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Selected Video & Audio Available From the 2013 AJOP Convention:  

 

OUTREACH

View Photos from AJOP Convention 2013 

          

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

5 Tips for Communicating with the Media 

How to Choose When Giving Tzadaka 

Boomers One-Third More Generous Than Their Parents 

Do You Know Where Your Development Director is Right Now? 

         

NORTH AMERICA

White House Head of Jewish Outreach Leaves Post 

Kerry Wants to Hit Ground Running on Peace Talks 

JESNA Considers Merger with Jewish Education Project 

 

ISRAEL

   INTERNATIONAL

Europe is Burying Its Memory of the Holocaust 

A Lens on Pre-War Europe 

French Poll: 40% Say Jews Too Powerful in Business 

Twitter Forced to Identify Antisemitic Users 

Global Antisemitic Incidents on the Rise 

UK MP Apologizes for Jews and Holocaust Remark 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Jewish Translation That Rewrote the Bible 

Tracking Hitler's Rise  

Creating Healthy Jews  

Re-Engineered United Synagogue Has Made Great Strides

Not Ordinary At All: Memorializing the Jewish Rescuers of Nazi Europe

The Yiddish Forverts Goes Biweekly in Print

Richard Wagner's Bicentennial Sparks Effort to Split Music and Antisemitism

Cementing Hate on Holocaust Remembrance Day 

                

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rabbi Ilan Feldman

Atlanta, GA

Rabbi Yaacov Haber

Jerusalem, Israel

Mr. Richard Horowitz

Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh

Northbrook, IL

Dr. David Lieberman

Lakewood, NJ

Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun

National Director

Rabbi Shlomo Porter

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.

Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

HaRav Michel Twerski

Milwaukee, WI 

Mr. Jerry Wolasky 

Baltimore, MD 
 

ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Mark Bane

Lawrence, NY

Mr. Jonathan Beren

Denver, CO

Dr. Robert Edelman

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Michael J Elman

Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Joseph Friedman

Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT

Mr. Stephen Rosedale

Cincinnati, OH

Rabbi Simcha Scholar

Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel

Mr Gary Torgow

Detroit, MI

Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD

Teaneck, NJ


Testimonials from Torah Live Training

Hear testimonials from the Torah Live training at the 2013 AJOP Convention.
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How Can You Use iPhones, iPads and Android Devices for Outreach Even if You Don't Have One?

Most of your students have one of these devices. So first and foremost, know what Jewish content is out there so you can suggest it to them. Below are our picks of the best Jewish apps for smart phones and tablets.

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MichaelClick Here to View Photos from AJOP Convention 2013!

 

The 25th Annual AJOP International Convention took place on January 11-15, 2013 at the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Stamford, CT. If you missed the action, this is your opportunity to relive the excitement.

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 5 Tips for Communicating with the Media
An Article from The Nonprofit Times


People love to hate the media. Whether it's one of the countless athletes who criticize the press after being "taken out of context," or a politician blasting the "mainstream media" to score political points, journalists are hardly the most popular people in the room. Continue Reading 


Fundraisingart2How to Choose When Giving Tzedaka
An Article from JTA

Anyone committed to financial support of Jewish causes likely has grappled with the questions of where to give, what to give, how to give and, of course, why to give. Continue Reading

Fundraising2Boomers One-Third More Generous Than Their Parents
An Article from The Agitator

The 28th is my birthday. And proud to be a Boomer, I thought I'd indulge in another stab - hopefully not all that necessary - at why fundraisers should focus on, well, me (and my ilk, of course). Versus those other demographic groups! Continue Reading

Fundraising3Do You Know Where Your Development Director is Right Now?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Chances are pretty good that while you are reading this blog, your development director or one of your key development staff is probably either out looking for a job, or actively being recruited for one.
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Namart1White House Head of Jewish Outreach Leaves Post
An Article from The Times of Israel
 

The White House's director of Jewish outreach has left the position, it was announced Friday.

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Kerry Wants to Hit Ground Running on Peace Talks
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

At John Kerry's confirmation hearings Thursday to be the next US secretary of state, the Massachusetts senator said he hoped the Israeli elections would help restart the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Namart2JESNA Considers Merger With Jewish Education Project
An Article from The Jewish Week

The Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) is considering merging with New York's Jewish Education Project.
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israel1Personal Shoah-Era Items Put on Display at Yad Vashem
An Article from Ynet News

Dozens of meters in the bowels of the earth, under the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum, is one of the most important collections of the Jewish people.
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International1Europe Is Burying Its Memory of the Holocaust
An Article from Ynet News

 

It is becoming a habit to mark January 27 as the international day dedicated to the six million innocent victims of the Holocaust. European cities and capitals annually host a series of events meant to highlight the remembrance of the terrible crimes that took place between 1939 and 1945.

Internatioanl2A Lens on Pre-War Europe
An Article from The Jewish Week

A group of young Jews gather outside in a farmyard for morning assembly, creating an open square, their shadows also in perfect formation.
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International3French Poll: 40% Say Jews Too Powerful in Business
An Article from Ynet News

More than 40% of France's population believe that Jews have "too much power in the business world," according to a survey on anti-Semitism in France conducted by the World Zionist Organization ahead of the International Day for Countering Anti-Semitism, which will be marked on January 27.
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International4Twitter Forced to Identify Anti-Semitic Users
An Article from Ynet News

A French court on Thursday ordered Twitter Inc to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic posts or face fines of €1,000 ($1,300) per day, as the social network firm comes under renewed pressure to combat racist and extremist messages. Continue Reading

International5Global Antisemitic Incidents on the Rise
An Article from Israel Hayom

The number of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide rose worryingly, according to a report on anti-Semitic trends prepared by Information and Diaspora Minister Yuli Edelstein and presented at Sunday's cabinet meeting. Continue Reading

International6 UK MP Apologizes for Jews and Holocaust Remark
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

A British MP has backtracked on comments he made associating the actions of Israel with the Holocaust, suggesting that "the Jews" had not learned its lessons, saying he did not intend to offend the Jewish people.
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Interest1The Jewish Translation That Rewrote the Bible
An Article from The Forward

"The Catholics have done it; the Protestants have done it; AND NOW THE JEWS ARE GOING TO DO IT!" So began a 1956 solicitation letter for, of all things, a new Jewish translation of the Bible.

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Interestarticle6Tracking Hitler's Rise
An Article from JTA

Perhaps JTA's earliest reference to the rise of the Nazi party was included in the October 11, 1921 "Daily Bulletins: Cable despatches from special correspondents in Europe and Palestine."
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interest2Creating Healthy Jews
An Article from The Jewish Week

It's always so much fun to put together a packet of information for a new wedding couple. They enter my office with excitement, trepidation, anticipation, and nervousness.
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Interest3Re-Engineered United Synagogue Has Made Great Strides
An Article from JTA
 
For the last 3 1/2 years, I have been working intensely with our leadership to re-engineer United Synagogue and make it a relevant, effective instrument for strengthening and expanding Conservative kehillot, congregations.
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Interest4Not Ordinary At All: Memorializing the Jewish Rescuers of Nazi Europe
An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon dedicated this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day to rescuers of Nazi victims who were not famous heroes but little-known people living "ordinary" lives.

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Interest5The Yiddish Forverts Goes Biweekly in Print
An Article from The Forward

The weekly Yiddish Forward is cutting back to a biweekly print schedule amid declining circulation and growing financial pressure.
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Interest7Richard Wagner's Bicentennial Sparks Effort to Split Music and Antisemitism
An Article from The Forward

Former German infantryman Hans Himsel lived through scenes in 1944 at the Bayreuth opera house worthy of the finale of Richard Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" when Valhalla goes up in flames. Continue Reading

Interest8Cementing Hate on Holocaust Memorial Day
An Article from Honest Reporting

This cartoon published in The Sunday Times (subscription-only) would be offensive at the best of times. That it has appeared on Holocaust Memorial Day is doubly so. Continue Reading

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