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established by Holocaust survivors, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) began as a small organization to help and support IDF soldiers from the U.S. Now the organization has grown to include 26...
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When she began her time as the first female CEO of The Workers Circle, Ann Toback knew she was signing up for a challenge. As a Jewish social justice nonprofit originally founded in 1900 by...
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Cal Hedigan is the first female CEO of Community Access, a Manhattan-based nonprofit, providing housing and supportive services to New Yorkers who live with mental health concerns. Hedigan has...
View ArticleORT America Celebrates 100 Years of Impact
The story of ORT in America began in 1922, but ORT started 42 years earlier. In 1880, most of the four million Jews living in Russia were required to live within a restricted area called “The Pale of...
View ArticleLymaris Albors, CEO of Acacia Network
At the start of 2022, Lymaris Albors was appointed as the new CEO of Acacia Network, the largest Hispanic-led nonprofit in New York State and a leading provider of social services throughout New York...
View ArticleOz Pearlman Breaks Central Park Loop Record and Raises $116k For Children in...
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Birthright Israel reached a monumental height, with its 100,000th participant joining the registry to potentially save the life of a patient battling leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related...
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