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The people of war-ravaged Georgia need relief
Dear Friend of The Fellowship,
News reports tell only part of what's going on in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. We hear of rebukes from world leaders and ceasefires, and see images of tanks and soldiers scouring the region. We hear less about the tens of thousands of people displaced and traumatized by violence. Among them are thousands of poor, elderly, and disadvantaged Jews. They need shelter. They need medical treatment. They need food… they need your help.
The Fellowship is already responding…
Shortly after the conflict erupted, The Fellowship and its partners in the region sprang into action. Working with the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), we began providing emergency relief in the form of necessities like food, water, shelter, and medicine to hundreds of Jews most deeply affected by the conflict.
We also encountered many Jews who wanted to escape the war zone by making aliyah (immigrating to Israel).So, in partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), we helped more than 200 Jews secure the necessary paperwork to make emergency aliyah and provided them with transportation to the Holy Land.
…but the needs are still great
Although the fighting has stopped, there is still a tremendous need to provide relief. Thousands of Jews in Georgia are suffering, and many more want to make aliyah.
Please join us in providing emergency aid. Your gift to The Fellowship's Rabbi's Emergency Fund will be used to provide food, medicine and shelter to desperate Jewish refugees in Georgia, and to fund emergency aliyah for Jews who wish to escape the fighting and chaos to return to their biblical homeland. Please give today, so that we can be in a position to respond to needs as they arise quickly and efficiently. The people of Georgia are waiting for your response.
With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein
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