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December 20, 2004 The Israeli cabinet yesterday approved the MASA programme--a revolutionary initiative, unprecedented in scope of bringing 1 out every 5 young Jews from around the world to a programme in Israel of a semester to one-year duration. READ MORE
Beth Tzedec has been helping to Feed Israel's Hungry
Israel continues to be gripped by a crisis of unprecedented proportion. Four years since the outbreak of violence and terrorism across Israel, the country’s economic woes continue. More than 1.4 million Israelis now live in poverty. Unemployment has reached an historic high at 11%. Government benefits have been slashed and lines at Hazon Yeshaya soup kitchens are getting longer and longer. According to a study released in July, 30% of Israeli children are living below the poverty line, the highest rate of child poverty in the western world. Israeli children even fare worse than their counterparts in some developing countries such as Mexico (26%) and Turkey (20%).
Gift Packages to Israel Through a new service of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, gift packages can be sent to friends and family in Israel as well as to IDF soldiers on active duty and victims of terror in Israel. For each package purchased, a donation is made to Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. Download order forms to pay by check, or shop online at www.uscjisraelbaskets.com
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