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Facts

350,000+
Israeli youth are at risk of abuse or
neglect

40,000+
Israeli elderly live independently in their own
homes

47,000+
Israeli youth have volunteered 4 million service
hours

A
JDC loan fund helps renovate Jewish communal
property

A
JDC-funded senior facility opens in Casablanca
this spring

FSU’s
1.3 million Jews include 88,000+ Holocaust
survivors

Hesed
welfare centers serve 168,000 elderly Jews in the
FSU

JDC
currently works in more than 70 countries

JDC
development aid helps China recover from its ’08
earthquake

JDC
enlists young Americans in short-term service
projects

This year marks the
95th
anniversary of the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee (JDC), the largest
international Jewish humanitarian assistance
organization in the world. Established in 1914 by an ad
hoc coalition of North American Jewish groups to channel
funds to starving Jews in Palestine and Europe during
World War I, JDC has played a critical, often
life-saving role in most important events in 20th
century and 21st century Jewish history. Today, JDC is a
constant in the lives of the world’s poorest Jews,
providing life-sustaining aid while helping new and
older generations connect with their Jewish heritage.
And with decades of relief and development experience
behind the organization, JDC effectively provides
non-sectarian assistance to non-Jews worldwide who are
victims of natural and man-made disasters.

JDC is proud to
celebrate 95 years as a trusted partner that propels
vulnerable Jewish and non-Jewish communities from
dependent to self-sustaining.

JDC
Headlines

Features from the
Field:

Young
and Old Celebrate Jewish Heritage in
Bratislava

For
FSU Elderly, Times as Difficult as
Ever

Fellowship
Opportunity:

You
Can be the One. Apply here for the Ralph I. Goldman
Fellowship.
Deadline: December 30, 2009

Happy
Anniversary:

JDC
Celebrates 95 Years

Press
Releases:

JDC
Provides Lifeline to Nearly 170,000 Elderly Jews—Among
the Poorest Jews in the World

In
2009, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Touched Lives,Transformed Communities

View: Celebrate
Chanukah with JDC

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Since 1914, the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee (JDC) has given global expression to the
principle that all Jews are responsible for one another. Working
today in over 70 countries, JDC acts on behalf of North America's
Jewish communities and others to rescue Jews in danger, provide
relief to those in distress, revitalize overseas Jewish communities,
and help Israel overcome the social challenges of its most
vulnerable citizens. JDC also provides non-sectarian emergency
relief
and long-term development assistance
worldwide.