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Jul 31, 2025

Helping Ukraine, One Volunteer at a Time: Lidia's Story

When the war in Ukraine broke out in February 2022, Lidia Zambilovici, a Russian- and Romanian-speaking Jewish immigrant from Moldova, instantly felt the impact.

 

As the Director of External Relations for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, volunteer work was not part of her job de…

Jul 29, 2025

Federations Thank FEMA for Opening Security Grant Applications Process

Jewish Federations of North America thank FEMA for releasing the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). 
 

The total grant amount allocated by Congress is $274.5 million. 

 
“The release of the Notice of Funding Opportunity is the…

Jul 22, 2025

Federations to Congress: Security Costs Our Community $765 Million A Year

Security costs for the Jewish community amount to $765 million per year, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric Fingerhut told the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence in a letter calling attention to the enormous securit…

Jul 22, 2025

Jewish Journal Op-Ed: Pride in the Line of Fire

by Nate Looney

Jewish Federations had organized the Pride mission to deepen the bonds between North American and Israeli LGBTQ+ communities, but also to help heal a wound that has been festering in our community since the October 7th attacks nearly 2 years ago.  

At 11:30 p.m. on June 12, I went to bed …

Jul 22, 2025

JTA: NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL

The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League.

The rejection on Friday night comes after the delegates’ proposal earlier this month to bar t…