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Feb 17, 2015

UJA Federation Expresses Support for the People of Denmark

In the wake of Sunday's terror attacks that took the lives of two innocents in Copenhagen, Denmark, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto sends it deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and wishes a refuah shlema to those injured in the two separate attacks.

One of those killed was…

Feb 12, 2015

Mishloach Manot Project: Raising Awareness about Jewish Poverty in Toronto

The reality is that many Jewish Torontonians struggle to make ends meet and, in the GTA alone, approximately 24,000 Jews are living in poverty, close to 4,000 of which are children and more than 5,000 are seniors.

Feb 9, 2015

UJA Federation and Kehilla mobilize the Jewish community

On October 22, 2014, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and its beneficiary agency, Kehilla Residential Programme, were notified that a North York Retirement Home serving the GTA’s Jewish community was closing its doors on December 31 of that same year.

The sudden news and short time frame…

Feb 5, 2015

I'm a 'product of federation,' Mayim Bialik tells UJA closing event

In nearly every sense, Mayim Bialik is an atypical Hollywood star. It would be difficult to come away with a different impression of the accomplished actress, writer, scholar and observant Jew after listening to her keynote speech at the Feb. 2 UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s…

Jan 26, 2015

UJA's Working on a Dream Concert Party Rocks Toronto’s Opera House

UJA’s Working on a Dream concert party - featuring Don Denaburg and The River Street Band – took to the stage at Toronto’s Opera House on Saturday night, and whether they were fans of “The Boss”, or merely there to have a good time with friends, the crowd of more than 300 had a…