Posts Tagged: Israel philanthropy
The Real Israel: Loving, Giving and Charitable
In a massive world of nearly 200 countries, there is a small country made up of only 8.5 million people -- a mere 0.1% of...
Breaking Down Decades of Barriers: The IDF Helps Wounded Syrians
JNS.org - Israel has a long history of providing humanitarian aid to civilians in countries all around the world -- including Haiti, Africa, Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Iraq,...
Couples Who Save Lives Together Form Lasting Bonds
JNS.org - While matchmaking is not something often considered a priority in the world of emergency medical services, a good number of volunteer first responders have...
The Business of Saving Jewish Lives, One Kidney at a Time
JNS.org - Avi Shafar, a 40 year old man from Teaneck, New Jersey, went to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx recently -- and donated his kidney to...
Israel Aids Quake-Stricken Mexico, Ahead of Netanyahu’s Historic Visit
JNS.org - Ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to Latin America this week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday it would send aid to...
Israelis Donate Baby Slings, Other Aid to Syrian Refugees
An Israeli humanitarian relief organization has gone to Europe to assist the thousands of Syrian refugees arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, and languishing on...
Israeli Doctors Join Mission to Help Hundreds of Children in Vietnam
For more than 30 years, Operation Smile has provided more than 200,000 free surgical procedures to children and young adults around the world suffering from...
From Ebola to Iraqi Refugees, Israeli Aid Group Tackles World’s Worst Crises
JNS.org - Known primarily for their military prowess and high-tech ingenuity, Israelis are often overlooked when it comes to their global engagement. But IsraAID,...
Israel Breaks Guinness Record for Donating Hair to Cancer Patients
JNS.org - Israel broke the Guinness world record for donating the most hair to cancer victims in a single drive, producing 53.1 kilograms (117...
Israel’s Acts of Charity Prove It is a Righteous Nation
In the words of Yehuda Bauer, a professor of Holocaust Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "I come from a people who gave the...
New Satellite Will Be Israel’s ‘Eye’ in the Sky
JNS.org - Rachel and Max Javit love Israel. And because they do, they are helping to boost the Jewish state's ability to keep an...
‘Start-up Nation’ Israel to Help Jewish Day Schools Go from Textbooks to Tablets?
JNS.org - As American and Israeli schools shift from textbooks to tablets, entrepreneurs from the "start-up nation" hope they can bank on the trend. In June,...
