The Jewish Federation of NEPA

The Jewish Federation of NEPA is your central address for everything Jewish in Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties.

What’s Happening in NEPA

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In the News

  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  • JNS.org - Jerusalem News Syndicate
Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia

Yiddish Glory's new album, resurrecting music from witnesses of the Holocaust, follows a Grammy-nominated debut album. -- The post Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Learn more

Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem.

Political swings in those countries offer rare good news for Israel. -- The post Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem. appeared Learn more

Francesca Hong is dishing up a Wisconsin campaign that is about the working class and Israel

Could this Midwestern battle ground state place a Democratic socialist at its helm? -- The post Francesca Hong is dishing up a Wisconsin campaign that is about the working class Learn more

In the wake of Graham Platner’s success (and fall), a candidate to replace him changes his mind about ‘genocide’

Jordan Wood now uses a term to describe Israel's war in Gaza that he had rejected when he first ran for Senate last fall. -- The post In the wake Learn more

The New York City mayor compared himself to the South African icon in a keynote address for a Nelson Mandela Foundation event. Learn more

“What we are seeing is an ecosystem in which extremist communities, influential commentators, platform dynamics and, in some cases, state-backed information operations can all reinforce one another,” Alina Bricman of Learn more

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, used her keynote address at the union's national convention on Thursday to attack U.S. President Donald Trump and urge members to Learn more

New Birthright leader says strongest 'anchor' for Jewish identity is Israel

"Jewish identity is such an important anchor for us and our future, and we have to give that anchor to people," Simon Amiel told JNS. Learn more

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