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The headlines regarding UJA-Federation’s annual campaign invariably focus on the amount of dollars raised, and how that figure compares to the previous year. This year is no exception, with the charity raising $150.8 million, an increase of $3.9 million over 2014. But the real story speaks to the steady hands, lay and professional, that guide […]

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Rachael Eisenson of St. James, L.I., is in desperate need of a kidney after her own kidneys were irreversibly damaged due to illness in April. She is not a candidate for dialysis because she was born with Familial Dysautonomia, a rare genetic neurological disorder that causes fluctuations in blood pressure and other complications. One in […]

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We are as hopeful for the prospects of a nuclear-free Iran as we are skeptical of the deal announced this week after several years of negotiations. Last Friday, millions of Iranians, including President Hassan Rouhani, marched through the streets of Tehran chanting “Death to America, Death to Israel.” That sentiment has not changed as Iranians […]

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