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A Joint Statement from Our Board Chair & CEO

Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas (JFGD) is outraged by the harassment and vandalism of Dallas City Council Member Cara Mendelsohn and her home. On Saturday, February 10th, the fence of her home was defaced with antisemitic graffiti, following months of harassment and bullying outside her …

A Note from the Chief Impact Officer in February

Human beings are notoriously bad at understanding large numbers. Give us any number of magnitude, and we may register the numerical value intellectually, but our brain lacks the capacity to truly comprehend the scale. 

The Jewish people have been dealing with this struggle of telling our s…

JFGD increases security efforts amid rising antisemitism

Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas (JFGD) is ramping up security to keep 70,000 community members safe in the Jewish spaces they frequent most. 

The efforts come on the back of a 400% spike in antisemitic incidents since Hamas rampaged through Southern Israel, killing more than 1,400 civi…

A Note from the Chief Impact Officer in November

Since Oct 7th, our global Jewish community has confronted a suddenly changed world full of overwhelming darkness.  As the days have grown shorter, this darkness has threatened to overtake us. Our hearts have been broken by loss, and our spirits are burdened by the rising global threat of …

JFGD Rated a Four-Star Charity by Charity Navigator

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas is proud to announce its unwavering commitment to financial stability, accountability, and transparency. We are thrilled to share that we have achieved a prestigious four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation's largest independent charity eva…