Some 90,000 Israelis, mainly from the northern communities closest to Lebanon, were sent to hotels around the country in a large-scale humanitarian project.
The youth of Israel today are walking in the footsteps of the founders of Zionism.
IFCJ supports 21 soup kitchens across Israel. They have increased funding to the Kiryat Shmona soup kitchen to enable it to provide more meals.
Other communities scheduled to have cafes include Kibbutz Re'im, Kibbutz Zikim, Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, and Sderot.
As Purim approaches and we gather for the festive meal, may we not forget those compelled to flee their homes, yet steadfastly clinging to every fragment of hope that our society must extend to them.
Ari Zuckerman, chairman of the Israel Association of Community Centers, speaks about the organization’s activities during the war.
As of February, there are still upwards of 100,000 internally displaced residents of Israel's northern and southern communities.
Some 200,000 evacuated Israelis are being hosted in hotels across the country, and one of the main things they yearn for is familiar food. Chefs are rising to the challenge and adjusting their menus.
Flight from Israel's bombardment of Gaza since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel has internally displaced 85% of the Palestinian enclave's population.
The organization is assisting Israeli nonprofits that are providing support to displaced communities.
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