Jewish Federation
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A Jewish Federation is a confederation of various Jewish social agencies, volunteer programs, educational bodies, and related organizations, found within most cities in North America that host a viable Jewish community.
Jewish federations can wield a sizeable degree of influence in the Jewish communities where they are located. Many of the local federations hold annual fundraising drives (typically known as "Super Sunday"), that are expected to raise most of the next year's budgeting for many community programs. In return, in many communities the agencies which receive funding from the federation agree not to engage in major fundraising for themselves for a number of months often called the "primacy period" when the local federation's fundraising has primacy. As such, decisions made by the local federations can have a great impact on the community, including the opening or closing of programs, large-scale staff hirings and firings, and land purchases and sales.
The umbrella organization for the 157 North American Jewish federations is The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), formerly known as United Jewish Communities until 2009.
After the 2009 launch of the new logo for The Jewish Federations of North America, increasing numbers of local Federations are switching to some variant of that logo. An example is the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.[1]
Four hundred smaller Jewish communities in North America are members of the Network of Independent Communities[2], which are administered via the JFNA.
Federations in the United States
Alabama
The Birmingham Jewish Federation
Arizona
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Arkansas
Jewish Federation of Arkansas
California
Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay
Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach & West Orange County
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Jewish Federation of Orange County
Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area
Jewish Federation of the Greater Sacramento Region
United Jewish Federation of San Diego County
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, Peninsula, Marin & Sonoma Counties
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara
Jewish Federation of Ventura County
Colorado
Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
Connecticut
The Jewish Federation Inc. (Danbury)
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, Inc.
UJA/Federation of Eastern Fairfield County
UJA/Federation of Greenwich
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven
United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien
The Federation & Foundation Jewish Communities of Western Connecticut, Inc.
UJA/Federation of Westport-Weston-Wilton-Norwalk
Delaware
Jewish Federation of Delaware
District of Columbia
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Florida
Jewish Federation of Brevard
United Jewish Community of Broward County
Jewish Federation of Collier County
Jacksonville Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties
Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Jewish Federation of Pinellas & Pasco Counties
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation, Inc.
Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties
Georgia
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Augusta Jewish Federation
Savannah Jewish Federation
Illinois
Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation
Jewish United Fund/ Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
Jewish Federation of Peoria
Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
Jewish Federation of Greater Rockford
Jewish Federation of Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri and Western Kentucky
Springfield Jewish Federation
Indiana
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana
Jewish Federation of St Joseph Valley
Iowa
Jewish Federation of Des Moines
Jewish Federation of Sioux City
Kansas
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation
Kentucky
Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, Inc.
Jewish Community Federation of Louisville
Louisiana
Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge
Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
North Louisiana Jewish Federation
Maine
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
Maryland
THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Massachusetts
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts
Fall River UJA, Inc.
Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford
Jewish Federation of the North Shore
The Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Michigan
Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Flint Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
United Jewish Fund and Council (St Paul)
Missouri
Jewish Federation of St Louis
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Nebraska
Jewish Federation of Omaha
Nevada
Jewish Federation of Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Jewish Federation of New Hampshire
New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Greater Clifton-Passaic
Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties
The United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County
Jewish Federation of Greater Monmouth County
UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Ocean County
United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer-Bucks
Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
New Mexico
Jewish Federation of New Mexico
New York
Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo
Jewish Federation of Dutchess County
Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley & Jewish Community of Utica NY
UJA-Federation of New York
Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County New York
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
Jewish Federation of Rockland County
Syracuse Jewish Federation
North Carolina
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation
Greensboro Jewish Federation
Raleigh-Cary Jewish Federation
Ohio
Jewish Community Board of Akron
Jewish Community Federation of Canton
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
Columbus Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton
United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Oklahoma
Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City
Jewish Federation of Tulsa
Oregon
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Pennsylvania
United Jewish Community of Greater Harrisburg
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh
Jewish Federation of Reading PA Inc.
The Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Jewish Federation of Greater Wilkes-Barre
Rhode Island
Jewish Federation of Rhode Island
South Carolina
Charleston Jewish Federation
The Jewish Federation of Columbia
Tennessee
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga
Knoxville Jewish Alliance
Memphis Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Texas
Jewish Community Association of Austin
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
Jewish Federation of El Paso, Inc
Jewish Federation of Fort Worth & Tarrant County
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Jewish Federation of San Antonio
Utah
United Jewish Federation of Utah
Virginia
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula
Washington
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Wisconsin
Jewish Federation of Madison
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Federations in Canada
UIA Federations Canada: UIA Federations Canada is a trans-Canada Jewish agency created in 1998 by consolidating United Israel Appeal of Canada and the Council of Jewish Federations of Canada.
Calgary Jewish Community Council
Jewish Federation of Edmonton
Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
UJA Jewish Federation Hamilton Ontario
London (Canada) Jewish Federation
Jewish Federation of Ottawa
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Windsor Jewish Federation
Federation CJA (Montreal)
References
- ^ "Jewish Federation of Greater Washington adaptation of JFNA logo". The Jewish Federations of North America. http://www.shalomdc.org/index.aspx?page=1. Retrieved January 5 2010.
- ^ "Network of Independent Communities". The Jewish Federations of North America. January 5 2010. http://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?ID=157084. Retrieved January 5 2010.