To date, UJA has allocated more than $84.5 million for immediate and long-term support to the people of Israel.
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$12.7 Million
Residents of Northern Israel
×$12.7 Million
Residents of Northern Israel
To ready the north for a possible Hezbollah incursion, we're providing funding for civilian preparedness, including emergency equipment and training of volunteers who serve in critical community security and first response roles. While many residents of northern cities have evacuated, we are focused on the needs of those who have remained, typically frail elderly and people with disabilities.
Newer grants to communities 0-5 km from the border are focused on informal education, vulnerable populations, and community engagement.
GRANTEES: Beit Batya, Beit Jan Local Council, City of Kiryat Shmona, City of Ma’alot-Tarshicha, City of Metula, City of Nahariya, Fasuta Regional Council, Golan Regional Council, Hurfeish Regional Council, Kfar Vradim Local Council, Kisra Sumya Local Council, Maale Yosef Regional Council, Matte Asher Regional Council, Merom HaGalil Regional Council, Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council, Rashut HaRabim, Shlomi Local Council, The Chamal for Senior Citizens of the North, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, Upper Galilee Regional Council
To ready the north for a possible Hezbollah incursion, we're providing funding for civilian preparedness, including emergency equipment and training of volunteers who serve in critical community security and first response roles. While many residents of northern cities have evacuated, we are focused on the needs of those who have remained, typically frail elderly and people with disabilities.
Newer grants to communities 0-5 km from the border are focused on informal education, vulnerable populations, and community engagement.
GRANTEES: Beit Batya, Beit Jan Local Council, City of Kiryat Shmona, City of Ma’alot-Tarshicha, City of Metula, City of Nahariya, Fasuta Regional Council, Golan Regional Council, Hurfeish Regional Council, Kfar Vradim Local Council, Kisra Sumya Local Council, Maale Yosef Regional Council, Matte Asher Regional Council, Merom HaGalil Regional Council, Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council, Rashut HaRabim, Shlomi Local Council, The Chamal for Senior Citizens of the North, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, Upper Galilee Regional Council
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$10.9 Million
Residents of Southern Israel
×$10.9 Million
Residents of Southern Israel
- Our funding is supporting trauma support, providing frail elderly and others who cannot leave their homes with essentials, supporting activities for children and teens, and providing emergency cash assistance. We've focused on the needs of vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities and those who are ill.
- Additionally, we're providing aid to replace communities' essential security and emergency services infrastructure and equipment; assisting agriculture businesses that have sustained tremendous losses; granting access to interest free loans for individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses; and mobilizing student volunteers across the southern region.
GRANTEES: Afiki Orot, Aharai, AKIM Israel, Aleh-Ezer Layeled Hameyuchad, Avnei Derech La’Haim, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Center for Deaf and Blind, City of Ashkelon, City of Eilat, City of Ofakim, City of Sderot, Early Starters, Eshel Chabad, Eshkol Regional Council, Hof-Ashkelon Regional Council, Israel Association of Community Centers, Israel Judaism Alliance,Israeli Youth Villages Hosting of Evacuees, Jordan River Village, Kedma, Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Larger Than Life, LATET - Israeli Humanitarian Aid, Leket Israel, Lev Chash, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Collaboration with Clalit Health Services, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Ofakim, Netiv Ha’asara, Nirim, Rashut HaRabim, Regional Council of Hevel Eilot, Sdot Negev Regional Council, Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, Shahaf Foundation, Shalva - The Israel Association for Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Summit Institute, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Independent Movement, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, The Kibbutz Movement, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Women’s Spirit
- Our funding is supporting trauma support, providing frail elderly and others who cannot leave their homes with essentials, supporting activities for children and teens, and providing emergency cash assistance. We've focused on the needs of vulnerable populations, including people with disabilities and those who are ill.
- Additionally, we're providing aid to replace communities' essential security and emergency services infrastructure and equipment; assisting agriculture businesses that have sustained tremendous losses; granting access to interest free loans for individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses; and mobilizing student volunteers across the southern region.
GRANTEES: Afiki Orot, Aharai, AKIM Israel, Aleh-Ezer Layeled Hameyuchad, Avnei Derech La’Haim, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Center for Deaf and Blind, City of Ashkelon, City of Eilat, City of Ofakim, City of Sderot, Early Starters, Eshel Chabad, Eshkol Regional Council, Hof-Ashkelon Regional Council, Israel Association of Community Centers, Israeli Youth Villages Hosting of Evacuees, Jordan River Village, Kedma, Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Larger Than Life, LATET - Israeli Humanitarian Aid, Leket Israel, Lev Chash, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Collaboration with Clalit Health Services, NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief: Ofakim, Netiv Ha’asara, Nirim, Rashut HaRabim, Regional Council of Hevel Eilot, Sdot Negev Regional Council, Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, Shahaf Foundation, Shalva - The Israel Association for Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, Summit Institute, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Independent Movement, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Summer Camp Scholarships, The Kibbutz Movement, Women’s International Zionist Organization, Women’s Spirit
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$9 Million
Trauma Support and Rehabilitation
×$9 Million
Trauma Support and Rehabilitation
There is dire need for professional trauma care, especially for those who have lost loved ones, families of hostages, survivors of October 7, those who are injured, first responders, soldiers, marginalized populations, and social service teams. We are mobilizing social workers and trauma professionals, funding recruitment and training for trauma specialists and hotlines, and supporting education departments as they care for students and teachers. We’re also supporting specialized care for survivors of the Nova music festival.
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 as part of the more than $85 million we’ve allocated for Israel to date.
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: Center for Trauma Recovery, Chamah, Dror Educational Centers, Enosh, Israel Mental Health Association, ERAN - Emotional First Aid by Telephone and Internet, Eshkol Regional Council, Healing Space, Homiyah Shalvata Psychiatric Hospital, Ichilov Hospital, Israel Trauma Coalition, Mashabim: Community Stress Prevention Center, Mazor Mental Health Center, Metiv Herzog Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, NATAL - National Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, Nazareth Hospital EMMS, Nova Survivors Exhibit, Our Brothers, Partnership with the Ministry of Education, Project 24, Rambam Health Care Campus, SafeHeart, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Shar Hanegev Regional Council, Sheba Hospital, Shomrim Center for Media and Democracy, Sunflowers, Tamar - Education, Social & Health Services, Tech for Israel Fund, The Adamah Tovah "Good Earth" Healing Center, The Adler Institute, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Nova Community, Yemin Orde Youth Village
There is dire need for professional trauma care, especially for those who have lost loved ones, families of hostages, survivors of October 7, those who are injured, first responders, soldiers, marginalized populations, and social service teams. We are mobilizing social workers and trauma professionals, funding recruitment and training for trauma specialists and hotlines, and supporting education departments as they care for students and teachers. We’re also supporting specialized care for survivors of the Nova music festival.
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 as part of the more than $85 million we’ve allocated for Israel to date.
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: Center for Trauma Recovery, Chamah, Dror Educational Centers, Enosh, Israel Mental Health Association, ERAN - Emotional First Aid by Telephone and Internet, Eshkol Regional Council, Healing Space, Homiyah Shalvata Psychiatric Hospital, Ichilov Hospital, Israel Trauma Coalition, Mashabim: Community Stress Prevention Center, Mazor Mental Health Center, Metiv Herzog Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, NATAL - National Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, Nazareth Hospital EMMS, Nova Survivors Exhibit, Our Brothers, Partnership with the Ministry of Education, Project 24, Rambam Health Care Campus, SafeHeart, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Shar Hanegev Regional Council, Sheba Hospital, Shomrim Center for Media and Democracy, Sunflowers, Tamar - Education, Social & Health Services, Tech for Israel Fund, The Adamah Tovah "Good Earth" Healing Center, The Adler Institute, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Nova Community, Yemin Orde Youth Village
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$8.4 Million
Rebuilding Communities
×$8.4 Million
Rebuilding Communities
We are focused on meeting the needs of eight communities that have been recognized by the Israeli government as requiring “intensive care.” They are: Beeri, Holit, Kfar Aza, Kissufim, Nahal Oz, Netiv Ha’hasara, Nirim, and Nir Oz. Uninhabitable for the next 1-2 years, these close-knit communities are also those with the largest percentage of murdered and kidnapped residents. Keeping survivors together in the coming 12-18 months will increase community resilience. We are also focused on communities in the north that have been severely impacted by the fighting on that front. In both regions, our funds will support housing, education, mental health, community, and employment needs.
A partnership between the Business Alliance and UJA, Rebuild Israel – A President’s House Initiative, Regrow
Agro-Terrorism Destroyed. We’re Helping Regrow.
Motti, a farmer from Be’eri
Why kill chickens? Why break the irrigation equipment? Why sabotage reservoirs?
Hamas indiscriminately killed people on October 7. That we know. Less known is how they systematically targeted agricultural infrastructure.
Danielle Abraham, who heads ReGrow Israel, a UJA grantee, explains what motivated this spiteful brand of “agro-terrorism.”
The Western Negev, Israel’s breadbasket, produces 70% of the nation’s vegetables, 20% of the fruit, 6.5% of the dairy. Along with disrupting national security, Hamas terrorists had planned to instigate food insecurity.
Danielle explains how Hamas recognized on some level that Zionism is about Jewish connection to the land. “It’s not a theoretical connection. It’s about working the land, making the desert bloom — and they wanted to break our connection,” she says.
Hamas failed. Because despite the devastation, the Jewish connection to the land is stronger than ever.
Danielle credits farmers as the heroes in this story.
Like Motti from Be’eri, a veteran of the war in Lebanon, who returned to the kibbutz within days of the attack, even while Hamas fighters were still present, to care for the livestock. Now, UJA’s funding to ReGrow will help the agriculture sector come back stronger.
“Out of every catastrophe — and this is beyond our worst nightmares — we see the opportunity to once again regain our pride in agriculture,” Danielle says.
Israel will bloom even greener and more abundantly than ever before.
We are focused on meeting the needs of eight communities that have been recognized by the Israeli government as requiring “intensive care.” They are: Beeri, Holit, Kfar Aza, Kissufim, Nahal Oz, Netiv Ha’hasara, Nirim, and Nir Oz. Uninhabitable for the next 1-2 years, these close-knit communities are also those with the largest percentage of murdered and kidnapped residents. Keeping survivors together in the coming 12-18 months will increase community resilience. Our funds will support housing, education, mental health, community, and employment needs.
A partnership between the Business Alliance and UJA
Agro-Terrorism Destroyed. We’re Helping Regrow.
Motti, a farmer from Be’eri
Why kill chickens? Why break the irrigation equipment? Why sabotage reservoirs?
Hamas indiscriminately killed people on October 7. That we know. Less known is how they systematically targeted agricultural infrastructure.
Danielle Abraham, who heads ReGrow Israel, a UJA grantee, explains what motivated this spiteful brand of “agro-terrorism.”
The Western Negev, Israel’s breadbasket, produces 70% of the nation’s vegetables, 20% of the fruit, 6.5% of the dairy. Along with disrupting national security, Hamas terrorists had planned to instigate food insecurity.
Danielle explains how Hamas recognized on some level that Zionism is about Jewish connection to the land. “It’s not a theoretical connection. It’s about working the land, making the desert bloom — and they wanted to break our connection,” she says.
Hamas failed. Because despite the devastation, the Jewish connection to the land is stronger than ever.
Danielle credits farmers as the heroes in this story.
Like Motti from Be’eri, a veteran of the war in Lebanon, who returned to the kibbutz within days of the attack, even while Hamas fighters were still present, to care for the livestock. Now, UJA’s funding to ReGrow will help the agriculture sector come back stronger.
“Out of every catastrophe — and this is beyond our worst nightmares — we see the opportunity to once again regain our pride in agriculture,” Danielle says.
Israel will bloom even greener and more abundantly than ever before.
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$7.9 Million
Evacuees and Shelter Cities
×$7.9 Million
Evacuees and Shelter Cities
- At one point, as many as 120,000 Israelis who previously lived in southern or northern communities were ordered by the government to evacuate their homes. Evacuees have fled to cities that were not well-resourced areas before the war and are now buckling under the strain of absorbing tens of thousands of temporary inhabitants. Our funding is focused on cities housing the largest number of refugees: Eilat, the Dead Sea area, and Tiberias, as well as Nazareth, which is hosting evacuated Israeli Arabs. We are supporting reliable and stable educational programming and activities for youth.
- For evacuees from Ethiopian Israeli other immigrant communities, we are funding a range of culturally sensitive initiatives, including trauma care.
GRANTEES: Access Israel, Agricultural Youth Movement ("Haihud Haklai"), Association for Ethiopian Jews, Atidim, Bnei Akiva Israel, Dead Sea, Branco Weiss Institute, Brothers and Sisters for Israel, Eilat: Krembo Wings, Dead Sea: Co-working Space and Community Center for Adults, Dead Sea: Israel Association of Community Centers, Dead Sea: Tamar BeLev Youth Complex, Eilat: Israel Association of Community Centers Safe Tent, Eshkol Kinneret Amkim, Gesher, Hashomer Hatzair, Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel, Mashabim: Community Stress Prevention Centers, Nazareth: Ajiyal-HaShomer Hatzair, Olim Beyachad, Shahaf, Tene Briut Association, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Bnei Menashe Community, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Young Adult Olim, The Network Center, Tiberias: Branco Weiss School Network, Tiberias: Israel Association of Community Centers, Yad Sarah, Yedidim for Youth and Society, Yeladenu, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror
- At one point, as many as 120,000 Israelis who previously lived in southern or northern communities were ordered by the government to evacuate their homes. Evacuees have fled to cities that were not well-resourced areas before the war and are now buckling under the strain of absorbing tens of thousands of temporary inhabitants. Our funding is focused on cities housing the largest number of refugees: Eilat, the Dead Sea area, and Tiberias, as well as Nazareth, which is hosting evacuated Israeli Arabs. We are supporting reliable and stable educational programming and activities for youth.
- For evacuees from Ethiopian Israeli other immigrant communities, we are funding a range of culturally sensitive initiatives, including trauma care.
GRANTEES: Access Israel, Agricultural Youth Movement ("Haihud Haklai"), Association for Ethiopian Jews, Atidim, Bnei Akiva Israel, Dead Sea, Branco Weiss Institute, Brothers and Sisters for Israel, Eilat: Krembo Wings, Dead Sea: Co-working Space and Community Center for Adults, Dead Sea: Israel Association of Community Centers, Dead Sea: Tamar BeLev Youth Complex, Eilat: Israel Association of Community Centers Safe Tent, Eshkol Kinneret Amkim, Gesher, Hashomer Hatzair, Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel, Mashabim: Community Stress Prevention Centers, Nazareth: Ajiyal-HaShomer Hatzair, Olim Beyachad, Shahaf, Tene Briut Association, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Bnei Menashe Community, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Young Adult Olim, The Network Center, Tiberias: Branco Weiss School Network, Tiberias: Israel Association of Community Centers, Yad Sarah, Yedidim for Youth and Society, Yeladenu, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror
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$7.0 Million
Economic Recovery
×$7.0 Million
Economic Recovery
With many businesses throughout Israel struggling to survive, our funds are being used to support interest-free loans.
GRANTEES: AJEEC and Tamar Partnership, JFNA Loan Fund, Ogen: Free Loan Fund
With many businesses throughout Israel struggling to survive, our funds are being used to support interest-free loans.
GRANTEES: AJEEC and Tamar Partnership, JFNA Loan Fund, Ogen: Free Loan Fund
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$6.9 Million
Hospitals and Medical Equipment
×$6.9 Million
Hospitals and Medical Equipment
The need for lifesaving equipment has been greater than what hospitals in the south of Israel have on hand. In parallel, the Health Ministry has prioritized emergency preparedness of medical facilities in Galilee and Golan. Funding ensures hospitals remain well-equipped.
GRANTEES: Afya, Baruch Padeh Poriya Medical Center, Barzilai Medical Center, Galilee Medical Center Nahariya, Poriah Hospital, Samson Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, Shamir Hospital, Soroka Medical Center, Yoseftal Hospital – Eilat, Ziv Medical Center
The need for lifesaving equipment has been greater than what hospitals in the south of Israel have on hand. In parallel, the Health Ministry has prioritized emergency preparedness of medical facilities in Galilee and Golan. Funding ensures hospitals remain well-equipped.
GRANTEES: Afya, Baruch Padeh Poriya Medical Center, Barzilai Medical Center, Galilee Medical Center Nahariya, Poriah Hospital, Samson Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, Shamir Hospital, Soroka Medical Center, Yoseftal Hospital – Eilat, Ziv Medical Center
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$5.6 Million
Care for Injured Soldiers and Their Families
×$5.6 Million
Care for Injured Soldiers and Their Families
With 360,000 reservists called to join soldiers on active duty, we're working with nonprofits on the ground to provide essential help and humanitarian aid. We're also providing funds to support injured, non-active soldiers and the well-being of their families. As the death toll from the ground operation rises, we are focusing funds on caring for families who have lost loved ones.
GRANTEES: Association for the Wellbeing of Israeli Soldiers, Achim L’Chaim – Brothers for Life, American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Chasdei Lev, HaOgen, Help Israel, Hilma, IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO),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, Maglan Friends Foundation, Medison Aid, Navy Seals, Oketz Foundation, Oz Leadership for Life, The Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers, Shaldag Foundation, Tozeret Haaretz, Upper Galilee Regional Council, Yashar LaChayal
With 360,000 reservists called to join soldiers on active duty, we're working with nonprofits on the ground to provide essential help and humanitarian aid. We're also providing funds to support injured, non-active soldiers and the well-being of their families. As the death toll from the ground operation rises, we are focusing funds on caring for families who have lost loved ones.
GRANTEES: Association for the Wellbeing of Israeli Soldiers, Achim L’Chaim – Brothers for Life, American Friends of LIBI, Brothers and Sisters for Israel: Civic Situation Room, Chasdei Lev, HaOgen, Help Israel,Hilma, IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO),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,Maglan, Medison Aid, Navy Seals, Oketz Veterans Foundation, Oz Leadership for Life, The Partners of Fallen IDF Soldiers, The Shaldag Foundation, Tozeret Haaretz, Upper Galilee Regional Council, Yashar LaChayal
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$4.4 MILLION
Emergency Response and Recovery
×$4.4 MILLION
Emergency Response and Recovery
In the earliest days of war, ambulances needed supplies, medics needed protective gear to treat victims even while rockets were incoming, and the bodies of those who died needed to be collected and cared for with dignity. We also supported cash grants to assist victims of terror within 48 hours of the attack. And we ensured the specialized needs of Holocaust survivor who required immediate food, medication, and medical care.
GRANTEES: AMCHA Emergency Hotline for Holocaust Survivors, Aviv for Holocaust Survivors, Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors, LeMaanam - Physicians for Holocaust Survivors, Magen David Adom, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Amigour, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Fund for the Victims of Terror, United Hatzalah of Israel, Yad Sarah, ZAKA - Search and Rescue in Israel
In the earliest days of war, ambulances needed supplies, medics needed protective gear to treat victims even while rockets were incoming, and the bodies of those who died needed to be collected and cared for with dignity. We also supported cash grants to assist victims of terror within 48 hours of the attack. And we ensured the specialized needs of Holocaust survivor who required immediate food, medication, and medical care.
GRANTEES: AMCHA Emergency Hotline for Holocaust Survivors, Aviv for Holocaust Survivors, Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Survivors, LeMaanam - Physicians for Holocaust Survivors, Magen David Adom, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Amigour, The Jewish Agency for Israel: Fund for the Victims of Terror, United Hatzalah of Israel, Yad Sarah, ZAKA - Search and Rescue in Israel
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$3.7 MILLION
Community Mobilization and Volunteerism
×$3.7 MILLION
Community Mobilization and Volunteerism
There has been an incredible outpouring of volunteers coming forward to help. We are supporting the coordination and mobilization of volunteers within Israel so they can best meet humanitarian, educational, economic, and trauma needs.
GRANTEES: Achvat Torah Situation Room, Amanina, Daybreak, Ezer MiZion, Forum of Foundations, Gvanim Association for Education & Community Involvement, HaShomer HaChadash - The New Israeli Guardians, Iron Sisters Situation Room, Ish Lereeho Olam Hesed Ibane, IsraAid: The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, Leket Israel: Collaboration with Medison Pharma, Lev Echad, Magen David Adom, Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah, Negev Theater, Shoulder to Shoulder Situation Room, Social Delivery, Tene Briut Association, The Association of Milk Producers, The Israeli Volunteering Council, The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, The Jerusalem Situation Room, Tikkun Olam Makers, Tzedek Centers, Volunteer Situation Room (Chamal Mitnadvim),Women's International Zionist Organizations (WIZO), Yedidim – Road Assistance, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror, Youth Renewal Fund
There has been an incredible outpouring of volunteers coming forward to help. We are supporting the coordination and mobilization of volunteers within Israel so they can best meet humanitarian, educational, economic, and trauma needs.
GRANTEES: Achvat Torah Situation Room, Amanina, Daybreak, Ezer MiZion, Forum of Foundations, Gvanim Association for Education & Community Involvement, HaShomer HaChadash - The New Israeli Guardians, Iron Sisters Situation Room, Ish Lereeho Olam Hesed Ibane, IsraAid: The Israel Forum for International Humanitarian Aid, Leket Israel: Collaboration with Medison Pharma, Lev Echad, Magen David Adom, Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah, Negev Theater, Shoulder to Shoulder Situation Room, Social Delivery, Tene Briut Association, The Association of Milk Producers, The Israeli Volunteering Council, The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, The Jerusalem Situation Room, Tikkun Olam Makers, Tzedek Centers, Volunteer Situation Room (Chamal Mitnadvim),Women's International Zionist Organizations (WIZO), Yedidim – Road Assistance, Yesodot Lezmicha Dror, Youth Renewal Fund
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$3.4 Million
Strengthening Social Cohesion
×$3.4 Million
Strengthening Social Cohesion
- Bedouins and Arab citizens are among the thousands of Israelis injured and killed on October 7. Many live in the zone that Hamas is targeting, in extreme poverty and without access to fortified shelters. Our funding provides emergency services, trauma support, humanitarian assistance, and mobile shelters. We are also supporting Arab youth volunteers and short-term, informal education programs to provide safe, structured environments.
- To proactively prevent outbreaks of violence in mixed Jewish and Arab cities, we're funding conflict-resolution and community building partners. We are also investing in efforts to keep university campuses and students safe.
- The Haredi community has shown an unprecedented interest in serving in the IDF and/or entering the workforce to help fill jobs normally held by reservists who have been called up. UJA has long worked to promote the social and economic integration of Haredim, and there is now a unique window of opportunity to further support this change coming from within Haredi society.
GRANTEES: 48ers, AJEEC-NISPED, Ajyal Dreams and Fulfillment: Arab Youth Movement, Albiyader, Albiyader, in partnership with “On Guard” Philanthropic Initiative, Atid BaMidbar, Atidna Volunteer Situation Room, Citizen Headquarters, Citizens Build A Community, Gisha, Givat Haviva International School, Haredim Le’Israel, Kerem El - Druze Situation Room, Keshet: First Aid Units, Lana: Disabilities in Bedouin Community, Mahapechet Hakeshev, Mishmar, Haredi Safeguarding Initiative, Mosaica - Religion Society and State, National Committee for Heads of Arab Local Authorities (NCHALI), OR Movement, Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages of Negev, Rifman Institute, Social Venture Fund for Jewish Arab Equality and Shared Society in Israel, Sonduk El Yanabia, The Abraham Fund Initiatives, The Coalition for Haredi Employment, The East Talpiot Community Center, The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Tzedek Center
- Bedouins and Arab citizens are among the thousands of Israelis injured and killed on October 7. Many live in the zone that Hamas is targeting, in extreme poverty and without access to fortified shelters. Our funding provides emergency services, trauma support, humanitarian assistance, and mobile shelters. We are also supporting Arab youth volunteers and short-term, informal education programs to provide safe, structured environments.
- To proactively prevent outbreaks of violence in mixed Jewish and Arab cities, we're funding conflict-resolution and community building partners. We are also investing in efforts to keep university campuses and students safe.
- The Haredi community has shown an unprecedented interest in serving in the IDF and/or entering the workforce to help fill jobs normally held by reservists who have been called up. UJA has long worked to promote the social and economic integration of Haredim, and there is now a unique window of opportunity to further support this change coming from within Haredi society.
GRANTEES: 48ers, AJEEC-NISPED, Ajyal Dreams and Fulfillment: Arab Youth Movement, Albiyader, Albiyader, in partnership with “On Guard” Philanthropic Initiative, Atid BaMidbar, Atidna Volunteer Situation Room, Citizen Headquarters, Citizens Build A Community, Gisha, Givat Haviva International School, Haredim Le’Israel, Kerem El - Druze Situation Room, Keshet: First Aid Units, Lana: Disabilities in Bedouin Community, Mahapechet Hakeshev, Mishmar, Haredi Safeguarding Initiative, Mosaica - Religion Society and State, National Committee for Heads of Arab Local Authorities (NCHALI), OR Movement, Regional Council of Unrecognized Villages of Negev, Rifman Institute, Social Venture Fund for Jewish Arab Equality and Shared Society in Israel, Sonduk El Yanabia, The Abraham Fund Initiatives, The Coalition for Haredi Employment, The East Talpiot Community Center, The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, Tzedek Center
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$2.7 Million
Displaced Israelis Outside Israel
×$2.7 Million
Displaced Israelis Outside Israel
- In the initial days after October 7, we funded flights to bring Israelis traveling overseas back home. Some were needed to assist in humanitarian aid, security efforts, and the rebuilding of destroyed infrastructure. Others were desperate to return for funerals and family emergencies.
- Israelis living in, displaced in, or arriving to New York have required a host of supports. We are making microgrants to UJA's trusted, local partners to provide a variety of services. We are also providing funds to day schools and yeshivot enrolling Israeli children to cover costs associated with English-language learning, academic tutoring, mental health support, school lunches, technology, transportation, and supplies.
GRANTEES: Day schools, yeshivot, and social service organizations across New York
- In the initial days after October 7, we funded flights to bring Israelis traveling overseas back home. Some were needed to assist in humanitarian aid, security efforts, and the rebuilding of destroyed infrastructure. Others were desperate to return for funerals and family emergencies.
- Israelis living in, displaced in, or arriving to New York have required a host of supports. We are making microgrants to UJA's trusted, local partners to provide a variety of services. We are also providing funds to day schools and yeshivot enrolling Israeli children to cover costs associated with English-language learning, academic tutoring, mental health support, school lunches, technology, transportation, and supplies.
GRANTEES: Day schools, yeshivot, and social service organizations across New York
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$1 MILLION
Responding to Gender Violence
×$1 MILLION
Responding to Gender Violence
Since October 7, the scope of sexual crimes committed by Hamas has been laid bare. Our funding is providing support to direct victims, first responders, and professionals, as well as those collecting evidence and testimonies to document the atrocities that took place.
GRANTEES: Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, Deborah Institute for Gender and Sustainability Studies, Galil Golan Rape Crisis Center, The Israel Women’s Network, Latet Pe, The Lev Hasharon Mental Health Medical Center, Magen, Maslan: The Negev’s Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Support Center, New Fund for Cinema and Television (for Screams Before Silence), Tel Aviv Rape Crisis Center, Women’s Spirit
Since October 7, the scope of sexual crimes committed by Hamas has been laid bare. Our funding is providing support to direct victims, first responders, and professionals, as well as those collecting evidence and testimonies to document the atrocities that took place.
GRANTEES: Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, Deborah Institute for Gender and Sustainability Studies, Galil Golan Rape Crisis Center, The Israel Women’s Network, Latet Pe, The Lev Hasharon Mental Health Medical Center, Magen, Maslan: The Negev’s Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Support Center, New Fund for Cinema and Television (for Screams Before Silence), Tel Aviv Rape Crisis Center, Women’s Spirit
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$830,000
Families of Hostages
×$830,000
Families of Hostages
Our funding is addressing the mental and emotional well-being of families of hostages and offering direct financial support when necessary. We are also helping to mobilize communities outside of Israel to support the movement to bring every hostage home by supporting the creation of materials for schools, synagogues, JCCs, and other community-based organizations.
GRANTEES: Bring Hersh Home, Hostages and Missing Families Forum, Lev Echad
Our funding is addressing the mental and emotional well-being of families of hostages and offering direct financial support when necessary. We are also helping to mobilize communities outside of Israel to support the movement to bring every hostage home by supporting the creation of materials for schools, synagogues, JCCs, and other community-based organizations.
GRANTEES: Bring Hersh Home, Hostages and Missing Families Forum, Lev Echad