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Oct 10, 2025, 7:29 PM

As We Pray for Peace, We Prepare to Rebuild

Photo credit: E. Shulman / Jewish Federations of North America

In our tradition, the high holiday season is the time of year when the future is held in the balance. The news of the developing ceasefire and potential release of the hostages held captive in Gaza surely qualifies as...

Jan 15, 2025, 7:48 AM

The Tik-Tok Bill is About Antisemitism Too

The next few days are crucial in the story of the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (commonly known as the “TikTok bill”). The bill requires that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their ownership of the app by January 19, 2025,...

Jan 12, 2024, 8:10 PM

How Jewish communities are protecting themselves 100 days into the Hamas war

By Eric Fingerhut, President and CEO, Jewish Federations of North America Sunday marks 100 days since Hamas terrorists breached Israel’s borders and embarked on a horrific killing spree, murdering innocents in their beds, raping women, shooting babies, and committing countless...

Sep 13, 2023, 6:55 AM

Show Solidarity with Jailed Reporter Evan Gershkovich

Co-authored with Jennifer Dubrow Weiss, CEO of Jewish Federation of Southern NJ Jewish families are preparing to gather for Rosh Hashana next Friday, but in an otherwise flourishing community on the East Coast, one heartsick family of Jewish emigres from...

Sep 24, 2022, 10:50 AM

Ethiopian Aliyah: The Hope and the Promise

Credit: Sivan Farag, Jewish Agency for Israel

I'm proud to be playing a role in the redemption of our brothers and sisters in Ethiopia and in the ingathering of exiles – but our work is not yet done

Mar 28, 2022, 8:24 PM

A strategic approach to the Ukraine emergency

Since the war in Ukraine broke out, we have been to the region three times, to the border twice, and to the command centers of our relief agencies in Jerusalem. Leaders of over thirty different major Jewish communities from...

Jul 23, 2018, 10:36 PM

Bridge Building Between Israeli and American Jews is Underway

There are no two people who have a greater right to analyze the challenges facing the relationship between Israeli and American Jews and recommend solutions than Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy. In a recent essay in Mosaic, Sharansky and...

Sep 2, 2016, 8:19 PM

Wanted: University Partners to Protect Jewish Life on Campus

When I was Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, I almost witnessed a riot. I was at a Kent State basketball game and towards the end of the game, a fight broke out. Players were shoving each other at...

Mar 23, 2016, 7:26 AM

California must ensure safety for Jewish students

A rise in anti-Semitic incidents on campus calls for redoubled administrative efforts towards a culture of tolerance

Oct 27, 2015, 12:59 AM

Jewish students deserve a break from BDS

Sure, they can handle the barrage of anti-Semitic diatribes on campus, but they shouldn't have to

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Eric Fingerhut is the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. He previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as CEO of Hillel International.

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