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Help for the 20K Jewish communal professionals laid off during pandemic

“Blindsided.”

That’s how Melissa Engelberg felt after being laid off in April due to COVID-19 cutbacks.

“I was shocked, I was sad and I was worried,” said Engelberg, who lost her job as director of grants and programs at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. “I …

Aliyah of 2,000 Ethiopians approved by government

JFNA joins its partner The Jewish Agency for Israel in applauding today’s decision by the Government of Israel to approve the Aliyah of 2,000 members of the Ethiopian community who are expected to arrive in Israel by early 2021. Read more.

Pressured by Holocaust survivors, Facebook bans posts denying Nazi genocide

Thanks to the tireless advocacy of Holocaust survivors working with the Claims Conference (Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany) and others to push back against hate speech, Facebook announced today that it will ban Holocaust denial speech from the platform. We applaud this i…

Jewish Agency Head Talks About COVID Crisis in Israel

Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Isaac Herzog talks about the spike in immigration applications since the start of the pandemic, and the government’s obligation to support the “unusually high-quality” wave of aliyah despite the stresses of handling the COVID crisis. Read more.

Organizations work to engage with young donors

Planned giving is something older adults tend to participate in – whether through an estate plan or annual funds. However, many organizations find themselves in need of targeting new and younger donors. Read more about the experiences of the Cleveland Federation.

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