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JAFI says decision to withdraw MASA’s controversial ad was Sharansky’s

The Jewish Agency, which caught heat last week for the MASA ad campaign that painted intermarried Jews as lost, issued this press release today saying that the decision to withdraw the campaign was that of its new chairman, Natan Sharansky.

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JDC, Jewish Agency mull more cuts

The North American Jewish federation system’s overseas partners are warning of a brewing financial crisis facing the organized Jewish community in the former Soviet Union.

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Sharansky speaks

The new chairman of the Jewish Agency gives first interview since taking job

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As Jewish Agency gets set to reform, Steinhardt and Nevzlin speak out

As the public politicking over the chairmanship of the Jewish Agency heats up, two mega-donors weigh in on the organization’s future.

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JAFI: Aliyah for North America is up 15 percent

Jewish Agency salutes new olim at weekend ceremonies

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Edelstein to Jewish Agency: Accept Sharansky or lose official ties to Israel

Edelstein to Jewish Agency: Accept Sharansky or lose official ties to Israel

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Jewish Agency ad camapign gets MASA-smutty

The Jewish Agency for Israel seems to have finally picked up on what Israel’s tourism ministry discovered a few years back—sex sells.

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UJC meets in Miami to talk about building the Negev

The United Jewish Communities held a conference this week in Miami to promote its Negev Work Group.

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Sharansky nomination rankles some Jewish Agency lay leaders

North Americans say that the appointment undercuts long standing move to reform the organization’s governance procedures

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UJC, JAFI exchange words over plan to open up overseas funding

In a potentially groundbreaking move, leaders of the North American network of Jewish charitable federations are considering a plan to end their exclusive funding relationship with their two main overseas partners.

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