UJA Impact & Influence

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Stopping Hate Before It Starts

What if online hate came with a warning label? 

That simple but powerful idea is at the heart of Hate Tags, an innovative initiative from the Toronto Holocaust Museum that is helping young people recognize and resist online hate before it takes root. 

Inspired by the warning labels found o…

Investing in Generations of Jewish Leaders

TanenbaumCHAT Founders Campaign to secure the school's future 

For 65 years, TanenbaumCHAT has been at the heart of Jewish high school education in Toronto. Serving families across the spectrum of Jewish practice, it has become the largest community Jewish high school in the Diaspora. Since…

Passing the Torch: Reviving the Adult March of the Living

Every year, a new group of young people travels to Poland with the March of the Living, retracing the physical sites of the Holocaust alongside survivors and educators who share firsthand testimony. This year's Young Adult delegation marked the return of a program that had gone dormant for s…

Sportsmanship, Jewish Pride, and a Toronto Welcome

This August, Toronto is hosting the JCC Maccabi Games® & Access (The Games) for the first time in nearly four decades. More than 2,000 Jewish teen athletes, coaches, and delegation members from across North America, Israel, and beyond are gathering here for one of the largest Jewish teen gat…

Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropic Leaders

UJA's Lion Cub program introduces young women in their bat mitzvah year to the power of philanthropy—helping them learn about charitable giving, community responsibility, and what it means to make a meaningful impact. For one family, those lessons became the inspiration for something far bey…