The 11th annual Judafest Street Festival once again brought Budapest's Kazinczy Street, and its surrounding neighborhood, to the limelight. Against a backdrop of rising nationalism and anti-Semitism in Europe, Jewish identity was proudly on display at the celebrations. And one couldn't help but notice, that at both the street fair and Yom HaAtzmaut event organized by the Israel Cultural Center, as opposed to the New York Parade a … [Read more...] about Kazinczy Street Festival highlights a Vibrant Jewish Budapest
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JDC Honors The Asper Foundation for Pioneering Role in Green Learning in Israel
By JDC Staff The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee honored the Asper Foundation, the Winnipeg-based philanthropy, for their leading role in advancing green learning in Israel. The event at the Asper Edible Gardens at the Efraim Ben David Elementary School in Kiryat Gat, included a plaque unveiling and tree-planting ceremony, was attended by Gail Asper, President and trustee of the Foundation, Moe Levy, Executive Director of the … [Read more...] about JDC Honors The Asper Foundation for Pioneering Role in Green Learning in Israel
Babi Yar, L’cha Dodi, a Bat Mitzvah and Hatikvah
By Julia Malaga For nearly two years, I have had the honor to be a member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest New Jersey Peoplehood Project. This powerful living bridge program partners American Jews with Israeli Jews who experience each others’ worlds before experiencing a world completely foreign to all of them, the world of the Jews of Ukraine. After the journey to Ukraine, we returned to Israel together to celebrate Israel’s … [Read more...] about Babi Yar, L’cha Dodi, a Bat Mitzvah and Hatikvah
New Photography Exhibition Takes Intimate Look at Holy Land’s Hidden and Diverse Communities
A new photographic exploration of Israel’s hidden and diverse communities will be on display in a new exhibition, Home: Lens on Israel, at Temple Emanu-El’s Bernard Museum, April 25 through November 21, 2018. Marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, the exhibition features the work of seven photographers who journeyed through Israel in November of 2016 with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). The results - portraits … [Read more...] about New Photography Exhibition Takes Intimate Look at Holy Land’s Hidden and Diverse Communities
JDC to Support Hundreds of Passover Events in FSU Countries, Egypt and India
This Passover, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee will continue its century-plus tradition of delivering matzah to needy Jews and supporting scores of Passover activities - Seder meals, cooking workshops, volunteer opportunities, and cultural performances - in the former Soviet Union and throughout Europe. 20 tons of matzah will be distributed to tens of thousands of elderly Jews living in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Russia. This … [Read more...] about JDC to Support Hundreds of Passover Events in FSU Countries, Egypt and India
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