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News from across San Diego's Jewish Community

Ukrainian Refugee Devotes Life to Helping Others

It was not the life that Masha Shumatskaya had imagined.

In February of 2014, she found herself in a dusty hallway ducking behind her mattress that she dragged into the hallway to protect herself from flying glass as exploding bombs threatened to shatter the windows to her house.

After w…

Meet Our New Director of Community Initiatives

Federation is pleased to announce the addition of Itamar Harari, Director of Community Initiatives, to team Federation. In his role, he will be overseeing the work of many of Federation’s initiatives, including the development of partnerships and collaborations across the county.

Harari…

PJ Library Giveaway

Your generosity and support for Federation's Shalom San Diego makes programs like this possible.

Thank you for all that you do.

USIC Brings Israeli Water Sustainability to local Schools

The drought hitting Southern California is one of the worst in history. As the government and companies work tirelessly to help solve the issues of water management, one individual that is making an impact in San Diego County is Israeli inventor Amir Yachieli.

Yachieli, in partnership wit…

Intentional Living and Tikkun Olam

This post is written by Rosie Jaye and is republished here with permission. Rosie made a Birthright trip to Israel, an experience made possible through your donation to Federation. Registration is now open for our summer Birthright trip. You can learn more about that - right here.

In the …