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The helping hand of Federation extends beyond our community to reach Jews in Israel and 60 other countries. Your Federation donation brings assistance and hope to two million Jews around the globe--supporting our commitment to each other and to healing the world, tikkun olam.

 
With our partners in Israel, we are working to build and strengthen Israel through:

Helping Israel’s Neediest Citizens

  • Academic enrichment for students from disadvantaged families.
  • Programs for at-risk youth, including life-skill classes, tutoring and general social welfare programs.
  • Services to help the elderly age with dignity and the disabled live independently.
  • After-school programs and summer camps provide tutoring, recreation, and hot meals for school-age Ethiopian children.
  • Targeted assistance for at-risk population in the northern city of Afula. Learn more about PACT and Youth Futures in Afula. 
  • Vocational training and job placement for the chronically hard-to-employ (including Haredim, disabled adults, Israeli Arabs, residents of the Negev, etc.)
  • Small loan fund

Support for New Immigrants

  • Vocational support
  • Hebrew language instruction
  • Providing basic household necessities
  • Coordinate reunions between Russian immigrant soldiers and their parents

Community Development

  • Programs in  Beit Shemesh/Mateh Yehuda through Partnership 2Gether
  • School and community center twinning
  • Economic development projects
  • Nurturing religious pluralism and coexistence
  • Federation is bringing Israel closer to Jews in the Greater Washington area
  • Israel in DC programs connect our community with the people and land of Israel

Needs of Global Jewry

  • Fighting Jewish poverty, especially in the FSU and Eastern Europe.
  • Providing opportunities for life-long Jewish engagement and education, especially in the FSU and  Eastern Europe. 

Israel & Overseas Experience and Travel

Emergency Response

Thanks to your support, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to our partner agencies for non-sectarian, humanitarian response to natural disasters and man-made emergencies. Most recently, we have responded to earthquakes in Japan (March, 2011) and Haiti (Jan, 2010) and the Carmel Fire in Israel (Dec, 2010). Learn more about the Jewish community’s response to global emergencies.

Countries in Africa are experiencing the worst drought in 60 years, resulting in extreme famine. Our partner agency, The Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, is accepting donations to help. To read more, or to donate, please click here.

This month’s featured Israeli artist is Daniel Ori.

  Israeli Artist Spotlight
from The Jewish Federations of North America 		 
   
 
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