Organizations running this strategy · 8
- #01 MID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC
- #02 YAD YISROEL
- #03 FRIENDS OF JCC KRAKOW INC
- #04 American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
- #05 STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEIT
- #06 CONGREGATION EMET VE EMUNA
- #07 JERUSALEM HOMES INC CO FORTIS BUSINESS HOLDINGS
- #08 Yaazoru Chasdei Binyomin Inc
Activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Advocacy for Ethiopian Jews STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITadvocacyLeads advocacy efforts on behalf of Ethiopian Jews remaining in Ethiopia, including documenting their living conditions and religious expressions, and supporting efforts to bring descendants and relatives to Israel.
- Education programs STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITdirect serviceOperates daily school programs and after-school Talmud Torah instruction for thousands of students in Ethiopia, including teaching Judaism, Hebrew, computers, and practical subjects, and provides Jewish and health education to adults.
- Employment and skills training STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITdirect serviceProvides employment training and practical skills education to members of the Ethiopian Jewish community to prepare them for life in Israel.
- Food assistance and distribution STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITdirect serviceProvides food assistance to vulnerable populations in Ethiopia, including daily meals for children under 3, pregnant women, and nursing mothers, and distributes over 2 million meals annually through feeding centers and emergency food distributions.
- Medical care delivery STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITdirect serviceOperates medical clinics and contracts additional facilities to provide medical care to children, adults over 50, and other community members, often serving as the sole provider of such services, and includes medication coverage for patients.
- Summer camp for children STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITdirect serviceProvides a summer camp in Gondar and Addis Ababa for 2,500 children aged 6–18.
- Teacher training and volunteer support STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRYINC C/O JEREMY FEITcapacity buildingTrains teachers, supplies educational materials, and sends volunteers to support year-round educational programming in Ethiopia.
- Educational and heritage tours to Eastern Europe YAD YISROELdirect servicePlans and leads educational trips and heritage tours to Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Latvia for schools and Jewish communities, including visits to yeshivas, memorials, and historical sites, with kosher meals provided.
- Educational and vocational training programs for students YAD YISROELdirect serviceOffers academic tutoring, extracurricular activities in music, arts, and sports, and vocational training in construction trades for boys and cosmetology for girls, alongside early childhood education in Hebrew, prayers, and Jewish customs.
- Emergency and social support services for elderly Jews in Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceDelivers food packages, clothing, bedding, electric heaters, and used furniture to elderly individuals and Holocaust survivors in remote areas; provides emergency medical transportation and life-saving medication support.
- Graduate placement and higher education support YAD YISROELcapacity buildingSupports graduates by placing them in yeshivas, seminaries, and universities in Israel, Europe, and North America, including partnerships with Touro College, Lander College, Stern College, and Yeshiva University, and assists exceptional students in completing high school abroad.
- Jewish boarding school and orphanage in Pinsk, Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceOperates a residential school and orphanage in Pinsk, Belarus serving 150 children, providing shelter, meals, Jewish and secular education, medical care, and emotional support to children from impoverished and assimilated families.
- Jewish education programs in remote areas of Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceProvides Jewish education to children in remote areas through in-person Sunday School programs and virtual lessons via Zoom, covering foundational topics such as the aleph-bet, Bible stories, prayers, and holiday customs, supplemented with mailed arts and crafts materials and follow-up lessons.
- Jewish religious education infrastructure in Belarus YAD YISROELcapacity buildingEstablished and supports yeshivas in Brest, Grodno, and Minsk, and promotes the Lubavitch Hasidic movement in eastern Belarus to strengthen Jewish religious education and community life.
- Meals and food assistance for vulnerable Jews in Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceDelivers or funds over 700 kosher meals daily and operates a soup kitchen in Pinsk, providing hot meals six days a week, holiday food packages, and food deliveries to Holocaust survivors, the elderly, and impoverished Jews across Belarus.
- Religious and community infrastructure support in Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceSupports Jewish communities across Belarus by operating mikvahs, providing burial services, distributing religious texts in Hebrew, English, and Belarusian, and facilitating marriages to strengthen communal continuity.
- Shabbaton and Jewish cultural seminars YAD YISROELdirect serviceOrganizes regular weekend Shabbaton seminars with lodging, Shabbat meals, and Jewish educational programming for participants from Belarus and other parts of the former Soviet Union.
- Summer and winter camps for Jewish children in Belarus YAD YISROELdirect serviceOrganizes annual summer and winter camps for over 450 children ages 8 to 19 from across Belarus, offering Jewish educational programming and cultural experiences.