As fires in Alberta, Canada continue to wreak havoc, Federations and other Jewish groups have joined the effort to support the victims, 90,000 of whom have been forced to flee their homes. Learn more and donate now to the Alberta Fire Relief Fund.
Federation partner The Jewish Agency tends to the needs of the more than 2,500 IDF soldiers without family in the country.
Federations' Israel Action Network (IAN), on the ground monitoring events at the Methodist gathering, received a letter from Hillary Clinton, a prominent Methodist, denouncing BDS.
With nearly 25% of U.S. Jews age 65 or older, Federation advocacy for and with older adults is increasingly critical. Honor Older Americans Month this May with program resources from the U.S. Admin on Aging. For questions on aging policy, contact Liz Leibowitz, director of government affairs.
Mark Wilf (Greater Metrowest NJ) and Todd Morgan (Los Angeles), co-chairs of the Jewish Federations' Fund for Holocaust Survivors, urge more states and local governments in the US to provide assistance to Holocaust survivors.
