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Power of the Pride - Lion of Judah Luncheon
Ninety Lions of Judah of gathered to celebrate the “Power of the Pride” at the annual Lion of Judah brunch.
Co-chaired by Naomi Harris, Alexandra Hirschhorn and Shana Lew, the event marked the high poin…
Healthy Parenting Transforms Israeli Families
Intensive work in dozens of Israeli communities by JDC and 360o – The National Program for Children & Youth at Risk brought the unmet needs of parents of babies and young children to the forefront.
Few programs touched on parents’ overwhelming desire to become “good parents” and e…
Yafit: An Ethiopian-Israeli Woman of Valor
When Yafit was seven, she and her family began to walk. This journey to escape famine and persecution took them from their village in Ethiopia to Israel. For a month and a half, they scaled mountains and forded rivers, moving in silence to avoid the attention of robbers and kidnappers.
Wh…
Saving Israel’s Senior Citizens and Holocaust Survivors
A lack of affordable housing for seniors is one of Israel’s most acute social challenges. Amigour is leading the way for change.
“I am a Jew who escaped from hell,” says Maria, an Israeli senior citizen living in an Amigour Sheltered Home.
Maria’s story is typical of survivors o…