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The Foundation is dedicated to increasing current and future support for a vibrant Jewish and general community in Israel.
| Israel Emergency Giving |
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The United Jewish Federation of San Diego County has launched an Israel Crisis Fund. Through United Jewish Communities, funds will be allocated to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI).
JDC has identified specific needs including:
- providing case workers to 25,000 elderly and disabled residents;
- consulting to municipalities such as Ashkelon and Sderot to bolster emergency preparedness;
- expanding trauma prevention and relief for children;
- reinforcing networks of emergency volunteers;
- fortifying security structures for the elderly; and
- boosting local small businesses impacted by the ongoing violence.
JAFI has identified specific needs including:
- providing 23,500 children with respite trips away from missile zone;
- purchasing computers for children so they can continue school work;
- providing supplies such as blankets, toys and items for personal hygiene for bomb shelters; and
- providing crisis counseling and therapy for new immigrants at absorption centers.
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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces has launched a Frontline Operation Campaign in response to an emergency request to supply more goods and services to the thousands of active-duty and reserve soldiers deployed in the Gaza Strip area including the following:
- heating devices and warm clothing.
- personal care packages including toiletries and comfort items;
- rest and recreation field tents where soldiers can keep warm, relax, watch cable television, eat, and play games.
- portable cell phone chargers so soldiers can contact loved ones.
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Israel's emergency medical response organization is seeking funds for portable bomb shelters, bullet proof vests and helmets so that paramedics can be protected when in vulnerable areas helping to save lives. |
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| United Jewish Federation of San Diego County: |
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Funds a variety of social service, educational and improvement programs for the young, elderly, immigrant, impoverished, sick and disabled in Israel—primarily through three overseas partners: Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI); American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC); and World ORT. In addition, UJF manages relationship with San Diego’s partnership community, Sha’ar HaNegev, located on the border with the Gaza Strip.
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| Arts and Culture: |
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America-Israel Cultural Foundation:
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Supports Israeli artists through scholarship funding; Israel’s largest private funder of the arts.
www.aicf.org
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Arab-Hebrew Theater of Jaffa:
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Batsheva Dance Company:
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Highly respected dance company based in Tel Aviv, pulling the diversity of cultures in Israel together through modern and traditional forms of dance.
www.batsheva.co.il
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Beta Dance Troupe:
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Performs unique Ethiopian-Israeli dance, mixing elements of Ethiopian tribal dance with artistic dances based on culture of Ethiopian Jewry; dance school fosters dancers and creators from Ethiopian community.
www.beta-eskesta.com
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Ha Ma’abada (Jerusalem Performing Arts Lab):
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Large converted warehouse on site of old Jerusalem rail station that has been converted into perfoming center including rehearsal studios, performance space, & educational programs to foster next generation of Israeli artists.
www.maabada.org.il
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Jerusalem Cinematheque:
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The Israeli Film Archive, a local, national and international resource dedicated to promoting the art of cinema and the preservation and study of film. Runs annual international film festival as well as daily movies of all kinds.
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Tel Aviv Museum of Art:
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Specializing in modern and contemporary art; in addition to a variety of exhibits, a broad array of educational programs for children and adults are offered.
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Vertigo Dance Troupe:
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Jerusalem’s resident, award-winning dance company offering performances and education in many types of dance.
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Emergency for Children at Risk:
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Located throughout the country, these temporary shelters for child victims of abuse provide a variety of support services; many operated by American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee among other organizations. Please contact the Foundation for more specific information.
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Etgarim:
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Provides rehabilitation through sports to the disabled—primarily youth from underserved backgrounds, many of whom have been affected by trauma.
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Foundation for Children at Risk:
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The Academy is a fully accredited pluralistic, community day school, serving students approximately 700 of all Judaic denominations from kindergarten to grade twelve. More than $750,000 will be allocated to fund the financial needs of over 25% of its student body; students who would not be able to benefit from a day school education without this support.
www.sdja.com
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Israel Association for Child Protection (ELI):
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Provides therapy, legal counseling, shelter, other support services and advocacy for child victims of abuse as well as families at risk.
www.eliusa.org
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Israel Children’s Centers:
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Located in communities from the north to the south of the country, offers opportunities for youth of all backgrounds and means to develop self-esteem, socialization, and confidence through tennis, with a focus on the most impoverished areas.
www.israelchildren.org
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Israel Scouts (Tzofim):
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Largest youth movement in Israel involving children of varying religious and economic backgrounds.
www.israelscouts.org
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Provides tools and coping strategies to blind and multi-disabled children in Jerusalem, allowing them to maximize their potential for independence, education and personal growth.
www.keren-or.org
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Provides early intervention, comprehensive evaluation, and rehabilitation services to special needs children in Jerusalem and throughout Israel.
www.meshischool.org
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Safe Kids Israel/Beterem:
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Works to reduce and prevent deaths and injuries to children under the age of 18 caused by motor vehicle crashes, bike crashes, drowning, fire and scald burns, poisoning, choking, accidental shootings, and falls.
www.beterem.org/template/default.asp?maincat=12
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Schneider Children’s Hospital Psychological Trauma Counseling:
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Offers post-traumatic stress counseling to children, particularly victims of terror. This program is now offering services on the ground in Sderot.
www.schneider.org.il
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Shalva Association for Mentally and Physically Handicapped Children:
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Provides services to children with special needs from infancy to young adulthood, placing an emphasis on social interaction.
www.shalva.org
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Located throughout this country, these communities welcome youth at risk and/or new immigrant youth who have come to Israel without family. Many are operated by the Jewish Agency for Israel. Please contact the Foundation for more specific information.
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| Coexistence: |
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Abraham Fund:
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Promotes coexistence efforts through advocacy and awareness campaigns and funding and providing capacity building to grassroots coexistence projects.
www.abrahamfund.org
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Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development:
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Promotes economic development of Arab society in Israel and encourages commercial cooperation between Jews and Arabs within Israel through a variety of progressive programs including microfinance.
www.cjaed.org.il/
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Hand in Hand:
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Bicultural, bilingual schools for Israeli Jewish and Arab children at sites throughout the country.
www.handinhand12.org
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Jacobs International Teen Leadership Institute:
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JITLI fosters connections and communication between Jewish teens from San Diego, Israeli Jewish teens, and Israeli Arab teens including a joint trip through Spain and Israel—provides opportunities for dialogue, education and leadership development.
www.jitli.org
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Neve Shalom/Wahat-al-Salam:
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Only village in Israel where Jews and Arabs have chosen to live together in peace, onsite bicultural, bilingual school.
www.oasisofpeace.org
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Abraham B. Polinsky School:
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Provides full spectrum of academic and recreational activities to high school students in Jerusalem with focus on vocational education and development—majority of pupils from low-income and immigrant backgrounds where opportunities for advancement in Israeli society would otherwise be limited.
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College for All:
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Hebrew University:
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Jerusalem’s largest institute of higher education, one of Israel’s most important academic centers.
www.huji.ac.il/huji/eng/
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Hemda:
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Ono Academic College:
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Regional college located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with highest proportion of Ethiopian students in country, also reaches out to other minority groups including Israeli Arabs and the ultra-Orthodox.
www.ono.ac.il/?CategoryID=379
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Technion:
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Premier scientific educational and research institution in Israel—with global reputation; located in Haifa.
www.technion.ac.il/
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Tel Aviv University:
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Largest university in Israel, biggest Jewish university in Israel; a major center of academia, research and higher learning.
www.tau.ac.il/intro-eng.html
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Arava Institute for Environmental Studies:
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Located in the Negev, a degree-granting educational facility working on a variety of environmental issues from a regional, interdisciplinary perspective while providing peace-building and leadership skills. International student body includes Israeli Arabs and Jews, Jordanians, North Americans and other nationalities.
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Israel Union for Environmental Defense:
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Israel’s most influential environment advocacy organization, promoting environmental change in Israel including issues such as air quality, water pollution, and solid waste management.
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Society for Protection of Nature in Israel:
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Works to preserve open space in Israel and promote knowledge and love of the land.
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| Health: |
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Supports those with Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers.
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American Red Magen David for Israel:
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Israel’s national emergency medical service—providing emergency ambulance, coronary rescue services and first aid stations in all areas of the country.
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Bikkur Holim Hospital:
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Oldest hospital in Jerusalem, only hospital in downtown Jerusalem, first responder to victims of terror.
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Hadassah Hospital:
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Provides medical care in Jerusalem, first responder to victims of terror.
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Schneider Children’s Medical Center:
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Only children’s hospital in the Middle East with an excellent reputation in many specialty areas including pediatric cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and other areas.
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Yad Sarah:
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Largest voluntary organization in Israel, providing free or nominal cost services to ease the lives of sick, disabled, the elderly and families, e.g. short-term loans of medical and rehabilitative equipment.
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Provides young adults, ages 18-26, who have never before participated in a peer trip to Israel with the gift of a free 10-day trip, to date more than 190,000 young adults have traveled to Israel through Birthright.
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Educational organization that monitors Israel media coverage, also promotes grassroots letter writing and advocacy efforts on behalf of Israel.
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HonestReporting.com
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Media watchdog group exposes bias and inaccuracies in reporting about Israel.
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Israel 21C:
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Source of news and information about Israel, resource for the media.
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Middle East Media Research Center:
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Provides timely translations of Arabic, Farsi and Hebrew media to bridge the language gap between the West and the Middle East as well as analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural and religious trends in the region.
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| Association for Civil Rights in Israel: |
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Largest human rights organization in Israel and the only organization in Israel that deals with entire range of human rights such as the freedom of speech and information, the right for education, etc.
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee:
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Runs a variety of programs in many different areas including youth and children, parenting and family education, supportive services for seniors and their caregivers, relief for people in crisis, assistance for immigrants. The Foundation has extensive information on file about the scope of programming.
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Israel Venture Network:
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Collaborative funding group of high-tech entrepreneurs, business executives, venture capitalists, corporations and philanthropists in the United States and Israel with three focus areas—education, social leadership and economic opportunities.
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Jerusalem Foundation:
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Oversees a variety of educational, social service, and improvement programs in Jerusalem.
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Jewish National Fund:
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Long-standing organization which started out as environmental in focus but now has expanded its mission and offers a broad array of educational, social service and environmental programs throughout the country.
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New Israel Fund:
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Progressive social change organization, supporting grassroots organizations advocating social and economic justice in Israel. Through action arm SHATIL, provides capacity building and technical assistance to the country’s growing nonprofit community.
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| Tel Aviv Foundation: |
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Oversees and funds a variety of educational, social service, and improvement programs in Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Contributions to TAF are matched dollar for dollar by the municipality.
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| Social Services: |
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The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel and the ten Rape Crisis Centers in the country are the only organizations in Israel dedicated solely to combating sexual violence. Services include toll-free crisis hotlines, medical services, legal advocacy, support groups, and education.
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Counseling Center for Women:
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Israel’s only professional mental health center dedicated exclusively to the empowerment of women through psychotherapy and counseling.
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Israel Association of Community Centers:
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Community centers provide safe recreational and educational support activities for youth after school, programs and services for seniors, and adult education and enrichment.
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Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind:
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Provides seeing eye dogs to promote independence for the visually impaired.
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Jaffa Institute :
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Child welfare agency in Jaffa and South Tel Aviv—very poor areas with mixed population of Arabs and Jews, provides variety of programs including food and basic need provision, educational support, crisis intervention and other social services.
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Coordinates efforts to rescue, purchase and distribute food to those in need in Israel—food insecurity is a growing issue affecting nearly one-quarter of the population. Leket also addresses systemic roots of poverty.
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Network of social services throughout Israel—including extensive food provisions, job training to promote self-sufficiency, and outreach to seniors and the disabled.
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Provides assistance to the underprivileged with special focus on disabled, poor and elderly; also advocates to place fighting poverty as a top agenda item for government in Israel.
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Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence:
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Shelters for abused women and their children as well as other support services—located throughout the country. Please contact the Foundation for more specific information.
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Rescues excess, unserved food that would otherwise be destroyed from catered events, bakeries, army bases, perishable food manufacturers, farmers and packinghouses, then transports to food organizations throughout Israel serving people in need.
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Wingate Institute:
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Zaka:
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Coordinates volunteer response to tragic incidents such as terror attacks, car accidents, etc. Zaka provides lifesaving services as well as recovery at such sites.
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Friends of Israel Defense Force:
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Supports social, education and recreational programs and facilities for Israeli soldiers, also provides these services to the widows and children who have died in combat.
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Israel Air Force Association:
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Provides services to wounded members of the Air Force, respite and recreation for lone air force soldiers, and financial assistance and support to widows and children of fallen members of the Air Force.
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Libi Fund:
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Assists wounded soldiers as well as families of soldiers killed in combat—case management, social services, cash assistance, scholarships, etc.
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Natal:
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Treats victims of terror and war and strives to bring the subject of trauma and its treatment to wide public awareness, addresses Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
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One Family: Israel Emergency Solidarity Fund:
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Works directly with victims of terror and families for both short and long term needs.
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Selah: Israel Crisis Management Center:
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Volunteer network of assistance and support for new immigrants hit by sudden crisis, terror or tragedy—only resource of its kind for new immigrants in Israel.
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