The Jewish Federations of North America represents 146 Jewish Federations and 300 independent Jewish communities.
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“Survivors play an integral role in our community,” said Joan Grayson Cohen, executive director of Jewish Community Services at @TheAssociated. “Their strength illustrates the resilience of the human spirit and serves as an inspiration.” ow.ly/zXo050Zb8oC
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A new study from the @JFederations’ Israel Educational Travel Alliance is bringing the financial strain on the educational travel sector into sharper view: ow.ly/5sSs50Zb8kI
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“At a time when many LGBTQ Jews are experiencing antisemitism in broader LGBTQ spaces while also navigating challenges within Jewish communal settings, the need for meaningful belonging has never been greater.” - @Jfederations' Nate Looney ow.ly/Nkj250Zb8cl
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“When Democrats and Republicans stand together to say that hate has no place in Connecticut, our entire state is stronger for it, and this is something we do not take for granted,” said @jfact’s Tara Cook-Littman ow.ly/n8Y950Zb86V
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“A lot of our work is, unfortunately, emergency-based,” said @JCRCGW board president, Messika Greenberg. “We have faced, as a community, more threats to our security, so we’ve been [funding and working through] a lot of that. We need to be nimble.” ow.ly/iJCB50Zb855
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Wilma “Billie” Tisch was a philanthropist, matriarch of one of New York’s most prominent Jewish families and the first woman elected president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (now @UJAFedNY). May her memory be a blessing. ow.ly/BVyP50ZaxVr
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"Preserving Israel educational travel...will require advancing practical solutions that keep high-quality, transformational Israel travel opportunities operationally possible,” said Anna Langer, @JFederations’ Executive Director of IETA. ow.ly/B2Ie50ZaxP5
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“We know other communities…are being told ‘you’re not welcome,’” said Zach Schwartz, director of the JCRC at the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine. “So, what we’re seeing is the biggest security threat to our communities in our lifetimes.” ow.ly/zx5r50ZaxLW
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Yesterday, @RepDanGoldman and @RepMikeLawler introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding federal security support for Jewish institutions and combatting antisemitism: ow.ly/h2rM50ZaxKy
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“Cybersecurity is no longer a future or theoretical concern. It is a present and growing threat to Jewish organizations of every size.” Here are some steps every Jewish organization can take, courtesy of @JewishFedBC CEO Ezra Shanken: ow.ly/743j50ZaxH9
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The Jewish Federations of North America retweeted
Cybersecurity is community security.
In a new article, our CEO Ezra Shanken reflects on why protecting #Jewish communal life means safeguarding not only our physical spaces, but also the digital systems that support our work.
Read more: ow.ly/fKQ450ZagUg
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“Jewish communities across the United States are facing a real and growing security crisis, and the federal government has a responsibility to ensure that all Americans can gather, worship, and live openly and safely as who they are.” said Eric Fingerhut. jewishfederations.org/blog/a…
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“Our job is to ensure that Jewish institutions have the resources needed to protect our communities,” said Ori Katzav, director of community relations at @JewishColumbus. ow.ly/sHYS50Za5uv
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“This increase is a meaningful investment in the safety and security of Jewish communities and other vulnerable nonprofits, though the need for the program continues to exceed available funding,” said @JFederations’ Rachel Dembo ow.ly/Lwu950Za5sp
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"The threats facing Jewish institutions are not theoretical. They are real. They are personal. And they are happening in our own communities.” Read more from Lino Covarrubias, CEO of @JFSofMetrowest ow.ly/cRlJ50Za5oe
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If the Jewish American Security Act passes, “we really have something that will make a difference for the Jewish community, which has been the target of a serious domestic terror crisis over this last year,” said @Jfederations' CEO Eric Fingerhut. ow.ly/LOhX50Za5wY
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Ahead of Juneteenth, join @JFederations on June 17 at 1:30 PM ET for “Shared Fellowship: Reinventing a New Tomorrow," a conversation with Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein and Rabbi Dr. Chaim Tureff: jfeds.org/JuneteenthDialogue
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“We’re now part of this club that no one wants to be a member of,” said Jeff Finkelstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. “I think that club is even tighter when it comes to Jewish communities.” ow.ly/jGnP50Z9rkf
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At this year’s Eli Hurvitz Conference on Economy and Society, @JFederations’ Rebecca Caspi shared how Federations have aided Israel’s socioeconomic rehabilitation in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023: ow.ly/xxyt50Z9rh7
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“The radical extremism we are witnessing is not merely a threat to the Jewish community, but, furthermore, is a threat to the core democratic values that the Jewish community shares with broader society.” - Yair Szlak, CEO of @FederationCJA ow.ly/TI8u50Z9re2
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