A federation north of Boston has merged with Combined Jewish Philanthropies in an effort to bring financial stability and expanded programs to the region’s Jewish organizations.
Despite a tough economy, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Jewish federation of Boston, met its fund raising goals last fiscal year, according to The Boston Business Journal. That included $3 million in gifts from new donors who did not give the previous year. From the Biz Journal: Despite a rough economy, Combined Jewish Philanthropies said […]
The Jewish community in Boston – and as a whole – are hurting tremendously from both the Madoff scandal and the recession, the Boston Globe reports today. According to the Globe — citing Jewish historian Jonathan Sarna — the Jewish community has lost about 30 percent of its wealth, and there is simply no way […]