|| Leonard and Ronald Lauder: Their Billionaire Family Donates $200 Million to Alzheimer’s Research
Billionaire brothers Leonard (pictured, left) and Ronald Lauder — sons of legendary businesswoman Estée Lauder…
|| Sylvan Adams: Bringing His Passion for Cycling to Rwandan Kids, Rescuing Female Afghan Cyclists
Adams recently returned from a visit to Rwanda, where he introduced the team’s Racing for Change initiative. The project…
| Refugees: American Jewish Communities Helping Ukrainians and Afghans Who’ve Made It to the United States
The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees…
JFR: Helping Ukrainians Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust to Survive the Russian Onslaught
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of this year, an American Jewish group…
Amy Weiss: Rabbi Who Founded the Nonprofit ‘Undies for Everyone’ Is Named a CNN Hero
Weiss started Undies for Everyone (UFE) in 2008 when a social worker expressed to her the need that disadvantaged youth had for underwear…
Avi Schiffmann and Marco Burstein: Two Harvard Students Create Website to Help House Ukrainian Refugees
The site launched on March 3, 2020; within a week, more than 4,000 people had posted listings offering shelter to Ukrainian refugees.
Climate Change: Canadian JNF Launches Annual $1 Million Prize for Innovative Israeli Solutions
Since an estimated 326,000 Jews live in the country, that amount is quite impressive.
Canadian Jews: The World’s Fourth Largest Jewish Community Is Working to Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Candian Jews are increasingly turning their attention and activism to environmental issues.
Freedom Farm Sanctuary: Rescuing and Rehabilitating Abused, Neglected, Disabled Farm Animals
The facility is the brainchild and passion of two Israeli businesswomen: Adit Romano and Meital Ben Ari…
India COVID Crisis: Israel Joins Other Counties in Providing Desperately Needed Emergency Aid
Israeli NGO IsraAID and Israel-based NGO SmartAid have begun sending planeloads of…
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