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One of the important ways that the Federation
community expresses its solidarity with Jews all over the world is through
cooperation with organizations dedicated to caring for the needs of Jews.
It is through these organizations that the Federation expresses collective
responsibility and extends the depth and impact of our overseas work.
United
Jewish Communities (UJC) UJC represents and serves
189 Jewish federations and 400 independent Jewish communities across North
America. It reflects the values of social justice and human rights that
define the Jewish people. UJC represents and serves one of the world's
largest and most effective networks of social service providers and programs.
Using the talents of both professionals and volunteers, UJC is dedicated
to safeguarding and enhancing Jewish life, and to meeting the needs of
all people, Jews and non-Jews, wherever they live.
Jewish
Agency for Israel (JAFI) JAFI operates in Israel and
more than 60 other countries in virtually every corner of the world
where there are Jews who may want to make aliyah to Israel. JAFI serves
Jewish youth worldwide, prospective and new immigrants to Israel, and
disadvantaged populations in Israel and abroad. JAFI supports the resettlement
in Israel of émigrés from the former Soviet Union, Kosovo,
Ethiopia and Argentina and other countries where Jews are endangered,
and it responds to basic social needs.
American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) The JDC provides rescue, relief, and rehabilitation
programs in Jewish communities throughout the world. Its central purpose
remains the same as the day it was founded in 1914: aid Jews in distress
overseas in a nonpartisan and apolitical way. JDC’s programs touch
all segments of the Jewish population: from infants to the elderly, secular
to religious. To date, JDC has aided millions of Jews in more than 85
countries. JDC also provides nonsectarian programs that aid non-Jews in
distress; these programs are an expression of tikkun olam, the
responsibility to repair the world and alleviate suffering wherever it
exists.
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