Israel & Overseas

Benny Winkelmann is excited and honored to soon be spending nearly a year in Israel as the first Southeast Fellow (Shaliach) in the Hadera-Eiron...

“My little sister was loaded while still alive into a truck with corpses, and this was the last time I saw her.”  Betty Miatowitz, 92,...

Updated February 13, 2022, from the Jewish Federations of North America Israel Office By February 2022, more than 100,000 Russian troops had massed along the...

By Conor Shapiro It was a great honor and a “heckuva” lot of fun to represent JCFR at the P2G Leadership 2Gether Retreat in Charleston,...

Editor’s note: Two Richmond community leaders - Josh Goldberg and Robyn Galpern - traveled to Israel in late March as part of a Jewish...

By Ramona L. Brand, Director of Youth Learning, Temple Beth-El On a sticky July evening, this summer in Jerusalem, I sat in a low-ceilinged meeting...

By Conor Shapiro I had the pleasure of participating in the 4th Partnership2Gether’s Leadership2Gether (L2G) cohort where I was paired with an engaging Israeli named...

By Benny Winkelmann As we approach the end of the school year, I have spent some time reflecting on all I have learned. The irony...

Do you enjoy bagels?  Do you love Israel?  If so, please join JURVA (Jewish National Fund USA, Richmond, VA) at JNF USA’s Breakfast for...

By Allie Vornholt Editor’s Note: Allie Vornholt traveled to Ukraine in May 2019 along with six other Susan and Mark Sisisky JDC Global Enrichment Fund...