United Israel Appeal, Inc. (UIA), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jewish Federations of North America formerly known as United Jewish Communities UJC. UIA is the principal link between the American Jewish community and the people of Israel.
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“Places where he might live and die and never hear of the United States, which make such a noise in the world,—never hear of America, so called from the name of a European gentleman.”
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