Listen to Lisa Long, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Financial Resource Development Director, and Nancy Burnett's, JCRC Advisory Board Chair, recent trip to the Poland-Ukraine border.
*MATURE CONTENT WARNING. PLEASE VIEW AT OWN DISCRETION*
3.23.22
The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation has joined the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and other faith partners in urging President Biden to take immediate steps to help Ukrainian civilians.
Read the full letter signed by over national and local organizations HERE.
3.16.22
To date, the Federation system has raised $28.5 million for Ukraine Crisis relief. The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation allocated $35,000 to the relief effort.
Click HERE to watch a video of Svetlana and her mother Ida, refugees being provided lifesaving assistance by JDC.
The situation is constantly evolving and new needs are emerging. The Jewish Federations of North America has set up a mailbox for those wishing to help. Please consider giving below.
3.4.22
As the Russian invasion into Ukraine continues, we salute the heroic and tireless efforts of the valiant professionals who are delivering critical assistance to the Jewish community in its hour of need. To help aid their efforts, the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation allocated $35,000 for the Ukraine relief effort.
The news from Ukraine remains alarming, with heavy bombardments continuing and hundreds of thousands of people displaced. The video above tells more about the efforts. (Please note: Some images may be disturbing.)
To learn more, join JFNA as they hold a Ukraine Crisis Update webinar, hosted by National Young Leadership Cabinet, Wednesday, March 9 at 12:00 p.m. Click HERE to register.
The situation is constantly evolving and new needs are emerging. The Jewish Federations of North America has set up a mailbox for those wishing to help. Please consider giving below.
2.27.22
The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. As military action continues to escalate in Ukraine, we are growing increasingly concerned for the safety and well-being of those who find themselves in the middle of this crisis. This includes a large and vibrant Ukrainian Jewish community of approximately 200,000 people, who are not strangers to antisemitism, especially in times of conflict.
We unequivocally condemn Russia’s attack on this independent democratic country. We pray for all affected by this crisis, including our friends and neighbors here in Youngstown with family in Ukraine, and we pray for peace.
As always, the Federation will work with our partners in and out of the Jewish community to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need.
Jewish Federations of North America and partner agencies Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT have already established immediate, critical needs for the following:
Ensuring welfare services for displaced populations
Providing emergency Aliyah and community security needs
Locating temporary housing for those in transit
Stockpiling of goods including food and water
Providing satellite phones to ensure communication across the country
Ensuring that five World ORT schools and Hillel locations continue to operate
Dispatching medical staff support, especially on the border with Moldova
Funding the need for moving JAFI operations from Kyiv to L’viv
The need for aid is great. We are taught that we are responsible for one another (Kol Yisrael arevim zeh la-zeh) – that when one Jew suffers, all Jews suffer. The Jewish Federations of North America has set up a mailbox for those wishing to help.
Suzyn Schwebel Epstein Youngstown Area Jewish Federation President
Nancy Burnett JCRC Advisory Board Chair
Andrew Lipkin Youngstown Area Jewish Federation CEO
Bonnie Deutsch Burdman Exec. Dir., Community Relations/Government Affairs
