Birthright Israel is hinging a major fund-raising push on a new study that says the program, which sends young Jews on free 10-day trips to Israel, has a major impact on Jewish continuity.
J Street’s inaugural conference in Washington showcased a generational divide between older Zionists unabashed in their support for a two-state solution and younger activists more ambivalent about the idea of a Jewish state.
Boosting a Jewish philanthropic world facing tough times, President Obama will speak at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America next month and Google co-founder Sergey Brin made his first major charitable gift to a Jewish organization.
