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JPost: Israeli govern to give Jewish Agency cash for budget, and JAFI to hold meetings in St. Pete
The Jerusalem Post has two interesting reports this morning about the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more »
Sharansky unplugged: Jewish Agency chairman sits down with The Fundermentalist
While the system as a whole may be looking to Jerry Silverman for answers, some folks at the Jewish Agency for Israel have been treating their new chairman, Natan Sharansky, as something closer to a messiah than a CEO. Read more »
Citing new reality, JDC presses for change in funding formula
The main international relief agency of the Jewish federation system says it is pulling the plug on a long-standing funding arrangement, saying it requires more money to meet the humanitarian needs of poor Jews abroad. Read more »
JDC: No deal on allocations split
The chairman of JDC says the organization needs more money—and needs to get a bigger piece of the pie that it shares with the Jewish Agency for Israel. Read more »
Food for thought from Bill Gates
The 92nd Street Y really has a phenomenal philanthropy thing going with its Business of Giving lecture series, led by the Economist’s Matthew Bishop. Read more »
Check out the Forward’s special section on giving…
The Forward published its annual section on giving this week, and while the philanthropy world might not be quite are wealthy as it used to be, this section is certainly rich. Read more »
More from the GA: Council on Foundation’s Gunderson is bullish on philanthropy
One of the hidden gems of this year’s GA proved to be a nighttime cocktail hour with the Council on Foundation’s president Steve Gunderson, in which Gunderson, who served for years as a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, said unequivocally that we are about to enter a golden age of philanthropy. Read more »
Silverman looking golden at first GA as Federations’ chief
Over the course of the three-day General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, it became clear that even with President Obama having to cancel his appearance, there was still a big story about a fresh new leader -- Jerry Silverman, the organization's new CEO. Read more »
JCorps founder wins first Jewish Community Hero award
After weeks of deliberation and the tally of more than 600,000 online votes, the Jewish Federations of North America has named its first Jewish Community Hero -- Ari Teman, the founder of JCorps. Read more »
And the winner is
The winner of the Jewish Federations’ Jewish Community Hero is… Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 11/20/09 @ 11:30AM EDT
- Canada's opposition Liberal Party is crying foul after the ruling Conservatives mailed out flyers extolling themselves as stronger supporters of Israel.
- Israel arrested five Palestinian Authority intelligence officers in the West Bank.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas.
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed Thursday in Brazil by a state governor who is Jewish.
- Prominent South African Jewish leader and philanthropist Mendel Kaplan has died at the age of 73.
- Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers
- Israel arrests five P.A. officers
- Abbas: Israel talking to Hamas
- Abbas welcomed by Jewish pol in Brazil
- South African Jewish leader Mendel Kaplan dies
- Israel will send ship to NATO anti-terror force
- Obama: New Iran sanctions coming within weeks
- What should we bring? Thanksgiving foods that travel well
- Female Orthodox scholars helping women talk about sex
- Obama half-brother has Jewish roots
- Lieberman: Fort Hood could be terror attack
- J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
- What really happened at the Reform biennial in Toronto
- Rubashkin convicted on 86 charges
- Obama shifts to Israel’s corner, but tries not to show it
- Sniffing underwear and other high jinks in satire on intermarriage
