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Oct 28, 2025

Fingerhut: Trump’s TikTok deal is an opportunity to tackle hate

The deal President Trump engineered forcing the sale of TikTok from Chinese government-owned ByteDance to American companies represents a rare opportunity to tackle the problem of online hate and antisemitism, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut said Tuesd…

Oct 27, 2025

Jewish Federations Sound the Alarm: SNAP Lifeline for Millions in Peril

If the government shutdown continues, millions of families are just four days away from losing the food assistance they rely on to survive. SNAP — the primary nutrition lifeline for 42 million Americans — could run out of funds, leaving people to choose between paying bills and putting f…

Oct 27, 2025

Commemorating Seven Years Since the Tree of Life Tragedy

We commemorate today the seventh anniversary of the terrible shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue building in Pittsburgh that took the lives of eleven of our precious brothers and sisters gathered for Shabbat morning prayer. We remember, today and always, Joyce Feinberg, Richard Gottfried…

Oct 24, 2025

Jewish Federations' Statement on Return of Hostages’ Bodies

Jewish Federations join all the people of Israel in mourning and remembering the lives of the 15 hostages whose bodies were returned from Gaza over the past week.

 

We continue to stand in solidarity with Israel and the families of all the hostages, including those whose loved ones have …

Oct 23, 2025

Building Values and Connection as Gen Z Changemakers

by Lila Hruby

Working remotely on a Gen Z engagement and leadership development program, I often feel disconnected from other young Jewish professionals in the Federation space. That's why I was so thrilled to attend the M2 Aleh Summit, a three-day conference in Chicago this summer that was specifically d…