• Supporting Fleeing Israelis: Learn how agencies are helping to support Israelis who have fled to the US. Technically, arriving as tourists, they are not eligible for any government-sponsored assistance or employment.

• Front Lines: Hear how agencies have been on the front lines responding to a growing and diverse range of crises from antisemitic attacks on campus to mass shootings like in Pittsburgh, PA, and Highland Park, IL.

• Mental Health: Agencies provide niche mental health and community support for holocaust survivors who both struggle with food and housing insecurity and reliving the trauma of another attack on Jews after Oct 7th. 

• A Warm Phone Line: Who can communities call when their student's or member's mental health is impacted? Human service agencies show up with both immediate support and a warm heart. 

• Every Day Supports: Learn how on top of being on the front lines, agencies provide over 20 other basic needs services from job training to food to holocaust survivor assistance. 

• Action: Connect with the urgent need for action and ongoing support in your community. Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of the 20% of Jews who are managing the mental health impacts.

Leora Propper

Since 2018, Leora has led the Susan and Dan Propper Family Philanthropy, which is focused on two main domains: advancing social mobility via education and promoting liberal democracy. Leora is also a member of the board of the Propper family investment office, which she established and directed for almost a decade. Prior to that Leora held senior management roles, the last one head of corporate staff at Direct Insurance - Financial Investments.

As part of her current role, Leora is the chairwoman of ‘Ofanim’ and a member of the board of both ‘Yeladim’ and ‘Appleseeds’. Leora also serves as co-chair of the Young Funders’ Forum of JFN Israel and is a member of the steering committee of the lay leadership initiative at Joint - Elka.

Leora is a member of the Israeli bar association and holds a LL.B in Law, a BA in Business Administration from Reichman university and a EMA in Change from INSEAD university.

Stephen Bronfman

Stephen Bronfman is the third generation of a Montreal family to be a leader in philanthropy and business. At Claridge he has spent more than two decades investing in growing companies, and today is increasingly focused on aligning investment goals with his determination to address the climate crisis. His family foundation supports a wide range of civic, cultural and environmental causes. Stephen was the first major philanthropist in Canada to fund climate action and has been a board member of the David Suzuki Foundation for more than 30 years.

Within the Jewish community he has been a long-time leader of Federation CJA and serves on the board of the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Last year, together with his sister, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman, he made a transformational gift to support the process of greening Birthright Israel and integrating environmental education into its core mission. He is committed to catalyzing both the Jewish community and the State of Israel.