News from the 19th Floor – At the JFR – January 2024
News from the 19th Floor
CHRISTMAS AWARDS SENT TO RESCUERS
At the end of 2023, the JFR sent more than $440,000 to rescuers in 11 countries. This amount included a special award Christmas gift of $3,500 for the purchase of food, for home heating fuel, and for medications. This is the largest individual Christmas gift the JFR has sent to rescuers. Here is a link to thank you notes from rescuers. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to make a difference in the day-to-day lives of the rescuers.
Oksana A., from Ukraine
JFR HAS 4 STAR RATING FROM CHARITY NAVIGATOR
Several people have asked us for our charity rating and we have received a number of calls from folks who are unable to find the JFR on Charity Navigator. We have a four-star rating on Charity Navigator! You can find us under Jewish and not “The.” Should you be interested, here is a link to our page on Charity Navigator.
We also have a top Platinum Transparency rating on Candid (formerly GuideStar). Here is a link to our rating on Candid.
RESCUER SUPPORT PROGRAM
The JFR Board of Trustees voted to increase monthly award levels for JFR-supported rescuers. Each rescuer will be receiving an additional $100 USD each month. Monthly awards will now be $400 for each rescuer. As the rescuers age, their needs become more acute. The JFR is working hard to meet these needs. Click here for more information on our rescuer support program.
Stanlee Stahl to Speak in Bradenton, FL on January 28th
Sunday, January 28, Stanlee Stahl will be speaking at the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration. The program will be held at State College of Florida Neel Performing Arts Center in Bradenton at 3:00 p.m. The program will honor the five Americans recognized by Yad Vashem. Joining Ms. Stahl at the program will be Pastor Chris Edmonds, the son of Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, one of the five Americans recognized as Righteous Gentiles. The JFR’s award-winning documentary “Following the Footsteps of My Father” will be shown.
Click here to see the flyer.
JFR 2024 ADVANCED SEMINAR
We are looking forward to welcoming 22 Alfred Lerner Fellows to the 2024 Advanced Seminar to be held January 13-15, 2024. The scholars presenting are: Dr. Magda Teter, Dr. Robert Williams, and Dr. Dave Rich. The 2024 Advanced Seminar is addressing antisemitism from a number of perspectives.
Dr. Robert Williams
CFC
The JFR is part of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) – the Federal government’s workplace charity campaign and covers all civilian, postal, and military employees. The CFC’s campaign season is September 1, 2023 through January 15, 2024. If you know of someone who works for the Federal government, the U.S. military, or the U.S. Postal Service, please ask them to consider selecting the JFR as the recipient of their gift. The JFR’s CFC number 10744.
KEEPING YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION CURRENT
If you change names, home address, telephone numbers, emails – please do let us know so we can keep your record current.
As we start a new year, we wish everyone only good things!