Strengthening Jewish Communities in Ithaca and Beyond
Ithaca Area United Jewish Community is building a strong Jewish future in Ithaca by providing programming for our youth, helping Jews in need and forging connections with Israel. To achieve these goals, IAUJC raises and allocates more than $80,000 each year to Jewish organizations in Ithaca and nonprofits in Israel and the former Soviet Union.
Learn more about our impact, ways to get involved, and help us create a vibrant local Jewish community.
Join Us for a Talk on October 6
"New Faces of an Old Hatred: Threats Against Jews Today"
Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 pm
Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca
Our speaker, anthropologist Adam Louis-Klein, studies and writes about the different forms that hatred and prejudice against Jews have taken over the centuries. Louis-Klein, the founder of the Movement Against Antizionism, will discuss the rising number of violent attacks against Jews here in the U.S. and around the world.
Registration is required in advance to attend this event at this link.
Recent Events and News
Children made seder plates, listened to stories and played games at a Passover event sponsored by the IAUJC PJ Library, a program that offers activities about Jewish holidays and free Jewish-related books that are sent to children in the Ithaca area.
Jud Newborn, coauthor of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people at the Holocaust Commemoration Lecture on April 14 about the the University of Munich students who defied the Nazi regime and were executed by the Gestapo.
On June 28th, our community came together to thank Howard Erlich for his 50 years of dedication to IAUJC. Many cohorts of the local Jewish community joined in wishing him well in his retirement.
