The Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley
 

We can't silence them. But we can try and soften their impact on the lives of the Israeli children and families living under their blare. That's why the Jewish Federations of North America are mobilizing a communal response to the situation in Israel. 

 

On July 7, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge to intensify defensive efforts against Hamas. To date, approximatly 1,000 powerful rockets have been fired on Israeli cities from Gaza. Three-quarters of Israelis lie within their range.

 

The "Stop the Sirens" campaign is being implemented by the Jewish Federations of North America and local Federations in collaboration with, the Union for Reform Judaism and The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and our overseas partners - The Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Israel Trauma Coalition and other groups.

 

The Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley is asking for your support for this campaign.

 

How will your generous donation help?   

 

1. Get more than 40,000 children out of the shelters ... at least for a day.

For the more than 40,000 children who live within 25 miles of Gaza, the current situation is not a flare-up. They have spent the last 13 years under fire.  We can help provide a day of relief for children living in the primary zone of fire in a quieter region. Your donation will help fund day camps and special classes to provide diversion activities. 

 

2. Help the Most Vulnerable 

For the elderly and the infirm, the 15-second siren warning is not long enough to make it to a shelter. For now, some must live in them. For others, the senior centers and community centers that provide food and comfort during ordinary times are now inaccessible. Food and medicine must be delivered to them. All this requires a more agile organizational infrastructure and extra hands for the agencies to provide this assistance.  Your donation will help fund these efforts.

 

3. Fund Trauma Support for a Growing Population Under Fire  

For most people the damage of continued rocket fire is not just physical. It is impossible today to know the extent of the psychological impact on residents of the south who have lived through 8,000 rocket attacks over the last 13 years. And now, because of the expanding geographic scope of affected areas, people living in the center of the country are also facing this extreme stress. 
Your donation will help fund the growing need for Trauma Counseling. 

 

4. Provide Flexible Assistance for Communities Hardest Hit by the Conflict. Local leadership performs the first level of triage for the needs of individual communities.  With this new outburst of violence they are facing dramatically increased needs. Your donation will help meet the needs of the population most deeply affected. 

 

 

Two ways to donate today!
Donate Online at
or mail your checks made out to the
Jewish Federation with subject line "Stop the Sirens"
to 3202 Shalom Way, South Bend, IN 46615