Reprinted from JDC.org; original version available here.
December 2008
Since the conflict in Gaza intensified, seventy-five-year-old widow Polina has simply not moved from her apartment in Sderot's Kasdor neighborhood.
Polina relies on a walker to get around due to a loss of sensation in one…
This morning on the blog, I mentioned how depressing it was updating our 'missile range from Gaza' map. I just saw that Beersheva was hit (read article), so here's yet another updated map that shows how the reach of missiles launched from Gaza-based terrorists has spread across central …
In one of today's more depressing little tasks, I just had to update the map showing how far into Israel kassam and grad missiles can strike. Over the last few days, missiles have hit Ashdod and Kiryat Malachi, which had previously been out of range.
Recent days have seen an end to the period of relative calm that followed the unofficial ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Here is the official UJC/Federation response to the situation:
UJC/FEDERATION SYSTEM RESPONDS TO GAZA SITUATION
December 29, 2008 -- United Jewish Communities/the F…
This posting was originally written as an e-mail on Nov. 21, 2008 by Asher Ostrin, Executive Director of JDC Programs in the Former Soviet Union
Dear all,
Readers of this weekly were introduced to our staff member, Ira Lipsky several months ago. She returned last week to Jerusalem after h…
