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Mar 20, 2025

Federations, Birthright partner to send 10,000 volunteers to Israel

Jewish Federations of North America and Taglit-Birthright Israel are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to grow the number of global Jewish community members that travel to Israel to volunteer at this critical time.  
 

The two organizations will leverage their scale and experti…

Mar 20, 2025

Jewish Federations mourn the passing of Ted Comet

We mourn the passing of Ted Comet z"l, a luminary of American Jewish life, who leaves a legacy of extraordinary leadership and passionate commitment to Israel and the Jewish people. Ted, who died on Wednesday at the age of 100, was a prominent figure in Jewish communal service, serving in le…

Mar 17, 2025

Federations' statement on the passing of former U.S. Rep Nita Lowey

Jewish Federations of North America mourn the passing of former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey – a lifetime public servant, the first female House appropriations chair, and a staunch advocate for the Jewish people and a strong US-Israel relationship.
  
As she said on many occasions, Nita was guid…

Feb 26, 2025

Jewish Federations' statement on slain hostages

Today, Jewish Federations mourn and pray for the families of Itzik Elgarat, Tsahi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur, and Ohad Yahalomi, all taken hostage from their safe rooms and homes in a horrifying manner by Hamas terrorists on October 7. Along with all of Israel, we are waiting for the government to…

Feb 22, 2025

Federations grateful for hostages' release, return of Shiri Bibas to Israel

Following a week that has delivered great tragedy to our community, Jewish Federations are thankful for the release of the six hostages who were freed from the darkness of captivity today: Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed – both of whom spent a decade in Hamas’s hands – as well as Ta…