A 29% increase in aliyah from the Former Soviet Union was recorded during 2015, according to Federation partner The Jewish Agency. The more than 15,000 olim comprised nearly half of all immigration to Israel last year. Numbers of immigrants from Russia and Ukraine/Moldova increased by 41% …
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Federations remember those we lost and continue to work hard for those who survived. Share this donation site with your community to contribute to the $45 million fundraising campaign for elderly Holocaust survivors in need.
National Young Leadership Cabinet is now recruiting rising Jewish leaders for its 2016 class. NYL Cabinet members develop leadership skills and join an alumni network of more than 4,000 Federation and other Jewish communal changemakers. Deadline is May 10. To learn more, contact Daniel Mesznik.
A new study projects that charitable giving will continue to rise through next year, growing an estimated 4.1 percent in 2016 and 4.3 percent in 2017.
The Jewish Agency Board of Governors Meeting will be held Feb 21-23 in Tel Aviv. 80 Federation leaders will join hundreds of other global Jewish leaders to discuss topics including the recent surge in aliyah, services to minorities and social activism as well as to establish policies and bud…
