Staten Island Advance
“Lecture on 'What is Zionism Today?' at Staten Island's Wagner College ”
February 3, 2012
Rabbi Michael Paley of the UJA Federation of New York will lecture on the topic, “What is Zionism Today?” on Feb. 16 at Wagner College. Read more
Westchester.com
“WJCS Autism Center Publishes 2012 Camp Guide ”
February 2, 2012
Staffed by a highly experienced professional team, the WJCS Autism Family Center offers comprehensive services for children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families. Services are provided by WJCS through funds from UJA-Federation of New York. Read more
JTA
“U.S. Jewish leaders accompany Ethiopian emigres to Israel”
February 2, 2012
“Seeing firsthand the hardships that the Jews of Ethiopia face, and joining them as they come home to Israel, truly illustrates why making the dream of aliyah a reality is such an important part of our work,” said John Ruskay, executive vice president… Read more
The Forward
“Young Philanthropists Celebrate and Donate at UJA-Federation of New York Happening”
February 2, 2012
The UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Generosity Signature Event, held on January 19 at Capitale, should put to rest any angst about the future of Jewish philanthropy. More than 700 philanthropists in their 20s and 30s sipped “Generositinis” — a… Read more
Jerusalem Post
“Virtual center sharpens elderly minds, staves off lonelines”
February 1, 2012
The idea for the Virtual Day Care Center, which is funded jointly by JDC-Eshel and the Gertner Institute in Tel Hashomer for $92,000, was imported from a similar program operated by Selfhelp Community Services in the US. An exchange program between the UJ… Read more
Jewish Ledger
“Two area couples to be honored by Carmel Academy”
February 1, 2012
Eric Goldschmidt serves as vice president on Carmel Academy’s Board of Trustees and is co-chairman of the board’s Development and Grandparents Committees. He has also held many positions at UJA-Federation of New York. Read more
Patch.com
“160 Teens Pack Up Food to Feed More Than 2,000 Hungry and Homeless”
February 1, 2012
More than 160 Westchester teens came together at UJA-Federation of New York offices in White Plains to sort and pack donated food, enough to feed more than 2,000 homeless and underprivileged people in the area for a month. Read more
The Jewish Journal
“Super Bowl features super Jewish philanthropists”
January 31, 2012
The Giants are co-owned by the Tisch family, with film and television producer Steve Tisch, son of Bob, as the team’s chairman and executive vice president. Bob’s brother, Larry, was the father of Jim—former president of the UJA Federation of New Yo… Read more
The Jewish Week
“‘We Favor Films About The People, Not The Disability’ ”
January 31, 2012
But this has been a conscious mission of the Jewish community, and I would hope we would be as active at the forefront as we were in the beginnings of the civil rights movement. We receive generous support from UJA-Federation [of New York], and as we go a… Read more
The Jerusalem Post
“Ethiopian Jews confront psychological trauma”
January 29, 2012
Then he met Brom, a former immigrant from Holland. who has been a father of psychotrauma since his aliya many years ago. “We received money during the second intifada from UJA-Federation of New York to hold a course for people from the various communiti… Read more