Press Releases

From the Desk of our Campaign Chair, Dr. Dena Schulman-Green

Let me start with the news you’ve been waiting for and a Yasher Koach! The 2019 Campaign closed at $2,504,764, and we are able to meet our local and overseas commitments. This result is the culmination of hours of herculean efforts by our professionals, Amy Holtz, Judy Alperin, and Andy Sa…

JFNA’s D.C. Office Takes the Lead on Holocaust Issues

JFNA’s Washington, D.C. office has worked tirelessly for decades to advocate on behalf of Holocaust survivors. Approximately 80,000 survivors live in the United States—yet, one-third live at or beneath the poverty line. All survivors face the daily hardship of aging while also carrying a…

JCARR update: News from Family #2

JCARR was established in 2015 by five area synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, which came together to welcome, sponsor and support refugee families new to our area. Since December 2015, JCARR has welcomed four refugee families as a co-sponsor of IRIS (Integrated Refu…

Rabbinical Council of America condemns racism in US government

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America said it “condemns the most recent outburst of racist rhetoric in the highest levels of government,” an apparent reference to President Donald Trump’s call on four Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to unspecified co…

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