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Jewish Federations of North America

Police use tear gas around the Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters breached the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Lev Radin-Pacific Press-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

In riot’s wake, Federations chief pledges training to avoid repeats of grants to far-right groups

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 18, 2021
New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Congressional spending package doubles nonprofit security funds

by Ron Kampeas and JTA December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
People wear face masks in Times Square in New York City, March 3, 2020, after the city confirmed cases of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. (Photo/JTA-Eduardo Munoz-VIEWpress via Getty Images)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Jewish Federations of North America raising $54 million for Covid fund

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 3, 2020September 3, 2020
The main entrance of the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center in Denver, photographed in 2018. JCCs are among the establishment institutions prioritized by a $91 million Jewish coronavirus relief fund. (Photo/JTA-Hyoung Chang-The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

The biggest Jewish coronavirus relief fund will soon start giving out loans

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA May 13, 2020
Barry Finestone, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation, one of the Jewish philanthropies leading a massive nationwide coronavirus emergency fund. (Photo/File)
Posted inPhilanthropy

As Jewish nonprofits struggle, coalition of foundations announces $80 million fund

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
Networking in the hallway at the Jewish Federations of North America's annual General Assembly in Los Angeles, Nov. 2017 (Photo/Courtesy JFNA)
Posted inU.S.

8 major national Jewish groups team up for pandemic response

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA March 26, 2020
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the Jewish Federation of North America's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, Oct. 24, 2018. (JTA-Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish Federations plan invite-only conference instead of annual General Assembly

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
The East Bay and S.F.-based Jewish federations were founded when the Bay Area was a less connected place. But things started change long ago, with the construction of the Bay Bridge, seen here taking shape in 1935.
Posted inOpinion

Why we’re working together for a stronger Jewish Bay Area

Danny GrossmanLisa TabakRabbi Andrew Kastner by Danny Grossman, Lisa Tabak and Rabbi Andrew Kastner June 3, 2019May 31, 2019
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)
Posted inNews

S.F. Federation under scrutiny for grants supporting West Bank settlements

by Rob Gloster November 28, 2017March 19, 2018
Networking in the hallway at the Jewish Federations of North America's annual General Assembly in Los Angeles, Nov. 2017 (Photo/Courtesy JFNA)
Posted inOpinion

Jewish Federations may not be sexy — but they still matter

by J. Editorial Board November 16, 2017

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