Jewish Federations

US Jews cannot blame Israel, Israeli government for increasing antisemitism, JFNA CEO says

American Jews are engaging in self blame. They are afraid, forced to live their Jewish lives within confined spaces, and some accuse Israel of causing the surge in antisemitism.

Celebrants march in the Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on May 18, 2025 in New York City.
Black and white photographs of the Adam and Eve Diptych painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

LA Jewish Federation sues museum to recover Nazi-looted paintings held by Hermann Göring

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

The US-Israel relationship must be more than an argument - opinion

The Western Galilee.

Israel allocates NIS 26m. for education excellence centers in northern border communities


Netanyahu calls for Palestinian 'state-minus'

"The only possible solution is that they will have autonomy over themselves," Netanyahu said, "but not the ability to harm us."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly

Jewish Federations GA set to debate Israel-Diaspora challenges in Tel Aviv

NGO and non-profit leaders, social activists, journalists, students, philanthropists, politicians and others to participate in the conference.

AMERICANS TAKE part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in New York City

Jewish Federation annual conference: Let’s talk, not fight

Are Jewish Federation officials interested in pushing American and Israeli Jewry further apart? Are they interested in stoking discord?

Woman prayer shawl Western Wall 395

A needed change: Shaking up the Federation economic model

The Federations not only need to re-think their advocacy strategy within Israel but also their financial strategy.

DON’T YOU want to be part of this? Why aren’t Federations investing in Israel, asks the author.

Break-lines: How conservative Israelis and Reform U.S. Jews are torn

“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen

A poster promoting Israeli-Diaspora dialogue at the GA, due to take place in Tel Aviv from October 22-24

San Francisco foundation once funded a blacklist of anti-Israel students

San Francisco’s Jewish Community Federation said the funding was a one-time grant of $100,000 made in 2016.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS with a ‘boycott Israel’ sign.

Column One: Jewish Federations, we need to talk

AMERICANS TAKE part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in New York City

Elite private academy in Rio pressuring the city’s Jewish day schools

The school is seen as a long-awaited El Dorado for some, and a threat to Jewish continuity by those who fear that the city’s traditional Jewish schools may be not survive the competition.

Statue of Jesus in Rio de Janiero

Head of JFNA announces he is stepping away from organization

The search for a new CEO could take more than a year.

Jerry Silverman standing at the Western Wall.

U.S. Senate Tax Bill Deals a Devastating Blow to Jewish Organizations

The Jerusalem Post