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Nepal: The Jewish World Responds

April 26, 2015 By eJP

Nepal earthquake: 25 April 2015, 12:56:37 Photo via SWikimedia Commons
Nepal earthquake: 25 April 2015, 12:56:37
Photo: Creative Commons 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Here are some opportunities to support the work of Jewish and Israeli organizations helping to meet the needs of those most severely affected by the recent earthquakes:

  • AJWS – With its long-standing commitment to disaster relief in the developing world, AJWS has set up an Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund.
  • Cadena – The humanitarian aid organization of the Jewish community in Mexico
  • Chabad – Hundreds of Israeli backpackers and tourists are taking refuge at the Chabad center in Kathmandu.
  • IsraAID – IsraAID has a disaster team en route to Nepal.
  • JDC – JDC has set up an emergency campaign to provide urgent assistance, in particular medical relief and supplies in the hardest-hit areas.
  • Magen David Adom – the first Israeli relief group on the ground in Kathmandu.
  • Tevel – Having worked in Nepal for the last 8 years, Tevel already has 47 Israeli staff and volunteers and 55 Nepali staff and fellows currently on the ground in Kathmandu and the surrounding villages, who are redirecting their work from year-round community development to immediate disaster relief efforts. Tevel is also looking for Israel-based volunteers to help manage relief efforts from their office in Jerusalem.
  • United Hatzalah of Israel – Based in Kathmandu, their rescue units will primarily focus on searching for and providing lifesaving medical treatment to survivors.
  • World Jewish Relief – The British Jewish communities response to international disasters.
  • Zaka – Israel’s major non-governmental lifesaving, rescue and recovery organization.

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If you are aware of other disaster-relief efforts emanating out of Israeli and Jewish organizations, please post as a comment.

We will update as additional information becomes available.

Updated: April 28, 2015

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  1. Neil says

    April 27, 2015 at 5:26 pm

    This is a terrible tragedy and our hearts go to the Nepalese people. May God strengthened them and provide their needs during this time. May they also find peace in God in spite of what happened.

  2. Stacey says

    April 28, 2015 at 4:47 am

    ZAKA who you mention is partnering with Hatzalah United and FIRST in an unprecedented Joint Disaster Relief Team, an initiative of The Israelife Foundation. Their focus is outlying areas that might be otherwise neglected by responders or overwhelmed by local needs.

    It’s important to mention in this list that the Israeli Defense Forces themselves are volunteering a team of 80 humanitarian-aid personnel followed by 170 other military personnel to conduct search-and-rescue and conduct medical services after setting up a field hospital. They include 6 medical experts, an IDF Medical Corps team and a Foreign Ministry team.

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