History of UJIA
![]() | (October) Keren Hayesod head office established at the ‘Zionist headquarters’ - 75-77 Great Russell Street WC1. (December) First manifesto of the Keren Hayesod. |
![]() | (23rd of March) Keren Hayesod was registered as a British limited company. (April) The British Section of Keren Hayesod was established. |
![]() | Keren Hayesod (Palestine Foundation Fund) moves to Jerusalem but the British branch continued. |
![]() | (November) Formation of a charity: Society of Friends of Jewish Refugees (SFJR) (to help Jewish refugees from Europe settle in Palestine). |
![]() | Formation of United Palestine Appeal |
![]() | (21 January) Formation of Joint Palestine Appeal (JPA) |
![]() | SFJR registered as charity; Move to Rex House. |
![]() | (10th of July) Formation of new charity Jewish Philanthropic Association for Israel & the Middle East (JPAIME) with slightly wider powers than SFJR following 6 Day War. |
![]() | JPA changes its name to Joint Israel Appeal (JIA) following Yom Kippur War. |
![]() | (15th of February) Formation of new charity – Foundation for education (FFE) to make grants for informal education. |
![]() | (May) Moved to Balfour House. |
![]() | Jewish Continuity registered. |
![]() | (16th of December) Joint Jewish Charitable Trust formed. |
![]() | Foundation for Education formed. |
![]() | United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA) formed following the merger of JIA and Jewish Continuity. |
![]() | (26th of June) JJCT changes its name to UJIA. |
![]() | Ben Leon appointed as CEO. |
![]() | Doug Krikler appointed as CEO. |
![]() | 2007 Mick Davis elected as Chairman. |
![]() | Moved to Camden Town. |
![]() | Michael Wegier appointed as CEO; Bill Benjamin elected as Chairman. |
![]() | Moved to Kentish Town. |
![]() | Louise Jacobs elected as first woman Chairman. |
![]() | Mandie Winston appointed as first woman CEO. |
![]() | As conflict with Hamas sees rockets once again falling on Israeli towns, and violence breaks out in mixed Israeli cities, UJIA provides emergency aid to organisations providing a front-line response, as well as investing in programmes aiming to bring communities together to prevent future rioting. |
![]() | UJIA takes a leading role, in partnership with the Jewish Agency, in the evacuation of Jews from Ukraine and supporting those who make the journey to Israel to land on their feet. |