Thank you Michiana!
On behalf of the leadership and staff of the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley, we want to thank everyone who supported the Stop the Sirens campaign. 

Thanks to your generosity, we have raised over $18,000 for this campaign to support emergency social services for the citizens of Israel. In the Stand with Israel event at our Federation on July 29th (see photo) we had over 250 people attending and raised several thousand dollars in one evening!

We are now very close to our goal of $19,700.

Even after the guns fall silent, there will be an ongoing need for trauma counseling, especially for the residents of southern Israel who have been living with rockets for years.



In this emergency campaign, we were touched by the generosity of so many members of our community, Jewish and non-Jewish, who came together to support Israel during this difficult time.

United together, we showed that solidarity with Israel is not only a Jewish cause but an American cause.

As columnist Ari Shavit of Haaretz wrote: The State of Israel is a miracle. We must not give up this miracle. We must not endanger it, and we must not take its existence for granted. When dark forces try to annihilate it, we must defend it.

Thank you Michiana for your generous support!


Worth Reading and Watching:

In this video, you can see the projects supported by your donations. 

Read and watch New Declassified Report Exposes Hamas Human Shield Policy.

 

Here is an excellent oped by former Ambassador Dennis Ross, 
Hamas Could Have Chosen Peace