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JFC-UIA stands in solidarity with Denmark

A Message from Dr. Ralph Shedletsky & Linda Kislowicz
Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA stands in solidarity with Denmark and the Danish Jewish community.  

 

Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA is  shocked and saddened after recent attacks on the Krystalgade Synagogue and the cul…

Reflections on the Jewish Federations’ solidarity mission to Paris

By Mark Gurvis/JNS.org

Original post here

My early days as a Jewish Federation professional came at a time when our system was evolving away from reliance on messages of combating anti-Semitism and statements of “never again,” to one of strengthening our communities through education …

Moderates Must Take Action After Paris Attacks

Original Huffington Post article

As we mourn new rounds of innocents murdered at the hands of Islamist extremists, there is a natural temptation to fall into despair and paralysis. Those sentiments, however, cannot be indulged. We must recognize that we are in the midst of a war of ideas ag…

HAVING AN IMPACT JUST BY BEING THERE: DAVID GREAVES'S STORY

Original Post at Winnipeg Jewish Review here.


by Rhonda Spivak, January 18, 2015

Lev Echad was run on a shoestring budget and before he left Greaves decided to send an email to 30 people, close friends and family to ask for their support. "Little did I know that this email would be forwa…