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How we built a CAD 50 million pan-Canadian coalition for the regeneration of Israel’s north

JL;DR SUMMARY The Canadian Jewish community mobilized quickly and effectively in response to the crises faced by their partnership regions in Israel, notably raising $140 million CAD. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EducationPhilanthropyCoalition BuildingCanadian Jewish CommunityCommunity ResilienceJewish Federations Of Canada UiaIsrael's NorthGalilee PanhandleProject RegenerationCanadian Jewish Fundraising

Places mentioned

Sderot, Northern District, Israel
"Each of our partnership regions Sderot, Beersheva, and the Galilee Panhandle suffered in different and devastating ways."
Beersheva, Southern District, Israel
"Each of our partnership regions Sderot, Beersheva, and the Galilee Panhandle suffered in different and devastating ways."
Northern District, Israel
"Each of our partnership regions Sderot, Beersheva, and the Galilee Panhandle suffered in different and devastating ways."
Kiryat Shmona, Northern District, Israel
"Kiryat Shmona Community Centers and Tel Hai University on the Rise, for example, became two ends of one continuum."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Montreal Federation CJA, the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, and the Coast-to-Coast Emergency Forum."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Montreal Federation CJA, the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, and the Coast-to-Coast Emergency Forum."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Montreal Federation CJA, the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, and the Coast-to-Coast Emergency Forum."
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
London, Ontario, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Nova Scotia, Canada
"an alliance of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Edmonton, Victoria and Vancouver Island, Windsor, the Atlantic Jewish Council."
Ontario, Canada
"smaller and larger federations with one another, inspired new donors and partners, and gave Canadian foundations a way to be part of something."
Saskatchewan, Canada
"small communities across Ontario and Saskatchewan."

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