Opening Plenary Lunch – Crisis Response: A Working Conversation with Michael Herman
January 14, 2019
We’re opening this year’s Annual Conference with collaborative working conversations on one of the most important questions facing agencies and their communities in 2019. How do you handle a crisis in your community and/or support agencies in the Network experiencing crisis response? Four Network member agencies: JFS Los Angeles, JFS San Diego, JFS Houston and JFCS […]
Read Full ArticleNJHSA’s Quick Tips for Building Relationships with the 116th Congress
January 3, 2019
Each new Congress presents a fresh opportunity to make progress on issues your agency and communities care about. The incoming 116th Congress is the most diverse in history with over 120 women, over 120 people of color, and 34 Jewish members were sworn in on January 3, 2019. The best time to begin forming new […]
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JFS Clifton Walks to Agencies Across the Country
December 26, 2018
Jewish Family Service of Clifton-Passaic staff spent the summer walking across the county. During the virtual walkathon JFS staff walked a combined 3,294 miles.The goal was to walk the distance from Jewish Family Services & Children’s Center of Clifton-Passaic to the JFS of Los Angeles, stopping at many other JFS agencies along the way. As they […]
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December Network Member Highlights – How are you strengthening your community?
December 26, 2018
The best part of our NETWORK is sharing successes. Check out the Network’s latest December Member Highlights. We want to promote your organizations. Let your fellow member agencies know what’s going on in your community! Share updates with Megan, Director of Marketing & Communications.
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A Picture Of Every Holocaust Survivor In The U.S.
December 24, 2018
KAVOD, which gives emergency aid to Holocaust survivors, was featured on NPR’s Here and Now on December 20th. Kavod’s founders, John and Amy Israel Pregulman have made it their mission to photograph as many Holocaust survivors as possible, before it’s too late. An estimated 100,000 Holocaust survivors live in the United States today — all […]
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Deborah Lipstadt to Present at Network Annual Conference
December 19, 2018
Deborah Lipstadt, American historian and professor, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust, History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier and The Eichmann Trial, will close the Network’s second annual Conference. Lipstadt’s research focuses on the development of Holocaust denial and how to fight for the truth in […]
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NJHSA Submits its Public Charge Comment Letter
December 10, 2018
Please find the Public Charge comment letter the Network submitted on Friday, December 7th, to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has jurisdiction over this matter. This issue has been a major concern for the Network and many of our member agencies over the past several months. The proposed “Public Charge” rule would fundamentally change our […]
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International Holocaust Survivors Night in 4 Cities – Tuesday, December 4th
November 28, 2018
With fewer survivors among us each passing year, as well as the rise in anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, honoring Holocaust survivors in our communities is vital. The Claims Conference is doing just that at what is now annual event — “International Holocaust Survivors Night.” This global candle lighting ceremony held on the third night of Chanukah in the […]
Read Full ArticleNJHSA 2019 Public Policy Priorities: 2-Week Comment Period Now Open for Member Agencies – RESPOND TODAY!
November 27, 2018
With a new Congress fast approaching and a changing political environment, we hope that you and your agency will take the opportunity to weigh in on the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies 2019 Public Policy Priorities along with the separate document with legislative strategies and recommendations, which will ultimately be adopted by the NJHSA […]
Read Full ArticleNetwork Affinity Groups
November 26, 2018
NJHSA is pleased to launch a series of Professional Affinity Groups for our Network Members. These affinity groups will meet over zoom conferencing (video) where participants will have the opportunity to connect, learn, share and support each other. Whether it be to resolve specific agency challenges or define larger Network projects, the affinity groups will bring […]
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