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Jewish Federations CEO privately opposed a Jewish open letter criticizing Trump’s campus arrests

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025Sara Wood

Last week, a coalition of 10 large Jewish groups released an open letter decrying the Trump administration’s approach to antisemitism. Hours later, Eric Fingerhut, the CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, released his own letter. Writing privately to leaders of local Jewish federations, he said the anti-Trump letter did not adequately “reference the […]

In a federation official’s remark about resettling Gaza, signs of tension among Jewish groups in the new Trump era

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024Sara Wood

The head of Jewish Federations of North America is doubling down on nonpartisanship after one of his executives upset colleagues last week by signaling excitement about Jewish settlement in Gaza. The remark by Karen Paikin Barall, JFNA’s vice president of government relations, came during a meeting in Washington, D.C., held a week after Donald Trump’s […]