Jewish organizations, including JFNA, join a letter to Congress from religious groups urging the preservation of a law banning tax-exempt faith groups from endorsing candidates and political parties.
The Johnson Amendment is the current prohibition against charities participating or inter…
Sima Segal was born in 1919 in Piatra Neamt, Romania. At 17, she moved to Bucharest to earn money as a seamstress. Her two brothers, Rubin and Zalman, were taken off the streets and sent to camps in Transnistria. Sima barely survived the pogrom in Bucharest in 1941. Throughout WWII, her c…
The following is a note from Robyn Wittenberg Dudley, Volunteer, a member of the Summerville/North Area Jewish Community. You can stay up to date with happenings in the area on their website and Facebook page.
Shalom:
Happy Spring!! The Summerville Flowertown Festival is this weekend (…
The Charleston Lach
By: Ariela Davis
This article first appeared in Ami Magazine
Charleston, South Carolina is a small Southern city renowned for its history, charm and beauty. Tourists flock to tour this famous place where the first shot was fired in the Civil War, where the arc…
Threats against American Jewish institutions have escalated to unprecedented levels in recent months.
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, William Daroff, Federations’ lead advocate in Washington, testified on Capitol Hill on the “need for Congress to take immediate action” to maintain and st…
