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Noa Tishby at a rally against antisemitism in Washington on July 11, 2021.

Hadassah pumps new generation with purpose

Woman power was front and center at Hadassah’s online Power of Purpose conference. Organizers of the Jan. 9 Zoom event pulled in such superstars as journalist Lesley Stahl, former first … more

By Deborah Fineblum, JNS | 1/19/22

With Birthright travelers grounded during the pandemic, Birthright Israel Labs’ Content Studio began taking the trip digital. One of its first productions, “Dinner With Jews: A Birthright Israel Holiday Special,” explores why Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas through the perspective of three comics.

Birthright emerges from long, troubling lockdown

Israel’s abandonment of its “red list” of countries from which foreign travelers were banned was welcome news to pro-Israel groups whose bread and butter is organizing trips to the … more

By David Isaac, JNS | 1/19/22

Goal-sharing Birthright and Onward Israel merge

Two organizations that provide Israel experiences for Jewish young adults, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel, are merging. … more

By Faygie Holt, JNS | 1/19/22

JNF-USA CEO Russell Robinson greets Penny and Stephen Rosen, at the dedication in 2019 of a fire station in the northern Jewish-Arab city of Ma’alot Tarshiha, in memory of the Rosen’s son Adam.

Donors to JNF-USA help Israel fight its fires

A fire station in the northern Jewish-Arab city of Ma’alot Tarshiha donated by Penny and Stephen Rosen of Brooklyn Heights has continued to keep Israelis safe as fires raged in Israel’s … more

11/17/21

Right-wing columnist backs AIPAC, hits anti-Dem orthodoxy among the Orthodox, warns US Jews: Don’t give up on bipartisanship!

Former Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was preaching to the choir when she fired a shot over the bow of AIPAC at the annual conference of the Republican … more

By Jonathan S. Tobin | 11/10/21

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 6.

GOPers tout pro-Israel cred, take shots at Dems

About 750 boisterous Jewish supporters of the Republican Party gathered in Las Vegas this past weekend to hear from potential Republican presidential candidates, along with current elected officials, … more

By Josh Hasten, JNS | 11/10/21

Orthodox Union Director of Public Affairs Maury Litwack introduces Gov. Hochul at last week's event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan.

OU lauds Hochul as NYS security funds flow

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan last Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes. “This place … more

10/14/21

Philadelphia exec Hadassah’s new head

Hadassah the Women’s Zionist Organization of America has picked a veteran Jewish and nonprofit communal leader as its new CEO. It’s Naomi Adler, most recently president and CEO of the … more

9/2/21

From left: Real Estate Division Co-Chairman Marty Berger, IDF Corporal Eden, Honoree Robert Ivanhoe of Greenberg Traurig LLP, IDF Private Alya, Real Estate Division Co-Chairman Chuck Rosenzweig, and FIDF NY Affinity Groups Chairman Ofer Yardeni.

FIDF real-estaters golf with soldiers on Long Island

One-hundred-fifty of New York’s most prestigious real estate professionals gathered on Tuesday for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Real Estate and Financial Services Divisions Ninth … more

7/29/21

Bone marrow donor and recipient embrace for the first time, at the Ezer Mizion fundraiser. The two men will forever be intertwined.

Ezer Mizion swings for life on Seawane course

Supporters of Ezer Mizion teed off at the Seawane Country Club on Sunday, elevated by the knowledge that each stroke was a strike against cancer. The “Swing for Life” event benefited … more

7/29/21