This week, the OU Institute for Public Affairs continued its expansion of activism on behalf of day school tuition affordability. Deputy Director of Political Affairs Jesse Hervitz spent Monday, March 26th in Louisiana, where...
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New York Advocacy Update: March 27, 2012
From the Desk of Michael D. Cohen, New York State Director of Political Affairs In most years, with the New York State budget deadline quickly approaching on April 1st it would be incredibly...
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The Orthodox Union Commends the Louisiana House for Passing Education Voucher Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 23, 2012 Contact: Jesse Hervitz 202-513-6484 Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (“Orthodox Union”) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended the Louisiana...
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OU’s Josh Pruzansky Testifies Before the New Jersey Legislature on Aid
The following is the testimony of the OU’s Josh Pruzansky, New Jersey Director of Political Affairs, before the New Jersey legislature on Monday, March 19. To the Esteemed Members of the Assembly Budget Committee,...
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NJ Jewish Day School Leadership Unite Behind Tuition Reduction
Contact: Josh Pruzansky March 14, 2012 New Jersey Regional Director of Public Policy 212.613.8154 Pruzanskyj@ou.org. NEW JERSEY JEWISH DAY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP UNITES BEHIND TUITION REDUCTION Representatives from yeshiva day schools across New Jersey recently...
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THE ORTHODOX UNION APPLAUDS GOVERNOR CHRISTIE’S PROPOSAL TO REINSTATE TECHNOLOGY FUNDING FOR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2012 Contact: Maury Litwack 202-513-6484 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s new 2013 budget proposal restores technology aid for nonpublic school students. If passed by the legislature, then the proposed...
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Security Grants are Available
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides up to $75,000 in grants through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to organizations that are at “high risk” of a terrorist attack. This...
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From the Field: Advocacy Updates (February 8, 2012)
New Jersey: Restoring Funding and Reintroducing the OSA These past few weeks were exciting as the legislative session kicks into high gear. We have been busy meeting with the governor’s staff and with legislators...
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Deducting from Charity
This article was originally published by Nathan Diament and Maury Litwack in the Washington Jewish Week on February 1, 2012. In seeking to raise revenue for the state’s treasury in his 2013 executive budget,...
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No Politician Cares About Funding Private Schools
This piece was originally published in The Jewish Press on January 18, 2012. There are two types of politicians who we encounter when we are advocating to relieve our community’s tuition burden through the...
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