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News, Announcements, and Updates from the Federation

Introducing New Federation President/CEO Zach Benjamin

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is excited to announce the hire of Zach Benjamin as its next President and CEO.
 
Zach brings more than 20 years of success in executive-level leadership, Jewish communal and Israel advocacy, strategic planning, and marketing and business developm…

JFGH & PJC Condemn Antisemitic Posts by Campaign of Cong. Scott Perry

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg and the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition strongly condemn the recent post of a horrific and plainly anti-Semitic image by the campaign of U.S. Congressman Scott Perry (PA-10).   

PennLive, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Insider and others h…

The Jewish Community Rejects Bigotry and Hate

Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg and Community Relations Council signed on to the following letter from Jewish Council for Public Affairs, along with more than 100 other Jewish organizations across North America. The letter was orgiinally published, Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.

 

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Security Update - 10.15.23

Dear Friends,

I wanted to take this moment to write a personal note and update the community as we struggle to make sense of the events that began on October 7th – and as we wrestle with the impact here at home.

Trying times doesn’t even seem to cut it for this moment.  The inhumani…