American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has announced five initial emergency grants to Nepali and international relief organizations providing emergency assistance to some of the most vulnerable com...
By Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll Israelis are used to seeing our country run to assist when natural disasters strike. Think Haiti, Turkey and Japan. We are used to our soldiers being on the front lines...
After a day on the ground in Nepal, JDCs veteran disaster response expert and emergency field medic Mike Attinson said hes struck by the devastation in the city. The damage in Kathmandu is visibl...
Satellite phones provided by Chabad were key to locating the missing By Faygie Levy When Chabad of Nepal got word that about 50 Israelis were stuck in the several remote villages with no food, el...
With IDF search and rescue operations underway in Nepal, a field hospital Israels largest is set to open today. Also with a team in Nepal, United Hatzalah of Israel. Based in Kathmandu, their res...
Here are some opportunities to support the work of Jewish and Israeli organizations helping to meet the needs of those most severely affected by the recent earthquakes: AJWS With its long-standin...
By Chabad.org staff Hundreds of Israeli backpackers and tourists took refuge at the Chabad center in Kathmandu, Nepal, after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the capital city shortly...
Updated: April 26, 2015 11:15 EDT Following the deadly earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is providing relief and medical supplies in...