Sam Salkin, Anita Friedman to be honored at AJC gala By Dan Pine Sep 22, 2022 At the American Jewish Committee’s diplomats seder held last Passover at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, Sam Salkin found himself seated next to the consul general of Ukraine just six weeks after Russia had invaded his country. After Salkin expressed his strong support for Ukraine in the fight, and Consul General Alexander Krotenko affirmed… Read More
U.S. New Mexico’s Jewish federation is on the brink of collapse The Jewish Federation of New Mexico has nearly run out of money and staff, and all of its programs have been suspended or are being handed over to other… By Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA Sep 19, 2022
U.S. Who runs the largest Jewish federations? Not women. On paper, Jewish federations across North America have made great strides in promoting women to leadership positions in recent years. Women now lead 43%… By Arno Rosenfeld, Forward Sep 9, 2022
Politics In Florida, Nikki Fried loses bid to take on Ron DeSantis in November Charlie Crist, a former two-term Republican governor of Florida who became a Democrat, trounced Nikki Fried, the state’s Jewish agriculture commissioner,… By Ron Kampeas, JTA Aug 24, 2022
Obituaries Maurice Kanbar, S.F. philanthropist and eclectic inventor, dies at 93 Maurice Kanbar was by all measures a wealthy man. Yet wealth did not interest him. “I don’t want to make money,” he told J. in a 2015 cover story. “I’m… By Dan Pine Aug 24, 2022
Philanthropy Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda The day Ziggy’s Playground opened on a sun-drenched hilltop in Kigali, Rwanda, children needed no prompting to explore. Slides, stacked concrete pipes big… By Dan Pine Aug 4, 2022
Philanthropy How Jewish philanthropies with oil fortunes handle climate change At the start of the 20th century, Louis Blaustein, a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, and his son Jacob drove a horse-drawn wagon through the streets of… By Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTA Jul 25, 2022
Bay Area 2 Bay Area teens among $36k Diller Teen Tikkun Olam award winners Two Bay Area residents are among 15 young people from across the country selected for the 2022 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, which recognize and reward… By J. Staff Jul 5, 2022
Philanthropy Jews of Color Initiative is now an independent nonprofit organization The Bay Area-based Jews of Color Initiative is set to become an independent 501(c)3 organization, effective July 1. Founded in Berkeley as the Jews of… By J. Staff Jun 20, 2022