Tag Archives: National

The boards of Hazon and the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center are today announcing the proposed merger of the two well-respected Jewish non-profits.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced the election of Barry Curtiss-Lusher as its new National Chair on Wednesday.

A long, long campaign has ended.

There are many groups organizing relief efforts. If you are moved to donate, here are a few quick links.

The full text of the Foundation for Jewish Camp Announcement.

The Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado is proud to announce that Carol Karsh will be honored with the Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award at the International Lion of Judah Conference to be held this September in New York City.

Joanna Zeiger, a 2000 Olympian and 2008 World Champion in triathlon, was inducted on April 29, 2012 into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Apply to Joshua Venture Group's Dual Investment Program and you could receive funding, technical support, and skills development.

The gathering will be 13,000 strong (10,000 last year) and will probably be a much larger number for the Monday night Gala Event. Stan previews this year's event.

Ghetto survivors who have not yet applied to the Ghetto Fund or the Ghetto Pension should do so at once. For more information:

Serving Our Survivors (SOS), a program of JFS, has announced the deadline to apply for funding from the German ZRBG pension program.

The 2011 General Assembly of JFNA wrapped up today with a rousing call from JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman to go out and keep working towards "a vibrant and fresh future for the Jewish people."

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren and U.S. Ambassador Daniel Shapiro affirmed U.S. support for the Jewish State before a packed house on GA Day 2. Plus more photos.

Tweets from 2 sessions on Monday - out of some 7,000 tweets for this conference!

The General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America opened Sunday in Denver with nearly 3,000 members of the tribe in attendance.

A sampling of comments from the GA - via Twitter.

A movement is born? Some people were busy this weekend!

Jewish National Fund has once again partnered with Osem to offer a promotion that will raise money for JNF’s Sderot Indoor Recreation Center.

Responding to the current employment challenges college students are facing, Aish Connections has created an initiative inviting Jewish students to compete in a series of business challenges to win internships.

Malcolm Hoenlein calls on US Jews to be united in the face of the challenges emerging from the new Middle East.

A new Holocaust era restitution project was announced today to identify the victims whose assets were confiscated by the Nazis.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the tragic shooting rampage that wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killed six and wounded additional innocent bystanders.

Sometimes we just want to highlight a few stories happening nationally. Here are a few that came our way.

BJN offers up some links from JTA and around the web about how Jews fared in this year's mid-terms, as well as Jewish perspective on where we go from here.

For the first time ever, Jewish National Fund (JNF) was named to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual Philanthropy 400 survey of the country’s largest nonprofits.