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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

President of the University of Haifa Gur Alroey praised the program, dubbing it an “expression of deep gratitude” towards Israel’s Druze population, of whom many serve in the IDF.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING in the National Days of Jewish Service campus cleanup.

Activating Jewish service through partnerships, collaboration - opinion

Engaging in shared service is one way to see each other’s humanity and counter the isolation and misinformation that fuel anti-Jewish hatred.

|ByERIC FINGERHUT, CINDY GREENBERG, ADAM LEHMAN
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

The school district voted unanimously to fire Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Principal Phillip Leddy during a Tuesday special board meeting, replacing him with Susan Kanopka as interim principal.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

What can US Jews expect from President Joe Biden's first 100 days?

Increasing security grants for nonprofits take center stage at JFNA virtual event.

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByOMRI NAHMIAS
JOE BIDEN reacts while delivering remarks last week at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises.

Jewish Federations of North America to meet with Congress

Former board chair and newly elected Congresswoman Kathy Manning as well as Israel's new Ambassador to the United States Gilad Erdan will also be present for the meeting.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The US Capitol Building can be seen from behind fencing with barbed wire in Washington, US, January 28, 2021

After Capitol riot, Federation chief to avoid repeat of grants to far-right

The San Francisco Jewish Community Federation said that it would monitor its donor-advised funds after the Intercept report.

JANUARY 18, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
What exactly of what happened in Washington could be transposed to the current Israeli reality? Pictured: Supporters of US President Donald Trump during a ‘Stop the Steal’ protest outside of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, last week.

Emergency aid effort underway for frontline Jewish agencies for newly poor

Jewish federations throughout North America – there are 146 – are reporting similar challenges in their communities.

DECEMBER 21, 2020BySTEWART AIN/JTA
Volunteers gather at a food distribution center in New York run by the Met Council on Jewish Poverty.

Kathy Manning, former Jewish Federations head, wins NC congressional race

Manning, 63, was the first woman to chair the Jewish Federations of North America from 2009-2012.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Kathy Manning 311

Jewish Federations: US university admins ‘ignored’ antisemitism on campus

Several universities have allowed antisemitism to continue, taking no action against it.

OCTOBER 25, 2020ByJEREMY SHARON
In October 2016, an individual held a sign and walked around the campus gates that said, “Google it!!! Jews financed black slavery.”

Yankelevitch to 'Post': Gov't ready to formally listen to World Jewry

Cementing Jewish leadership’s position within Israel sends a clear message of the value that the government of Israel places on the relationship between the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

OCTOBER 22, 2020ByOMER YANKELEVICH
Omer Yankelevich

JFNA to hold General Assembly online amid coronavirus pandemic

The sessions intend to dissect the last eight months of the pandemic, and review both the challenges and opportunities facing North American Jewry in the seasons to come.

OCTOBER 16, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FILE PHOTO: A student takes classes online with his companions using the Zoom app at home

Iranian-American Jewish federations condemn murder of wrestler

'Applaud sanctions targeted at the Islamic Republic officials responsible for Afkari’s sham trial and murder.'

OCTOBER 1, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari.

Baltimore Jewish community helps out those impacted by explosion

Two people were killed and four people were hospitalized in serious condition.

AUGUST 13, 2020ByCODY LEVINE
Fire trucks are seen at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of Baltimore Fire trucks are seen at the scene of an explosion in a residential area of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 10, 2020.