Council of Jewish Federations (U.S.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מועצת הפדרציות היהודיות של צפון אמריקה
Name (Latin)
Council of Jewish Federations (U.S.)
Other forms of name
C.J.F. (Council of Jewish Federations (U.S.))
CJF (Council of Jewish Federations (U.S.))
הפדרציות היהודיות של צפון אמריקה
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 137205128
Wikidata: Q6189838
Library of congress: n 80079816
Sources of Information
  • Rice & De Boinville. Compendium of Federal programs ... 1979(subdiv.) (Council of Jewish Federations)
  • Phone call to the Council 3/7/80(name of Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds changed to Council of Jewish Federations in 1979)
  • Newsbriefs (Council of Jewish Federations (U.S.). Newsbriefs, Sept. 1990:t.p. (CJF, Council of Jewish Federations)
  • NUCMC data from Amer. Jewish Archives for United Jewish Communities records, 1995-1999(The United Jewish Communities was incorporated in 1999 following years of merger discussions held between representatives of the Council of Jewish Federations, United Israel Appeal, and United Jewish Appeal. Earlier merger discussions began as early as 1948, both privately and publicly, by various representatives of sometimes two and three organizations. The new United Jewish Communities took on the functions formerly performed separately by the three entities, particularly in supporting the human and social needs of the Jewish community, both in the U.S. and Israel)