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From Grief to Joy: Thoughts on Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha'atzmaut

In two stunning headlines, the cover page of a recent issue of the UK newspaper The Jewish News captured the paradox of Israel today.
 

The Hope: Israel hosts Arab states for historic talks,” declares the first headline. Beside it is an image of the foreign ministers of Israel, Ba…

Volunteers Join Humanitarian Operation

‘An Image I’ll Never Forget’: Toronto Volunteers Join Humanitarian Operation in Eastern Europe 

Over 30 years ago, Tatyana and Dmitry Korobchevski arrived in Budapest from Kyiv, as part of their aliyah journey supported by UJA’s partner the American Joint Distribution Committee (JD…

UJA Welcomes Provincial Investment in Holocaust Education

For Immediate Release
April 21, 2022

Vaughan, ON – Today, the Government of Ontario’s announced an investment of $282,000 in Holocaust awareness and antisemitism education through UJA’s Sarah & Chaim Neuberger Centre for Holocaust Education.

“We applaud the Government of Ontario’…