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Ravit Ohayon-Michal
Last night, as I put my son Ori to sleep he said to me, "Mommy, what will happen if the siren sounds and I don't hear it because I am sleeping?" With tears in my eyes, I thought that this is the fear that hundreds of thousands of our children are now living with every day... More

Ofer Baram
Today, I gave a check from the SOS Fund to a young woman from a rural settlement who fell while running to the bomb shelter. She broke all of her front teeth. With the Fund's assistance, she can afford to fix them... More

Soni Singer
After 11 days of unrelenting rocket attacks I finally decided to take a break to visit my family, near Gedera, with my children. I left IBIM to the sound of falling rockets and unbelievably arrived to Gedera after a missile fell near the city for the first time... More
Read more first-hand accounts tomorrow.

Overview of Jewish Agency Activities

Since the start of Operation Cast Lead, the Jewish Agency SOS Emergency Fund has provided more than $40,000, as an immediate response to tens of victims, 370 families contacted Babait Beyahad and have offered to host families from the south, with additional offers pouring in every day, and 1,000 adults and children have participated in respite activities in Jerusalem. More

Bravery and Conviction in the Face of Danger

Asher Seyum is no stranger to danger. During the Second Lebanon War, Asher served as an absorption center director in Safed. Now, having relocated to Israel's south to serve as the Director of the Beit Canada Absorption Center in Ashdod, Asher won't let terror or war stand in the way of his goal: to help new immigrants integrate into Israeli society. More

New York Families Prepare Packages for Soldiers

Three families from New York State – Heller, Zaro and Dobin – came to Israel with their children at the end of December, 2008, and prepared packages for IDF soldiers currently fighting in Operation Cast Lead. More

Impact of Economic Crisis on Our Beneficiaries