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Federation-funded WINGS Jewish Agency program supports 830 lone soldiers

WINGS, a Federation-funded program of The Jewish Agency, will support 830 lone soldiers this year. The program, founded in 2005, has helped thousands of young IDF volunteers from overseas whose parents do not live in Israel to prepare for entry into Israeli civilian life. Learn more.

 

Mandel Center convenes 120 Federation pros for Appreciative Inquiry webinar

The Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence convened more than 120 Federation professionals for the first of three online professional development webinars. The session explored Appreciative Inquiry, a framework that helps groups identify what's working well in the office and why, and then…

Building a New Home

Masha Shumatskaya’s family embraced the revival of Jewish life in Donetsk after decades of Communist suppression. She attended Jewish school, learned Hebrew and thrived in a JDC leadership program for young Jews.

 

But amid ongoing conflict and chronic unemployment, she and her mother w…

Breathing Hope into Life

Last February, it seemed like every store in Donetsk was closed. It was nearly impossible to buy anything. And prices to buy what little food and supplies were left were outrageous.

 

Galina Fokina, 66, felt like she was barely hanging on. Thoughts of leaving Ukraine and making aliyah cro…

Caring for those Under Fire

When Sophia, a JDC social welfare caretaker in Donetsk, was visiting a 97-year-old client one morning, a massive explosion shook the building. Sophia was shaken, but she quickly resumed her daily duties: cleaning her client, cooking breakfast, and after making sure she was OK, going to her n…

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