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Based on the lower response rate, Jewish Americans needed to send 24% more applications to receive the same number of positive first responses from prospective employers as other Americans, the ...
Am Yisrael Foundation (Hebrew: קרן עם ישראל) is a Tel Aviv and New York–based foundation and umbrella nonprofit organization for a variety of initiatives that promote Zionist engagement among Jewish young adults residing in Israel, including providing leadership platforms for young Jews who have made Aliyah, or are contemplating immigration to Israel.
It was originally known as the American Fund for Palestinian Institutions. After the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the name was changed to the American Fund for Israeli Institutions, and subsequently re-incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation in the US as its current name, the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
National and Overseas—The Jewish United Fund of Chicago (JUF) [2] conducts fundraising activities by means of annual calendar year campaigns and makes allocations/grants to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) [3] and the Jewish Federation of Chicago (JF). Through its allocation to JFNA, JUF supports services to nearly 2 million ...
Young Israel of Woodmere is by far the branch with the largest congregation. There are approximately 1,250 families as of 2018. The second largest branch is that of Young Israel of Deerfield Beach in Century Village, with about 1000 members. [47] During the winter months, "with almost 120 men attending, the Daf Yomi class is America's largest."
From 1948 until 2009, the Jewish Agency was organized into departments: the Aliyah and Absorption department, which was responsible for the immigration and integration of Jews coming to Israel; the Education department, which worked to deepen the connection of Jews worldwide to Israel; and the Israel department, which focused on improving the ...
Major funders of IAC are billionaire and pro-Israel philanthropist Sheldon Adelson, who has contributed millions to the organization, [24] and Haim Saban. [25] [26] Republican Adelson and Democrat Saban had appeared together to demonstrate that their efforts for Israel were bipartisan, [27] but from 2015 Saban reduced his support over political differences.
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 ...