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United Israel Appeal, Inc. (UIA), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jewish Federations of North America formerly known as United Jewish Communities UJC. UIA is the principal link between the American Jewish community and the people of Israel. UIA is responsible for the oversight of funds raised by the Jewish Federations of North America UJA Annual campaigns in the United States for programs of UIA’s operating agent, the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). An independent legal entity, UIA secures and monitors a grant from the U.S. State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration funds for the immigration and absorption of Jewish refugees to Israel from countries of distress. It is with JAFI as its partner, that UIA helps U.S. Jewry to fulfill its ongoing collective commitment to contribute to and participate in the building of the Jewish State of Israel. According to its most recent IRS 990 it distributed $350 million dollars in 2007. UIA's Current Chairman is Bruce A. Arbit of Milwaukee, its most recent past Chairman was Richard Wexler of Chicago. Other past Chairpeople have included Bennet Aaron of Philadelphia, Norman Lipoff of New York, and Jane Fisher Sherman of Detroit.
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United Agency for Israel (JAFI)/United Israel Appeal (UIA)JAFI
Richard Wexler United Jewish Communities Founder To Step Down
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