COLLECTIVE EFFORTS 2022 impact by the numbers

30% Increase in state funds for NJ’s Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program — to $525,000 for FY23

42% Increase in federal funds for the Holocaust Survivor Assistance Program — to $8.5M for FY23

43K Holocaust survivors worldwide served with trauma-informed care

$915M For federal Emergency Food & Shelter Program for FY23 ($280M in FY22)

$8B For the Child Care & Early Learning bill for FY23 ($6.2B in FY22)

8M More People with disabilities are now permitted to save tax-free for disabilityrelated and healthcare expenses for greater independence

$3.8B For security assistance and missile defense included in federal FY23 budget

$1B Emergency funding secured from U.S. Congress to replenish rockets used in May 2021 conflict with Hamas

1 More win in combatting BDS, with Ben & Jerry’s negotiations

10M Morningstar users receiving less biased ratings about Israeli companies

$270M Federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding achieved for FY22 and $305M for FY23

$10M Passed by U.S. Congress for the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act for FY23, double the $5M approved for FY22

$5M Funding reached for NJ Nonprofit Security Grant Program

• NJ Nonprofit Security Grant Program became permanent

• Funds per NJNSGP grants were increased from $10K to $20K and time to use them increased from one year to two years

$205 per nonpublic school pupil added to NJ FY23 budget for security, putting spending on security at its highest level in state history

RESPONSE

81% Increase in funding for NJ nonprofit security grants to $5M

400K Calls connected on emergency hotlines

82K People evacuated

138K People received healthcare

265K People received meals

34K People assisted in making Aliya to Israel

2.7M Pounds of clothing and hygiene supplies provided

43K Refugees received vital necessities

22K Elderly Jews and poor children sustained

122 Volunteers placed in 9 locations; gave 2,408 hours to help 104,000 refugees

$1,055 Approved in NJ FY22 budget per-pupil for nonpublic compensatory education, the first increase in nonpublic compensatory education since the 2007-08 school year

In 2022, Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) moved the issue of highly inconsistent Holocaust education in NJ’s public schools to the top of its priorities — as essential to combating antisemitism long term.

Our local Federation leaders approached NJ Sen. Vin Gopal, head of the NJ Senate Education Committee, who enthusiastically agreed to champion legislative efforts aimed at improving consistency, transparency, and accountability in Holocaust education across the state’s public schools.

Our Federation helped draft and testified in Trenton in support of proposed legislation, enlisted partners from the Jewish Feederations of New Jersey to provide collective support, and the initial bill passed committee in 2022.

In 2023, this important step in improving Holocaust education in NJ became law.