Jewish Agency Mobilises to Aid Missile Victims

Jewish Agency mobilises to aid missile victims

On the afternoon (Australian time) that Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital was hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, Yaron Shavit’s phone was spitting out missile alerts. The jarring sounds punctuated an interview with The AJN that the Jewish Agency deputy chair was giving in Melbourne on June 19 during a meeting with Jewish communal organisations at Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre. Each sharp alert saw his eyes divert nervously to his phone. Shav…

Jewish Agency launches new fund to aid victims of Iranian attacks

The Jewish Agency for Israel launched a new emergency fund on Tuesday to provide immediate financial assistance to victims of Iranian missile attacks, the organization said. Dubbed the Rising Lion Emergency Fund, it has raised $10 million from private donors and federations as of Wednesday, with the aim of raising $20 million, JAFI’s chief development officer, Danyelle Neuman, told eJewishPhilanthropy. The fund was created in partnership with Je…