The IDF and ZAKA on the Front Lines in Haiti
The IDF, ZAKA and many other Israeli organizations have taken front line roles in saving lives in the recently traumatized area of Haiti. To Support the IDF and their work in Haiti and around…
Read moreCamp Foundation Names Fingerman New CEO
Source: JTA.org NEW YORK (JTA) — “The Foundation for Jewish Camp has tapped businessman Jeremy Fingerman as its new chief executive officer. Fingerman, most recently the founder and managing principal of the consulting and…
Read moreHU Disease Center Receives $5 Million from Gates Foundation
by Hillel Fendel Israel National News “(IsraelNN.com) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, has awarded The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of the Hebrew University…
Read more“Philanthropic Portal to Raise Funds for Israel’s Charities”
By RUTH EGLASH JPost.com 11.27.09 “Israel’s non-profit sector got a welcome boost this month when the only fully-bilingual donation portal formally launched operations, aiming to raise money for some 26,000 registered charities here. “Our…
Read moreThe Push-And-Pull Within Jewish Philanthropy
by Gary Rosenblatt Editor and Publisher at The Jewish Week One of the fascinating dynamics in American Jewish life today involves the complex and evolving relationship among three key groups: the Establishment organizations, symbolized…
Read moreNew York Jewish Federation Raises $43M
By JAMIE ROMM JerusalemPost.com 11.3.09 “The UJA-Federation of New York raised $43 million at its annual campaign kickoff last week, funding that will go toward Jewish families in need throughout the world. The fund-raising…
Read moreGoogle Co-Founder Brin Gives $1 million to HIAS
From:JPost.com and the JTA Google co-founder Sergey Brin has given a $1 million gift to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Google co-founder Sergey Brin Photo: AP [file] HIAS was one of the groups that…
Read moreMission Vs. Everything Else
I was talking with a co-worker the other day about how Hadassah has been in the news lately… and it hasn’t all been good news. A former Hadassah CFO claimed that she was sleeping…
Read moreDo You Know a Jewish Community Hero?
The Jewish community needs a hero. In the shadow of the Madoff scandal and the recent arrests of Rabbis in the U.S. Syrian community we are all looking for a breath of fresh air…
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