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National Young Leadership Names New Chairs Designate for 2015-2016

March 2015

This week, National Young Leadership (NYL), Federation’s network of Jewish leaders in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, announced its new chairs designate, Ronna Schneider, from Cincinnati, and Bryan Drowos, from South Palm Beach.

Both Ronna and Bryan are vice chairs of NYL Cabine…

Jewish Federations Condemn Deadly Shootings in Copenhagen

February 15, 2015

The Jewish Federations of North America are shocked and grieved following yesterday’s attacks on the Krystalgade Synagogue and the cultural center in Copenhagen that has left at least two people dead - including Dan Uzan, a Jewish volunteer security guard - and others in…

On the Ground in Paris

In the aftermath of the fatal attacks in France, dozens of Federation leaders to Paris to show their solidarity with the French Jewish community.

Summaries and videos from Day 1 and Day 2 of the mission put you right in the middle of this important trip.

Petition: Urge Recording Artists to Stick with Israel

Our Community Relations Council is joining the efforts of the Israel Action Network and the Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), which has alerted us that nearly 16,000 cultural boycott proponents have signed a petition targeting jazz artists scheduled to perform at Israel’s International …

Urge Elected Officials to Extend IRA Charitable Rollover

The Congressional lame duck session has begun and is expected to only last three weeks. High on the agenda is the enactment of so-called "tax extender" legislation that would retroactively reinstate over 50 provisions, many of which expired on January 1, 2014. A key provision that enjoys wid…