Conference of Presidents releases carefully worded statement about Ukrainian humanitarian crisis, no blame attributed to Russia. By World Israel News Staff A prominent umbrella group representing 50 well-established American Jewish organizations decried the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine on Wednesday but refrained from singling out Russia in the statement. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said that they “mourn the many victims of this unnecessary and deadly conflict. “We urge a swift and peaceful lasting resolution to the crisis,” the statement said, adding that it was providing aid on the ground. Aside from a brief passage urging...