The Federation Blog

Our Goal for creating this blog is to give the Utah Jewish community a platform to have their voices heard. Topics for the blog will range from What does being Jewish mean for local individuals, parenting Jewish, favorite recipes to local & global frustrations with the Jewish community.

May 3, 2023

Federation Launches Community Security Initiative

During the last several years, Jewish communities across North America have experienced a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents, hate crimes, and targeted violence against its institutions. Sadly, 2021 saw the highest number of antisemitic…

Mar 30, 2023

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Stand Up to Jewish Hate

The United Jewish Federation is joining Stand Up To Jewish Hate, a new campaign to educate all Americans about the rise of antisemitism and mobilize people outside the Jewish community to help us address growing hate and intolerance.

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Mar 29, 2023

Jewish Federation Following Government Events in Israel

Like many in the Jewish Community across North America, the United Jewish Federation of Utah has been closely following the increasingly acrimonious debate and events in Israel over the proposal of new laws that would make fundamental changes in the relationship between the Knesset and th…

Mar 20, 2023

Holocaust Remembrance: Who is Stanley Bernath?

Who is Stanley Bernath, of blessed memory? Father of one of our newest board members, Lisa Bernath, Stanley was born and raised in Romania until he was deported to Auschwitz in 1944 at 18. He survived three other concentration camps in Austria before being liberated by the American Army on…

Dec 7, 2022

PJ Library's Impact on Our Family

We love PJ Library! Their program has been an invaluable resource for our family for nearly 8 years. They have provided an easy, informal, and genuinely profound way for us to connect with our children on Jewish values and culture. We're a mixed-faith family living a few states away from o…