andidates in Israel’s upcoming election should make the relationship between the government and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism a priority, writes the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago’s top professional in Israel. Read more.
A joint JCPA/Jewish Federations Blue Ribbon Task Force on Community Relations calls for a renewed investment in the Jewish community relations field based on a year-long assessment. Read more.
The U.S. Senate approved in a 77-23 vote a bill that codifies $38 billion in defense assistance to Israel and which provides legal cover to states that target the boycott Israel movement. Read more.
A group from the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago and leaders from Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel greet new arrivals from Ethiopia. Read more.
After a 21-month vacancy, the U.S. anti-Semitism envoy position is filled by Elan Carr, an Iraq war veteran and grandson of Holocaust survivors. Read more.
