Jewish institutions should divest billions in fossil fuels, new report says
The Jewish nonprofit Dayenu encourages Jewish groups to divest $3 billion in non-renewables and invest it in clean energy
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A growing constellation of organizations is focused on monitoring online antisemitism and leveraging relationships with law enforcement
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"We are almost out of money," the federation's newly elected president announced. "We have no employees. Critical insurance has been canceled. We cannot fulfill the purposes for which the organization was founded."
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News Who runs the largest Jewish federations? Not women.
Women run nearly half of North America's 150 federations, but men control almost all those in the largest cities — and 73% of the system’s $9 billion in assets
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News Under pressure, Jewish federation network announces opposition to abortion ruling
After calls from Jewish feminists, including a Chicago congresswoman, CEO says group is ‘concerned about the risks it poses to women and girls’
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The Combat Anti-Semitism is part of a fleet of new groups fueling the politicization of a cause that long united Jews
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News In Los Angeles, Jay Sanderson mourns his brother, and mobilizes Federation against COVID-19
For Jay Sanderson, it got personal. Last month, the COVID-19 virus claimed his mentally disabled twin brother, Jeffrey, who was living in a group home outside Boston. When it was clear Jeffrey wouldn’t survive the infection, doctors told Jay that his brother had about 24 hours to live. He lasted another four days and died…
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News In Boston, a Jewish agency tackles “shocking” poverty and homelessness
Tom would prefer to say he “lived outside” for seven months. He likes the sound of it better than “homeless.” Semantics aside, the reality is that this accomplished scientist with a PhD in toxicology from MIT, a $400,000 income, and a condo in one of Boston’s priciest neighborhoods ended up living by himself in the…
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