Israel
at War

Our Collective Response

October 7, 2023, will be remembered as the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. On a quiet Shabbat morning that coincided with Simchat Torah, Hamas terrorists infiltrated 22 communities and a music festival, murdering 1,200, injuring thousands, and abducting some 240 people to Gaza, including babies, the elderly, and entire families.

To date, UJA has allocated nearly $134 million to provide essential support to the people of Israel.

  • $25.6 Million

    Hospitals and Emergency Preparedness

    In the earliest days of war, ambulances needed supplies, medics needed protective gear to treat victims even while rockets were incoming, hospitals needed more lifesaving equipment, and the bodies of those who died needed to be collected and cared for with dignity. We’ve also provided emergency medical supplies, food, and firefighting equipment to communities, along with training for civilians who serve in critical security and first response roles. Most recently, we provided funding to hospitals in the north to cover expenses associated with transferring operations to fortified facilities.

    GRANTEES: Afya, Aleh-Ezer Layeled Hameyuchad, Baruch Padeh Poriya Medical Center, Barzilai Medical Center, Beit Jan Local Council, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Brothers and Sisters for Israel, Carmel Medical Center Haifa, Chamal Ezrachi, City of Ashkelon, City of Kiryat Shmona, City of Ma’alot-Tarshicha, City of Metula, City of Nahariya, City of Ofakim, City of Sderot, Emergency Support for Israel: Fund for the Victims of Terror, English Hospital in Nazareth, Fasuta Regional Council, F.E.M: Front Line Emergency Medicine, The Galila Foundation, Galilee Medical Center Nahariya, Golan Regional Council, HaEmek Medical Center in Afula, Hof-Ashkelon Regional Council, Hurfeish Regional Council, Italian Hospital in Nazareth, Kfar Vradim Local Council, Kisra Sumya Local Council, Latet, Lev Chash, Maale Yosef Regional Council, Magen David Adom, Matte Asher Regional Council, Merom HaGalil Regional Council, Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council, Pitchon Lev, Poriah Hospital, Samson Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus Haifa, Sdot Negev Regional Council, Shamir Hospital, Shlomi Local Council, Soroka Medical Center, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Chamal for Senior Citizens of the North, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Fund for the Victims of Terror, United Hatzalah of Israel, Upper Galilee Regional Council, Yad Sarah, Yoseftal Hospital - Eilat, ZAKA - Search and Rescue in Israel, Ziv Medical Center.

  • $25.3 Million

    Supporting Displaced Communities

    140,000 Israelis from the country’s north and south remain internally displaced. They are struggling to find a sense of normalcy while living in hotels and other temporary housing, and grappling with tremendous uncertainty about their future. By funding activities for youth, mobilizing volunteers, bolstering infrastructure in the cities that have absorbed evacuees, and building networks of care and connection, we’re promoting healing and stability for individuals, families, and entire communities.

    GRANTEES: Access Israel, Afiki Orot, Agricultural Youth Movement ("Haihud Haklai"), Aharai, Ajyal, AKIM Israel, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: ELKA, Association for Ethiopian Jews, The Association of Milk Producers, Atidim, Avnei Derech La’Haim, Beit Batya, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Bnei Akiva Israel, Branco Weiss Institute, Brothers and Sisters for Israel, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Camp Zeke, The Chamal for Senior Citizens of the North, City of Eilat, Dead Sea: Co-working Space and Community Center for Adults, Dead Sea: Israel Association of Community Centers, Dead Sea: Tamar BeLev Youth Complex, Direct Support for Frontline Northern Communities, Dror Israel, E.L.E.M. - Youth in Distress in Israel, Early Starters International, Eilat: Israel Association of Community Centers Safe Tent, Eshkol Kinneret Amkim, Eshkol Regional Council, Ezer MiZion, Forum of Foundations, Gesher, Gvanim Association for Education & Community Involvement, HaShomer HaChadash - The New Israeli Guardians, Hashomer Hatzair, Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel, IACC WOW Center Tiberias, Ish Lereeho Olam Hesed Ibane, IsraAid: The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, Israel Association of Community Centers, The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, Israeli Judaism Alliance, The Israeli Volunteering Council, The Jerusalem Situation Room, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Bnei Menashe Community, Joint Council of Mechinot, Krembo Wings, Leket Israel: Collaboration with Medison Pharma, Lev Echad, Ma’agalei Shema, Magen David Adom, Mashabim - Community Stress Prevention Centers, The Nachshonim Association, Nazareth: Ajiyal-HaShomer Hatzair, Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah, Negev Theater, The Network Center, Olim Beyachad, Rashut HaRabim, Regional Council of Hevel Eilot, Resiliency Workshops, SAHI, Shahaf, Shoulder to Shoulder Situation Room, Social Delivery, Tech4Israel, Tel Hai College, Telem, Tene Briut Association, Tiberias: Branco Weiss School Network, Tiberias: Israel Association of Community Centers, Tikkun Olam Makers, Tzedek Centers, Volunteer Situation Room (Chamal Mitnadvim), Women's International Zionist Organizations (WIZO), Yad Sarah, Yedidim, Yedidim – Road Assistance, Yedidim for Youth and Society, Yeladenu, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror, Youth Renewal Fund, Yemin Orde Youth Village.

  • $17.7 Million

    Rebuilding the Gaza Envelope

    There is much work to be done to physically and emotionally rebuild the communities that were devastated on October 7 so that residents can return to their homes and believe in the possibility of a safe, secure, and vibrant future for themselves and their families.

    GRANTEES: Adva Center, Basecamp, Future for the Otef, The Habayta Forum, HaBayita: Tkuma Summer School, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, Kav LaOved/Worker’s Hotline (KLO), Kedma, Kibbutz Be’eri, Project Horizon, Project Horizon, Beeri, Project Horizon, Ein Hashlosha, Project Horizon, Kfar Azza, Project Horizon, Kibbutz Holit, Project Horizon, Kissufim, Project Horizon, Nahal Oz, Project Horizon, Nativ Ha’asara, Project Horizon, Nir Oz, Project Horizon, Nir Yitzchak, Project Horizon, Nirim, Project Horizon, Sufa, Project Horizon, Yechini, Rebuild Israel – A President’s House Initiative, ReGrow, Shikma, Summer Programming in Southern Cities (Ashkelon), Summer Programming in Southern Cities (Netivot), Summer Programming in Southern Cities (Ofakim), Summer Programming in Southern Cities (Rahat).

  • $17.4 Million

    Trauma Care and Mental Health Services

    There is a pervasive need for professional trauma care, especially for those who have lost loved ones, those who are injured, first responders, soldiers and their families, marginalized populations, and social service teams. We’re mobilizing social workers and trauma professionals, funding recruitment and training for trauma specialists, staffing hotlines, and supporting education departments as they care for students and teachers.

    Adama Tova: Where Parents Mend Hearts and Find Solace in Each Other

    Menashe shows a picture of Omri

    Friends described 28-year-old Omri Ram as a “North Star” who guided the way for others.

    Omri, who loved sports, travel, and music, was one of 400 vibrant young people viciously murdered by Hamas at the Nova music festival, which was billed as a gathering promoting peace and love. His parents, Menashe and Merav, felt isolated in their grief. And then they discovered Adama Tova (Good Earth).

    The brainchild of Einat Haimovich, a social worker and longtime member of the trance music community, and her partner, Yiftach Shahar, Adama Tova was created as a place where broken parents could come find hope and healing. Located at the couple’s moshav just south of Tel Aviv, it’s one of the newest initiatives UJA is funding.

    Some 50 volunteers come to help in numerous ways — from serving hot soup to incorporating Tibetan sound bowls into meditation and body work and art therapy.

    Omri’s father shared how he found community at Adama Tova.

    “In the beginning after Nova, we were all alone,” Menashe recalled. “We got support from family and friends, yes, but we had to experience the loss and feel it all by ourselves. Adama Tova was the first place we went where we could just breathe easier.”

    “Sometimes, in the circle of parents we met with, we would even find ourselves laughing,” he said with wonder. “I had forgotten how to laugh.”

    In Menashe’s eyes, Einat and Yiftach are “like angels on the ground.” 

    Einat says, “People describe Adama Tova as a second family, and it means a lot to me that we can help so many people, as difficult as it is to watch people struggle with their grief and trauma. October 7 didn’t end for so many people, and we have to continue to be there for them.”

    GRANTEES: Adi Negev Rehabilitation Village, The Adler Institute, AMCHA Emergency Hotline for Holocaust Survivors, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Association for Spiritual Care in Israel (ASCI), Assure the Children, Aviv for Holocaust Survivors, Center for Deaf and Blind, Center for Trauma Recovery, Chamah, Cohen Military Family Clinic at Sheba Hospital, Dror Educational Centers, EMMS Nazareth Hospital, Enosh, IsraAid, Israel Mental Health Association, ERAN - Emotional First Aid by Telephone and Internet, Eshkol Education Department, Eshkol Regional Council, Emek Medical Center, Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors, HaGal Sheli, Healing Space, Homiyah, Shalvata Psychiatric Hospital, Hotam Fellows Program in Sha’ar Ha’negev Schools, Ichilov Hospital, Israel Children’s Fund (ICF), Israel Trauma Coalition, LeMaanam - Physicians for Holocaust Survivors, Mabua, Mashabim: Community Stress Prevention Center, Mazor Mental Health Center, Metiv Herzog Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, Municipality of Ofakim and the Center for Trauma Recovery and School of Social Work at Hebrew University, NATAL - National Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, Nazareth Hospital EMMS, The Nirim-Nitzan Libstein Center in the Western Negev, Our Brothers, Our Children Our War, Partnership with MOH, Tkuma, Ben Gurion University, and Sapir College, Partnership with the Ministry of Education, Rambam Health Care Campus, SafeHeart, Sahar Online Mental Support, Saint Vincent Hospital, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Shar Hanegev Regional Council, Sheba Hospital, Shlavim, Shomrim Center for Media and Democracy, Slowness Tribe, Summit Institute, Sunflowers, Tamar, Tamar - Education, Social & Health Services, Tech for Israel Fund, UJA-Benin Scholars Program, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Women’s Spirit.

  • $10.7 Million

    Supporting Families of Hostages, Nova Survivors, and Other October 7 Victims

    In addition to our general support for trauma care, we’re providing specialized funding focused on those most directly impacted by October 7. We’re addressing the mental and emotional well-being of hostages’ families and offering direct financial support when necessary, providing intensive care for survivors of the Nova festival, and caring for those who were victims of sexual violence. We’re also supporting the mental health and educational needs of returned child hostages and their siblings.

    GRANTEES: Achvat Torah Situation Room, The Adamah Tovah "Good Earth" Healing Center, Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, Bring Hersh Home, Day School Support, Daybreak, Deborah Institute for Gender and Sustainability Studies, Early Starters, Eshel Chabad, Galil Golan Rape Crisis Center, Hostages and Missing Families Forum, The Independent Movement, Iron Sisters Situation Room, The Israel Women’s Network, Israeli Youth Villages Hosting of Evacuees, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Amigour, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Young Adult Olim, Jordan River Village, Kedma, Kibbutz Kfar Aza, The Kibbutz Movement, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Larger Than Life, LATET - Israeli Humanitarian Aid, Latet Pe, Leket Israel, Lev Chash, Lev Echad, The Lev Hasharon Mental Health Medical Center, Lev Otef Fund for Former Children Hostages, Magen, Maslan: The Negev’s Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Support Center, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Collaboration with Clalit Health Services, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Ofakim, Netiv Ha’asara, New Fund for Cinema and Television, Nirim, The Nova Community, Nova Survivor Exhibit, October 7th Commemoration, Ongoing Supportive Services, Project24, Reshut Harabim, Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, Shahaf Foundation, Shalva - The Israel Association for Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, The Tel Aviv Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Women’s Spirit, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror.

  • $9.5 Million

    Caring for Injured Soldiers and Their Families

    We’re supporting hospitalized, injured, non-active-duty soldiers and the well-being of their families, along with families who have lost loved ones in battle. We’re also providing mental health services, resilience training, and reintegration programming for recently released soldiers and reservists. Most recently, we’ve made grants to help families struggling to cope with the extended absences of their loved ones resulting from prolonged periods of reserve duty.

    GRANTEES: Achim L'Chaim - Brothers for Life, American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals, American Friends of LIBI, Association for the Wellbeing of Israeli Soldiers, Atalef Foundation, Aviram Foundation, Belev Echad Laklal VelaPrat, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Brothers for Life, Bshsvil Hamachar, Charter Flights for Israelis to Return Home, Chasdei Lev, The Day After, Egoz Amuta, The Friends of Maglan Foundation, Forum Dvorah Women, HaOgen, Help Israel, Hilma, IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, IDF Widows and Orphans Organization, Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind, The Israel Parasports Center, Keren Lev Otef, Lev Echad, The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin, Medison Aid, Metiv, Momentum, Noor-Druze Food Collective Supporting Soldiers in the North, Oketz Foundation, Oz Leadership for Life, The Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers, The Reservists’ Wives Forum, The Shaldag Foundation, Tozeret Haaretz, Yahalom Foundation, Yashar LaChayal, Tzahali Association.

  • $8.4 Million

    Economic Recovery and Employment

    We are supporting interest-free loans to the many businesses throughout Israel struggling to survive. We are also helping Israelis struggling with physical and psychological injuries resulting from October 7 and the ensuing war to stay engaged in the workforce to prevent families from falling further into crisis.

    GRANTEES: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Amutat 51, Be-Atzmi, The Coalition for Haredi Employment, Elah, Haredim Le’Israel, JFNA Loan Fund, Mishmar: Haredi Safeguarding Initiative, Ogen: Free Loan Fund.

  • $4.5 Million

    Supporting Arab Israelis

    Bedouins and Arab citizens were among the thousands of Israelis injured and killed on October 7. Many live in the zones that Hamas and Hezbollah are targeting, in extreme poverty and without access to fortified shelters. Our funding provides emergency services, trauma support, humanitarian assistance, and mobile shelters. We’re also supporting Arab youth volunteers and short-term, informal education programs to provide safe, structured environments. To prevent outbreaks of violence in mixed Jewish and Arab cities, we’re funding conflict-resolution and community-building efforts.

    GRANTEES: 48ers, The Abraham Fund Initiatives, Achva Academic College, AJEEC and Tamar Partnership, AJEEC-NISPED, Ajyal Dreams and Fulfillment: Arab Youth Movement, Al Bayader, Al Bayader in partnership with “On Guard” Philanthropic Initiative, Amanina, Atid BaMidbar, Atidna Volunteer Situation Room, Bar-Ilan University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Braude College of Engineering, Karmiel, Citizen Headquarters, Citizens Build A Community, Coordinator for Collaboration in Nazareth and Arab Communities in the Northern Region, David Yellin Teachers College, Direct Support for Frontline Northern Communities, The Druze Yad Labanim Organization, The East Talpiot Community Center, Gisha, Givat Haviva International School, Hand in Hand, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Injaz, The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Kaye Academic College of Education, Kerem El - Druze Situation Room, Keshet: First Aid Units, Kibbutzim College of Education, School for Advanced Studies, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Lana: Disabilities in Bedouin Community, Mahapechet Hakeshev, Majdal Shams Immediate Response, Mosaica - Religion Society and State, National Committee for Heads of Arab Local Authorities (NCHALI), OR Movement, Oranim Academic College, Peres Academic Center, Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages of Negev, Rifman Institute, Social Venture Fund for Jewish Arab Equality and Shared Society in Israel, Sonduk El Yanabia, Sunflowers “Hamaniot,” Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, Tzedek Center, Western Galilee College, Zefat Academic College.

> $15 million of our grants in Israel have been allocated from a restricted donor-designated fund to support long-term recovery in Israel.

UJA has also allocated more than $8.6 million to meet emergency needs in New York resulting from the war in Israel.

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October 7, 2023

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From devastation in the south to escalating hostilities in the north, since October 7, we have channeled our heartbreak into swift action and unwavering support for the people of Israel.

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