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New website makes UJA's OJA the Central Portal to Jewish Toronto

With the launch of its new website and online database, the Ontario Jewish Archives Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre becomes the central portal to Jewish Heritage in Toronto  

UJA Federation’s Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the laun…

Over 500 GTA students make beautiful music together

On Sunday, February 23rd , UJA Federation’s Julia & Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education held Zimriyah 2014*5774, the annual Toronto Jewish schools’ choral festival.  

Over 500 students representing GTA’s day and supplementary schools participated.   Close to 1,500 parents, …

PJ Plus - A Child/Parent Learning Experience

Parents are their children's most powerful Jewish teachers. When you learn with your children, you are a model for lifelong Jewish learning. These special times together are milestones in the life of the child and have a positive impact on family life.  

With this in mind, the JCCs of Grea…

From Toronto to Eilot to Rwanda

How far your UJA Dollars are felt  

By Andrea Cohen and David Matlow, 2015 UJA Campaign Chairs

We heard that the weather at home was in the minuses again, yet we were very comfortable standing in the desert on February 26.   Before us were rows and rows of solar panels in an area perhaps…

1 Open Door provides variety of social services in one convenient location

Larry Robbins is one of the major developers in the City of Toronto.  A principle of Great Gulf Homes, Larry is responsible for the development of Erin Mills in Mississauga, including industrial, commercial and residential projects.  His commitment as a leader to the Jewish Toronto communi…