An Increase in Funds Heads Overseas To Aid Jews In Need, including Holocaust Survivors

The weak economy world-wide has heightened their and other poor Jews’ struggles as governments decrease benefits and services and, in some places, political unrest has escalated. The economy has also affected charitable giving on which thousands rely for food baskets, prescription medication, home visits and community centers, paid for by Jewish communities in North America and Europe.

 

We take seriously the communal responsibility of “all Jews are responsible one for each other.”

 

Just this week, we announced nearly $10 million in grants, including $5.26 million in allocations from the 2010 Community Campaign. Even with a slight decrease in our campaign this year, we provided our overseas partner agencies with an increase of over $43,000 to help the very people mentioned in The Seattle Times article and thousands of others live out their lives in dignity.

 

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