UJA-Federation's Missions department coordinates travel programs to a variety of destinations around the world. Programs are arranged to the former Soviet Union, Eastern and Western Europe, Latin America, and beyond.

Overseas Missions

By traveling to Israel and Jewish communities in other countries, we hope to:

• Educate participants about issues facing the global Jewish community through our international beneficiary agencies, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Israel, and develop relationships between mission participants and Jews around the world
• Provide firsthand experiences for participants to see and understand where campaign dollars are spent
• Develop Jewish leaders and donors who feel a responsibility to support the Jewish community in general and the UJA-Federation campaign in particular

Your generosity touches the lives of 4.5 million people around the world. Meet them in person, and discuss our shared heritage.

Argentina

• Tango your way through the sizzling streets of Buenos Aires. Visit the famous Teatro Colón opera house, cross the widest avenue in Latin America, and immerse yourself in South America’s most cosmopolitan capital city
• Explore the impressive Iguaçu waterfalls
• Ride out on the pampas with Argentine cowboys and enjoy authentic barbeque fare on an estancia (ranch)
• Take excursions to the Glacial National Park in El Calafate
• Meet individuals and families who benefit from your support

Cuba

• Sing HaTikvah with new friends from Cuba's 1,500-member Jewish community
• Learn how we're helping elderly Jews in impoverished rural areas
• Visit Cuban synagogues that survived for more than 40 years when religion was banned

Morocco

• Walk through the ancient gates of Marrakech, and visit historic Jewish neighborhoods
• Enjoy an exotic blend of cultures — and cuisines — in this North African country
• Bargain with vendors in Morocco's famous bazaars
• See our work in Casablanca

Russia (St. Petersburg and Moscow)

• Visit landmarks such as the Kremlin and Armory, the GUM, Catherine’s Summer Palace, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Chorale Synagogue, the Pushkin Holocaust Memorial, and the Hermitage
• Take part in home visits to clients of UJA-Federation's beneficiary agencies
• Meet with Jewish community leaders and agency executives