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11<br />
PARTNERS IN<br />
ISRAEL & OVERSEAS<br />
As part of our commitment to the Jewish people worldwide, Atlanta joins other federations in<br />
contributing to a pool of funds that is distributed to three leading international partners: American<br />
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), and World ORT. These<br />
dollars address the needs of Jewish communities in Israel and around the globe.<br />
400 PEOPLE IN CUBA<br />
ENJOY TRADITIONAL SHABBAT CHICKEN DINNER<br />
4,000<br />
AGING JEWS IN MINSK, BELARUS<br />
RECEIVE FOOD, CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT<br />
440<br />
CHILDREN AT RISK<br />
FROM FRANCE, NORTH AFRICA, EASTERN<br />
EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA<br />
RECEIVE SHELTER, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION AT YEMIN ORDE YOUTH VILLAGE IN ISRAEL<br />
Bringing Israel home<br />
Adult learners who have been studying together for<br />
two years through the MJCCA’s Melton program<br />
traveled to Israel and Federation’s sister city,<br />
Yokneam, to meet their counterparts — 16 adults<br />
who have followed the same Melton curriculum.<br />
Soon after, the Yokneam adults paid a reciprocal<br />
visit to Atlanta.<br />
The trips<br />
deepened<br />
friendships and<br />
created powerful,<br />
personal bonds.<br />
In Atlanta, the<br />
Israelis visited<br />
The Temple,<br />
Federation, The Breman Museum, Ebenezer Baptist<br />
Church, the Center for Civil and Human Rights,<br />
several Jewish day schools, the MJCCA, and CNN,<br />
and attended a Hawks game. They learned together<br />
with Atlanta rabbis and educators, and enjoyed<br />
home hospitality over Shabbat. Said one<br />
participant, “Kesher has connected our<br />
communities in the most intimate and human<br />
way possible. We’re not just study partners, we’re<br />
family now.”<br />
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