Julie Platt is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and serves as Chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camp.
In the Purim story, after Haman convinces the king to adopt the evil decree against the Jewish people, Mordechai must persuade Queen Esther to take the huge, life-threatening risk of going to the king without having been summoned so that she could plead for her people. This was not only a ri…
We have written many times about the extraordinary ability of our Federations to respond to crises of all kinds. Unfortunately, we write today with yet another example. Still reeling from the impact of a global health pandemic, Texas was dealt a terrible blow with this week’s winter…
In December, a building with special meaning to my family and me was completed. This new apartment complex in the heart of downtown Tel Aviv is now home to hundreds of struggling Holocaust survivors. It’s part of the Amigour Housing Program, supported by Jewish Federations through our…
We took office as Chair and Secretary of The Jewish Federations of North America mere weeks before the shootings at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Pittsburgh. We served through the shooting in San Diego; the attacks in Poway, Monsey, Jersey City and Halle, Germany; the increase in …
Perhaps the most frequently used saying in our work at the Jewish Federations of North America is “kol yisroel arevim zeh lazeh” – all Jews are responsible for one another. Though it may be often used, I am writing to share with you an example of this principle that truly is extraordin…
