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Announcing a New Fund for Women and Girls

Announcing a New Fund for Women and Girls

  • Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Washington
  • 14 June 2023
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Announcing a New Fund for Women and Girls: An Opportunity to Make an Outsized Difference The Jewish Community Foundation is launching the Fund for Women and Girls, leveraging the incredible Read more

An Interview with Sue Ducat

  • Sam Cooper
  • 07 June 2023
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After Sue Ducat’s husband, Stanley M. Cohen, passed away in 2020, Sue worked with the Jewish Community Foundation to launch a multi-generational philanthropic project, designed to make the best use Read more

A Statement On Solidarity and Justice

  • Sam Cooper
  • 03 April 2023
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Over the course of many months, the Greater Washington Community Foundation, the Jewish Community Foundation by The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers have Read more

About Stephen Weiss

  • Sam Cooper
  • 20 March 2023
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Stephen Weiss was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is married to his wife of 38+ years, Jill. He have two sons, Zachary who is 31 years old, and

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About Emily Tamkin

  • Sam Cooper
  • 14 March 2023
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Emily Tamkin is a journalist based in Washington, DC. Previously, she covered foreign policy at Foreign Policy and BuzzFeed News, and US politics, foreign policy, and society at the New Read more

Reflections from Rabbi Evan J. Krame

  • Sam Cooper
  • 10 February 2023
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Birmingham – Before the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed on Sunday, September 15, 1963, the church secretary, Mrs. Shorter, a 75-year-old woman received several phone threats. Read more

Reflection from Aviva Walls, Gesher Jewish Day School

  • Sam Cooper
  • 06 February 2023
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“Darkness does not drive out darkness, only light can do that.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr This past week, I embarked on a mission with the Jewish Federation of Greater

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Federation’s Rabbinic and Communal Leadership Mission to Alabama

Federation’s Rabbinic and Communal Leadership Mission to Alabama

  • Sam Cooper
  • 03 February 2023
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January 30 – February 2, 2023, Federation led a Rabbinic and Communal Leadership Mission to Alabama, traveling to Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, AL to learn about America’s Civil Rights Movement. Read more

Start a Peer-to-Peer Fundraiser

  • Sam Cooper
  • 29 November 2022
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Share your support of Federation and make an even bigger impact by starting a peer-to-peer fundraiser. Read more
Reflections from Federation’s Jewish Community Leadership Program Visit to Alabama

Reflections from Federation’s Jewish Community Leadership Program Visit to Alabama

  • Sam Cooper
  • 14 March 2022
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From February 28 – March 2, participants of Federation’s Community Leadership program traveled to Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham, AL, and Atlanta, GA, to learn about America’s Civil Rights Movement. Through Read more