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Fast Forward JDC announces its first female CEO after a tumultuous search process
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee announced on Sunday the appointment of Ariel Zwang as their new CEO, who will be the first woman to lead the global Jewish nonprofit in its more than 100-year history. We’re thrilled to share that Ariel Zwang, the noted American nonprofit executive and Jewish leader, has been named the…
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Food In Georgia, Life Is A Moveable Feast. Leave It To The Jews To Eat It Up.
At the Manhattan home of Jewish Joint Distribution Committee board member Shari Levy, a select group of humanitarian foodies sat down to have a supra, the Georgian word for feast, last night. No one in the room had Georgian heritage, and only three people in the room had ever been to Georgia. The Georgian feast…
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Fast Forward Jewish Group Providing Emergency Aid To Storm-Struck Sri Lanka
(JTA) — The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is responding with emergency aid to catastrophic flooding and mudslides in Sri Lanka. More than 200 people have been confirmed dead and at least 100 missing in the worst storms to hit the island nation since 2003. JDC, together with its local partner Sarvodaya, a Buddhist-inspired humanitarian…
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Breaking News JDC Taps Former Columbia Law Dean as CEO
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee tapped a former Columbia Law School dean who once clerked for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to serve as its CEO. David Schizer, 47, will take the helm of the international Jewish aid group on Jan. 1, pending his approval by the JDC board next week. He will…
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Breaking News U.S. Prepared to Move Against Iran Sanction Violators, Jack Lew Says
The United States is prepared to move against violators of its sanctions against Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. “Our enforcement of the sanctions regime will be as unflinching as ever, so any CEO, general counsel or businessperson who thinks now might be a time to test our…
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News Jewish Democrats on What’s Scary…
Never mind that Halloween, which falls on a Wednesday this year, is the bane of Hebrew school administrators everywhere. The holiday may not be kosher, but it’s good for a laugh, and the National Jewish Democratic Council has come out with this scary cartoon:
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