יום שלישי, ה׳ אלול תשפ״וTuesday, August 18, 2026
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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The White House on Friday announced the appointment of Aviva Sufian as the first Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Special Envoy for U.S. Holocaust Survivor Services. Vice President Joe Biden had announced the formation of the new position in December 2013. Sufian “will focus on those [Holocaust] survivors currently living in poverty, as […]
By JTA
The leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America are calling for free Jewish preschool for every Jewish family in America. Jewish Federations CEO Jerry Silverman and board chairman Michael Siegal said free Jewish preschool would “dramatically widen the pipeline of families entering Jewish life through this critical early gateway.” The idea was one of […]
The Jewish Federations of North America last week rejected the inclusion of the term "Zionism" in a major system-wide planning document.
August 14, 2026 
