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Ravit Ohayon-Michal
I tried to get to the office in Sderot today to take material to prepare the Partnership 2000 reports. But a red alert siren sounded in Ashkelon and I turned around. 39 rockets have fallen today. I am desperately trying to get the 2009 budgets done so that none of our programs are harmed... More

Ofer Baram
At 11:00 this morning I drove to Sderot to get details from the people whose homes were hit by missiles yesterday. The red alert siren sounded and I dashed for the portable shelter on the street. A tremendous "boom" exploded very close to us. My heart was racing... More

Soni Singer
We are living in what I call a "routine emergency state" at IBIM, and in the South in general. Life goes on as normal as we can make it, while bombs explode daily and the sounds of war rage around us... More

Read more first-hand accounts tomorrow.

Overview of Jewish Agency Activities

Since the start of Operation Cast Lead, the Jewish Agency SOS Emergency Fund has provided more than $40,000, as an immediate response to tens of victims, 370 families contacted Babait Beyahad and have offered to host families from the south, with additional offers pouring in every day, and 1,000 adults and children have participated in respite activities in Jerusalem. More

Bravery and Conviction in the Face of Danger

Asher Seyum is no stranger to danger. During the Second Lebanon War, Asher served as an absorption center director in Safed. Now, having relocated to Israel's south to serve as the Director of the Beit Canada Absorption Center in Ashdod, Asher won't let terror or war stand in the way of his goal: to help new immigrants integrate into Israeli society. More

We All Stand Together

"I am writing to you this morning following an inspiring festive ceremony we held at the Western Wall honoring 80 new immigrants from South Africa who arrived yesterday in Israel, the last group of new immigrants in 2008." - Zeev Bielski More

Impact of Economic Crisis on Our Beneficiaries