Federations of North America has announced the launch of a Ukrainian Resettlement Grant Initiative to support refugees seeking safety in the...
Second Annual Holocaust Survivor Day Embraces ‘the Spirit of Celebrating Life’
An international effort to celebrate the lives of those who survived the Holocaust was renewed this past Sunday, as Jewish communities in the US, Israel and...
To Date, Jewish Federations Deliver 1 Million Pounds of Aid to Ukraine
JNS.org - Since Russia went to war with Ukraine on Feb. 24—with more than 14 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 7 million...
