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.

 

Helping Those in Need - Ukraine

In the past 12 months, our community has stepped up to support refugees in very significant ways. In December 2021, you responded to an appeal asking for support of the Afghan Refugees that were being relocated to Utah. In a short time, $50,000 was raised and was split evenly between Catholi…

A Brief History of the United Jewish Federation of Utah

In 1923, Jack Findley, Dan Alexander, and other friends put up the cash to buy the Enos Wall Mansion at 411 East South Temple, and renamed it “The Covenant House.” It was a social center for all Jewish community meetings other than those in the synagogue and held banquets, dances, USO ho…

Reflections on the Auschwitz Legacy Fellowship

We wanted to share our incredible gratitude for the life-changing opportunity the United Jewish Federation of Utah provided us with this summer. We were able to build personal connections to the history of the Holocaust which we will share with students for years to come. It shaped the way w…

Give Where You Live

Chicagoans Michele and Joe Wein, both have long family traditions of Jewish community involvement and met as members of the UJA National Young Leadership Cabinet. Tzedakah is a natural part of their lives and inspired their involvement in both the Los Angeles and Chicago Jewish Federations.

UJFU Responds to Hateful Incident at BYU Athletic Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dr. Jay Jacobson, Chair, Antisemtism Task Force,United Jewish Federation of Utah
Alex Shapiro, Executive Director, United Jewish Federation of Utah
Ron Zamir, Chair, Community Relations Committee, United Jewish Federation of Utah
Luna Banuri, Executive Director, Uta…