The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced on June 23 it would allocate $10 million in emergency funding to meet the needs of Israeli Jews.

The JFNA, the umbrella group for 141 Jewish federations across the United States and Canada, said that the money comes from its Israel Emergency Fund set up in the days after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attach on Israel.

Since that attack, the JFNA has raised $897 million from American and Canadian Jews to help Israel recover and rebuild. About 90% of that money has already been spent, Religion News Service (RNS) said, adding that the organization is now funding the more immediate needs of food and housing.

“We want every Israeli to know that the North American Jewish community will continue to step up to support hospitals, upgrade conditions in public bomb shelters and help evacuees and victims of terror,” said Jeff Schoenfeld, vice chair of the JFNA board of trustees.

Federations are far and away the largest source of philanthropic support for Israel, JNS said.