Mobilizing for Israel’s hour of greatest need

October 7, 2023, demanded an immediate response. CJP’s Israel Emergency Fund (IEF) launched within 24 hours. What we learned: When crisis hits, our community moves fast. We raised critical resources, deployed them strategically, and proved that urgency and careful stewardship aren’t mutually exclusive. And through it all, our ties to Israel grew even stronger.

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A new chapter in our Israel relationship

The CJP Israel Emergency Fund did more than address immediate needs. The emergency taught us something valuable: direct partnerships with Israeli communities and leaders create better outcomes. We’re making that approach permanent, focusing our support strategically and growing relationships that will last.

Community rehabilitation

Keeping members of displaced communities together while they wait for safe returns home

Emergency social services

Delivering basic services to frontline communities, including education, medical services, and welfare

Economic relief

Stabilizing Israel’s small- and medium-sized businesses, which were disrupted by evacuations and military deployments

Volunteer mobilization

Supporting thousands of volunteers in Israel who responded to the crisis

Trauma and mental health support

Providing acute care to victims and vulnerable people, including soldiers, reservists, and their families

Support for Haifa

Providing help to the most vulnerable in Haifa, Boston’s sister city, and services to evacuees displaced to the city

Supporting shared society

Investing in high-impact partnerships that strengthen communities and promote an equitable Israeli society

Stories of your impact

“The speed with which innovation took root across Israeli society to support Israel’s recovery and healing has been nothing short of extraordinary. Communities that were shattered found ways to emerge — some stronger than before, and some who will need our enduring and ongoing support.”

Laurene Sperling and Brad Bloom

Chairs, Israel Emergency Fund Task Force

From day one, CJP’s partnership allowed us to focus entirely on meeting the needs on the ground in the most strategic way. That is not taken for granted by us or our farmers. Our partnership has been a true gift, and I wish it could serve as a model of partnership for others.”

Danielle Abraham

Executive Director, ReGrow Israel

“I want everyone to understand that this funding support changed reality for people. This is more than budgets: This project allowed us to sit with communities, believe communities — and when we give them the trust, and give them the possibility to choose, they create amazing things. It’s very emotional.”

Shay Ilan

Community organizer at Project Horizon

Powering hope, maximizing impact

$59M

was raised through CJP’s Israel Emergency Fund

6,700

donors who contributed to the Israel Emergency Fund

240

families who received psychological services, financial aid, and travel support from the IEF-supported Hostages and Missing Families Forum

1st

CJP became the first Jewish federation to deploy emergency grants to Druze communities, thanks to the IEF

All statistics are based on internal data from Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) and reflect the measurable impact of CJP programs and community initiatives.

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Fortifying partnerships and fostering resilience nationwide

Returning home to South Israel

The October 7, 2023, attacks devastated Israel’s South. CJP’s Israel Emergency Fund responded immediately with nearly $20 million in grants that:

• Kept evacuated communities together in safer locations during the war’s early months

• Helped displaced families return home safely

• Supported returning residents and local leaders through the rebuilding process

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Rebuilding communities in Israel’s North

As Hamas attacked from the South, Hezbollah escalated violence along Israel’s northern border. CJP’s Israel Emergency Fund deployed resources to protect the most vulnerable:

• Supported at-risk communities, including Druze populations under fire

• Partnered with organizations focused on displaced residents and measurable impact

• Co-created Project Tzafona to deliver rapid funding for physical safety and emotional recovery