Press Room
January 16, 2022

Update: Hostage Situation in Colleyville, Texas Ended Safely

Now that the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas has ended, we would like to express our ...

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December 4, 2021

STATEMENT ON PHILADELPHIA COMMERCE DIRECTOR MICHAEL RASHID’S ANTISEMITIC SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND ALLEGATIONS OF ANTISEMITIC BEHAVIOR

The Jewish community is appalled and outraged to learn of the Antisemitic social media posts of Philadelphia Commerce Director Michael ...

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November 15, 2021

FEDERATION HOUSING, INC. TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY IN WILLOW GROVE

LINDY CHILDREN DONATE LEAD GIFTBUILDING WILL BE NAMED ANNABEL GARDENS IN HONOR OF THEIR MOTHER Federation Housing, Inc. (FHI), a ...

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November 11, 2021

The Jewish Federation, ADL and AJC Decry Bigoted Comments Made at Central Bucks School District School Board Meeting

The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) ...

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November 9, 2021

Conserving Jewish cemeteries, one stone at a time

Gravestones are being reset and repaired in a section of Har Nebo Cemetery in Oxford Circle as part of a ...

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October 21, 2021

Statement on attack by the DC chapter of the Sunrise Movement

We, at the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, stand in solidarity with the ...

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August 16, 2021

Statement on Haiti Earthquake

We are heartbroken by the news of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, which has killed hundreds of people and destroyed thousands ...

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June 23, 2021

Michael Balaban Named President & CEO of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is thrilled to announce that Michael Balaban has been selected as its new President &...

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June 23, 2021

Statement on Combatting Antisemitism

To bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistanceG. Washington, 1790 The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is outraged over the ...

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January 6, 2021

Statement On The Events At The U.S. Capitol Building

Dear members of our Jewish Community, Like all of you, we have been watching events unfold at the US Capitol ...