International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
During emergencies, caregivers rush to the scene as needed on a 24/7 basis in order to provide mental-health care on the spot.
Nearly half of the new arrivals are children under the age of 18.
Applications for aliyah in the spring of the coronavirus are breaking records, as Jews in the Diaspora see Israel as a safe haven.
“We are hearing from many homebound seniors that they’re more afraid of loneliness than the virus,” said Yossi Heyman, executive director of JDC-Eshel.
IFCJ donates $2 million to fight coronavirus in Israel
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews approves grants to 15 Israeli hospitals for respiratory equipment, other lifesaving machinery • Purchases 20 special coronavirus-testing devices for MDA.
Alexander Shopotinsky, 38, said “the situation has become very difficult—one of the worst in Europe as a whole.”
As the new head of the International “Fellowship” that helps 1.5 million people a year, she has taken what her father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, built and is adding her own vision to the 36-year-old organization.
The undertaking was prepared in accordance with a program that was arranged in advance and in coordination with Israel’s Home Front Command and the heads of authorities in relevant areas.
The passengers referred to a deteriorating economic situation and a prevalence of anti-Semitism as two factors motivating them to move.
International Fellowship emergency effort helps raise $500,000 for Mevo Modi’im
As many as 2,500 people from around the world donated, giving as little as a dollar to much larger sums.
“The Jobbik Party’s entrance into the parliament—a far-right party that openly supports anti-Semitism—is creating a sense of apprehension,” said Sandor Horvat, who moved to Israel from Budapest.
International Fellowship raises $275,000 for moshav that lost homes to fire
The daughters of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach are determined to rebuild the agricultural village of Mevo Modi’im.
