Posts Tagged: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Frank Lautenberg Leaves Legacy of American Jewry’s Profile
The late Senator Frank Lautenberg. Photo: United States Senate. JNS.org - Someone searching for the legacy of Frank Lautenberg, the longtime...
Remembering Stanley Abramovitch, for Seven Decades ‘the Embodiment of the Joint’
Stanley Abramovitch (left) receives rabbinical ordination from Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu in Israel, November 1995. Photo: JDC. JNS.org - The year was 1935. Yehoshua Abramowicz, just...
Initiative for Israelis With Disabilities Gets $12.5 Million Boost
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Israeli government will each match a $4 million grant from the Ruderman Family ...
A Jewish Medical Giant in Ethiopia
When a planeload of secular Israelis landed in Addis Abba shortly before Pesach last spring, they were greeted by a small Ethiopian boy ...
Deadly Russian Floods Spring JDC Into Action
In the wake of severe floods in Russia's Krasnodar Region near the Black Sea last weekend, more than 170 people were killed, over...
JDC Gets New Director in Former Soviet Department
Ofer Glanz—previously an NGO, telecommunications and software executive—will take over as director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's (JDC) Former Soviet Union department, the...
Veteran Leader Takes CEO Role at Major Jewish Charity JDC
In the wake of the announcement that American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Executive Vice President and CEO Steven Schwager will step down...
Major Jewish Charity CEO Steps Down
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Executive Vice President and CEO Steven Schwager will step down as CEO by June 30 and completely retire from...
Greek Jews Face Economic Hardship, but Maintain Hope
Amid their country's crippling economic crisis, Greek Jews have a safety net. Greece's ongoing economic crisis—plus increased taxes—has virtually halved the Jewish community's income, dropping from...
AJC Humanitarian Award Nominates Fishbein, Schatten
Philip Schatten and Cheryl Fishbein were honored by the American Jewish Committee as awardees of the AJC National Human Relations Award at its annual gala...
