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Don’t Believe Everything You Read

January 20, 2021 By eJP Leave a Comment

By David J. Butler Don’t believe everything you read. While a recent article in eJewishPhilanthropy proclaimed with confidence that “Less is More” when it comes to Federations’ overseas giving - and made certain declarations about it - the statement is simply not true. As 2020 … [Read more...] about Don’t Believe Everything You Read

Filed Under: Jewish Philanthropy, Readers Forum, The American Jewish Scene Tagged With: federation impact, JDC / Joint Distribution Committee, Jewish Federations of NA/formerly UJC, ORT / World ORT, The Jewish Agency/JAFI

My Lesson in Pandemic Resilience Came from a Ukrainian-Jewish Queen of Chess

January 13, 2021 By eJP Leave a Comment

By Alex Weisler Before Beth Harmon, the driven protagonist of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” there was Liudmila Lublinskaya, the Kyiv schoolgirl crowned Ukraine’s chess champion at 16.  Our worlds couldn’t be more different. I’m 45 years younger than Liudmila. My Ohio … [Read more...] about My Lesson in Pandemic Resilience Came from a Ukrainian-Jewish Queen of Chess

Filed Under: Life in the FSU Countries, Readers Forum Tagged With: COVID 19 and the Jewish community, JDC / Joint Distribution Committee

Announcement: PJ Library Celebrates 5 years in Russia

January 11, 2021 By eJP Leave a Comment

Jewish life in the former Soviet Union is in shutdown mode. Synagogues and JCCs are closed across Eastern European countries, and in-person events, conferences and seminars have been cancelled for months. But despite the obvious difficulties, PJ Library has remained resilient in … [Read more...] about Announcement: PJ Library Celebrates 5 years in Russia

Filed Under: Announcements, Life in the FSU Countries Tagged With: Genesis Philanthropy Group / GPG, JDC / Joint Distribution Committee, PJ Library, Russian Speaking Jewry

JDC Chanukah Candle-Lightings on Facebook to Connect Jews Worldwide

December 11, 2020 By eJP

As a way to connect Jews during the pandemic’s second wave, JDC is inviting people to join the organization on Facebook and unite with different Jewish communities worldwide through a Chanukah candle-lighting video each night of the holiday at 5:00 PM EST. The holiday begins on … [Read more...] about JDC Chanukah Candle-Lightings on Facebook to Connect Jews Worldwide

Filed Under: Announcements Tagged With: JDC / Joint Distribution Committee, JDC Entwine

Jewish Europe Today. Between Memory and Everyday Life 

December 8, 2020 By eJP

New Volume Explores the Challenges and Opportunities for Jews in Europe  Groundbreaking new research on European Jewish community trends are situated amidst a fast changing continent in a new book - Jewish Europe Today. Between Memory and Everyday Life - … [Read more...] about Jewish Europe Today. Between Memory and Everyday Life 

Filed Under: The Blog Tagged With: Between Memory and Evreyday Life, JDC / Joint Distribution Committee, Jewish Europe today

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