This article was written in cooperation with JDC. The costs of food, housing, utilities, and medicine are rising all around the world — and for people already in a fragile state due to conflicts and economic turbulence, the situation can be dire.
For vulnerable members of Jewish communities across the globe, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee JDC is the essential address in responding to emergencies and fostering long-term resilience.
Founded in to aid starving Jews in the land of Israel, today JDC leverages its vast experience of social innovation and impact to help at-risk Jews and strengthen Jewish communities in 70 countries, including addressing the economic stresses on older adults, vulnerable families, and others in places like Israel, Ukraine, and Argentina.
Credit: Arik Shraga Moving forward in Israel Israel is a country transformed by October 7 and more than a year of war, and now, hundreds of thousands of Israelis who never needed social assistance before — among them, reservists, evacuees, and the newly disabled — need support to move forward and build their future. Raising three children with his wife, Eliran, 39, worked in quality control producing wall cladding at a company located near the northern border.
He enlisted on October 7 and served in the IDF until just weeks ago. When Eliran returned to his workplace after his military service, he joined a management-training program created by JDC that addresses a shortage of qualified professionals in enterprises located in war-battered regions that are key to restoring the economy, businesses, and communities on their journey to recover.
