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RESPONDING TO
ANTISEMITISM
& GLOBAL CRISES

HomeOur WorkResponding to Antisemitism & Global Crises
We’re committed to ensuring safe, thriving Jewish communities. In crisis and every day.
War, natural disasters, terror, violence, and hatred shatter millions of lives each year — and the pandemic has brought devastation around the world. We help respond to crises anywhere when overwhelming needs call for action.
Over the past decade, we've invested nearly $71 million to bring urgent relief to those on the ground and to aid long term recovery.
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War in Ukraine

Since day one the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UJA and our partners have been responding to the dire humanitarian crisis. 

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Confronting Antisemitism

   

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THE FACTS ON ANTISEMITISM

Last year had highest number of

antisemitic incidents

in U.S. on record.

1 in 4 American Jews

experienced antisemitism in the last year

36% increase

in antisemitic incidents last year.

40% of hate crimes

in New York City were anti-Jewish.

Last year had highest number of

antisemitic incidents

in U.S. on record.

1 in 4 American Jews

experienced antisemitism in the last year

36% increase

in antisemitic incidents last year.

40% of hate crimes

in New York City were anti-Jewish.

OUR IMPACT

  • Our Community Security Initiative (CSI), a joint initiative of UJA and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, helps secure 2,000 Jewish organizations in the New York area.

  • Our advocacy efforts yielded $340 million in nonprofit security grants from federal and state sources.

  • Through our international partners, the Jewish Agency for Israel and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), we’re helping to enhance security at Jewish schools, community centers, and synagogues across Europe, as well as to build resilience of local communities to withstand attacks.

THE FACTS ON GLOBAL CRISES

Natural disasters kill on average

60,000 people

per year.

Climate-related

disasters have surged five-fold over 50 years.

200,000

Ukrainian Jews have had their lives upended by war.

Natural disasters kill on average

60,000 people

per year.

Climate-related

disasters have surged five-fold over 50 years.

200,000

Ukrainian Jews have had their lives upended by war.

OUR IMPACT

  • When tornadoes tore through Kentucky in 2021, we supported relief efforts by the Louisville (Kentucky) Federation and the Afya Foundation that included airlifting medical supplies and hygiene kits.

  • When Hurricane Laura wrought a path of destruction in Louisiana and Texas in 2021, we supported the Afya Foundation’s relief efforts. 

  • When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in 2021, we provided emergency funds to the Afya Foundation for emergency supplies and to Capracare, a Haitian-led global health nonprofit with a strong record for providing on-the-ground relief.

  • We granted $130,000 in emergency funds to help HIAS and Women for Afghan Women, a grassroots nonprofit in Queens, support refugees who fled Afghanistan under heartbreaking circumstances. 

  • To help the Westchester Jewish Coalition on Immigration move Afghan families from military bases and resettle into the local community, we granted $55,000.

Related Work

Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief

Responding to crises near
and far.

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Standing Up to Antisemitism
Standing Up to Antisemitism

Speaking out when faced with hate. 

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Covid Response
Covid Response

We kept going. And going.

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