The reality is that many Jewish Torontonians struggle to make ends meet and, in the GTA alone, approximately 24,000 Jews are living in poverty, close to 4,000 of which are children and more than 5,000 are seniors.
On October 22, 2014, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and its beneficiary agency, Kehilla Residential Programme, were notified that a North York Retirement Home serving the GTA’s Jewish community was closing its doors on December 31 of that same year.
The sudden news and short time frame…
In nearly every sense, Mayim Bialik is an atypical Hollywood star. It would be difficult to come away with a different impression of the accomplished actress, writer, scholar and observant Jew after listening to her keynote speech at the Feb. 2 UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s…
UJA’s Working on a Dream concert party - featuring Don Denaburg and The River Street Band – took to the stage at Toronto’s Opera House on Saturday night, and whether they were fans of “The Boss”, or merely there to have a good time with friends, the crowd of more than 300 had a…
TORONTO — Working on a Dream is not only the album title by rock icon Bruce Springsteen, but it also describes United Jewish Appeal’s (UJA) mandate to assist members of the Jewish community who need support.
Some 800 music enthusiasts will help that dream along at a fundraising concert …
