Normandy Beach Art Exhibit February 8 through March 5
Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Campus, Whippany
a blog by UJC's Executive VP, Max Kleinman Raising Jews I'm very proud that we're the most successful New Jersey-based Jewish philanthropy. We raise more philanthropic dollars through more philanthropic vehicles than any of our New Jersey peers. But at the end of the day, our core mission is not the dollars we raise, essential as they are. It is the means by which we try to achieve our ends: raising Jews. >>MORE>>
From the New Jersey Jewish News
by Johanna Ginsberg, NJJN Staff Writer Family's $5 million gift is devoted to continuity Philanthropists Leon and Toby Cooperman and their family have committed $5 million to a groundbreaking permanent fund intended to anchor activities promoting Jewish identity and continuity among young people in the MetroWest region.>>MORE>>
On the Ground in Israel
by Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations Na’ase Venishma (We shall do and we shall hear) Sarah, Rachel, Emma, Jono, Alexa, George. These are not just some names that I made up for the sake of marketing. They are all committed Jewish youngsters from our MetroWest NJ community who recently, individually and with the support of their families, decided to step up and keep the legacy of their people. They were all conducting a Bar/Bat Mitzvah project in Israel and by doing so, brought to life the ultimate combination of the Mitzvot "Tikkun Olam" (repair of the world) and "Klal Yisrael (all Jews are responsible for each other).">>MORE>>
From Leslie's Laptop
by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, President, Women's Philanthropy Dinner with a Real Israeli Lion When you go on a federation mission to Israel — or anywhere, for that matter — you are always in for a set of experiences you will never forget. The only problem is that you are moving so fast, it’s hard to keep them all straight sometimes! There is one experience I had on the Heart 2 Heart Mission two weeks ago that really has “staying power,” in that I can remember many, many details of my visit with Hedy Resnick. >>MORE>>
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