Tag: Jewish Federations Of North America

In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts interview Julie Platt, the chair of the Jewish Federations of North America, who discusses the organization's work in Ukraine and its connection to Camp Ramah alumni in Broadway.
The recent hostage-taking incident at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas has led to increased concerns about the security of synagogues and Jewish institutions.
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, formerly of Truah, a human rights group, has become the executive vice president of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), where she leads a coalition of 300 religious institutions with $4 trillion in financial assets to push for corporate accountability and ethical practices.
Combat Anti-Semitism Movement, a new organization created to fight anti-Semitism, is part of a larger trend of well-funded groups focused on combating anti-Semitism.
Eight major Jewish organizations in the U.S. have formed an emergency pandemic coalition to address the impact of coronavirus on the Jewish community.
Allison, Don, and Noah participate in discussions at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, covering topics like the impact of the Canary Mission, which exposes critics of Israel, on Jewish Americans.
The text discusses three main topics at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America: the impact of Canary Mission on critics of Israel, the use of Jewish values to justify various political positions, and the resurgence of non-Zionist Jewish cultural creativity in America.
Israeli government officials approached leading American Jewish institutions offering funds to combat the BDS movement, but at least four organizations, including the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, declined the offers due to concerns about being required to register as foreign agents.