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Jan 21, 2015

Concert to support Jews living in poverty

TORONTO — Working on a Dream is not only the album title by rock icon Bruce Springsteen, but it also describes United Jewish Appeal’s (UJA) mandate to assist members of the Jewish community who need support.

Some 800 music enthusiasts will help that dream along at a fundraising concert …

Jan 13, 2015

Memorial for Paris Victims of Terrorist Attacks

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), together with UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, will hold a memorial for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

Jan 9, 2015

Federation Expresses Support for the People of France

In the wake of the tragic events that took place in Paris this week that saw 12 innocent people murdered in the office of Charlie Hebdo magazine on Wednesday, culminating with the death of at least four individuals at a Jewish kosher supermarket today, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto exten…

Dec 31, 2014

Tenth anniversary of Dinner of Miracles carries on the legacy of Holocaust

By Shayla Schipper - United by a shared history, Holocaust survivors and young professionals came together for the 10th anniversary of the Dinner of Miracles. The Petah Tikva Anshe Castilla Congregation played host to over 45 survivors in their eighties and nineties and 250 young professiona…

Dec 18, 2014

The Book of Life celebrates addition of 19 new personal tales

By Dan Horowitz--The Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, UJA Federation’s planned gift and endowment arm, recently celebrated its 12th Annual Book of Life event honouring 19 new stories to a wrapt audience at Beth Emeth Synagogue. The new personal tales brings the Book of Life’s impres…