The Jewish Federations of North America are appalled by the ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) World’s decision on Wednesday to suspend the membership of The Aguda, The Association for LGBTQ+ Equality in Israel. At a time when LGBTQ+ Jews are feelin…
Award-winning comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish has been announced as emcee of Stand Together – an event of Jewish Unity, Strength, and Resilience. Haddish is an Emmy- and Grammy-winning comedian, actor, and NYTimes Best Selling Author.
Antisemitism has become a crisis across North America – especially on many university and college campuses where Jewish students and staff have had to look over their shoulders to ensure anti-Israel protesters aren’t going to harass or assault them.
Jewish communities have always thrived when in close relationship with surrounding religious and cultural groups. Our golden ages of community life have been marked by Convivencia in Christian Spain, protected status in Ayyubid Egypt, and trade routes that enabled us to exchange not only mer…
On Thursday, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut delivered messages from North America’s Jewish community expressing their love and support for the Israeli people to Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Over the past year, Jewish communities across North…