“Who shares in the community’s trouble will also share in its consolation.”
(Seder Eliyahu Zuta)
JDC is reconnecting Jews around the globe to their Jewish heritage and to each other so that communities of every size and circumstance may thrive.
Young Filmmaker Delves Inside Jewish Morocco
DC NextGen’s Dina Kadisha traveled from Casablanca to Marrakesh to the Atlas Mountains to get a glimpse of this millennia-old Jewish community. Follow the rising filmmaker on her JDC journeyInside Jewish Morocco.
Bringing Mazel to Jewish Boy in Ukraine
Growing up in the Soviet Union, Julian and Victoria didn’t have access to Jewish formal education. But today their six-year-old son Daniel is in his fourth year at the Kharkov JCC and already speaks and reads basic Hebrew. Find out what’s next for the new Jewish generation in Ukraine.
Giving Israel’s Haredim Hope for Self-Sustainability
As the Jewish State celebrates its independence, JDC redoubles its commitment to Israel's struggling citizens. Find out how JDC’s Mafteach employment centers equipped a Haredi father of new triplets with the skills and confidence to land his first job and support his family.
Service Fellow Rediscovers Judaism in India
Former JDC Jewish Service Corps fellow Jeanine Buzali takes us on her personal Jewish journey in India. And see the faces of the future of Mumbai’s Bene Israel community in Asian Jewish Life.
Balkan Caravan Takes Purim on the Road
Twenty-plus young Jews. Ten days. Six cities. "Go on the road" with the Purim Caravan performers and find out how JDC is energizing communities from Timisoara to Thessaloniki.
FSU Jewish Renewal, Online
With JDC’s recent launch of Activi, an online Russian-language anthology of Jewish educational materials and creative program ideas are just a click away. Learn more about this comprehensive site that's inspiring meaningful Jewish activities across the former Soviet Union.
European Jews Build Community Beyond Borders
“I’ve participated in Gesher four years in a row because it provides an unparalleled opportunity to bond and connect with international peers in a Jewish context,” shared Olivera J., a 25-year-old medical student from Macedonia...Read more about the annual event that brings together young European Jews
JDC Lag B'Omer Pilgrimage to La Ghriba Showcases Jewish Life in Djerba
On the small Mediterranean island of Djerba, located just off the Tunisian coast, can be found what may be the most ancient observant Jewish community in the Diaspora....Learn more about this unique community and its adherence to age-old traditions.
Biggest Jewish Studies Event in Continental Europe Gives Baltic Jews Reprieve from Crisis
Amidst the backdrop of a global economic crisis and looming political meltdown at home, the Baltic states refused to surrender their 6th Limmud-Keshet conference to circumstance.... Read more about the success of Baltics Limmud despite challenging times
JDC Leadership Program Helps Locals Shape Their Jewish Future in Latin America
More than 700 Jewish leaders, volunteers, and students from nations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Cartagena, Columbia, in early May 2009 for this year’s General Assembly (GA)....Read more about the happenings at Latin America's GA