Jewish Federations

School board votes to fire Pennsylvania principal over antisemitic voice message

The school district voted unanimously to fire Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Principal Phillip Leddy during a Tuesday special board meeting, replacing him with Susan Kanopka as interim principal.

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.
A drone picture of family and supporters gathering as former Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot returns home after leaving the hospital, following his release from captivity in Gaza, in Mevaseret Zion, Israel, October 19, 2025

After $908m. in wartime aid, Jewish Federations of North America pivot to ‘Rebuild Israel’

BUTTERFLY EFFECT: Even a tiny change sets up unpredictable outcomes.

Partnering for progress: Amitim founder on helping Israelis get out of the rut - opinion

A classroom at the Darchei Torah Boys School in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York on May 16, 2018

New York becomes latest experiment in subsidies for Jewish day school tuition


UJA-Federation pledges $1m for Gaza aid, citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act

UJA CEO Eric Goldstein condemned Hamas for holding hostages, obstructing aid and provoking the conflict, but said that the Jewish community is nevertheless compelled to help alleviate the suffering.

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025.

Gary Torgow elected as chair of Jewish Federations of North America

Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across the US and Canada.

 Gary Torgow, Detroit banking executive and philanthropist to lead umbrella group of 146 federations across US and Canada.

Building Jewish resilience: A three-year journey with Jewish Federations of North America – opinion

After three years at the helm of the Jewish Federations of North America, the writer reflects on serving Jewish communities worldwide.

JFNA Board of Trustees Chair Julie Platt recieved the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor at the beginning of January.

Kathy Manning to lead Democratic Majority for Israel board of directors

Manning served from 2021 to 2025 in the House, where she was likewise a staunch supporter of Israel.

 Former Rep. Kathy Manning speaks during a press conference with other House Democrats on June 27, 2024 in Washington, DC.

The power of Jewish service and community in a broken world - opinion

Service propels people who care about their neighbors to think more critically about the systemic changes needed to address the root causes of inequality.

 REPAIR THE WORLD volunteers in Los Angeles gather for a beach cleanup together with the Jewish Federation Los Angeles.

Jewish Federations CEO privately opposed a Jewish open letter criticizing Trump’s campus arrests

The dispute points to ongoing anxiety within the Jewish world over how, or whether, to respond to Trump’s attempted deportations of foreign student activists.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he attends a "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America Event" with Dr. Miriam Adelson and Jewish leaders in Washington, US, September 19, 2024.

Pennsylvania Jewish groups condemn ‘genocide’ slogan on Gisele Fetterman’s charity

A sheet calling the Fettermans "genocidal" was draped over Gisele's Free Store, drawing condemnation from Pennsylvania Jewish groups.

  Senator John Fetterman and wife Gisele Barreto Fetterman meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025.

Grapevine March 30, 2025: Gone, but not forgotten

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ELI BEER (centers) at the launch of the new technologically advanced  United Hatzalah Center in Bnei Brak.

Washington, DC, Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid-off federal workers

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is allocating $180,000 to assist laid-off federal workers following funding cuts under the Trump administration.

 The "National Menorah," erected by Chabad-Lubavitch in front of the White House in Washington, Dec. 2, 2021.

'Depraved monsters': World reacts to Hamas withholding Shiri Bibas, details of Ariel, Kfir's deaths

As the news of the Bibas kids being identified by forensics and Shiri Bibas not having been one of the remains sent back to Israel, many people expressed their condolences and anger online.

 People gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv amid the release of the four slain hostages, Shir, Ariel and Kfir Bibas in addition to Oded Lifshitz.

500 LA leaders, Michael Douglas call for action after UC Regent's home vandalized, surrounded

The Jewish Federation Los Angeles urged accountability for last Wednesday's protest demanding UC adopt anti-Israel policies at the United Talent Agency's vice chairman's home.

 Police officers stand guard, on the day a pro-Palestinian activists' set up an encampment, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Los Angeles, California, US, May 23, 2024.