The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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

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Many Hungarian Jews credit Viktor Orban for keeping them safe. But will they vote for him?

Hungary’s 100,000 Jews are deeply divided as a pivotal election arrives. -- The post Many Hungarian Jews credit Viktor Orban for keeping them safe. But will they vote for him? Learn more

After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Tom Malinowski endorses rival who says Israel committed genocide

Analilia Mejia, running in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District, was also endorsed by the liberal pro-Israel group J Street. -- The post After AIPAC-backed primary loss, Tom Malinowski endorses rival Learn more

Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis’ and thinks Judaism is ‘terrible.’ Now he’s running for Congress.

The influencer, once known as the "king of Instagram," declined to answer when TMZ asked him whether Adolf Hitler was antisemitic. -- The post Dan Bilzerian wants to ‘kill Israelis’ Learn more

Eliot Engel, longtime NY congressman whose defeat augured a swell of anti-Israel sentiment, dies at 79

The Jewish politician served for more than three decades in Congress and became a leading pro-Israel voice before losing his 2021 primary amid shifting Democratic views on Israel. -- The Learn more

The Israeli premier told the country's High Court that demands to remove the national security minister are unconstitutional. Learn more

The guidelines in the so-called "frontline areas" were also tightened to limit public gatherings to up to 50 people outdoors and 100 indoors. Learn more

The site contained over 110 pounds of explosive material and around 200 pipe bombs, according to the Israeli military. Learn more

"We still have more to do," the premier said, speaking just hours before the U.S.-Iran talks collapsed. Learn more

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