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From Federation
Israel Emergency Campaign Update
M
ore than 100 days
have passed since
Oct. 7, the most
devastating and tragic date
in Israel’s 75-year history.
Jewish commu-
nities around
the world have
responded
with a historic
outpouring of
solidarity and
support.
The Israel
Emergency
Fund, powered
by local cam-
paigns across
North America,
has already
made a pro-
found difference.
Federation’s
partner agencies
on the ground in
Israel have been
working around
the clock to pro-
vide desperately
needed relief and
recovery services to those in
need, and they will continue to
be there for the Israeli people
during the many difficult days
and months to come.
Our local community
plays an important role in
this effort, and we are deeply
grateful to the thousands of
Jewish Detroiters who have
donated to this campaign, as
well as to all those who have
found ways to express their
solidarity and love for the
people of Israel.
To date, Detroit has already
distributed close to $17
million — including a $9.5
million allocation to the
Jewish Federations of North
American (JFNA), which
funds 116 partner organiza-
tions working in Israel.
Below, you’ll find an update
on the local and national
(JFNA) campaigns, as well
as a snapshot on how these
resources are being used.
CAMPAIGN ACHIEVEMENT
AND ALLOCATIONS:
• $28.6 million: Amount
raised locally by the Jewish
Federation of Detroit’s Israel
Emergency Campaign from
3,500 donors.
• $775 million: Total amount of
Israel Emergency Fund dollars
raised by Jewish Federations of
North America (JFNA).
• $300 million: Amount already
allocated by JFNA in Israel
through 116 partner organiza-
tions and NGOs.
• $16.9 million: Amount to-date
Detroit has allocated through
designated giving, JFNA and
our Detroit IEC Committee
allocations.
HOW THE FUNDS
ARE BEING USED:
Lifeline Services: $61,736,540
These lifeline services includ-
ed food, clothing, financial
assistance and medicines as
well as spiritual care such as
assistance with funerals and
shivah, practical housing solu-
tions and educational support
to evacuated children.
Mental Health & Trauma
Relief: $19,647,800
We have supplied hospitals
with medical equipment and
capacity; responded with a
proactive approach to mental
health and trauma; ensured
direct care to individuals in
need, including first respond-
ers, Lone Soldiers, and fami-
lies and caregivers coping with
the loss, injury or abduction of
their relatives.
Economic Relief and
Recovery: $25,830,000
When the attacks forced thou-
sands from their homes, it
prompted the closure of busi-
nesses nationwide. Families
grapple with income loss as
reserve soldiers answer the
call to duty, and many face an
uncertain path to recovery. We
are at the forefront of econom-
ic relief efforts, having invest-
ed in frontline communities
and in a significant loan fund
for small- and medium-sized
businesses struggling to stay
afloat.
Community Resilience and
Rebuilding: $3,465,000
In the months and years
ahead, we will help enable
people to return to their
homes and rebuild their com-
munities. We aim to bolster
societal resilience, so that
despite the events of Oct. 7, we
make possible the growth and
potential of this generation of
Israelis.
Other: $50,000
This includes support for
communities under fire and
for new olim (immigrants)
living in absorption centers
through evacuations, tempo-
rary housing, children’s activi-
ties and increased security.
DETROIT COMMITTEE
(DIRECT) ALLOCATIONS
TO DATE
Direct Support of Victims of
Terror: $358,140
These funds aid those whose
lives have been impacted,
including evacuees, people
suffering from PTSD, family
members of hostages, Kibbutz
Be’
eri residents and women who
survived the Hamas attacks.
Hospitals and Rehabilitation:
$150,000
Supporting key medical
and rehabilitation centers in
Israel to benefit those injured
in the war, including the
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center and
the Sheba Medical Center Tal
Hashomer.
Partnership2Gether
Municipalities: $286,000
Allocated to the three
municipalities in our
PURELY COMMENTARY
Gary Torgow
Michael
Berger
Steven
Ingber