Tag: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
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Furthering Israel & Global Jewish Engagement, Memphis Hosts JAFI and JDC
Dr. Ilana Kwartin, a JAFI representative, is pictured lecturing at a joint board meeting of Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation. As part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s strong commitment to Israel and global Jewry, Federation recently hosted its liaisons from overseas partners Jewish Agency for…
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Our Allies: Four Stories From our Overseas Partners
Jewish Community Partners works hard to maintain a high level of support for Israel and all Jewish communities across the globe. When working in communities overseas, we rely on strong partnerships with other agencies- The Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, the Ethiopian National Project, and World ORT. Today we’ll highlight a few…
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“We Want People to Know They’re Still Women”: JDC Takes the Fight Against Breast Cancer to Eastern Europe
It started, like so many revolutions these days, with a blog Breast cancer is a taboo subject in much of Eastern Europe, and women there often feel alone in their struggles against the disease. Bori Halom started blogging in 2012, largely out of a need to break this silence. Soon…