Jacob Berkman, JTA
American Jews rush to help Israel
Jacob Berkman, JTADec 09, 2010
By Jacob Berkman, JTA NEW YORK — With Israel in desperate need of aid to fight the fire ravaging its north last week, countries from four continents sent help,...
Federations, Joint, JAFI reach deal
Jacob Berkman, JTAOct 03, 2010
NEW YORK The Jewish Federations of North America and its two primary overseas partners have reached an agreement in principle over how to divide the money raised by...
Jewish megawealthy give little to Jewish causes
Jacob Berkman, JTAAug 12, 2010
NEW YORK This is what we know so far about the Jewish giving of the Jews who have accepted the Giving Pledge, according to searches of their foundations 990...
Many Jews mum on healthcare
Jacob Berkman, JTAMar 25, 2010
By Jacob Berkman, JTA NEW YORK — Several Jewish non-profit groups are lauding passage of healthcare reform legislation, saying it will benefit the community on a...
Federations of North America chops costs, kills three senior positions
Jacob Berkman, JTAFeb 26, 2010
NEW YORK The Jewish Federations of North America informed its board of trustees that it was letting go of three senior vice presidents a very clear reminder that...
JDC grapples with big budget cuts
Jacob Berkman, JTAOct 29, 2009
NEW YORK The board of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee went into its meetings last week with some difficult decisions to make about its budget. Now,...
Google genius gives $1 million to HIAS
Jacob Berkman, JTAOct 29, 2009
NEW YORK The relative calm that annually settles in over the Jewish nonprofit world during the High Holidays season ended with a bang this week, as the Jewish...
YU report criticizes day school lay leaders
Jacob Berkman, JTAJul 16, 2009
NEW YORK We cant just blindly throw money at our problems, Scott Goldberg says at a lunch meeting at Yeshiva Universitys mid-Manhattan campus, referring to...
OU realigns, offers job placement help
Jacob Berkman, JTAMay 07, 2009
NEW YORK Fred Goldberg says he saw the writing on the wall late last year when the small computer company he worked for in New York instituted a 20% […]
Star will coach Team USA at Maccabiah
Jacob Berkman, JTAApr 30, 2009
NEW YORK — It’s not unheard of to find Bruce Pearl, the mens basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, somewhere in public screaming with his shirt...