Volunteers help raise £50,000 at UJIA Telethon
160 people across the UK help the Israel charity raise funds during their 'Super Sunday' event
Almost 160 volunteers from Jewish communities across the country helped raise £50,000 for Chanukah Appeal from UK-Israel charity UJIA this weekend in a Super Sunday Telethon.
In London, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow young and old manned the phones to raise money, with teenagers from 12 Jewish youth movements and organisations among those fundraising.
“I’m here because I’ve had so many amazing opportunities through BBYO and other Jewish Youth Movements and I want that to be the same for other people,” said 16-year old Sara Rich.
UJIA boss Michael Wegier said: “It’s heart-warming to see so many volunteers of all ages and backgrounds giving up their time to help us raise much needed funds for our community and our educational projects in Israel.”
Money from the appeal will help the charity pay for its Israel engagement activities as well as supporting vulnerable populations in Israel to have better opportunities.
-
- Sara Rich – BBYO-London
-
- Noah Levy – UJS-London
-
- Nadin Kisin-Tsofim Israeli Scouts – London
-
- King David and Yavneh College boys volunteering in Manchester
-
- A volunteer at UJIA’s telethon
-
- UJIA Director of Strategy Robin Moss
-
- A volunteer at a UJIA telethon (217)
-
- A volunteer at UJIA’s telethon
-
- Volunteers at UJIA’s telethon
-
- UJIA staff
-
- Executive Director of BBYO, Kira Blumer
-
- Director of Fundraising Jacalyn Sank Da Costa and Emma Bergen
-
- BBYO – Sara Rich, Ethan Honey, Kira Blumer and Adam Nickels
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
