The enormity of the still unfolding crisis in Israel is unprecedented in scope — and calls for an unprecedented response.
More than
lives in poverty.
Just
are employed by the high-tech sector.
Just
are employed by the high-tech sector.
92,100 at-risk Israeli children benefit from services.
49,800 Israeli seniors benefit from life-enhancing
services.
27,700 Israelis receive employment services or job training.
20,600 new olim receive services to acclimate to Israeli life.
1,700 Israelis receive trauma relief services.
2,900 Ethiopian teens receive services to help them succeed academically.
3,500 Haredim receive job training.
$2.5 million in loans given to struggling small businesses.
Coming up: UJA is planning a dramatic expansion of the UJA Benin Scholars Program, making it one of the largest scholarship programs in Israel for talented Israelis on the socio-economic periphery.
Experience a powerful, emotional glimpse of what your support helps make possible for Israel’s people, land, and future.
Our groundbreaking Co.Lab initiative brings together Israeli changemakers who represent the diversity of Israeli society — Haredi, Arab, LGBTQ, Ethiopian, and more — to collaborate on a shared vision for Israel’s future.
At a time of extreme polarization, this work has become ever more critical. Highlights include:
With our support, the Jewish Agency for Israel is completing the second wave of "Operations Zur Israel," which began in 2020 and will see a total of 5,000 Ethiopians brought to Israel. To help these new olim acclimate and succeed, we’re funding new models of integration — placing those who have more formal education on a kibbutz or community setting, rather than absorption centers.
The Jerusalem Campus for the Arts — a major UJA initiative — is now open, breathing new creative and economic vitality into the ancient city.
Ethiopian. Haredi. And Bedouin-Israeli. We’re creating opportunities for disadvantaged Israelis seeking high-tech jobs.