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Steven Ingber named as Federation’s new Chief Executive Officer
May 6, 2021 On behalf of Matthew B. Lester, JFMD President, and Dennis S. Bernard, UJF President: We are excited to share the news that the Jewish Federation/United Jewish Foundation […]
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In Case You Missed It: Welcoming Ethiopian Olim
By Naomi Miller, JFMD Director of Missions I was thrilled to join the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Agency for Israel, and represent the Jewish Federation of […]
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Israel Has Climbed to the 12th Spot in the World Happiness Report…
Despite a global pandemic, Israel climbed 2 spots to the 12th spot in the United Nation World Happiness Report of 2021. This year’s report ranked almost 100 countries as to […]
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Nof Hagalil Star Remembers Her Roots
Aya Korem was born in Nazareth Illit, now known as Nof Hagalil. For many years she has been a successful singer, residing in Israel’s cultural epicenter, Tel Aviv. Aya has […]
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Michigan Central Galilee Partnership, P2G, News
Put on your running shoes and get ready to tour the Central Galilee region Let’s celebrate together Israel’s Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) with a refreshing and enriching virtual running or […]
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73 Fun Facts about Israel
To celebrate Israel’s 73rd birthday here is a list of 73 fun facts about the Old New Land… Israel has the highest number of altruistic kidney donations per capita in […]
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Behind the Scenes of Making the Yoms / The Yoms Away From Home….
By Yiftah Leket Some insights… The Theme When we started planning the Yoms in the Israel and Overseas Department of the Detroit Jewish Federation, we wanted to tell a story. […]
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SAHI – Impacting the lives of youth through acts of giving
In July, 2009 Oded Weiss and Avraham Hayon went to a neighborhood in Kiryat Gat, made a bonfire and coffee and then waited. After a while, a group of 7 […]
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Café Hafooch – a unique encounter of American Jewish adults and Israeli high school teens
by Naomi Miller Over 5 weeks, the Michigan – Central Galilee Partnership Region participated in a most inspiring pilot program “Café Hafooch” (“Cappuccino”) — an intergenerational program that aims to […]
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Michigan BBYO Connects with Ethiopian-Israeli Teens From our Partnership2Gether Region in Israel
By Dona Stillman, Associate Director Israel & Overseas Department, JFMD Recently, a group of Ethiopian-Israeli teens from Migdal HaEmek got its first taste of online meetings with BBYOers in Detroit. […]
