American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

For a Jewish world in despair, we need High Holiday prayers that meet the moment

Alex Weisler in JTA · 25 Sep

Facing a tumultuous year marred by rising antisemitism, warfare, and global crises, Alex Weisler explores how Jewish communities can find hope and resilience during the High Holidays.

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Jewish leaders in Europe want to stay there despite pessimism about antisemitism, survey finds

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 22 Jul

Despite a rise in antisemitic incidents in Europe following the Hamas attack on Israel, a survey commissioned by a global Jewish aid organization reveals that most Jewish leaders in 32 countries have no plans to leave Europe due to concerns about safety.

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2 years into war, major Jewish fundraising for Ukraine has slowed to a trickle

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward · 25 Feb

Amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Jewish federations have nearly exhausted funds raised for humanitarian relief after distributing $96 million over two years.

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For Ukraine’s Jews, the work is not yet done — even as the war rages into its third year

Alex Weisler in Forward · 23 Feb

In the midst of Ukraine's ongoing war, Ukrainian Jews, like 17-year-old Sonia Bunina, continue to show resilience and determination.

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Nina Gottlieb, Holocaust survivor who told her story in an award-winning documentary, dies at 91

Andrew Silow-Carroll in Forward · 7 Feb

Nina Gottlieb, a Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 91.

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10 years on, the impact of Biden’s Holocaust survivor initiative is still growing

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 18 Dec 2023

In 2013, then-Vice President Joe Biden launched the White House Holocaust Survivor Initiative, a program aimed at addressing the unique needs of Holocaust survivors as they age.

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Unetaneh Tokef, the High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real for the Ukrainian Jews I’ve gotten to know

Alex Weisler in JTA · 12 Sep 2023

The author reflects on the significance of the prayer Unetaneh Tokef, which catalogs calamities that may befall Jews in the coming year, and its resonance with the Jewish community in Ukraine.

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Groups deliver New Year staples to thousands of Jews in Ukraine

JNS · 7 Sep 2023

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is providing food packages containing traditional holiday items to thousands of impoverished Jews in Ukraine and across the former Soviet Union ahead of the Jewish New Year.

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American and European JCCs do not share the same mission, and that's a good thing

Nora Berman in Forward · 28 Feb 2023

Doron Krakow, President and CEO of JCC Association of North America, responds to an article that praises European Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) for their commitment to nurturing Jewish connections.

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A Summer of Change

Steve Lipman in Jewish Action · 9 Jun 2021

The article discusses the transformative power of Jewish summer camps in shaping the Jewish identity of young campers.

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The “Survivors’ Talmud” and the Obligation to Remember

Allen I. Fagin in Jewish Action · 16 Mar 2020

The text discusses the story of the Survivors Talmud, also known as the DP Camp Gemara or Sheerit Hapleitah Shas, a Talmud printed for Jewish survivors of the Holocaust to facilitate Torah study in displaced persons camps post-World War II.

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The Vanishing Point

Dara Horn in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Mar 2013

Roman Vishniac, a versatile photographer, is the subject of the retrospective "Roman Vishniac Rediscovered" at the International Center of Photography.

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