Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "Jewish Federations of North America" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Starting in 1654, when the first Jewish communal settlement in New Amsterdam (modern-day New York) began despite Governor Peter Stuyvesant's attempts to ban the first Jewish people in North America from the settlement (until he would be overruled), and for the next 250 years; the Jewish community promised local governments they would not become a burden, by taking care of their own community.
Delegation of Jewish Federations of North America in Israel. The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), [5] is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute over $2 billion annually, including through planned giving ...
13-1659707 [3]: Legal status: 501(c)(3) religious organization [3] Purpose: To strengthen kehillot; to ensure there are thriving centers of Jewish practice across North America, Israel, and beyond that celebrate both tradition and contemporary life; to demonstrate what an authentic and dynamic Judaism looks like, inspire people to be a part of it, and advance its critical role in the world.
Julie Platt was elected chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America in 2022. She is the second woman to be the chair for the organization, which oversees 146 Jewish federations across the United States and Canada that distribute over $3 billion each year.
In August 2022, the museum split from the Jewish Federation of St. Louis to become an independent nonprofit entity. This followed a two-year $20 million renovation and expansion project. The new museum building opened to the public on November 2, 2022. [3] [4] [7]
The March for Israel was a pro-Israel demonstration that took place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2023. [1] [2] [3] The rally was organized by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (CoP) and the Jewish Federations of North America in solidarity with Israel during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.
The Raleigh Hotel was a resort hotel in South Fallsburg, New York, within the Borscht Belt region of the Catskill Mountains. The hotel was established in 1937 as a popular kosher destination mostly catering to Jewish (observant and non-observant) travelers, as well as other religions. [ 1 ]