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JTA: Who will get Obama to speak to the Jewish community?

My colleague Eric Fingerhut has a story about Jewish groups vying to get the President to address their conferences. He says the UJC may be the safest bet among the alphabet soup:

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Nevzlin to be international chair of the GA

The UJC/Jewish Federations of North America has named ex-Russian oligarch Leonid Nevzlin, who now lives in Israel, as the international chair of its annual General Assembly, which will be held in Washington, D.C., in November.

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JDC faces significant budget crunch

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is facing a significant budget shortfall, according to recent communications from its CEO, Steven Schwager.

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It’s official: Jerry is in at UJC. Full story.

The umbrella organization of the North American Jewish federation system has hired Jerry Silverman, a key player in raising tens of millions of dollars for Jewish summer camps, as its next president and CEO.

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Silverman named CEO of UJC

After months of speculation, the United Jewish Communities announced minutes ago that Jerry Silverman will take over as the CEO of the organization effective Sept. 30. 

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N.Y. federation campaign falls 11 percent

The country’s largest Jewish federation announced that its 2008-09 fund-raising campaign dropped 11.5 percent from the previous year.

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UJC: Campaign pledges are down

The UJC has new numbers showing that federation fund raising held steady in 2008-2009, but pledges so far this year are down.

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UJC: Jewish groups to get $9 million in Homeland Security money

Jewish institutions have received 69 percent of all money awarded for security since 2005

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No new UJC head yet…

Despite other blog reports, UJC has not reached an agreement with candidate.

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Brand names mean something

It’s about time the UJC changed its name.

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