On Thursday morning, we learned of the arrest of a 19 year-old Israeli-American teen in Israel suspected of making bomb threats (all which turned out to be hoaxes) called in to Jewish community centers and organizations in 40 U.S. States, four Canadian provinces, New Zealand and Australia.
It has been a while since I have updated the community on a whole range of issues and opportunities. This week I thought I would catch up on a few things happening at the Jewish Federation, around our Jewish community, and the Jewish world.
Earlier this week, the United States Senate (with unanimous bipartisan support!) signed a letter to the Trump administration urging them to address the increasing number of bomb threats against JCCs and Jewish schools. “We write to underscore the need for swift action with regard to the…
Earlier this week, the national umbrella organization for Jewish Community Centers – the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America (JCCA) -- issued the following statement:
I am pleased to announce that Portland’s Jewish Holocaust survivors will soon receive innovative new services designed to reduce trauma and isolation, thanks to a grant made to our Jewish Family & Child Service (JFCS) by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).
