The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israaid/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png IsraAID | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israaid/ 32 32 Israel to send humanitarian aid to South Sudan as it battles deadly cholera outbreak https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-send-humanitarian-aid-to-south-sudan-as-it-battles-deadly-cholera-outbreak/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:48:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3622925 Jerusalem plans to provide Juba with medical equipment, water purification supplies and food, amid reports that it's in talks to relocate Gazans to the troubled East African nation

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]]> As humanitarian crisis deepens, Israeli aid groups gingerly open up about work in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-humanitarian-crisis-deepens-israeli-aid-groups-gingerly-open-up-about-work-in-gaza/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:04:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3618562 With disaster at its doorstep, IsraAID and SmartAID are providing water, healthcare and more to the Strip, acting as a bridge for both UN-backed NGOs and US Jews unable to stand by

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]]> American Jewish federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid through Israeli rescue nonprofit https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-jewish-federation-pledges-1m-for-gaza-aid-through-israeli-rescue-nonprofit/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:37:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3617862 UJA-Federation of New York cites 'Jewish imperative to act,' as it announces donation to IsraAID, a relief group for disaster zones abroad that now also works in Israel and Gaza

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]]> Israeli aid group uses chatbot to help survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-aid-group-uses-chatbot-to-help-survivors-of-sexual-assault-in-south-sudan/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:49:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3503674 Assisting survivors in impoverished country with low literacy is major challenge; IsraAid says technology can help maintain data in place of paper files that can go missing

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]]> Jewish and Israeli aid groups are hit by Trump’s suspension of USAID, refugee program https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-and-israeli-aid-groups-are-hit-by-trumps-suspension-of-usaid-refugee-program/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:46:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3490637 After the US president orders America's largest aid body gutted, repercussions are felt around the world as programs benefiting people from Africa to Gaza have their funding frozen

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]]> Created to aid in crises abroad, Israeli NGOs are applying their expertise at home https://www.timesofisrael.com/created-to-aid-in-crises-abroad-israeli-ngos-are-applying-their-expertise-at-home/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 23:04:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3153382 IsraAID, OLAM and other organizations used to carrying out disaster relief missions throughout the world now find themselves responding to the aftermath of the Oct. 7 onslaught

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]]> Activist who took Israeli disaster aid global wins humanitarian prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/activist-who-took-israeli-disaster-aid-global-wins-humanitarian-prize/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:42:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2934666 Yotam Polizer heads IsraAid, NGO with 320 staff that provides help at disasters worldwide, will receive prestigious Charles Bronfman Prize

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]]> Israeli aid group assisting in Dnipro after devastating Russian missile strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-aid-group-assisting-in-dnipro-after-devastating-russian-missile-strike/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:23:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2927717 Psychologists trained by IsraAID helping Ukrainians affected by attack, as death toll rises to 40; group also providing food, blankets and more

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]]> In first, 4 children from South Sudan to get life-saving heart surgery in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-4-children-from-south-sudan-to-get-life-saving-heart-surgery-in-israel/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:56:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2883443 Children with congenital heart disease will receive treatment at Holon's Wolfson Medical Center as part of a joint initiative by Save a Child's Heart and IsraAID

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]]> Haunted by Holocaust, Israeli charity assists Afghans fleeing Taliban rule https://www.timesofisrael.com/haunted-by-holocaust-israeli-charity-assists-afghans-fleeing-taliban-rule/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 01:36:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2691923 Lawyer Inbar Nacht says dramatic events at Kabul airport touched her 'most fundamental Jewish feelings'; IsraAid, 2nd Israeli group, helped 200 at-risk refugees reach safe shores

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]]> Afghan refugees saved by Israelis finally meet their rescuers https://www.timesofisrael.com/afghan-refugees-saved-by-israelis-finally-meet-their-rescuers/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:48:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2685617 87 Afghanis, part of larger group rescued in October in an effort led by IsraAID, reside in Albania as they await resettlement in Canada

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]]> The last, last Jew? Simentov relative flees Afghanistan after Taliban takeover https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-last-last-jew-simentov-relative-flees-afghanistan-after-taliban-takeover/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:31:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2640789 Fearing for her safety, Tova Moradi, 83, escapes to Albania with family after getting help from IsraAid, office of President Herzog and two Israeli billionaires

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]]> Israeli philanthropists, IsraAID help dozens flee Afghanistan for UAE https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-philanthropists-israaid-help-dozens-flee-afghanistan-for-uae/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:38:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2619477 Effort led by Aaron G. Frenkel, aviation professional who helped airlift thousands of Jews out of the Soviet Union

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]]> Haiti quake toll soars to 1,297 as storm threatens rescue effort https://www.timesofisrael.com/haiti-quake-toll-soars-to-1297-as-storm-threatens-rescue-effort/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:25:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2600300 Foreign aid pours in to help impoverished nation, with hospitals overwhelmed by thousands injured in Saturday temblor; tropical depression expected to bring heavy rains Monday

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]]> India sets new global daily record in virus cases as millions vote in state poll https://www.timesofisrael.com/india-sets-new-global-daily-record-in-virus-cases-as-millions-vote-in-state-poll/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:01:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2533072 With 379,257 new infections, India has reported more than 18.3 million cases, second-highest in the world; West Bengal holds election despite wave of infections

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