Jewish Federations of North America applaud the US House of Representatives for its passage of the Weitzman Museum Bill, which allows for a study of the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution.
Federations now call upo…
For nearly a year, close to 70,000 Israelis have been displaced from their homes in the North because of relentless Hezbollah rocket fire, missiles, and drones.
Hezbollah has stood in violation of UN Resolution 1701 for 18 years, breaking the terms of the ceasefire that ended the last L…
On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigations released data showing that hate crime incidents across the country reached a record high of 11,862 in 2023. Just as importantly, reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crime incidents rose to 1,832 incidents – a sharp increase of 63 percent fr…
Jewish Federations of North America on Thursday sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging their full support for the Weitzman Museum Bill, which would turn the historic Jewish museum in Philadelphia into a Smithsonian Museum.
Earlier this week, the bill was moved out a House committe…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Jewish leaders on Wednesday that he vowed to continue increasing funding for the lifesaving Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).
"As long as I'm majority leader, I will keep fighting to increase and continue to increase the funding and a…
