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Feb 16, 2016

In Washington, Advocating for and with People with Disabilities

Advocating with and on behalf of people with disabilities is a key Federation priority. In Washington, DC, we are a leading voice calling for groundbreaking policy decisions that drastically improve quality of life and opportunity for people with disabilities, their families and their suppor…

Feb 4, 2016

Raising the Tide for Interfaith Families

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When Meredith fell in love with someone who wasn't Jewish, she knew their relationship’s future depended on his agreeing to raise Jewish children. They talked it out—he was on board. 

 

Years later, Meredith and her now-husband are the proud parents of a toddler. But living in a neig…

Jan 28, 2016

Nurturing Pride in the Face of Fear

Jewish life in Hungary has long been fraught with difficulties. The rise of far-right extremism today reminds the 120,000-strong Jewish community of the oppression they faced under Communism in the twentieth century. “Everybody is worried. Only the blind are not,” says community leader …

Jan 20, 2016

An Ally in Federation

Though Asher Gellis and Idit Klein only met as adults, they felt like they’d known each other their entire lives.

 

As children, both felt at home in their respective Jewish communities. Asher attended a Conservative day school, youth groups and summer camps. Idit, the child of secular …

Jan 12, 2016

A School—and a Student—with Heart in Haifa

To the adults at Tom’s school in Haifa, it seemed that the seventh grader wanted to disappear.

 

At a meeting with a coordinator for a new program, Tom hid his face and spoke quietly. It was obvious he carried some deep emotional wounds that were affecting his behavior and his relations…