Thursday, March 18, 2010

Misha Galperin Takes on Senior Global Jewish Agency Role

March 3, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under In the Media, Press Release

The Jewish Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Misha Galperin to a newly established senior position for Global Public Affairs and Financial Resource Development. The position consolidates into one the existing functions of directing The Agency’s External»

South African Philanthropist Mendel Kaplan Dies

November 20, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, The World

South African philanthropist and communal leader Mendel Kaplan died yesterday at his home in Cape Town. Kaplan, 73, suffered a major stroke earlier this week. He will be buried on Sunday.

Kaplan who has been involved in communal projects for»

Rules of Engagement: Giving to Israel Despite Reservations

October 20, 2009 by PresenTense Group  
Filed under PresenTense Philanthropy Issue

by Josh Buchin

For many young Jews, the subject of philanthropy for the sake of Israel does not occupy much of their time. Whether it’s because the issue is too political or too overwhelming, the topic often gets pushed aside»

JAFI: The Dust is Settling; Now What Needs to Be Done?

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s (JAFI) Assembly and the Board of Governors’ meetings just ended and the dust is beginning to settle. Although it was reported that there were sweeping changes to JAFI’s relationship to the Israeli political system this»

The Zionist General Council Convenes

At 10:10 am this morning, Session XXXV/4 of the Zionist General Council was called to order. It was the beginning of a fast-changing day on the governance/Sharansky questions. And, all may well be different tomorrow morning.

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The De-Zionization of JAFI?

June 7, 2009 by Dan Brown  
Filed under Opinion, Philanthropy in Israel

The Jewish Agency Assembly opens two weeks from today – with the Board of Governor’s Meeting immediately following. The issues of governance, that have been in discussion for the past two years, are high up on the agenda. If the»

Money Makes the World Go Round

February 25, 2009 by Dan Brown  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Philanthropy in Israel

JAFI’s Board meetings are usually dull. Not much takes place that has any effect except on those directly involved. This week’s winter session was a bit different as in some respects, the future of the Agency was very much up»

Who Will Lead JAFI?

The Jewish Agency winter Board of Governors meeting concluded early this evening; well, sort of. In fact, they only adjourned and will be reconvened by tele-conference over the next few weeks. Why? Because even with significant time to discuss and»

JAFI’s Many Challenges

February 23, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Philanthropy in Israel

As the Jewish Agency gathers in Jerusalem this week, conversation centers around the budget, the bylaw changes and who will ultimately replace Zeev Bielski as Chairman of the Executive. It will be an interesting few days, both at the»

JAFI’s Board Comes to Order

February 22, 2009 by Dan Brown  
Filed under Philanthropy in Israel

The winter session of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting opened this morning in Jerusalem – with the overriding issue the 2009 budget. Or, to put it another way, how with all the cuts – past, present and future»