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Blog entries tagged: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

JDC and JAFI seek conflict resolution

Representatives of the Jewish Agency, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Federations of North America met today at the New York offices of the JFNA in an attempt to solve a decades-old struggle over how much each of the two overseas organizations take home from the federations’ annual campaigns.

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JDC officials in Israel disciplined over ‘inappropriate financial transaction’

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has disciplined at least two employees for their role in what the organization is calling “in inappropriate financial transaction,” according to a press release issued by the organization.

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Masorti Movement: Synagogue in Concepcion destroyed in Earthquake

According to the Masorti Olami, the Masorti synagogue in Concepcion was destroyed in the earthquake that rocked Chile this weekend.

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Where to give for Haitian relief

Check out my story in today’s JTA about the North American Jewish community’s outpouring of support for Haiti.

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Relief agencies: Early outpouring of dollars for Haiti are critical

It will not be clear for another week or so whether donors have simply shifted the way that they give money, becoming more inclined to give online than they are to send checks, or whether the amount of money given online represents a huge overall outpouring that surpasses the donations that came in the aftermath of the tsunami.

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JDC cuts staff overseeing nonsectarian work:

A significant portion of recent cuts to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s staff have come from its division that carries out its nonsectarian work.

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JDC: No deal on allocations split

The chairman of JDC says the organization needs more money—and needs to get a bigger piece of the pie that it shares with the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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Michael Steinhardt Joins Board of JDC-Taub Center

Michael Steinhardt has joined the board of the JDC-Taub Center for Social Policy.

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JDC faces tough choices at board meetings

On Sunday and Monday, the JDC’s board of trustees will gather at the Helmsley Hotel in New York City to decide on next year’s budget. They must make serious budget cuts primarily, the JDC says, because of drastic reductions in the allocations it receives from local Jewish federations via the Jewish Federations of North America (formerly the UJC).

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