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Jul 22, 2025

Federations to Congress: Security Costs Our Community $765 Million A Year

Security costs for the Jewish community amount to $765 million per year, Jewish Federations of North America President and CEO Eric Fingerhut told the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence in a letter calling attention to the enormous securit…

Jul 22, 2025

Jewish Journal Op-Ed: Pride in the Line of Fire

by Nate Looney

Jewish Federations had organized the Pride mission to deepen the bonds between North American and Israeli LGBTQ+ communities, but also to help heal a wound that has been festering in our community since the October 7th attacks nearly 2 years ago.  

At 11:30 p.m. on June 12, I went to bed …

Jul 22, 2025

JTA: NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL

The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League.

The rejection on Friday night comes after the delegates’ proposal earlier this month to bar t…

Jul 19, 2025

Jewish Federations Welcome NEA Committee's Decision to Reject ADL Boycott

Jewish community organizations representing the majority of American Jewry welcomed the decision by the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors late Friday to reject a vote by the organization’s Representative Assembly to boycott ADL (Anti-Defamation…

Jul 15, 2025

Federations Join ADL Letter to NEA Executive Committee

On Monday, the Jewish Federations of North America and 86 local Federations joined over 375 Jewish communal organizations, sent a letter to the National Education Association Executive Committee, urging them to reject New Business Item (NBI) 39, which calls for boycotting ADL's educational r…