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Washington Governor Responds to Federations Letter About Antisemitic Act

Washington Governor Jay Inslee responded this week to a letter from Jewish Federations leaders who called for immediate action following an antisemitic incident at University of Washington recently. 
 
At a board of regents meeting, anti-Israel protesters shouted down a series of speakers …

Federations allocate $43m to Israel's north following Hezbollah attacks

Since October 8th, Hezbollah has bombarded Israel's north with some 9,000 rockets, missiles and drones, displacing close to 70,000 Israelis and killing innocents. Over the last week, as Hezbollah increased the intensity of its barrage against northern communities Jewish Federations have step…

Federations to Senate Leaders: Pass Weitzman Museum Bill

Jewish Federations of North America applaud the US House of Representatives for its passage of the Weitzman Museum Bill, which allows for a study of the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
Federations now call upo…

Federations' Statement on Israel response to Hezbollah

For nearly a year, close to 70,000 Israelis have been displaced from their homes in the North because of relentless Hezbollah rocket fire, missiles, and drones.

 

Hezbollah has stood in violation of UN Resolution 1701 for 18 years, breaking the terms of the ceasefire that ended the last L…

Federations Confront the Historic Spike in Antisemitic Hate Crime

On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigations released data showing that hate crime incidents across the country reached a record high of 11,862 in 2023. Just as importantly, reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crime incidents rose to 1,832 incidents – a sharp increase of 63 percent fr…