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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 ...