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Jews in the United States ask Congress to allocate $14 billion to Israel for the purchase of air defense

Following Iran's attack on Israel, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) called on the US House of Representatives to immediately pass an additional aid package for Israel, including $14 billion in funding for the Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow 3 air defense systems. . The proposed package...


Jewish Federations of North America allocated money to support small businesses in Israel

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) has created an emergency loan fund to inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the Israeli economy. The fund will provide vital support to small businesses in Israel that have been severely affected by the war and currently lack access to traditional…


Jewish Federations of North America have awarded dozens of grants to help Holocaust survivors and seniors

The Holocaust Care Center and the Institute on Aging and Trauma at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) have awarded grants to support more than three dozen Jewish and non-Jewish agencies providing social services to Holocaust survivors, older adults with trauma, and...


How Jewish communities in the USA and Canada helped Ukraine during two years of war

After February 24, Ukraine began its third year of testing and confrontation with Russian aggression. From the first days of the Russian invasion, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) mobilized all its resources to help Ukrainians and Jewish communities in Ukraine. Since the start of an emergency fundraising campaign...


Jews in the US and Canada raised $750 million to help Israel

This week, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced the amount of aid collected by Jewish communities in the United States and Canada for Israel. The total aid amount was US$750 million, collected during the first two months of the war. These funds were transferred to 472 Israeli...


Jewish organizations in the USA are looking for volunteers to help Ukrainians

The topic of the war in Ukraine has practically disappeared from television screens and the news, but the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of refugees continues. Children, women, elderly people, wounded soldiers undergoing rehabilitation need professional psychological support. Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), an umbrella organization of Jewish communities in the United States...


US Jews unite to ensure fair coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Leading US Jewish organizations have come together to ensure unconditional American support for Israel and fill the gap in coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. “Project 10/7,” named in memory of Black Saturday on October 7, was a joint initiative of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American-Israeli...


How American Jews feel about a pause in Israel's war with Hamas to free the hostages

According to a Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) poll, 72% of Americans surveyed and 69% of American Jews approve of short-term ceasefires between Israel and Hamas. Only 20% of Americans and 16% of American Jews believe that both sides should immediately and unconditionally stop fighting...


The March for Israel will take place in Washington on November 14.

Jewish organizations in the United States announced a march for Israel. Its goal is to demonstrate the solidarity of Jewish communities in the United States with the Jewish state, demand the immediate release of hostages and condemn the rise of anti-Semitism. The location of the march, scheduled for November 14, will be the National Mall in...


Jewish Federations of North America Raise More Than $600 Million to Help Israel

The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) has raised more than $600 million in an emergency fundraising campaign to help Israel. $148 million has already been allocated for critical needs, distributed through 116 partner organizations. To provide medical and...

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