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News & Stories from the Greensboro Jewish Federation

Strengthen Millennial Engagement at March NYL Summit

Strengthening NextGen engagement and lay/professional partnerships will be the focus of the upcoming National Young Leadership Summit, Mar. 6-7 in Los Angeles. With 1 in 3 Jewish Millennials reporting no religious and communal identification, the time is right to learn new ways to reach this…

Jerry Silverman Discusses Federations’ Mission of Meaning and Purpose

JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman discusses Jewish Federations’ timeless mission of meaning and purpose.

A Place Where Kids can be Kids In Tumultuous Times

Uliyana Batalia, 12, lives alone with her mother in the war-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk. Each day is a new struggle for them to survive the constant fighting and meet their basic needs.

One bright spot is the Teen Club at Lugansk’s Jewish community center sponsored by Federatio…

Reinvigorating European Jewry Through Camp

Like many young Jews from Europe, David Csillik had his first Jewish experience at Szarvas.  Run in part by Federation partner JDC, Camp Szarvas brings together 1,500 teens from more than 20 countries for summer fun while helping them explore their Jewish roots.

After six years as a Szarva…

A Tale of Love and Darkness in Ukraine

When separatist forces entered Nikita’s small hometown in eastern Ukraine, he was forced to leave behind everything he knew, from JDC community programs to his beloved fiancée. Five hundred miles away in Kiev, he found a home at the city’s Moishe House, a Federation-supported communit…