EMPOWERING PARENTS: CHILD CARE AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Next week, President Bill Clinton is expected to place at the center of his State of the Union address his new initiative on child care. In White House ceremony...
Press Releases
ORTHODOX UNION SUPPORTS NEW CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVE ON REFORM
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, announced its support for a new legislative package of education reform initiatives announced in...
ORTHODOX UNION COMMENDS CHRYSLER FOR ACCOMMODATING SABBATH OBSERVER
In a letter to the Chrysler Corporation’s Chairman and CEO, Mr. R.J. Eaton, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, has...
ORTHODOX UNION WELCOMES CLINTON CHILD CARE INITIATIVE
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, welcomed today’s announcement by President Clinton of a $21.7 billion proposal to support child care...
ORTHODOX UNION FILES FRIEND OF COURT BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF CLEVELAND VOUCHER PROGRAM
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America — the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — through its Institute for Public Affairs, filed a “friend of the...
ORTHODOX UNION JOINS IN BRIEF SUPPORTING RELIGIOUS PERSON’S RIGHTS
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, joined with other religious advocacy groups in filing a friend of the court brief with...
ORTHODOX UNION JOINS IN COURT BRIEF
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, joined with the Christian Legal Society in filing a friend of the court brief with...
ORTHODOX UNION WELCOMES HOUSE INTRODUCTION OF WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, welcomes the introduction of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act in the House of Representatives...
ORTHODOX UNION ENCOURAGES HOUSE PASSAGE OF NEW SCHOOL CHOICE INITIATIVE
In a letter circulated to members of the House of Representatives today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, expressed its support...
“Of Vouchers and Vituperation”
By Nathan J. Diament The Forward, September 26, 1997 As Congress and schools returned from their respective summer vacations this month, senators began to re-focus on a legislative initiative...