After Hurricane Matthew made landfall on October 4, 2016, Haiti — which is still struggling to rebuild after the 2010 earthquake left more than 200,000 people dead and many homeless — is in a state of emergency. More than 900 people have been killed and tens of thousands have been displaced. Below are several charitable…
JCF Trustee Emerita Susie Stern and her husband, Jeff, recently hosted a Jewish Communal Fund fireside chat in their home featuring Mario Gabelli, one of the great investment managers of our time. Mr. Gabelli, a longtime JCF fund holder, spoke about the economy, his personal and corporate philanthropy, and how the upcoming presidential election may…
Today, Jewish Communal Fund CEO Sue Dickman is in Israel where she presented a $100,000 grant to Olim BeYachad, a nonprofit that helps Ethiopian-Israelis gain employment and become self-sufficient. This gift from the JCF Special Gifts Fund will fund the participation of 40 Ethiopian-Israeli young adults in EELP (Employment, Empowerment, and Leadership program). This gift was…
Jewish Communal Fund was delighted to sponsor the Giving Circle Express session at the ACRONYM15: Leading the Jewish Alphabet conference this past Sunday. ACRONYM15, which lovingly pokes fun at all of the “acronyms” in the Jewish organizational world, aims to provide meaningful training and networking for young Jewish lay leaders. The conference was organized by the…
We at Jewish Communal Fund are saddened by the devastating Nepal earthquake that killed thousands of people over the weekend. Please consider making a grant from your Jewish Communal Fund account to one of the charities below that are providing aid: UJA-Federation of New York (earmark to the Nepal Relief Fund) American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.…