Jewish Federations of North America have awarded dozens of grants to help Holocaust survivors and seniors

The Holocaust Care Center and the Institute on Aging and Trauma at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) have awarded grants to support more than three dozen Jewish and non-Jewish agencies providing social services to Holocaust survivors, older adults with trauma, and...

'I will no longer participate in genocide': an American pilot set himself on fire near the Israeli Embassy in Washington

A US Air Force serviceman set himself on fire on February 25 near the Israeli Embassy in Washington. He shouted that he did not want to be “an accomplice to genocide” and called for the liberation of Palestine. The man died in hospital, the BBC reports. The incident occurred at 13:00 local time. American pilot...

How Jewish communities in the USA and Canada helped Ukraine during two years of war

After February 24, Ukraine began its third year of testing and confrontation with Russian aggression. From the first days of the Russian invasion, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) mobilized all its resources to help Ukrainians and Jewish communities in Ukraine. Since the start of the emergency collection campaign...

The whole world pays Israel millions of dollars for rare ticks: why these insects are needed

Israel has for many years been considered the world's top exporter of Pistorius persimilis, in other words, a carnivorous arachnid mite: foreigners pay millions for it, Details reports. As part of a project that has been going on for almost 10 years, researchers have been able to find a replacement for chemicals…

UN agency supporting Palestinians suspected of aiding Hamas

Israeli intelligence has accused some members of the Palestinian UN agency of taking part in the kidnappings and killings of civilians during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Many countries have stopped financial support for the agency, Reuters reports. In the dossier...

The International Court of Justice calls on Israel to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip

The International Court of Justice ruled on January 26 that Israel must take all measures to prevent acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, but it did not oblige Israel to immediately cease fire, DW reports. The Republic of South Africa (RSA) has gone to court accusing Israel of “genocide...

Jews in the US and Canada raised $750 million to help Israel

This week, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced the amount of aid collected by Jewish communities in the United States and Canada for Israel. The total aid amount was US$750 million, collected during the first two months of the war. These funds were transferred to 472 Israeli...

Jewish organizations in the USA are looking for volunteers to help Ukrainians

The topic of the war in Ukraine has practically disappeared from television screens and the news, but the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of refugees continues. Children, women, elderly people, wounded soldiers undergoing rehabilitation need professional psychological support. Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), an umbrella organization of Jewish communities in the United States...

US Jews unite to ensure fair coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Leading US Jewish organizations have come together to ensure unconditional American support for Israel and fill the gap in coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. “Project 10/7,” named in memory of Black Saturday on October 7, was a joint initiative of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American-Israeli...

State Department bans some Israelis from entering US

On December 5, the State Department imposed a travel ban on extremist Jewish settlers linked to a string of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Yahoo reported. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the move. Last week…

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