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- Iran: "What initially looked like a one-man show with Israeli assistance now appears to include Israel on stage"
- The Peters Principle on the Middle East Conflict
- Shalabi’s actions “cruel and coldblooded,” motivated by a “burning hatred and a desire to murder Jews”
- Palestinian frustration isn't that they don't have a state. Rather it's that they can't destroy Israel
- "The oligarchs of the Bay Area have a problem: They must square their progressive worldview with their enormous wealth"
- "Many people in the Arab countries are now saying that it is high time for the Palestinians to start looking after their own interests and thinking of a better future for their children"
- EVENT New Fronts in the Battle to Combat Anti-Israel BDS
- American progressive's "utter lack of interest in what actually interests the citizens of Israel has to change"
Tag Archives: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
CEO of Chicago’s Jewish federation, Steve Nasatir, stepping down after nearly four decades
FORWARD The Man Who Ran Chicago’s Jewish Community For Almost 40 Years Is Stepping Down by Ben Sales June 11, 2018 Steven Nasatir, the longtime CEO of Chicago’s Jewish federation, will be moving into another role next year after four … Continue reading
Chicago JUF takes exception to Times of Israel article on how Federations invest
Jay Tcath, Executive Vice President, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago, forwarded this posting to me in response to my Times of Israel posting on how federations invest their funds: A few recent Jewish media stories have critically reported on the … Continue reading
Why are Jewish donor dollars going through a Jewish organization to fund a program honoring “great humanitarian” Rachel Corrie?
JEWISH PRESS Why Are American Jews Funding a Rachel Corrie Memorial Program? by Lori Lowenthal Marcus February 25, 2016 Never put it past Jews in the Diaspora to shoot themselves (or at least their own people) in the foot, or … Continue reading
In Chicago, Come for the Iran Nuke Deal. Stay for the Smoked Salmon.
THE FORWARD by Tuvia Tenenbom August 25, 2015 The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is holding a special meeting today to discuss the Chicago Jewish community’s response to the Iran deal. The Jewish … Continue reading
Chicago Jewish federation comes out against Iran deal
JTA by Ron Kampeas August 15, 2015 Chicago’s influential Jewish federation has come out against the Iran deal. After a three-hour discussion by the board of directors, “a majority opinion emerged and was adopted: to call on Congress to oppose … Continue reading
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JUF responds to NYT article noting HRC’s speaking fees
Below the JUF response to yesterday’s reposting of a NYT article Clintons Report Earnings of $139 Million in Seven Years, the locally relevant sentences being “She [Hillary] topped out at $400,000 for a speech to the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. … Continue reading
JUF Book Review: Through the Eyes of a Radical Centrist
JUF NEWS by Richard D. Zelin December 9, 2014 On the Front Lines in a Changing Jewish World. Michael C. Kotzin [Former Exec VP JUF]. Chicago: JUF Press, 2014……The second troubling development concerns the rise of the “new anti-Semitism,” with … Continue reading
ArchitectGuy on Israel 