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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 645

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Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan raises his hands in celebration as he is escorted from an IDF helicopter on arrival at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 10, 2024, 8:56 pm
Rescued hostage sues US nonprofit with ties to Gaza journalist who held him captive
Almog Meir Jan takes Palestine Chronicle and its tax-exempt benefactor, People Media Project, to court for giving Abdallah Aljamal platform to ‘disseminate Hamas propaganda’
By ToI Staff
Dr. Tamara Kolitz, an endocrinologist from Tel Aviv-Sourasky Medical Center cares for a Holocaust survivor in his home. (Courtesy of LeMa'anam)
May 5, 2024, 6:58 am
How a cadre of 1,500 MDs began paying house calls to Israel’s Holocaust survivors
Post-October 7, non-profit LeMa’anam faces greater challenges in meeting the medical needs of elderly survivors, many who have been re-traumatized by the war
By Renee Ghert-Zand
IsraAid CEO Yotam Polizer aids a Syrian refugee in Lesbos, Greece, in 2015 (courtesy of IsraAid)
January 25, 2023, 7:42 pm
Activist who took Israeli disaster aid global wins humanitarian prize
Yotam Polizer heads IsraAid, NGO with 320 staff that provides help at disasters worldwide, will receive prestigious Charles Bronfman Prize
By Nathan Jeffay
The offices of Ogen, in Tel Aviv (Courtesy)
June 1, 2020, 12:19 pm
Social lender raises $30 million for small business loans amid pandemic
Ogen Group says funds will also be used to provide low interest and no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations and unemployed and furloughed workers
By Shoshanna Solomon
Eric Fingerhut, CEO and president of Jewish Federations of North America, announced layoffs and executive salary cuts in a message to board members and federation executives on May 6, 2020. (Courtesy of Hillel)
May 7, 2020, 8:06 am
Pandemic leads to deep layoffs at Jewish Federations of North America
In a bid to ‘redirect resources,’ as many as 37 staff members out of 180 in the United States and Israel are slated to be laid off
By Shira Hanau
Children listening to books published by the Israel Audiobook Project (Courtesy)
November 18, 2018, 2:10 pm
Listening to a world of adventures, one magic book at a time
Modiin-based Israel Audiobook Project has set up an initiative to provide kids with learning disabilities free access to audio-texts to help reveal the world of books
By Federico Maccioni
Alan Abrams
December 31, 2017, 1:32 pm
Alan Abrams
Do you get tons of year-end solicitations?
I run a non-profit organization and I’m convinced that there’s a better way
Rebecca Weisman
October 20, 2017, 5:49 pm
Rebecca Weisman
What’s your rainbow?
Even Noah needed to experience God’s tangible actions to be able to trust Him after the Flood
ITWorks' technology workshops and training courses seek to close social gaps in Israel (Courtesy)
September 3, 2017, 1:50 pm
Nonprofit startup eyes untapped local talent in Israel tech scene
ITWorks aims to help people in the country’s social and geographic periphery partake in the startup nation boom
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dr. Gary Glassman flies to Jamaica several times a year to volunteer as an adjunct professor at the University of Technology’s College of Oral Health Sciences in Kingston. (Courtesy)
March 30, 2017, 1:05 am
The Canadian dentist who brings smiles to Jamaica
Toronto root canal specialist Gary Glassman sets his sights on Israel after demonstrating his philanthropic commitment at home and further afield
By Robert Sarner
Cleaners at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon attend ERETZ Hebrew class, January 2017. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
February 10, 2017, 4:17 am
No Hebrew, no problem: Nonprofit teaches illiterate workers while on the job
Led by idealistic professor, college student volunteers instruct hospital and university cleaners in basic Hebrew, English and math
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Erica Brown
January 6, 2017, 1:50 pm
Erica Brown
Hillel’s formula for excellence
Taking care of non-profit professionals will do more for the Jewish community than investing in the unaffiliated ever did
Children at Machshava Tova's Summer program (Courtesy)
July 3, 2016, 1:25 pm
Tech training, and lunch in the company canteen, opens doors for disadvantaged kids
Nonprofit organization Machshava Tova aims to bridge social gaps by making technology accessible to all
By Shoshanna Solomon
Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky shops at the new Tzarchaniyat Ha’Ir (CityMart) food co-op in Sderot, Dec. 21, 2015. (David Shechter for The Jewish Agency for Israel.)
December 23, 2015, 2:07 pm
First of 40 planned nonprofit co-op stores opens in Sderot
Supermarket chain aims to provide a low-cost shopping alternative for poor communities in north and south
By JTA
Gefen Feiller and her siblings performed at a fundraiser for Kids Kicking Cancer on November 10 (Courtesy)
November 16, 2015, 5:09 am
How martial arts help kids with cancer kick the pain
Founded by a rabbi in Detroit, Kids Kicking Cancer has expanded to 5 Israeli hospitals, where children learn to punch back at their helplessness
By Simona Weinglass
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