Each year on Fifth Avenue one Sunday in the spring, the Celebrate Israel Parade brings together the rich tapestry of Jewish life in New York, and the Persian-Jewish community is a longstanding participant in this day of solidarity. The parade, supported in large part by UJA-Federation of New York, is a project of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New…►
The word “bankruptcy” might fill the average person with dread, but a bankruptcy lawyer knows it’s just another word for a particular brand of problem solving. On May 22nd, nearly 1100 restructuring professionals gathered at UJA-Federation of New York’s luncheon at the Hilton New York to honor D.J. (Jan) Baker, a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, and hear from…►
UJA-Federation of New York’s Private Equity Division held its first-ever event on May 21st and the warmth of tradition and continuity filled the evening as investment fund leader and philanthropist Joshua Nash, President of Ulysses Management LLC, received the inaugural Jack Nash Award in honor of his father. More than 200 of Wall Street’s icons gathered at the St. Regis…►
Yahoo! News
Over the past 20 years, UJA-Federation of New York’s Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal (COJIR) has been at the forefront of inspiring a passion for Jewish life and learning in the Jewish…►
In an outpouring of support for honoree Burton P. Resnick, a record number of real estate industry professionals, along with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and United States Senator Charles Schumer, attended UJA-Federation of New York’s Real Estate & Allied Trades Division Luncheon on May 13th. More than 600 guests turned out to honor Resnick, chairman and CEO of…►
Young people often get asked what they’d like to be when they grow up, but the 40 teens who took part in the second year of UJA-Federation of New York’s Teen Philanthropic Leadership Council (TPLC) aren’t waiting until they “grow up”; they’re already Jewish philanthropists. Over the course of the past year, the teens raised more than $118,000, as well…►
Day in and day out, executives at UJA-Federation of New York’s network agencies are dedicated to leading the organizations that serve our communities in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. On UJA-Federation’s annual Executive for a Day, held this year on May 8th, 14 network agencies opened their doors so 35 lay leaders could see the executives in action…►
St. Louis Jewish Light
The future can be promising under a variety of circumstances. According to a study by the UJA-Federation of New York, the Big Apple’s Jewish population has grown recently, in part due to the increase in Hasidic and other Orthodox…►
Who would have thought? Who would have thought that four modest grants made 12-plus years ago would not only strengthen the capacity of Israelis to respond in the aftermath of terror, but would also be an example of the best in Israeli-diaspora collaboration, and emerge as a globally recognized leader in treating psychological trauma for people of every background. Really,…►
Losing your job can be difficult for anyone, but it’s especially challenging when it happens later in life. That’s why UJA-Federation of New York, through a grant to its beneficiary agency, Hebrew Free Loan Society, is supporting an intensive 12-week entrepreneurship course geared towards baby boomers impacted by the recession. “Once people in that age bracket lose a good job,…►