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Jul 22, 2025

Jewish Journal Op-Ed: Pride in the Line of Fire

by Nate Looney

Jewish Federations had organized the Pride mission to deepen the bonds between North American and Israeli LGBTQ+ communities, but also to help heal a wound that has been festering in our community since the October 7th attacks nearly 2 years ago.  

At 11:30 p.m. on June 12, I went to bed …

Jul 22, 2025

JTA: NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL

The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League.

The rejection on Friday night comes after the delegates’ proposal earlier this month to bar t…

Jul 19, 2025

Jewish Federations Welcome NEA Committee's Decision to Reject ADL Boycott

Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors late Friday to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation…

Jul 15, 2025

Federations Join ADL Letter to NEA Executive Committee

On Monday, the Jewish Federations of North America and 86 local Federations joined over 375 Jewish communal organizations, sent a letter to the National Education Association Executive Committee, urging them to reject New Business Item (NBI) 39, which calls for boycotting ADL's educational r…

Jul 10, 2025

Federations Train Leaders for Jewish Interfaith Teen Ambassadors Program

Last month, Jewish Federations convened community leaders from across North America in the Student to Student (STS) program, which teaches Jewish teens to be interfaith ambassadors in their communities. The program’s fourth annual Coordinators’ Conference in St. Louis included both veter…