Jewish Federations

Israel allocates NIS 26m. for education excellence centers in northern border communities

Jewish Federations said the government initiative expands a regional education model developed with Homeward/Habaita following the mass evacuations after October 7.

The Western Galilee.
 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

University of Haifa unveils program to help Druze after IDF service

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

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Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

School board votes to fire Pennsylvania principal over antisemitic voice message


LAPD admits it was unprepared for Sunday’s violent protest outside LA synagogue

The LAPD had deployed more than a dozen officers in anticipation of the protest, the department called for backup once those initial officers were overwhelmed.

 LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024.

Jewish Agency to provide NIS 10 million to Gaza border communities

The Jewish Agency's emergency aid to communities will be granted in addition to the direct aid provided by the Jewish Agency's fund for victims of terrorism to families affected by the war.

 An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

Over 50 Federations rally for Israel with millions in aid

More than 50 Federation communities in North America had announced their plans for what was termed “gatherings of solidarity.”

 Pro-Israel demonstrators protest during the second day of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., October 8, 2023.

3D-printed firearms plot exposes alarming antisemitism surge in LA

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles revealed its role in the arrest of a white supremacist in California.

 Illustrative image of a firearm.

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Chikli’s meeting in DC will take place, despite cancelation of the organizer

The local Washington DC Jewish Federation has decided not to host this event, presumably because of the planned protests by anti-judicial-reform Israelis and Americans

Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the Jerusalem Post 2023 Annual Conference in New York, June 5, 2023

Mayhem breaks out at Jewish Federations conference in Tel Aviv

Panelists sniped at each other over the Israeli government’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary and its threat to tighten immigration rules.

THOUSANDS PROTEST against the planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night. Men, women and children have taken to the streets and highways armed with nothing more than flags

Aliyah minister visits schools, cultural institutions in first US visit

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer is on a week-long trip touring American and Canadian Jewish communities for the first time since taking office.

 Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer (The Religious Zionist Party) met on Monday with the CEO of the New York Jewish Federation, Eric Goldstein

American Jewry umbrella group hits out at Israeli judicial reform

They wrote in an open letter urging that "a 61-seat Knesset majority should not be allowed to override Supreme Court decisions."

 A view of Israel’s Supreme Court justices during a hearing.

JFNA urge Congress to increase funding for faith communities’ security

They also advocated the committees to fund programs that would fight antisemitism and hate crimes, care for Holocaust survivors and other vulnerable populations.

The sun rises on the US Capitol dome before Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in Washington, US, January 20, 2021.