Eric Rosenthal, Founder of Disability Rights International, Keynote Speaker
By Daniel Horowitz--A quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi that states: “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members,” is much more than mere words to Eric Rosentha…
By Tanya Corman--A team of high school students from Eilat – UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s partner community - has won a prestigious international robotics competition.
The budding engineers, who all study at the Goldwater high school in Israel’s southernmost city, was awarde…
UJA Federation partner organization is “training the trainers”
By Daniel Horowitz--On April 15th, 476 passengers, mostly wide-eyed and enthusiastic teenage high school students, boarded the MV Sewol in Incheon, South Korea, for what was a highly anticipated, end-of-the-year celebrato…
Birthright Israel Excel names its first Canadian participants
By Daniel Horowitz--Two Torontonians have been selected as the first Canadian students to take part in Birthright Israel Excel, an innovative program for students who combine academic achievement with social responsibility, th…
“Kaza, you'll see, in 30 to 40 years everything will change for the better. There will not be intolerance, there will not be discrimination. Everyone will be proud of who they are. This is the Jewish land, this is Israel, just a little patience and it will all be alright..."
This optim…
