Jewish Federations across America woke up to wonderful news on March 9 that Congress passed the 2022 Spending Package, which includes important investments that the Federations fought for, including nonprofit security, Holocaust survivor services, Israel, health and education, communal life, non-profit support, and aid for Ukraine. The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia was part of the effort to push this bill through.

"The package makes critical investments that we’ve strongly advocated for, and it is good to see that Congress included nearly $14 billion of combined military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine at this time,” said JCRC Executive Director Jason Holtzman. “We also applaud Congress for prioritizing issues of health and education, communal life, and non-profit support in the package."

Click here to read more about the bill.

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To learn more about JCRC, please click here or  email JCRC Director Jason Holtzman at Jholtzman@jewishphilly.org.