Tag: UJA
Stoning Terrorist Attacks in Judea, the Jordan Valley
Palestinian Authority Arab attacks on Israeli motorists continue to escalate with every international expression of support for PA leader Mahmoud Abbas and his efforts to evade direct talks with Israel.
Terror Attack in the Jordan Valley
A policeman was stabbed by a 14-year-old female terrorist.
LIVE: New York Celebrates the Israel Day Parade [video]
New York celebrates one of its largest, most popular parades of the year, starting at 11 am: the Israel Day Parade.
Canadian-Israeli in Coma from Har Nof Massacre
A Toronto synagogue issued a rare Shabbat appeal to help the family.
Goldman Sachs Chief: Rabbi, Jewish Groups Helped Me Succeed
Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein recalled the role of his rabbi and Jewish organizations in helping him realize he could succeed despite growing up...
UJA-Federation NY Campaign Nets 6 Percent Rise to $145.3 million
The UJA-Federation of New York raised $145.3 million in its annual campaign that ended June 30, exceeding last year’s total by $8.6 million.
Adding bequests...
Yom Ha’atzmaut Draws 200 New York UJA Leaders
The UJA Federation of New York’s William Rosenwald Mission landed in Israel Sunday with 200 leaders who will be celebrating the country’s 65th anniversary...
Paid for by Charles Bronfman, ‘Jewish Stars’ Attack Pro-Settlement Report
They wrote flippantly: "Securing Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state requires diplomatic and political leadership, not legal maneuverings." Legal rights be damned, then?
NY Jews Lay Mitzvahs on Thick, Break World Record
Members of the UJA-Federation of New York set a Guinness World Record on April 29 for assembling the greatest number of sandwiches for the...
Backlash Against Inclusion of BDS in Israel Day Parade
A major backlash against a UJA-Federation and Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) decision to permit groups encouraging Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel...
Critical World Zionist Congress Elections
The June 2002 election for the 34th World Zionist Congress looms as one of the more important items on Orthodoxy's communal agenda. The World Zionist Congress determines the policies and budgetary allocations of the Jewish Agency in Israel, the central agency which administers the bulk of the funds raised by the UJA-federation system worldwide.