Either check out my tweet: fundermentalist @daroff the JFNA’s crackberry head has a serious case of the twitters. http://bit.ly/dkvSPp Or check out Ron Kampeas’ story on JTA about William Darrof’s Twitter addiction. Writes Kampeas: WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rain pouring in Jerusalem, tears streaming down the faces of fans of Team USA, tremors shaking Chile — and always, always… More ▸
The Jewish Federations of North America informed its board of trustees last Tuesday that it was letting go of three senior vice presidents: Rob Hyman, organizational development and stakeholder relations; Eric Levine, development and the Center for Jewish Philanthropy; and Barry Swartz, continental community development and capacity building. The Jewish Federations of North America informed… More ▸
We are hearing some rumors that there may be some significant changes in senior management positions at the Jewish Federations of North America, with several top employees about to be let go. It appears that Jerry Silverman, the new CEO of the umbrella organization of the federation system, is about to hand tailor his administration. … More ▸
The leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America emerged from their board meetings in Dallas Jan. 25 proudly announcing that after months of conversations with a broad spectrum of representatives from among North America’s 157 Jewish federations, it had developed five areas of focus for the federation system. At first glance, the five areas… More ▸
NEW YORK (JTA) — Last year, the run-up to the annual conference of Jewish federations saw the federation’s umbrella body announce a name change and install a new CEO. This year, months before the conference, the organization is making a late change to the conference’s venue — to New Orleans from Orlando, Fla. — and… More ▸
The Jewish Federations of North America is moving its annual conference in 2010 to New Orleans and holding it earlier than planned. More ▸
We are hearing whispers that the annual General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America might be in the midst of a surprise venue switch. The 2010 GA has been set to take place in Orlando next November, but now the buzz is that officials at Jewish Federations have decided to move the event… More ▸
Jewish federations have raised more than $2 million for Haiti thus far, according to this press release from their umbrella group, The Jewish Federations of North America: FEDERATIONS RAISE MORE THAN $2 MILLION FOR HAITI RELIEF NEW YORK, NY, January 19, 2010 – In just a few days, The Jewish Federations of North America, collectively… More ▸
The unusual circumstances of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting this week reflect the predicament faced by both sides: Neither wants to make it too obvious that the Obama administration has adopted the Israeli position on returning to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating table. More ▸
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the immediate resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians. More ▸
