Jerusalem and IFCJ Join Together to Fight Poverty
February 24, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Local Israel, Philanthropy in Israel
The City of Jerusalem and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews have renewed cooperation with a large scale project to fight poverty in the city. The IFCJ has announced they will donate 13.5 million NIS to the initiative.
The»
First Teenage Girls’ Crisis Center Opens in Israel
January 21, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Local Israel
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has recently announced a contribution of $150,000 to the first Teenage Girls’ Crisis Center in Israel. It serves girls at risk from ages 13 to 18 nationwide, from all religious backgrounds, who»
Clawbacks, Day School Funding and More
November 29, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from SunSentinel.com:
Bankruptcy lawyers to Florida charities: Give Rothstein money back
Charities across South Florida got a bitter piece of mail this holiday week: letters demanding the return of money Scott Rothstein gave them.
About 30 charities that were recipients»
Israel Providing Direct Support to JAFI: What Might It Mean?
November 19, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy
by Jonathan Strausberg
[Yesterday's] Jerusalem Post reported that a deal is in the works for the government of Israel to provide direct financial support to the Jewish Agency for Israel. This could be a game changer, because Israel previously»
NewsBits: Haredi Rabbis At Odds With Christian Donors
October 25, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Jerusalem Post:
Christian donor to out haredi recipients
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, chairman of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, said Thursday that his organization was compiling a list for publication of haredi institutions that receive its donations.»
Passing The Buck; But Not The Bucks
July 21, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from today’s Jerusalem Post:
‘Israel holding money that could save Jewish schools in FSU’
A network of some 42 Jewish schools in the former Soviet Union are in danger of closing, because the Israeli government hasn’t paid money it had»
Israelis and Evangelical Christian Support
February 23, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Philanthropy in Israel
from The Jerusalem Post:
Poll: Israelis split on taking Evangelical charity
More than 40 percent of Israeli Jews, including nearly 80% of the Orthodox, believe Jewish groups should not accept charity from evangelical Christian organizations, a survey released Sunday found.»
Breaking News from The Jewish Agency
February 19, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Local Israel, The World
The most dramatic moments in Jewish history have once again taken place in Ben Gurion airport minutes ago: 11 Jews from Yemen landed in Israel as part of a Jewish Agency special rescue and aliyah operation. It’s a»
IFCJ Offers New Support to CIS Jewish Community
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has announced the creation of a special $10.5 million fund for the Jewish community in Russia and the CIS countries, which is aimed at supplementing the social assistance system.
Lev Leviev, the President»
NewsBits: Around The Jewish Web
January 15, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
Touching the world of Jewish philanthropy, here are a few items appearing on other Web sites you may find of interest.
from Bloomberg:
Madoff ‘Klole’ Dwarfs Palestinians’ Rockets for American Jews
Michael Steinhardt, the philanthropist who helped start Birthright Israel,»
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