Jewish Federation

Fighting for Food Aid

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The organized Jewish community is going up against Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett in an effort to stand up for food stamp recipients. The public opposition to the governor reflects an unusual situation for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition, groups that generally tend to work behind the scenes to lobby for their causes. At...

Jewish Federation

Women Learn, Give and Make a Difference

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Lynn B. Edelman, Jewish Federation Feature

March and April are two exciting months on the Women's Philanthropy calendar. Over the course of the next eight weeks, women of diverse ages, lifestyles and income levels will have the opportunity to learn how to overcome information overload to get the news they need, perform hands-on mitzvah projects at the Klein JCC and enjoy a gala evening of laughter...

Israel

Gates Opens Up on an Armed Iran

Amid all the speculation about a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities -- and what such a strike would mean for the United States -- Robert M. Gates says he's "blessedly" relieved that he's no longer the Pentagon's top man. Throughout his decades of government service, including stints as secretary of defense and director of the CIA, Gates has...

Israel

Local Leader Speaks at Knesset

Gail Norry, a Rydal resident and chair of National Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federations of North America, recently spoke about the power of female leadership before a Knesset committee during a recent mission to Israel. She traveled there as part of a Federation "Heart to Heart" mission, which included 153 women from around the country, 34 of them from...

Jewish Federation

A Truly Super Sunday

Give 600 people some training, sustain them with food, arm them with pledge cards and pens, then set them loose on the banks of phones at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. What do you get? More than 3,000 gifts totaling well over $1 million in contributions to the 2012 Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. The men, women, teens, young adults...