Report: Coerced contraception behind 50 percent decline in Ethiopian-Israeli birth rate

Published on December 11, 2012

Israeli and Jewish aid officials are denying an Israeli TV report alleging that Ethiopian immigrant women have been coerced into taking contraceptive shots.

JDC appoints Alan Gill as new CEO

Published on November 26, 2012

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee named Alan Gill, its longtime executive director of international relations and a resident of Israel, as the organization's new CEO.

Wiesenthal officials ask Ecuador to intercede for Alan Gross

Published on November 12, 2012

Officials of the Simon Wiesenthal Center met with Ecuadorian authorities to seek their support in asking Cuba to release American prisoner Alan Gross.

Polish architects design five sukkot for display in Warsaw

Published on October 5, 2012

Five sukkot designed by Polish architects are being displayed in a public square in Warsaw.

In Japan, pride in the Jewish response to tsunami

Published on March 7, 2012

As I sit here in Tokyo with the first anniversary of the tsunami fast approaching, I recall my surprise the first time a Japanese person thanked me, as a Jew, for Israel’s immediate response to the disaster.

JDC helping Christchurch Jews to rebuild

Published on March 7, 2011

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is helping the Jewish community of Christchurch to rebuild following the city's devastating earthquake. JDC funding will contribute to Christchurch Jewish community efforts to repair a damaged local synagogue and homes, replace household goods, provide financial stipends and temporary relocation costs, and support community service or children’s programs for the wider community, the organization said in a statement.

JDC staffer to chair Obama’s faith-based panel

Published on February 8, 2011

President Obama named a top American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee official as chairman of his faith-based council, as well as a top Conservative rabbi to the council. Susan Stern, the government affairs adviser to the JDC, will chair the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a Feb. 4 White House announcement said.

JDC to help Pakistani flood victims

Published on August 18, 2010

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee will aid victims of the floods in Pakistan.

Young Iranian Jewish professionals make a splash launching JDC’s L.A. Chapter

By Karmel Melamed
Published on July 14, 2010