A few weeks ago our chief international correspondent, Cnaan Liphshiz, pulled a few maneuvers to make it into eastern Ukraine. Once there, he filed a dispatch on the struggles of the Jews in Lugansk to hold their community together.

That’s what our writers have been doing for nearly a century — overcoming all obstacles to keep the Jewish world informed and connected with critically important stories about developments impacting people and communities around the globe.

If you turn to JTA for these types of stories — and for credible and balanced reporting that you can count on — I ask that you keep us in mind as you make your final end-of-the-year donations. Your support will help us access a $25,000 matching grant — and ensure that in 2015 we have the resources to keep sending Cnaan and our other correspondents to wherever the Jewish story is.

Thank you so much,

Ami Eden
CEO & Editor in Chief, JTA

Ami Eden is JTA’s CEO and editor in chief.