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JDC Responds to Guatemala Volcano Disaster

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is responding to the devastating and ongoing eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, immediately supporting the aid efforts of the Guatemalan Jewish community as they distribute critically needed relief items to those in the hardest-hit areas…

Amiel BaKehila Inaugural Visit to Charleston

OTS Amiel BaKehila, part of Ohr Torah Stone, is an exciting new initiative under the auspices of Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs aimed at empowering Jewish communities around the world through Jewish Education, Israel Engagement, and Jewish Arts & Culture. Charleston is one of six No…

Promoting Senior Health Starts With Community

By Neta Eisner

Last fall, as a public health major at the College of Charleston, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a health setting of my choice for the duration of the semester. Public health is a field that is growing at a fast rate— it is an area of study that strives to improve th…

Congratulations to 2018 Holocaust Creative Arts Competition Award Winners

Our REMEMBER Program's Holocaust Creative Arts & Writing Competition received entries from middle and high school students from across the Greater Charleston area. This year's theme was "Family and the Holocaust". The 2018 winners received cash prizes thanks to the generous support of H…

Recognizing Federation Victories in the Omnibus

March 22, 2018

JFNA Hails Congress for Increasing Funding to $5 Million to Help Holocaust Survivors & to $60 Million to Protect Organizations Vulnerable to Terrorist Threats

Washington – The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) today hailed Congress for bolstering nonprofit securit…