Posts Tagged: Jewish groups
Jewish Groups Mourn Death of Pope Francis, Who Condemned Antisemitism and Supported Interfaith Dialogue
Major Jewish organizations around the world are mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who actively promoted interfaith dialogue between Jewish and Catholic communities and strongly...
Jewish, Pro-Israel Organizations Have Mixed Reactions to Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal
Jewish and pro-Israel organizations reacted to the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday to halt fighting in Gaza, expressing both joy that...
Jewish Groups Pull Support From Oregon Food Bank for Blasting ‘Israel’s Violence’ in Gaza
A total of 12 Jewish organizations based in Oregon, including nonprofits and five synagogues, announced in a joint statement that they will not support the...
What American Jewish Organizations Need — and Value — Today
It began with a simple question: what would Jewish nonprofits do with more money? As chairman of the Jewish Future Pledge, I was curious. So,...
More Than 30 Jewish Groups Call on German Government to Confront Antisemitism
JNS.org - More than 30 German Jewish groups have called on the government to confront antisemitism amid a spate of recent attacks on the Jewish community. In...
Jewish Groups Cancel High Holiday Call With Trump Over Charlottesville Comments
JNS.org - Four major American Jewish organizations have announced they will not participate in an annual conference call with the president ahead of the High Holidays. In...
Jewish Groups Mobilize to Help Victims of Hurricane Matthew
JNS.org - Jewish organizations across the United States have been working over the weekend to dispatch relief aid to victims of Hurricane Matthew, which has left...
Not Your Grandma’s Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
JNS.org - In parts of Europe, Jews have been warned that wearing anything that identifies them as Jewish means putting a target on their back. In...
Jewish Youths in Budapest Accosted With Shouts of ‘You Killed Jesus’
Jewish youths in Budapest were subject to verbal antisemitic abuse this week, the EverydayAntisemitism blog posted on its website on Tuesday. According to the report, six people...
Jewish Groups Decry Atomic Agency Decision to End Probe Into Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program
Jewish groups decried a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Wednesday to close its probe of Iran's nuclear program. The Conference of Presidents of Major American...
AJC, AIPAC Express Disappointment in Dems Filibuster of Iran Deal Vote
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) expressed disappointment in a successful filibuster by Senate Democrats that blocked a vote on President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran on Thursday. AJC Executive Director David Harris...
EXCLUSIVE: New Survey of Jewish Americans Shows Opposition to Iran Deal Increases With More Knowledge of Arguments
The more Jewish Americans know about the Iran nuclear deal the less they like it, a new poll first seen exclusively by The Algemeiner showed. The survey of...
Major Jewish Groups ‘Horrified’ by Charleston Church Shooting, Call for Solidarity
Jewish groups condemned on Thursday the apparent hate crime at a historic black church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday night, in which nine people...
New York Times Again Blasted for ‘Skewed’ Headline in Coverage of Palestinian Stabbing Attacks
Media watchdogs and Jewish groups on Sunday admonished the New York Times for publishing a headline about Palestinian stabbing attacks in Israel which "blur Palestinian...
