Buffalo Jewish Federation 2024 Impact Report

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Forover120years,theBuffaloJewishFederationhasservedasthevoice andthebackboneoftheJewishcommunityinWesternNewYork.

Our Mission

GuidedbyJewishvalues,Federationconvenes,inspires,collaborates,leadsandenriches theJewishcommunitylocally,inIsraelandaroundtheworld.

Our Vision

Arobust,caring,andconnectedJewishBuffalowhereeveryJewandtheirlovedonescan accessawelcomingandthrivingnetworkofcommunities,engageinmeaningfulcollective Jewishexperiences,andexploreandowntheirpersonalJewishjourney.

COMMUNITYRELATIONS

Strengtheningcivicengagementandnurturingcriticalrelationshipswith Buffalo’smostimportantcivic,faith,business,andlegislativeleaders.

Legislative,business,faithand communityleadersattended ourLeadershipBriefing 76

70

Mediacontactsmade

21

RoshHashanahbaskets deliveredtolegislativeand mediapartners

4

EducatorstraveledtoPoland

GLOBALMURALPROJECT

3 RighteousAmong theNations

1 Partnership withRoswell

1 Artist

Endlessopportunitiesforlearning-scantheQRcodetolearnmore!

COMBATTINGANTISEMITISM

Proactivelypreparingforandimmediatelyrespondingtoincidentsof antisemitismandhateinpublicandprivateK-12schoolsacrossGreater Buffalo.AndpreparingJewishchildrenandteenstonotonlyfacetheworld –buttoleadboldlyandbravelythroughthelensoftheirJewishvalues.

Teachersreceivedcustomized trainingonHolocaustEducation orcombattingantisemitism 90

500+ StudentsexperiencedaStudent toStudentpresentation

6,175 Individualsheardthe personalstoryofa Holocaustsurvivoror descendant

ISRAEL

In2024,aswehaveformorethansevendecades,theBuffaloJewish FederationhelpedstrengthentheStateofIsraelandsupportedour JewishfamilyinIsraelandaroundtheglobe.

109 Community membersattended theLet’sTalkAbout IsraelConference

400+

Attendedtheone yearmemorialof October7th

13 Leadersattended theIsraelMission trip

3 SoldiersinUniform visitedforYom Hazikaron

9 IsraelisfromNir Yitzhakenjoyeda monthofrespitein Buffalo

LEADERSHIP&ENGAGEMENT

In2024westeppedupourworktoidentify,nurtureand partnerwithincrediblevolunteerleaders.

2 InauguralKolotFellows

8

WomenattendedtheJFNA

GeneralAssemblyinDC

22 MembersoftheBoardof Governors

8

LeadershipCouncils& Committees

112

WomeninLionofJudah& Pomegranatesocieties

JEWISHENGAGEMENT&JOY

CreatingopportunitiesforJewsandtheirlovedonestocelebrate,explore,and connectwithJewishlife,Jewishpeople,andJewishideasinmeaningfulways.

400

StudentsinPreK-3rdgrade experiencedtheHanukkahToolkit

4,020 PJLibrarybooksdistributed

100+

Uniqueindividualsengagedin Midlifeexperiences

3,416 HomesreceivedtheJewishJournal

SECURINGJEWISHBUFFALO

In2024itwasessentialtoensurethesafetyand securityofJewishpeopleandJewishinstitutions.

23

Facilities

12 Partnershipswithbranches oflawenforcement

9,254 Hoursworkedbyoff-duty lawenforcementofficers

$48,664 Distributeddirectlytopartner agenciesandcongregations

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