JDC
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee said that it would provide the aid “through its local partner in the Kalianda and Rajabasa subdistricts in Lampung. The aid provision includes health services, clean water and critical supplies for survivors and the displaced.”
According to the survey, 76 percent of respondents said they have not made plans in the past five years to emigrate due to anti-Jewish vitriol, while just 19 percent said otherwise.
Hundreds of Jewish youth leaders gather in Kiev for the fifth annual Active Jewish Teens conference.
In the first five years, the program aims to reach 5,000 farmers, and aid 22,000 of their family and community members.
For 30 years, the JDC and its network of volunteers has provided aid and traditional Rosh Hashanah treats to impoverished Jews across the former Soviet Union.
As news of the rains, flooding and landslides grew, JDC’s India team coordinated with the local Jewish community—about 4,500 people—and other NGO partners to devise a response to the devastation.
Social innovation (helping those in Israel who need help) gets a new home in Lod
Launched by two groups with a joint investment of nearly $3 million, Hachaveret encourages the development of social entrepreneurs and inventive solutions to challenges facing Israel’s vulnerable populations.
“We join with those around the world mourning the loss of life in Guatemala, and are privileged to join with the Guatemalan Jewish community as it quickly moves to provide life-saving aid and rebuild their country even stronger than before,” said JDC CEO David Schizer.
Rivlin, JDC leaders gather to mark Israel’s 70th anniversary
More than 100 Jewish community leaders with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, a humanitarian group working in more than 70 countries, met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at his residence in Jerusalem to mark the 70th anniversary of the state of Israel and to recognize the organization’s contribution to the Jewish state.
