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Citing ‘the Jewish imperative’ to act, UJA-Federation pledges $1M for Gaza aid

JL;DR SUMMARY UJA-Federation of New York has pledged $1 million to IsraAID, Israel’s largest nongovernmental aid group, to help provide emergency relief to civilians in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictHumanitarian AidHumanitarian CrisisJewish ValuesJewish PhilanthropyIsraaidInternational RelationsUja FederationGaza AidEric Goldstein

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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Protests have erupted in Tel Aviv and other cities in recent days, calling for renewed negotiations and an end to the war."
Turkey
"IsraAID has traditionally operated in disaster zones abroad, from earthquake relief in Turkey to aid for Ukrainian refugees, but since Oct. 7 has expanded its work to Israel and now into Gaza."
Ukraine
"IsraAID has traditionally operated in disaster zones abroad, from earthquake relief in Turkey to aid for Ukrainian refugees, but since Oct. 7 has expanded its work to Israel and now into Gaza."
New York, United States
"Earlier this month, the American Jewish Committee said it would give $25,000 to the Archdiocese of New York to aid in repairs of Gazas Holy Family Church, which was damaged by an Israeli strike."
Australia
"On Monday, Australia became the latest country to support recognition, saying it would do so at next months United Nations General Assembly,"
New Zealand
"New Zealand said it may follow suit."

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