“This is not just a Jewish issue. This is a Canadian issue,” said Sara Lefton of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. “We need to stand up for Israel.”
(May 26, 2025 / JNS) Sara Lefton, the chief development officer at the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, estimates that 6,000 more people—a total of 56,000—marched at this year’s Walk with Israel compared to last year’s.
“We are strong, we’re united and we will keep standing up for our community,” Lefton, who is also executive director of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, told JNS of the event, which the United Jewish Appeal organized and which took place on a cloudy day with temperatures in the 60s.
“We need others to stand with us,” she added. “This is not just a Jewish issue. This is a Canadian issue. We need to stand up for Israel.”