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Tag: Affordable Housing

0 Communities Politics

As the next mayor of Las Vegas, Shelley Berkley marks her ‘last hurrah’ in public office

Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider · 2 Dec

Shelley Berkley, a former congresswoman and notable advocate for Israel, returns to public office as the new mayor of Las Vegas after more than a decade.

0 Holidays Ethics

Building Justice: Lessons from Sukkot

Guest Blogger in Lilith · 16 Oct

Sukkot, often arriving quietly after the intense holiday period of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, serves as a powerful reminder of the sacred duty to address societal injustices, particularly in housing.

0 Communities History

Growing up Jewish on the Upper West Side ‘when housing was a human right’

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 31 Mar

Jennifer Baum reflects on growing up Jewish on the Upper West Side in a Mitchell-Lama building, which offered middle-income housing in NYC from the 1950s until the late 70s.

0 Communities Holidays

Tabarnak! Kanye Better Not Come to My Sukkah

Bonjour Chai · 13 Oct 2022

The hosts of the Bonjour Chai podcast celebrated Sukkot and delved into the issue of affordable housing in the Jewish community, especially considering the rising rent costs in Canada, particularly in Vancouver and Toronto where many Jews reside.

0 Communities Culture

How Vancouver's Jews are fundraising one of the most expensive Jewish building projects in Canadian history

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 7 Sep 2022

The CJN Daily explores the immense $450 million Jewish community center project, JWest, in Vancouver, which promises to greatly expand community resources over the next decade.