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Mark Wilf, chairman of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel (right) greets new immigrants from Ethiopia at Ben-Gurion International Airport, May 9, 2023. Photo by Maxim Dinshtein.

More than 100 Ethiopians land in Israel, their new home

They join some 95,000 of their countrymen who have immigrated to Israel.

May 10, 2023

IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog (L) and Mark Wilf (R), who on July 10, 2022 were elected as the Jewish Agency for Israel's new chairman of the executive and chairman of the board, respectively. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi, The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Jewish Agency elects new chairs of its executive and board

Almog previously served as the head of the IDF Southern Command and is known for his work supporting people with disabilities.

July 10, 2022

Julie Platt. Julie Platt. Credit: Courtesy.

Julie Platt begins tenure at helm of one of US Jewry’s signature organizations

She aims to lead the Jewish Federations of North America into a post-pandemic world, with a list of urgent matters on her desk starting on day one.

Mike Wagenheim

June 28, 2022

A Ukrainian child waits for a place to stay at a refugee center in Moldova, March 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

JFNA estimates aid to Ukraine projected at $100 million

Its core partners are also supporting dozens of organizations providing critical rescue and relief to refugees of all backgrounds.

June 15, 2022

Mark Wilf discuss his trip to the Ukraine border on CNBC “WorldWide Exchange” on March 18, 2022. Source: YouTube.

Life’s work in Jewish service inspired by three words: ‘Am Yisrael Chai’

Mark Wilf, son of Holocaust survivors and owner of an NFL franchise, led the Jewish Federations of North America in a transformative way, both by design and out of necessity. Now he moves on to chair the board of governors for the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Mike Wagenheim

June 10, 2022

Mark Wilf. Credit: The Jewish Federations of North America.

Jewish Agency for Israel taps Mark Wilf as next board chair

He has long been involved in efforts locally, nationally and globally for the welfare of the Jewish community and the State of Israel.

June 8, 2022

Mark Wilf (right), chair of the JFNA board of trustees, on the Poland-Ukraine border. Credit: Jewish Federations of North America.

Jewish Federations’ Mark Wilf reflects on mission to Poland-Ukraine border to assist refugees

JFNA has raised $30 million for Ukraine relief effort, coordinating its activities with a host of global Jewish organizations.

Mike Wagenheim

March 21, 2022

Residents of the Joseph Wilf Senior Citizens House in Tel Aviv with Isaac Herzog (left), chairman of the Jewish Agency, who hangs a mezuzah on the entrance door on Dec. 15, 2020. Credit: Amigour/The Jewish Agency for Israel.

Tel Aviv sees hundreds of brand-new apartments for seniors, Holocaust survivors

The Joseph Wilf Senior Citizens House marks the first new residence in the city in 40 years exclusively for the elderly.

Dec. 25, 2020

Minnesota Vikings owner Mark Wilf. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Billionaire Mark Wilf tapped to head Jewish Federations of North America

The real estate developer and Minnesota Vikings football-team owner has been named incoming chair of the Jewish Federations of North America.

May 15, 2018