J-VOICE Online - March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011 / 12 Adar II, 5771

Greetings!

Spending the first part of the week in New York allowed me the chance to interact with a number of Intermediate City Federation Executives who are facing parallel community issues. Increasing the Annual Campaign, engaging NextGen, ensuring Jewish educational needs are met, and growing our endowment for the future are concerns not only in Delaware but around the country.

I returned on Wednesday in time for the first in a series of Allocations presentations from our constituent agencies. It is an important process that provides Federation leadership with an opportunity to evaluate and decide how our community dollars should be distributed both locally and overseas.

None of this can be accomplished without YOU. We are able to meet daily challenges because of your unwavering commitment and support.

Shabbat Shalom.

Seth J. Katzen
Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Federation of Delaware

When Disaster Strikes, Federations Send Aid and Mourn the Tragedies in Israel and Japan

JFNA President and CEO Jerry Silverman encapsulated the strength of the Federation system in a recent blog post about federations' response to the tragic events in Japan and Israel over the past week:

Jerry Silverman

"There are times when major events loom on the horizon and we can see trouble from afar. And then there are those times when disaster strikes suddenly, causing shock, fear and sadness around the world. Unfortunately, the past few days have seen such sudden tragedies; in Japan, in Israel and across the world. Click here to read the full post.

One Week to The PJ Library Concert

The PJ Library, an award-winning Jewish family engagement program is coming to Carla is Simply Streisand Delaware, and on

Saturday, March 26, 2011, the Jewish Federation of Delaware invites you to help support this wonderful new program at a special Benefit Concert,

"Then and Now...A Tribute to Barbra Streisand Starring Carla DelVillaggio."

PJ Library will provide hundreds of Jewish families, with children up to 6 years of age, the opportunity to receive FREE monthly books and CDs.

Click here for more information about the concert or to donate online. Click here to hear Carla before you go.

Answer the Call during

SUPER WEEK

Monday, March 28 through Wednesday, March 30, dozens of Federation volunteers will hit the phones for a second Super Week phone-a-thon!

Please click here to be a volunteer.

Can't pick up the phone those nights?
Click here to lend support to Jewish life in Delaware, the Brandywine Valley and around the world with a gift to the 2011 Campaign.

Special Screening in Bear

Courtesy of UHSMM

The documentary film "LIBERATORS" will be screened at the Bear Library, 101 Governor's Place, Bear, DE 19701, on Sunday, March 27, 2011, 1:30 PM. The screening is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information call 838-3300 or 312-6527

A question & answer session with the producer, Steve Gonzer will follow the film.

"LIBERATORS" is part five of the documentary film No Denying:Delawareans Bear Witness to the Holocaust, which features testimony of Delawareans who were eyewitnesses to the events of the Holocaust.

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