“Certainly, we're more aware today. And I think the entire committee is certainly more conscious of all the threats and we have to be on guard,” Wilf added.
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Jewish Federations are on the ground every day, in times of war and peace. And when an emergency hits, we have the structure in place to respond immediately.
On February 24, UJA leadership approved an emergency grant of $3 million to support Ukraine’s 200,000 Jews, in partnership with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). On March 1, UJA-Federation of New York hosted a virtual real-time update on the situation, featuring experts from these partners.
Gun violence, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights — were missing from the group’s public priorities document, which it releases annually to its constituent organizations nationwide.