Help for Israel and Ukraine
Since the October 7 attack, The Joint has provided over 450,000 Israelis with emergency aid and 51,000 children and their parents with educational services.
Renowned Israeli chazan Shai Abramson will perform in Melbourne on November 3 and Sydney in November 5 to raise money for The Joint’s campaign to support Israel’s north, singing along with chazan Brett Kaye, who is also the Joint’s national director in Australia.
Since the October 7 attack, The Joint has provided over 450,000 Israelis with emergency aid and 51,000 children and their parents with educational services.
Currently The Joint is focused on raising funds for the north of Israel where millions have faced displacement, as well as for the Jews of Ukraine who have faced increasing trauma.
The Joint Distribution Committee (The Joint) is considered Israel’s largest partner in philanthropy and for over 100 years has played a critical role in providing support to Israel, especially post-October 7.
Discussing The Joint’s work with The AJN, Kaye said, “While it is one of the largest of all the players on the ground in Israel, [The Joint] is often one of the organisations that flies under the radar. But without it … the way in which Israel implements their humanitarian work would be vastly diminished.”
He said that while The Joint often does not have big parties or gala events, it has a high charity navigation rating, he said “at least 91 cents, and every dollar goes directly to the field”.
Kaye noted The Joint is also Jewish world’s largest humanitarian organisation operating in over 70 countries.
“Countries around the world where there is a Jewish population but there isn’t an organisation necessary to look after them, should the need arise, that’s where the JDC operates,” Kaye said.
“We call it the Jewish triple zero.”
Discussing Ukrainian Jewry, he said sadly their needs have widely been forgotten following October 7, but that their “plight has increased in terms of trauma and funding needed” and The Joint is providing much needed support.
Meanwhile, Roderick Morton recently honoured his late wife Judith, a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to Australia with The Joint’s help, by helping to establish a network of services for elderly Israelis called the Judith Morton Rehabilitation Centre for Older Adults and the Judith Morton Guidance Centre for Order Adults.
His recent gift will establish the Judith Morton Israel Institute for Optimal Ageing – dedicated to advancing the training of geriatric care.
“Rod’s generosity has been utterly inspirational to me and our community,” said The Joint Australia president Eva Fischl.
More info: thejoint.org.au
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