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1. I N F O R M AT I O N A B O U T:
J A C K RY G E R

2. • The UJA-Federation
(United Jewish Appeal) is a
leading force in the fields
of community and
philanthropy for the Jewish
community in New York.

3. • The UJA-Federation was
established more than
90 years ago, and has
now pulled together
over 55,000 donors to
help those in need,
along with inspire a
passion and
commitment to Jewish
life in order to
strengthen the Jewish
community across the
globe.

4. • The UJA-Federation works
with 100 network
beneficiary agencies,
synagogues, and various
other Jewish
establishments to help an
astounding 4.5 million
people from all around the
world.

5. • Through hard work and organization, the UJA-Federation is able
to carry-out services and provide resources in order to change
individual’s lives for the better.

6. • Through this nonprofit
organization, volunteers
learn the importance of
helping those in need from
their own city to halfway
across the world.

7. • The UJA-Federation has
helped Holocaust survivors
in Kiev by providing meals
at community centers,
Ethiopian Jews by
teaching skills they can use
to support their families,
and children with
disabilities so they feel
welcome into their Jewish
communities.

8. • According to the UJA-Federation’s official website, http://
www.ujafedny.org/, “Our caring hand extends to those living in
poverty, the aging, Holocaust survivors, children and adults with
disabilities and special needs, and the unemployed across the
economic spectrum. We provide access to crucial human services
to all New Yorkers, whoever they are, and Jews everywhere.”

9. • The three main goals of the UJA-Federation are: to establish a
sense of community, especially for those who undergo crises and
struggle at various tasks associated with daily living, inspire Jews by
teaching them Jewish values and giving them access to high-
quality education, and to connect Jews across the world, reminding
each other that we are all part of one people.