Stories

Sderot under attack

Sderot is a small, growing city in the southern district of Israel; it is less than 1 km from Gaza. For the past 13 years, the 25,000 residents of Sderot have suffered considerably living with thousands of rocket attacks. This past weekend, the community was again under almost constant rocke…

Fighting poverty in the Toronto Jewish community

This July, UJA Federation is reaffirming its commitment to alleviate the effects of poverty in the Toronto Jewish community. Close to 25,000 Jews in Toronto currently live in abject poverty. Some of the most vulnerable within this group are Holocaust survivors. With skyrocketing costs of liv…

Ontario Jewish Archives: Growing interest in Jewish heritage

Archives are vibrant, buzzing, and fascinating! As the largest collection of Jewish Heritage in Canada, the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, has seen considerable growth in the number of research requests it handles. The OJA serves a vibrant array of curious mind…

Strengthening Jewish identities at summer camp

By establishing innovative and industry leading camp initiatives, the UJA Federation's Silber Family Centre for Jewish Camping strengthens Jewish identity and Jewish affiliation with each new camper! In celebration of summer camp season, here's how we are helping more kids experience the mag…

Jewish high school funding initiative an early success

UJA Federation was honoured to secure visionary gifts from Edie Neuberger and Norm Jesin, and Irving and Toddy Granovsky and family, to benefit TanenbaumCHAT; gifts that came with the condition that tuition remains below $19,000 for five years. These generous donations are already having imp…