UJIA Annual Report 2022

ANNUAL REPORT 2022 RETURNING HOME

LOUISE JACOBS Chairman

MANDIE WINSTON Chief Executive

INTRODUCTION

It is with pride and great pleasure that we introduce UJIA’s Annual Report. This was a momentous year for UJIA, as we relaunched our flagship Israel experiences for young people, after the Covid-19 pandemic made educational travel to Israel impossible for the vast majority of our community in the previous two years.

Extensive research and evaluation confirm that programmes like Israel Tour, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel support young people to forge their own personal relationships with Israel, strengthen their Jewish identity and embark on leadership journeys which will benefit both Israel and the UK Jewish community in the longterm. These life-changing experiences are needed now more than ever. At a time when our community’s views on Israeli politics and Israel-Diaspora relations risk becoming more polarised than ever, UJIA remains committed to experiential education that deepens understanding, and hones in on the timeless and universal message of Israel’s importance to the Jewish People in all of our diversity.

Through our Access Israel Fund, UJIA is here to make sure that transformative experiences of Israel are a reality for every young person, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances or other barriers to their active inclusion. And we couldn’t do it without you, our generous supporters to whom we are so grateful.

We know that our unwavering commitment to Israel is matched by the benefits to our Jewish identity that our relationship with Israel brings us, and we will never tire of making this the case for every generation of UK Jewry. This is why the UK Jewish community, through UJIA, continues to make an out-sized contribution to a fairer, more equitable Israeli society, enabling all of Israel’s citizens to benefit from high quality education and economic prosperity, regardless of their background and any disadvantages they may face. Thanks to your support, we have been there for Ukrainian Olim fleeing the most difficult of circumstances, for residents of Israel’s south facing the catastrophic consequences of conflict, and for the thousands of Israelis we support, simply because they have not had an equal chance to succeed due to their socio-economic status.

We hope you enjoy reading about the many success stories of the past year. With thanks for your tireless support of UJIA, Israel and the Jewish People, Louise & Mandie

OUR VISION AND MISSION

We are delighted to introduce our new Vision and Mission, which we believe are faithful to UJIA’s history and identity, and also resonant and relevant for our work and community today:

VISION

Every Jew in the UK feels a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish People

MISSION

Inspiring young Jews to forge their own personal relationship with Israel past, present and future.

We achieve this through our three main methodologies:

• Experiencing Israel

• Empowering Young People

• Deepening Israel Connections

OUR VALUES

Our values are the principles that we hold dear, that we live by, and that underpin the way we work.

ZIONIST

We recognise the enduring centrality of Israel to the Jewish People

JEWISH UNITY

We embrace the diversity of the Jewish People

ACTIVE INCLUSION

We break down barriers that stand in the way of equal access

NEXT GENERATION EMPOWERMENT

We equip our next generation to explore and develop their Jewish identity

OUR WORK IN THE UK

As we emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic, we are proud to have re-established our vital programmes, including flagship experiences in Israel for young people, run in conjunction with our valued partners in the community.

We continued to implement the successful methodologies we adopted during the pandemic, creating resources to ensure high quality Israel Engagement could take place at schools or in the home.

We have also reinforced our approach of developing leaders who feel a sense of connection to and responsibility for the Jewish People, and who help to create a thriving, inclusive Jewish community.

OUTCOMES OF OUR WORK IN THE UK

IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE OF ISRAEL ENHANCED CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL

MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE, RESPONSIBLE AND COMMITTED LEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY

DEEPER CONNECTION TO JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD AND COMMUNITY

Immersive, experiential education in Israel continues to be a priority for UJIA. We believe that positive formative experiences in Israel have the power to act as entry points into the Jewish community, kickstart pathways into leadership and support young Jews to engage with Israel, their Jewish identities, and each other.

Over 500 UK participants took part in Masa programmes in Israel, including 262 on career development programmes and 96 on Gap Years following our increased investment making these programmes more affordable. We have increased participation in long-term programmes in Israel by 53% over the past three years , helping to

ISRAEL JOURNEYS

generate the next generation of leaders for the UK Jewish community.

31 young adults took part in the UJIA Onward Israel programme in the summer. Onward Israel is a highly attractive programme for students aged 19-27 who want to develop personally and professionally. Participants spend two months living in Israel, completing internships in diverse fields including Finance, Law and the Hi-Tech sector.

We worked tirelessly to ensure Israel Tour could take place after a gap of three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. UJIA trained over 80 British Madrichim during seminars in the UK and Israel to ensure they gained the educational, welfare and other skills needed to lead the 1,337 Israel Tour

participants, who took part in this rite of passage experience. Last summer we had 29 Year 11 Tours and 5 Year 12 Tours in Israel. We awarded over £250,000 in bursaries to more than 170 Israel Tour participants to ensure they could participate in the once-in-alifetime programme.

Through our exclusive partnership with Birthright Israel, we provided young adults with the gift of a 10-day educational experience in Israel. Over 500 participants took part in Birthright Israel UK programmes, spread over 16 groups. We also extended eligibility to 18-year-olds to ensure those who missed Israel Tour in 2020 due to Covid would not miss out on transformative experiences in Israel. Longitudinal

research published to mark Birthright’s twentieth anniversary revealed that the programme has helped many thousands of young adults express their Jewish identities, and continue to lead meaningful Jewish lives as a result.

Scan the QR Code to learn more about the many ways to experience Israel with UJIA

MEET LEXI

Before she took part in Birthright Israel, Lexi knew she had Jewish heritage, but her Judaism was not at the forefront of her identity or way of life. She told us how her participation on Birthright Israel kickstarted her journey of discovery and engagement with her Jewish identity, and led her to take part in a life-changing experience on the Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF) programme.

WHAT FIRST MADE YOU INTERESTED IN EXPLORING ISRAEL?

I was at a time in my life where I felt I needed a change, and Birthright was something that I’d heard about. I had heard a bit about Israel but I didn’t really know anything about it. I thought that it was something I should probably look at, so I went to Israel for the first time on Birthright. And yeah, it was amazing.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE EXPLORING ISRAEL AND JEWISH IDENTITY WITH SUCH A DIVERSE GROUP DURING THE PROGRAMME?

So it's funny. Everyone that goes there has got their own story. And it's amazing because no matter how different the stories were, we all built this connection to each other. It was amazing to be part of a group who were all going through something similar, thinking about themselves and their Jewish identity. It was also just really fun being together and seeing everything Israel has to offer in the different parts of the country.

WHEN DID YOU REALISE YOU WANTED TO GO BACK TO ISRAEL?

When our group were at the Bedouin tents, someone from Masa came and spoke to us about MITF. They asked us questions like “Do you have a degree? Are you interested in teaching?”. And I was like, yes, yes, yes, and I wanna be in Israel!

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MITF PROGRAMME?

It's completely different experiencing Israel as a local compared to on Birthright. I lived in Rehovot and it was amazing. The connection we made with the kids as fellows is the best thing. You're there to create a joyous bubble for these kids and improve their life chances by helping them learn English. Sometimes it was challenging, especially as I’m not a teacher. But there is a great support network in place for you. There are people there to help you overcome whatever you do face. And you're really making a difference by being there.

The people I lived with in my apartment are all like family now. They're all making Aliyah and I'm planning to go back over for Chanukah. They're all staying there, so I've got places to stay.

HOW DO YOU RELATE TO YOUR JEWISH IDENTITY NOW AFTER ALL YOUR EXPERIENCES IN ISRAEL?

My eyes were opened and I have been on an immense spiritual journey. I wouldn't say I'm particularly religious, but my Jewish heritage definitely plays a much larger part in my life now and it's weird because I didn't even realise it was a big deal before. I went on an MITF leadership conference and made some connections, and now I'm in the UK I would like to be more involved with the Jewish scene. I do think that it should be encouraged. Young people, if they are of Jewish heritage, need to know what we don't know, if that makes sense. I learned so much and before Birthright, I didn't have any of it.

Scan here to watch Lexi on MITF Rehovot

SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUNG LEADERS

22 leaders attended our Chazon Seminar for youth movement workers. The seminar focused on the unique leadership skills required in order to be effective role models for the thousands of children who attend their weekly activities and summer programmes. 76% agreed or strongly agreed that they improved their understanding of Israel Engagement strategies and 71% agreed or strongly agreed that, as a result of the seminar, they developed a greater

commitment to their Youth Movement’s vision for Israel and Zionism.

Through our JAMS (Jewish Activities in Mainstream Schools) programme, we supported young leaders in nonJewish secondary schools to provide approximately 500 students with Jewish and Israel-related content, with speakers from UJS, various Youth Movements and other communal organisations.

We introduced a new initiative called HaMoadon, which provides resources and activities to improve Israel Education in primary schools. We provided 7 editions of HaMoadon starting out with 10 primary schools and growing our reach to 18 schools across the country by the end of the year. The materials are designed to be used flexibly by teachers and shinshinim - young Israeli leaders on their Shnat Sherut, or year of service, working in diaspora communities.

UK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

UJIA plays a key role in the UK Jewish community and education ecosystem, and in addition to our direct programming and grantmaking, we seek to facilitate important conversations and initiatives for the benefit of the wider sector. We worked with the London School of Jewish Studies to put on a Symposium for senior educators and communal professionals. The ‘After Covid: Towards a Strong Recovery for Jewish Education’ event focused on ways in which the sector could ‘build back better’ and provided a useful space for collaboration and sharing of best practice. This led to 5 working groups, who convened to set the agenda for Jewish education in the next 5 years focusing on:

1. The overarching aims of Jewish Education

2. Jewish Family Education

3. Collaboration between schools, synagogues and youth organisations

4. Resourcing the sector

5. Experiential education

After a highly productive series of collaborative meetings, the findings were shared at a reception and launch event in June 2022, and we are now implementing the strategic recommendations for the future of Jewish Education, including the following key principles:

• Develop and maintain a shared vision

• Put young people at the centre of all we do

• Understand the vital value of Jewish educators

• Create an inclusive community

• Improve recruitment and retention

• Address mental health and wellbeing

• Create a vibrant, culturally literate, and year-round community

• Promote a culture of learning and evaluation

MEET EDWARD

At UJIA, we are proud of the role we play in shaping our community’s leaders. New UJS President Edward is a fantastic example of a leader who has benefited from UJIA programmes. As a student at Haberdashers' Boys' School, he participated in the UJIA JAMS programme, going on to become co-chair, providing educational sessions and events for his fellow pupils. Edward went on Israel Tour with RSY-Netzer in 2018, and took part in UJIA Israel Fast Track in 2019, delving deep into Israel’s history, culture and society, with access to world-leading speakers and educators. We spoke to Edward about his leadership journey so far, how UJIA have supported him along the way, and on UJS's plans for the upcoming year.

HOW HAS UJIA HELPED YOU BUILD A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL, AND HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL TODAY?

UJIA played a fundamental role in my Israel education. Israel Fast Track enabled me to develop a deep connection to Israel and to learn from world-class educators. I have a strong and critical relationship with Israel. It forms an important part of my Jewish identity given Israel’s historical importance to the Jewish People, yet to guarantee a future for the Jewish homeland, I believe we must develop the conversation from a focus on managing the conflict towards finding a settled peace.

HOW HAS UJIA HELPED YOU TO DEVELOP AS A LEADER, AND HOW HAVE YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ENRICHED YOUR LIFE AS A STUDENT?

UJIA provided me with opportunities at school through the Jewish society, and at university through its support of UJS. These opportunities have been key to my development as a leader and provided me with the confidence to represent Jewish students, which ultimately led me to become President of Bristol Jewish Society. I was also elected to the UJS National Council and subsequently became a trustee of UJS. I’ve enjoyed meeting hundreds of students across the UK and Ireland, and I’ve found it incredibly valuable hearing from several world-class Jewish educators, representing the diversity of the British Jewish community.

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO STAND FOR UJS PRESIDENT, AND WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR?

Throughout my time at university, I saw first-hand the immense impact UJS has not only on Jewish student life, but on the future of the British Jewish community by fostering our community’s future leaders. Whether it be providing core funding for every JSoc across the UK and Ireland or supporting students responding to antisemitic incidents on campus, UJS truly is the voice of the UK and Ireland’s 9,000+ Jewish students. When the opportunity came round to lead an organisation that means so much to me, I couldn’t not run for the position!

Over the next year, I will develop closer relationships with other Jewish student unions abroad to create an international Jewish student exchange, providing students with opportunities to travel and meet Jewish students from around the world. I will work with the government and CST to create educational initiatives for all students to understand, recognise and respond to modern antisemitism. Our Israel engagement will be themed around Hatikvah, hope. Because it is the hope that Jewish students continually place in the Jewish People to ensure our own future that fills me with hope that the Israel we want to see in the world will be a reality. We must continue on this mission, as ultimately, it is the hope that drives us.

Edward (left) at the UJIA Israel Fast Track Graduation Ceremony

Our grant-making in the UK is a key mechanism for achieving our impact, enabling a greater quality and quantity of Israel engagement, Jewish education, and leadership development in the UK Jewish community. Our portfolio of grants enables us to develop meaningful partnerships, leading to more creative and innovative programmes. Here are a few highlights of our work in 2022.

UJIA provides core funding for our community’s Jewish Youth Movements. Our support for a diverse collection of movements spans the ideological and religious spectrum of the Jewish community in the UK and enables thousands of children and young people to engage in Jewish

IMPACT VIA GRANTS

experiential education, learn about and experience Israel, and develop as leaders. Throughout July and August, over 1,700 children and young people took part in residential summer camps with youth movements supported by UJIA. Summer Camps catered for various ages, from Reception to Year 10 enabling participants and leaders to have fun, explore their identities, and develop holistically.

Our grant to the Jewish Agency for Israel supported three campus shlichim who educated and engaged Jewish students on campus, and the provision of 13 Shinshinim based in London and Manchester. Shinshinim are Israeli 18-year-olds on a Gap Year in the UK. Each Shinshin is allocated

to a number of different organisations, such as schools, synagogues and youth movements, providing a source of knowledge about Israel.

Our grant to UJS enabled them to work with thousands of Jewish students, delivering enriching activities on campus, developing committed and motivated leaders, and providing in-depth educational experiences in Israel. Israel Engagement is a key component of UJS’s work and our funding also supported them to collate up-to-date news and content on their Digital Israel Portal.

Alongside our grant to Maccabi GB for Israel Engagement, we provided additional support for

the ‘Jewish Identity Programme’ at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Over 300 athletes, coaches and managers took part in the 3-day experiential education programme in Israel ahead of the competition. The junior athletes also participated in mifgashim (cultural exchanges) at UJIA projects including The Equalizer and Carmiel Children’s Village, showing the impact of the UK Jewish community’s philanthropy in Israel.

Scan the QR Code to view the UJS Digital Israel Portal

OUR WORK IN ISRAEL

UJIA strives to channel British Jewry’s strengths and values by investing in work with some of Israel’s least affluent citizens and communities. In 2022, we provided disadvantaged communities with diverse opportunities to achieve their potential and lead successful lives, empowering some of Israel’s most vulnerable populations, and thereby strengthening the people of Israel as a whole.

In the past year, the following activities took place to support this mission:

• Education and welfare support for children and youth at risk

• Social mobility initiatives for disadvantaged Israelis

• Building and renovating facilities and infrastructure to support communities

OUTCOMES OF OUR WORK IN ISRAEL

DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH-AT-RISK

IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

INCREASED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS LEADING TO QUALITY EMPLOYMENT

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Providing a supportive environment for children and youth at-risk, bolstering their life chances and providing them with a good chance at a successful future that would otherwise be unattainable.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT RISK

UJIA continued to support the Carmiel Children’s Village that offers a nurturing home for over 200 children at risk of poverty, neglect or abuse in their family setting. UJIA supported the provision of academic support and extra-curricular opportunities for children grappling with learning delays and gaps, setting them on a path to a brighter future. We also supported an exciting new culinary kitchen at the Village, offering enrichment and vocational training for older youth to learn baking and to earn money to save for the future. UJIA also began a process to support the renovation of one of the family houses where the children live with ‘house parents’ and their biological children, modelling a family environment – the sixth such project we have undertaken here.

UJIA began supporting the Nirim Youth Village that offers youth at extreme risk an opportunity - in many cases their last - to overcome harsh life circumstances, discover their strengths, and re-direct their life's trajectory. While the Village's running costs are primarily covered by

the Israeli government, UJIA supports Nirim's unique wilderness therapy programme. This is a key rehabilitative tool in which residents spend an average of 60-70 days per year in the wilderness (up to 5 days at a time), in all weathers and all conditions. Hiking, survival skills, teamwork and outdoor challenges work as intensive therapy to strengthen participants' self-confidence, leadership abilities, and give a sense of self-empowerment that will guide them going forward.

We concluded our final year of funding Youth Futures in the Druze town of Hurfeish. The programme provided early-intervention mentorship programmes for at-risk youth to develop personally, socially and academically. Local adults trained as mentors built customised plans for each child that included help within school as well as in the after-school hours. The role of the mentor is to support the child's development while maintaining open lines of communication with the family, to ensure they are best placed to succeed in all areas of their life.

MEET JONATHAN

Jonathan’s life could have been so different if he hadn’t been referred to Nirim Youth Village at exactly the right time. Caught up in a life of violence and crime on the streets of a tough neighbourhood, Jonathan wound up in juvenile court aged just 16. When he was sent to Nirim as an alternative to jail, his expectations of himself and others were at an all-time low.

Nirim soon turned things around for Jonathan: “When I arrived at Nirim, I realised for the first time that there were people who truly believed in me," Jonathan says. "The Nirim counsellors only wanted the best for me, to help me succeed.”

Jonathan participated in the Wilderness Therapy programme, where he learned how to overcome physical, psychological and emotional challenges, while achieving personal and group goals. Along with his fellow participants, he trekked around Israel in all weathers and all conditions. Through hiking, survival skills, teamwork and outdoor challenges, Jonathan was able to strengthen his self-confidence and leadership abilities. Assuming a heightened sense of responsibility for himself and others, he gained a sense of empowerment and accomplishment that will guide him in whatever he chooses to do going forward.

“Wilderness therapy and Nirim's other group activities became my 'toolkit' for life. I was an introverted child, and I came to use violence to express myself. Nirim taught me how to express my emotions in other ways. I learned how to talk about my challenges and developed the skills to cope with my feelings. I became a better person in the process, with deeper values."

After graduating from Nirim with a full matriculation diploma, Jonathan is currently studying for a BA in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Jonathan now feels that the future is wide open for him, but says he would never have got where he is today without Nirim.

STRATEGIC GOAL:

UJIA supports initiatives that provide access to higher education, business support and training for disadvantaged adults as a pathway to quality employment.

SOCIAL MOBILITY

UJIA helped support the launch of the Moona Vocational Training programme in Kfar Kassem. providing vocational training and apprenticeships for aspiring engineers and technicians from disadvantaged communities. UJIA supports Moona training centres located in two Arab towns adjacent to Jewish areas, thereby promoting Moona's shared society approach to developing the local workforce and economy, alongside priceless opportunities for social mobility and job security in the 21st century workplace. Jews and Arabs work and study alongside each other building bridges and forging connections in addition to the employment skills they acquire.

Another new programme we began to support is Tech Career Boot Camps, providing Israelis of Ethiopian descent with the opportunity to leave blue collar jobs and enter hi-tech - one of the only Israeli sectors that guarantees high salaries and a track for advancement. Most participants do not have degrees and, without this programme, the hitech sector would be out of their reach. By helping graduates surmount barriers, achieve career success and social mobility, Tech-Career helps change young lives while strengthening the Israeli economy.

MEET MUSAB

The Jerusalem job market is tricky enough for Israeli Arabs with a technician’s degree like Musab, but it was Covid that really set him back. With no luck finding employment at companies with whom he was familiar—and with added financial strain at home—Musab resigned himself to take whatever work came his way. By the time he saw Moona’s advert, he had been working in the warehouse of a supermarket in Ma'ale Adumim for nearly two years.

“Everyone remembers that moment when their life changes. Mine was when I sent my CV to Moona," says Musab today.

"They were surprised I hadn’t applied to many positions before: ‘What were you afraid of?’ they asked. After a few weeks in the course, I knew the answer: I’d been afraid of leaving my ‘comfort zone.’ So I'd settled for the security of a low-skills job.

Since the training course, my life has turned around and I know where I’m headed. I’m motivated now. I'm not afraid to use Hebrew, to go to new places, to meet new people. It was difficult making it through the course, but I did it. And I learned a lot from all the people I worked with. Most of them are now friends. To put it simply, I'd say there comes a time in everyone's life where they must choose whether to leave their comfort zone. Moona gave me - and everyone who goes through their programme - the strength to do just that.”

Within one month of enrolling in Moona’s training course, Musab’s Hebrew had improved dramatically. His mechanical engineering proficiency was clear to all, and he was quickly nominated to lead his training group in a prototype development challenge. Three months after graduating, he was hired as a mechanical engineer at ipipe, a start-up that builds tiny submarines designed to detect faults in underwater pipeline infrastructure.

S i 3 IMPACT FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS

UJIA’s Social Impact Investment Initiative (Si3) works towards closing socio-economic gaps and tackling Israel's most pressing social challenges sustainably. Si3 invests in enterprises that create high value social impact and have a financial return. Each pound invested in social ventures is returned to the fund, available to be recycled for further investments creating a perennial fund pot and achieving a sustained impact for Israel. By the end of the 2021-22 year, Si3 had invested in 17 businesses, including five in the past year. Si3 investments range from loan funds for small businesses struggling due to Covid-19 economic fallout, and employment initiatives for disadvantaged communities, to ventures promoting urban regeneration, and benefiting all of Israeli society including women, ArabIsraelis, Haredim, single parents, young adults and children.

In 2021-22, our capital programme continued with advancements in several projects. The Ronson School for Nature and Community in Granot Hagalil in northern Israel was opened to new primary school students in September 2021. It has made high quality learning tools and resources accessible to all students, providing a high-level education to residents from small peripheral communities in the area.

The Hand in Hand High School in Jerusalem also completed work on its facility and opened to its student body. Significant progress was made on other major projects including the Tsfat School of Nursing and Tel Hai Migal Laboratory building that were both opened at the end of 2022.

For more information about Si3 scan the QR code

EMERGENCY CAMPAIGNS

Thanks to the generosity of our community we raised £800,000, which helped us provide support for Ukrainian Jews fleeing conflict and starting a new life in Israel. We worked closely with the Jewish Agency for Israel to provide flights to Israel, suitable accommodation upon arrival, food, water and clothes. In addition to this crucial support at the start of the Aliyah journey, we continued to provide much-needed career guidance and opportunities for personal development, smoothing their transition and integration into Israeli society.

Following on from our 2021 emergency campaign, we continued with our “day after” efforts to support residents of the south who were affected by escalations of the conflict with Gaza. After helping to meet immediate needs during the conflict, we then looked at how our funds could support a range of efforts to prevent violence and rioting, bringing different communities together and removing barriers to understanding. We provided support for shared society efforts between Arab and Jewish young adults, through a number of important and much-needed initiatives, which continued throughout 2022. We explore two of these across the page.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME IN AKKO

Akko is one of Israel’s biggest mixed cities, with large Jewish and Arab populations. However, it is rare for people from these communities to encounter each other, and it is especially rare amongst younger generations. Due to Jewish and Arab children attending different schools, there are almost no opportunities for inter-communal friendships to develop, deepening levels of mistrust and misunderstanding that can be breeding grounds for violence.

Therefore UJIA supported the Abraham Initiative’s Shared Learning Initiative, which pairs Arab and Jewish schools, supporting their students to learn English together. Classes were co-taught by teachers from each school and meetings were alternated between the two schools. Each pair of schools met 12 times, for double lessons of 2 hours of spoken English study (a neutral language), and to meet with each other. All teachers received extensive training in the subject matter, and in navigating issues of identity that may arise in the classroom. Principals also received training on how to support teachers, especially during times of social polarisation. This has led to mixed friendship groups across the city, and reduces the risk of violence breaking out in the future.

ARAB-JEWISH GAP YEAR PROGRAMME IN LOD

UJIA supported the Arab-Jewish Center for Empowerment, Equality, and Cooperation’s (AJEEC) Arab-Jewish Gap Year. This is a year of joint study, dialogue, and community service for Arab and Jewish youth in the Negev, Ramla and Lod. The programme provided participants with the tools and motivation they need to build bridges between their communities as future leaders. Participants volunteered for four days a week, tutoring in Arab and Jewish schools or conducting social initiatives in the community as a group. Once a week, participants engaged in dialogue and educational training to allow them to explore important and controversial topics in a constructive setting.

ANNUAL INCOME & EXPENDITURE 2021-2022

*The deficit in 2022 was budgeted intentionally to aid post-Covid recovery from built up reserves

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

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Sheila Fertleman z’l & Stafford Fertleman

Beverley & Jonathan Feuer

Sharon & Ronnie Golan

Alison & Avi Goldberg

Ann & Ronnie Goldstein, Susan Charles & Richard Goldstein, Alison & Mitchel

Mendel, Mandy & Tim Isaacs and The

Ramar Charitable Settlement

Sharon & Jonathan Goldstein

Karen & Peter Goodkind

Tracy & Ian Grabiner

Martine & Paul Groman-Marks

Galia & Ben Hamburger

The Gaynor & Daniel Harris

Charitable Trust

Esther Isaacs & Richard Harris

Alex & Richard Hatter

Michelle & Martin Hirst

Israel Bonds

Louise & Alan Jacobs

Amanda & Blair Jacobson

The Joseph Family

Daniel Kattan

Dalia & Daniel Kay

Sylvia Kerner & Brian Kerner z"l

Maxine & Nick Leslau

The Leslie Family

Karen & Lawrence Lever

Debra, Andrew and Libby Lazare

The Lewy Foundation

Gary Lubner

Russell and Mark Manning

Beverley & Ian Marcus

Wertheim Family & Swizzels Matlow

Emma & Brian May

The Medburn Trust

Wendy Meller & David Meller CBE

M & R Miller Foundation

Jonathan Morris

Jody & Craig Newman

Susan & David Pearl

Hannah & Warren Persky

Michelle & Adam Plainer

Amanda & Martin Port

Stephanie & Robert Rackind

The Saffrin Family

Emma Samuels

Marc Samuels

Nina & Roy Sandler

Sally & Scott Saunders

The Sciama Family

Simone & Gary Silver

Shelley & Gordon Singer

Shirley & Anthony Spitz

Philippa & Jonathan Straight

Lisa & Darren Swabel

The Swidler Family

Simon Wagman & Family

Roni & Arnie Witkin

Shelley & Merrick Wolman

*Also Trustees of UJIA

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Manchester Maccabi Mamlock House, Bury Old Road, Manchester M25 0EG 0161 740 1825 northwest@ujia.org