| Global News Officials: US wants Israel to cancel building plan JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, said Israeli officials Monday. more
Chaplains from three New Jersey Jewish federations are teaming up to provide spiritual assistance to survivors of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. more Local
News courtesy of |
|
| "Max"imum Potential — A UJC Blog | |
| Max Kleinman shares his thoughts about what's important to the MetroWest community. | |
| The "Kid" Remembers Marty Rakitt
“Hey kid, why don’t you join us for lunch?” asked Marty Rakitt, MetroWest director of our Jewish Community Foundation. He had a great sense of humor and was a master raconteur. This was honed by his World War II experience as a comedian and bass fiddler. His anecdotes over lunch were humorous because they told much about our yearnings and foibles. more |
|
| UJC opens mailbox for Chile Earthquake Relief Effort
|
| On the Ground in Israel | |
| A personal view of our efforts in Israel from Amir Shacham, UJC MetroWest Director of Israel Operations. | |
| Memory and Joy They don’t know it, but the first authentic New Jersey living room that I saw on TV belonged to Stephen and Rosalyn Flatow of West Orange. Together with millions of people in Israel and around the world, the Flatow family was mourning the murder of their beloved daughter Alisa, who was killed by Palestinian terrorists just a few days earlier in Israel. more |
|
| From Leslie's Laptop | |
| A blog by Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, President, Women's Philanthropy |
|
| Cuba’s Jewish Community — A Miraculous Rebirth
This week, I’m going to describe how there came to be a Jewish community in Cuba in the first place and its miraculous rebirth in the last twenty years. Although there have been Jews in Cuba since the days of Columbus, the first recorded organization of the Jewish community is in 1906, when a group of eleven American Jews living in Cuba founded the United Hebrew Congregation in Havana. more |
|
|
| Haifa Hoops for Kids | |
|
|
Help insure the future of your Jewish community. Include UJC MetroWest in your estate plans. 