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Israeli candidates stump before U.S. Jews

With the race for Israel’s prime minister heating up, the three major hopefuls presented themselves to American Jews at the annual General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities, providing a glimpse into how they would approach Israel’s problems. More

Financial concerns underscore the G.A.

Federation lay and professional leaders from North America focused on the economic gloom and doom back home as they gathered in Jerusalem for the United Jewish Communities General Assembly. More

Resources

• G.A. program
• Speaker bios
• UJC’s ‘Israel Events’ blog
• Jerusalem Online’s video of speeches
• JTA video

Some 800 young adults participated in “Next Gen Day” on Nov. 16, 2008 during the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Jerusalem. (Daniel Sieradski)

The leading candidates for Israel’s premiership, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed delegates to the United Jewish Communities General Assembly in Jerusalem Nov. 19, 2008. (Robert A. Cumins)

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UJC chief addresses challenges

As the Jewish federation system prepares for the annual United Jewish Communities General Assembly, outgoing president and CEO Howard Rieger talks to JTA about the challenges facing his organization and the rest of the nonprofit world. More

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With the economy spiraling downward, some charities are increasing their emphasis on raising money from women donors. More

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