American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee JDC Provides Lifeline to More Than 170,000 Elderly Jews in Former Soviet Union

From St. Petersburg, Russia to Siberia, from Kiev, Ukraine to Kazakhstan, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) provides relief to more than 170,000 destitute elderly Jews in over 2,900 cities, towns, and villages across the vast cultural and geographic expanse of the republics that comprise the former Soviet Union (FSU). A network of more than 175 JDC-supported Hesed welfare centers and other Jewish organizations offers vital services to ease the burden of the destitute Jewish elderly living in the region's bitter cold. Every day, homecare for the elderly, as well as thousands of blankets, boots, warm jackets, and gallons of heating fuel oil are being provided for the...

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