For context, Read what former recording secretary, of the Jewish Federation of Greater Clifton-Passaic Buddy Macy has to say here and here about abandonment by American Jewish Federations of the Jews expelled from Gush Katif.
Jewish Charities Seek $300 Million for Israel , ByAlan Cooperman
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An umbrella organization of North American Jewish charities said Wednesday it will seek to raise a minimum of $300 million in emergency humanitarian funds for Israel this year, one of the largest short-term goals in its history. Howard Rieger, president and chief executive of United Jewish Communities, formerly known as the United Jewish Appeal, said its approximately 120 board members voted unanimously to launch the Israel Emergency Campaign. Rieger called the $300 million figure “a floor, not a ceiling,” and the amount raised probably “will grow beyond that.” The aim is to raise the money fast, ideally within weeks, UJC officials said.
Rieger said that since Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid, triggering three weeks of fighting between Israel and Lebanese militants, UJC has spent $12.5 million a week to evacuate children and elderly residents of northern Israel beyond the range of Hezbollah rockets.