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UJC/FEDERATION SYSTEM UPDATE:
THE GAZA SITUATION


January 22, 2009


UJC Israel Solidarity Drive

While Israel ended its military operation in Gaza, great humanatirian needs still require attention in Southern Israel. The UJC/Federation system continues to work to raise $10 million to help the nearly 1 million Israelis who suffer what they call the "emotional shrapnel" that thousands of missiles have inflicted over eight years.

Already the UJC/Federation system has raised more than $6 million toward this effort.

Please see these updated talking points to use for Israel Solidarity Drive efforts in your community.

The Israel Solidarity Drive helps people in Southern Israel through programs run by UJC's main overseas partners: the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel Trauma Coalition and Ethiopian National Project. Some funds are also allocated for the Israel Advocacy Initiative (a partnership of UJC and JCPA), which helps communities better advocate for Israel.

UJC and the Federations of North America are supporting the Israel Solidarity Drive with an e-philanthropy effort that includes Web banners and a Google ad-word campaign. Federations may customize Web banners for their own marketing efforts. To download Web banners, click here.

Please encourage your community to donate to the Israel Solidarity Drive now. If your federation would like to create a link to the donation form, please use this URL: www.ujc.org/IsraelSolidarityDrive

UJC Israel's Comprehensive Situation Update:

Our UJC Israel Office has provided this latest comprehensive situation update, which includes information on the military, politics and status of social needs in Israel. This situation update will no longer be distributed daily, but on an as-needed basis.

UJC's Gaza Situation Web page:

With the announcement of the cease-fire, UJC has updated the UJC Gaza Situation Web page. Please check this page for background resources, stories from the front, multi-media content, news coverage, and UJC's Voices from Sderot blog. Federations can use the blog on their Web sites and promote it with Web banners. Please contact UJC's Andy Neusner for details. 

UJC National Young Leadership (NYL) Solidarity Mission to Israel

A UJC National Young Leadership (NYL) Solidarity Mission to Israel is scheduled for Feb. 1-3. For details, contact UJC's Matt Abrams Gerber or to register, click here.

Next-Gen Solidarity Mission to Israel

The Next-Generation Solidarity Mission to Southern Israel, which ran for two days this week, brought 15 young leaders from across the UJC/Federation system to see the lives of those living in Southern Israel first-hand. Dan Brown, of ejewishphilanthropy.com, joined the group and delivered some excellent dispatches for his blog and the UJC's Voices From Sderot blog.


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