Jewish Communal Fund and State of Israel Bonds recently hosted a well-attended cocktail reception and briefing on the topic “Challenges and Opportunities for Israel in 2013” with Aluf Benn, Editor-in-Chief of Haaretz. Shira Lewis, a JCF fund holder who is also a member of the national Board of Directors, the National Women’s Division Associate Chair and the Rockland County…
Note: Elie Wiesel served on the host committee of Defiant Requiem, a concert held in April at Lincoln Center to benefit the UJA-Federation of New York Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors. In honor of JCF’s Special Gift Fund grant of $100,000 to the Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors, our VP/Controller — Saul Wadowski — shares his own…
Approximately half a million survivors of the Holocaust are alive today: The largest community of survivors in the United States is in the Greater New York area – close to 73,000. The majority of these survivors are between the ages of 73 and 85, and half of them are living in poverty. In 2013, Jewish…
GAMCO’s Mario Gabelli addressed a standing-room only crowd at JCF’s Advisors Breakfast on April 18 at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in Manhattan. He spoke about the topic: “Value Investing – is it Still the Way to Go?” Attendees included Trust & Estate attorneys, financial advisors and family office professionals. If you haven’t already, check…
Did you know that an estimated 20% of the Jewish population in the United States is affected by some type of disability? Learn more about funding inclusively by attending ADVANCE: The Ruderman Jewish Disabilities Funding Conference, the premier gathering of funders from around the Jewish world who are passionate about the field of disabilities. Come together to…