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April 17, 2023
Jewish Federation held Holocaust Remembrance Cermony
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia held a candle-light vigil on April 16 at the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza with music, ...
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April 5, 2023
Volunteers from Jewish Federation Distribute Passover Holiday Meal Kits
On Tuesday, April 4, volunteers from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Food Program (MFP) distributed holiday meals to ...
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March 27, 2023
Encouraging Residents Across the Region to Combat Antisemitism with #StandUptoJewishHate Campaign
“Hate that starts with the Jews never ends there” – Rabbi Jonathan Sacks The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is launching ...
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March 1, 2023
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Selected to Participate in National LIFE & LEGACY Initiative
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has been selected to join the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s (HGF) LIFE & LEGACY® ...
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February 24, 2023
Ukraine Update: One Year Later
On February 24, 2022, the world watched in horror while Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Overnight, the Jewish Federation launched the Emergency Response ...
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February 8, 2023
Update on Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
An Update from Michael Balaban, CEO and President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia We are all devastated watching ...
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January 27, 2023
Statement on Today’s Deadly attacks in Jerusalem
This Friday evening in Jerusalem, as worshipers left Shabbat services, a terrorist opened fire in a heinous attack on civilians, ...
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December 23, 2022
Shine A Light: Addressing Rising Antisemitism
Members of the Jewish and other faith communities gathered on the second night of Hanukkah on December 19 to light a ...
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December 16, 2022
Helping Ukraine: 10 Month Update
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is grateful for the extraordinary support of our Jewish community during the war in ...
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December 7, 2022
The Normalization of Antisemitism is Intolerable
By Michael Balaban Submitted to The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 18, 2022; featured in the “Letters to the Editor” section on ...