The UJA-Federation of Greater New York released $10
million to its member agencies and synagogues to use for emergency
hurricane relief. The decision to release the
funds was made last night by the UJA-Federation’s board of directors,
which met in a special session.
Jewish Federation Releases $10 Million For Hurricane Relief
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
This morning, the UJA-Federation of Greater New York released $10 million to its member agencies and synagogues to use for emergency hurricane relief, the JTA reports.
The decision to release the funds was made last night by the UJA-Federation’s board of directors, which met in a special session.
In a statement released this morning, the UJA-Federation noted that, “the emotional and economic impact [of Hurricane Sandy], especially on the isolated elderly and the poor, is acute and will remain so for a long time.”
UJA-Federation had already set up a Hurricane Sandy relief fund after Hurricane Sandy hit last week.
However, the UJA-Federation’s initial relief effort focused primarily on distributing free challah breads Thursday and Friday ahead of Shabbat, which prompted criticism from some victims of the hurricane.
Two weeks ago the UJA-Federation raised a reported record amount of money, $45 million, at its annual fundraising campaign’s kickoff event.