The Times of Israel

Huge post-October 7 giving boom from overseas brings hope to battered frontlines

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 07:50:40 +0000

With no shortage of organizations trying to help, big philanthropic bodies say they're working in coordination, each filling a different role, while letting local communities lead

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Israeli tensions spill over into Berlin at summit of European Jewish leaders

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:00:08 +0000

As Jews with strong ties to Israel, communities on the continent express frustration with its eroding democratic values and policies that affect them even in their own countries

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Jewish communal world baffled after Ben Gvir targets mainstream US aid group JDC

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:32:02 +0000

National security minister has vowed to shut down Joint Distribution Committee program tackling crime in Arab communities, branding the century-old, apolitical group 'leftist'

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Ben Gvir said to nix campaign against Arab crime because it’s run by ‘leftist’ JDC

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:45:03 +0000

National security minister reportedly makes remarks at meeting on slashing funding for project run by American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

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As winter approaches, Jewish groups fundraise to ensure Ukrainians able to stay warm

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:48:35 +0000

Chabad raising funds to buy hundreds of generators; JFNA announces another $7 million infusion for Ukraine effort; Joint Distribution Committee raising money for blankets

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In Ukraine, Jewish charity buys 40 electric cars as fuel crisis hinders aid delivery

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 06:37:09 +0000

As costs of food, medicine and gasoline rise along with the number of recipients who require them, humanitarian groups maximize efficiency ahead of what they see as a long haul

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In Warsaw, Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:16:55 +0000

Volunteers draw on Jewish experiences with suffering to aid refugee children traumatized by war and help them prepare for a new school year in Poland

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She helped get hundreds to safety in Ukraine; now she lights a torch in Jerusalem

Wed, 04 May 2022 13:04:06 +0000

Elizaveta Sherstuk was chosen to represent the Diaspora at Israel's main Independence Day ceremony. 'This is the acknowledgment of the importance of what we do'

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Holocaust survivors issue Remembrance Day message against dangers of unchecked hate

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:49:05 +0000

Claims Conference initiative brings together 100 survivors to warn of need to remember Nazi atrocities amid rising antisemitism

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From chaos to cooperation: Moldova learns to cope with Ukrainian refugees

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:21:11 +0000

'We've become crisis experts in 3 weeks,' says head of Joint Distribution Committee in Chisinau, one of a dizzying number of groups trying to care for those fleeing the war

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‘Jewish soup’ is keeping soldiers and refugees warm at the Romanian-Ukrainian border

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:42:34 +0000

A tent operated by the JDC serving bean-and-vegetable borscht is a welcome sight for those fleeing the war, and the aid from local and foreign volunteers doesn't stop there

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‘I can stay alive, brighter days will come,’ says Holocaust survivor stuck in Kyiv

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 20:35:42 +0000

With around half of capital's residents said to have fled, housebound Ludmila, 85, lauds continuing devotion of carer Anna, who says; 'We hug when we're very scared'

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Daily Briefing Mar. 8 – From Lviv: Ukrainian military chaplains & other heroes

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 12:15:48 +0000

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman in Ukraine explains hot-button issues, evacuation corridors and no-fly zones; environment reporter Sue Surkes brings us good news for a change

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Podcast: New JDC CEO Ariel Zwang on being a continual breaker of glass ceilings

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:00:11 +0000

The first female head of the century-plus-old organization is no stranger to going where few women have gone before. Now she calls on other groups to open up their boardrooms, too

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Israel to fly planeloads of medical aid to virus-wracked India

Mon, 03 May 2021 21:24:53 +0000

Shipments will include oxygen generators, ventilators; non-government organizations join effort; deliveries to arrive this week

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