TFJ Season 5 Episode 10 South African Embrace: A Hostage Healing Initiative (A)
Description
Rabbi Aharon Zulberg from Johannesburg, South Africa, like so many other Jews worldwide (and other very fine people, think of Dr. Julie Snyder from Beaufort, SC who jumped into action when she heard that knee pads were needed for soldiers – featured in our podcast "An Outpouring of Kindness" at the time the October 7 War broke out) wish to contribute to those affected by the war in Israel.
Rabbi Zulberg is a pragmatist and he realized that South African Jewry, with a weak currency could not compete with North American and European communities. Still, he and so many others wished to help and do something, so a collection of items to be sent to those most-impacted in Israel was assembled and dispatched. But this was just the catalytic enzyme of what would become a project totally unique to South Africa.
Credits
South African rand tanks, VOA Africa
How Did October 7 Change Israel, Unpacked
The Nation Builders: Israelis and Palestinians who Stepped up After October 7, Time Magazine
Israel-Hamas: Charities Work Around the Clock to Send Medical Aid to Those on The Ground, Global News
It Starts With a Vision – Jewish National Fund USA
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