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Federation CJA
Formation	1917
Type	Organizations based in Canada
Legal status	active
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Region served	Canada
Official languages	English, French, Hebrew
Website	www.federationcja.org

Federation CJA defines itself as the central address for Jewish philanthropy and community service in Montreal. It is the central funding, planning and coordinating body of services for Montreal's Jewish community. Supporting a family of affiliated agencies and associated communal organizations, Federation CJA is instrumental in providing for the welfare, education, cultural, spiritual, and social needs of the Jewish community, as well as advocating on its behalf. Federation CJA has served Montreal's Jewish community, as well as those in need in Israel and around the world, since 1917.

Contents 1 History 2 Fundraising 3 Community 4 Agencies 5 External links

[edit] History

Federation CJA was founded in 1917 with the hope of uniting Montreal's Jewish community and providing a central fundraising organization to serve the 14 founding organizations. It has been involved in all the major issues facing the community over 90 years, including government restrictions on immigration beginning in the 1920s, extreme poverty during the depression, the rise of fascism not only in Europe but also in Quebec during the thirties, the second world war and assisting the remnants of European Jewry, the birth of the State of Israel, waves of immigration including especially Holocaust survivors, Sephardic Jews and Hungarians after the 56 uprising, the rise of the separatist movements and outward immigration, particularly of young Jews that followed in the late 70's and 80's, as well as fighting anti-semitism and assisting meet the needs of the most vulnerable in Montreal, in Israel, and in other communities under threat around the world.

[edit] Fundraising

Combined Jewish Appeal (CJA) is the fundraising arm of Federation CJA, with proceeds from the annual campaign supporting an array of local, national, Israel and overseas programs and activities.

[edit] Community

As a community organization, it mobilizes thousands of volunteers who devote their time and energy to raising funds, allocating the proceeds, and assisting in the delivery of services. It is one of 156 North American Jewish federations, a member of the United Israel Appeal Federations Canada, the United Jewish Communities, and a contributor to the Jewish Agency for Israel.

[edit] Agencies

Constituent Agencies of Federation CJA include Agence Ometz, Bronfman Jewish Education Centre, Camp B'nai Brith, Communauté sépharade unifiée du Québec (United Sefaradic Community of Quebec), Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, Hillel Montreal, Jewish Employment Montreal and JEM Workshop Inc., Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute, Jewish Immigrant Aid Services Montreal, the Jewish Public Library of Montreal, Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, the Segal Centre for Performing Arts and Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre, as well as the YM-YWHA Weider Community Centres.

[edit] External links

• Website for Federation CJA
• Federation CJA @ Twitter

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