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Can young people save the world? This Jewish teen environmental activist thinks so

When Amelia Fortgang’s high school education was interrupted by massive forest fires in her native Northern California, she decided she had to do something. She recently was bestowed a $36,000 award for her environmental work.

By Renee Ghert-Zand September 8, 2022 1:52 pm

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With $73 million and counting, this organization is the backbone of the Jewish aid effort for Ukraine

Over $61 million of the money has been distributed so far to some 50 nongovernmental organizations worldwide working on refugee resettlement, children’s aid, job training for Ukrainian adults, housing placements and aid advocacy.

September 7, 2022 3:37 pm

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Over 75,000 immigrants later, aliyah organization is about a lot more than charter flights

Erica Weintraub, 18, long had dreamed of immigrating to Israel and joining the Israel Defense Forces. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Weintraub got hooked on Israel from her first visit, when she came for a few weeks as a 9-year-old for her sister’s bat mitzvah. “I kept reminding myself what that summer was like. For […]

September 6, 2022 9:04 pm