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Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein, (left) heads the Jewish Federation of North America’s diversity work, will lead the tour. (Photo/JFNA)
Posted inU.S.

First national federation trip to Israel for Jews of color

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward April 13, 2023

Buffie Longmire-Avital has been to Israel twice, first to help lead a Birthright trip and again with her family while her husband was conducting academic research. Longmire-Avital, who is Black […]

The building housing the Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque and the Jewish Federation of New Mexico (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of the JCC)
Posted inU.S.

New Mexico’s Jewish federation is on the brink of collapse with no staff or funding for programs

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA September 19, 2022September 19, 2022
Jyl Jurman is retiring as CEO of the Silicon Valley Jewish Federation, which is merging with the Addison Penzak JCC; both are located at the Levy Family Campus in Los Gatos (right).
Posted inNews

Silicon Valley Federation in talks to merge with Los Gatos JCC as longtime CEO retires

by Dan Pine June 24, 2020June 25, 2020
A police officer stands guard outside Temple Sinai, a synagogue just a half-mile away from the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, the site of a mass shooting on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Jeff Swensen-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

How we’re working to prevent another synagogue shooting

by Michael Masters September 23, 2019September 23, 2019
Rabbi Andy Kastner, interim executive director of the East Bay Federation, speaks at the 100th anniversary celebration of the federation, June 19, 2019. (Photo/Courtesy East Bay Federation)
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After 100 years, a warm, haimish goodbye to the East Bay Federation

by Sue Fishkoff June 24, 2019June 24, 2019
Andrew Kastner
Posted inBay Area

Andrew Kastner named interim East Bay federation executive director

by J. Staff September 28, 2018October 4, 2018
An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank town of Hebron, which is starkly divided between Jewish settlers and Palestinian residents. (Photo/Flickr-pal_pics CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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S.F. Federation under scrutiny for grants supporting West Bank settlements

by Rob Gloster November 28, 2017March 19, 2018

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