The Teddy Kollek Award - Jerusalem Foundation

Julia and Henry Koschitzky
The Koschitzky name is well known in Canada and indeed throughout the
world. Both Henry and Julia are active philanthropists on behalf of world
Jewry and are fiercely dedicated to Jerusalem and Israel.
Julia and Henry, married since 1963, are a model of community leadership
in Canada where they have supported Jewish education and social welfare
across the communal spectrum. Julia began her activism as president of
the Parents’ Association of the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto,
the community day school that her children attended and ever since, has
held countless positions in the non-profit world including as chair of the
Toronto UJA (United Jewish Appeal) Women’s Division Campaign, officer
of the UJA/Federation of Greater Toronto, president of UIA (United Israel
Appeal)/Federations Canada, member of the Keren Hayesod World Board of
Trustees and a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee
at the Jewish Agency for Israel. Julia played a central role in Operation
Exodus, the immigration of Jews from Russia to Israel, chaired the Toronto
celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli statehood and chaired the
UJA/Federation’s Israel Advocacy program. Julia is also the immediate past
President of the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada.
Julia and Henry Koschitzky have received too many awards and accolades to
mention, among them are: the Woman of Valour Award of Toronto’s UJA
Business and Professional Women’s Division (1990); the Commonwealth
Medal given on the 125th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation (1993);
the Jerusalem Award of the Canadian Zionist Federation (1994); the
Ben Sadowski Award for outstanding dedication to the Toronto Jewish
Community (1997); the Israel Goldstein Prize conferred by the Knesset for