Philanthropy
Taubes help fund coronavirus housing for Oakland homeless
Days after a homeless person in Oakland tested positive for Covid-19, the mayor and city council members announced a new project to temporarily house…
Opinion
It’s time to talk about democratizing Jewish philanthropy
Well before the pandemic, American political life was plagued by questions about how power and resources should be distributed. Always a matter of life or…
Philanthropy
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark gives $1 million to ADL
Craig Newmark, the billionaire philanthropist and founder of Craigslist, has donated $1 million to support the Anti-Defamation League’s work against…
Bay Area
SF-based Jewish Federation announces first wave of emergency grants
The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation has named 17 Bay Area organizations that will receive grants from its Covid-19 emergency response fund. In this…
Philanthropy
Grant allows J. to continue print editions during pandemic
J. has moved its technology into the 21st century — and it happened all of a sudden, when the coronavirus crisis pushed operational changes out of the…
Philanthropy
As Jewish orgs struggle, philanthropies unveil $80 million fund
In the weeks after it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic would spark a lasting economic crisis, the Jewish world’s leading funder group put…
Bay Area
JFCS announces pandemic emergency loan program
San Francisco-based Jewish Family and Children’s Services is offering interest-free loans and grants to individuals, families and small businesses…
Local Voice
Now is the perfect time for the global Jewish community to retool itself
The coronavirus has created global havoc, uncertainty and dread. We face uncertainty as individuals, communities, nations and the international order. The…
Opinion
If Jewish newspapers disappear, the results would be devastating
Just hours before the start of Passover last week, British Jews heard the shocking news that the nation’s leading national Jewish newspapers, the Jewish…