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Musical Theater Connects Dominicans and Jews
March 11, 2010
Jordan Hoepelman, 13, didn’t have anything to do after school, so he answered an audition call for teens with Dominican and Jewish backgrounds who live in Washington Heights. Jordan, whose father is Dominican, became one of 20 students — 10 Do… Read more
A Job Fair That Showed Connect to Care's Power
March 3, 2010
By Alexandra Roth-Kahn I knew we were expecting well over 400 people for the Connect to Care job fair on March 2nd. And through my continuous analysis of our data, I am also acutely aware of the thousands of people that are being served monthly through Co… Read more
For Young Leaders: New 'Observers' Being Sought
March 3, 2010
UJA-Federation is now accepting applications for a new class of its Observership Program, a one-year experience designed to give emerging young leaders a chance to participate in the work of its task forces or beneficiary agency boards. “Durin… Read more
The Biden Effect
March 16th, 2010 from NY Times Focus on Israel
President Obama was understandably furious about Israel's plan to build new housing in East Jerusalem. Israel must acknowledge U.S. anger if the quest for peace is to advance. Read more
JCPA calls on Presbyterian Church to revise anti-Israel report
March 15th, 2010 from JTA
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs called the Presbyterian Church USA's report on the Middle East anti-Israel. Read more
U.S. confident Mideast peace talks to continue
March 15th, 2010 from Haaretz
The U.S. is confident proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians will continue, despite recent tension over Israel's plan to construct 1,600 new housing units in an East Jerusalem neighborhood, State Department official Philip J. Crowley said on Monday. ... Read more
