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Oct 29, 2025

Federations' Letter to Congress: Act Now to Avoid SNAP Disaster

With less than two days before the federal government shutdown cuts off SNAP benefits, Jewish Federations of North America issued an urgent letter to Congressional leaders late Wednesday, warning of the imminent lapse in the nation’s largest food assistance program — a lifeline for 42 …

Oct 29, 2025

JI: Jewish leaders, tech experts hopeful, but realistic about TikTok deal

As a deal to split off TikTok’s U.S. business is set to be finalized between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, antisemitism experts expressed mixed views over how likely the agreement will be in transforming the social media platform’s approach when it …

Oct 29, 2025

Jewish organizations are responding to the looming SNAP deadline

Soon after the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Long Beach and Orange County (Calif.) realized that funding for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, would run out by the end of the month. Knowi…

Oct 28, 2025

Fingerhut: Trump’s TikTok deal is an opportunity to tackle hate

The deal President Trump engineered forcing the sale of TikTok from Chinese government-owned ByteDance to American companies represents a rare opportunity to tackle the problem of online hate and antisemitism, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut said Tuesd…

Oct 27, 2025

Jewish Federations Sound the Alarm: SNAP Lifeline for Millions in Peril

If the government shutdown continues, millions of families are just four days away from losing the food assistance they rely on to survive. SNAP — the primary nutrition lifeline for 42 million Americans — could run out of funds, leaving people to choose between paying bills and putting f…