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Getting things under control with our programs and budgets for next year |
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| January 15, 2009 / 19 Tevet 5769 "Me (left) and my administrative assistant Idit in our office in Sderot" - Ravit Ohayon-Michal. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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It almost felt normal |
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| January 15, 2009 / 19 Tevet 5769 Flags flying in Sderot. The sign says, "One Nation, One Heart." Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Net@ Graduates from Sderot and Eshkol Went to Visit Amdocs in Ra'anana. |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 Net@ graduates from Sderot and Eshkol at Amdocs. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Mission members meet IDF soldiers at the Gaza security fence |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 Mission members meet IDF soldiers at the Gaza security fence. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Buying gifts for absorption center children in Sderot |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 Members of the Jewish Agency's worker's union buy gifts for absorption center children in Sderot. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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A special present |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 David Fahima gives Laurence Bolot, head of KH's French women's division, a special present. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Kedma students return to IBIM |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 Kedma students return to IBIM. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Soni Singer and her staff in the bomb shelter |
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| January 14, 2009 / 18 Tevet 5769 Soni Singer and her staff in the bomb shelter. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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UJC mission comes to Sderot |
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| January 12, 2009 / 16 Tevet 5769 Ravit (second from left) with the UJC Solidarity Mission at the Deri house in Sderot. Both children are in the Jewish Agency's Youth Futures program. |
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Visiting regional councils near the Gaza border |
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| January 12, 2009 / 16 Tevet 5769 Board of Governors member and President of the European Jewish Congress Pierre Besnainou and Chairman of the Jewish Agency Zeev Bielski listen to a briefing from |
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Visiting regional councils near the Gaza border |
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| January 12, 2009 / 16 Tevet 5769 Board of Governors member and President of the European Jewish Congress Pierre Besnainou (left) and Chairman of the Jewish Agency Zeev Bielski (second from left) give |
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Video of a Day of Normalcy for Children Under Fire |
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| January 12, 2009 / 16 Tevet 5769 Click on the above image to play the video. If it does not play - make sure your browser is active-x enabled. |
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A breath of fresh air at Nitzana on Shabbat. |
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| January 11, 2009 / 15 Tevet 5769 A breath of fresh air at Nitzana on Shabbat. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Our Youth Future Trustees at a seminar today. |
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| January 11, 2009 / 15 Tevet 5769 Our Youth Future Trustees at a seminar today. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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The war is walking distance from us |
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| January 11, 2009 / 15 Tevet 5769 "Me standing at the Kibbutz fence. The war is walking distance from us." - Ofer Baram Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Me with my family on the Kibbutz border |
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| January 11, 2009 / 15 Tevet 5769 "Me with my family on the Kibbutz border. The Gaza Strip is behind us." - Ofer Baram Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Video with Zeev Bielski -- Standing Together |
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| January 11, 2009 / 15 Tevet 5769 Click on the above image to play the video. If it does not play - make sure your browser is active-x enabled. |
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Best friends from Ashkelon enjoy the elephants at the Safari |
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| January 9, 2009 / 13 Tevet 5769 Best friends from Ashkelon enjoy the elephants at the Safari. The respite day was made possible through the support of UJC. Click here for print quality photo. |
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The children from Sderot were so happy to get to the Safari |
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| January 9, 2009 / 13 Tevet 5769 The children from Sderot were so happy to get to the Safari. Click here for print quality photo. |
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My children with their aunt and cousins in their protected room |
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| January 9, 2009 / 13 Tevet 5769 "My children with their aunt and cousins in their protected room." - Ravit Ohayon-Michal Click here for print quality photo. |
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Ofer Baram |
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| January 7, 2009 / 11 Tevet 5769 Ofer Baram Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Command and control room at IBIM |
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| January 7, 2009 / 11 Tevet 5769 Command and control room at IBIM. Two Kassam rockets stand against the wall. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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A rare moment of peace |
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| January 7, 2009 / 11 Tevet 5769 "A rare moment of peace outside with my children." - Soni Singer Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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The show must go on |
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| January 7, 2009 / 11 Tevet 5769 "Me (standing right) with my staff at IBIM." - Soni Singer Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Volunteers help the Fahima's clean up the debris. |
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| January 6, 2009 / 10 Tevet 5769 Two hours after a rocket exploded close by, volunteers help the Fahima's clean up the debris. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Rivka Cohen cashes her much-needed SOS check |
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| January 6, 2009 / 10 Tevet 5769 Rivka Cohen cashes her much-needed SOS check at the bank. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Children board bus after emerging from the bomb shelter. |
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| January 6, 2009 / 10 Tevet 5769 The Youth Futures children board the bus after emerging from the bomb shelter. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Waiting in Sderot for the field trip to begin. |
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| January 6, 2009 / 10 Tevet 5769 Waiting in Sderot for the field trip to begin. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Work continues in spite of the war |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 "My assisant Dali Yeshurun (left) and I continue to work, in spite of the war raging near us." - Soni Singer Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Israeli flags were waving from the windows of almost all the houses on the block |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 "As I left the scene, I looked around and noticed that Israeli flags were waving from the windows of almost all the houses on the block. |
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A rocket fell in a neighborhood populated mostly by elderly people |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 In Sderot, a rocket fell in a neighborhood populated mostly by elderly people. |
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Elderly man is taken to the hospital by ambulance |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 An elderly man is taken to the hospital by ambulance after a rocket attack in Sderot. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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93 Net@ participants from the South will spend a week in Nitzana |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 93 Net@ participants from the South will spend a week in Nitzana, away from war. Click here for print quality photo. |
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Ravit's children at Ori's nursery school. |
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| January 5, 2009 / 9 Tevet 5769 "My children Ori, 3, (left) and Nitzan, 7, at Ori's nursery school today." - Ravit Ohayon-Michal Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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IBIM Student Village shattered by rockets. |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 The idyllic campus of the San Diego - IBIM Student Village has been shattered by Kassam rockets. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Children in the bomb shelter. |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Children in the bomb shelter. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Security forces deployed in the south. |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Security forces deployed in the south. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Home of Masudi Dayan destroyed by a Kassam rocket |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 The home of Masudi Dayan destroyed by a Kassam rocket. Miraculously, Masudi survived the attack. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Rivka Cohen miraculously survived this missile attack on her house |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Rivka Cohen miraculously survived this missile attack on her house, made completely of wood. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, visits Sderot |
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| January 4, 2009 / 8 Tevet 5769 Michael Bloomberg (left), Mayor of New York City, visits Sderot today. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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The San Diego-IBIM Student Village Bomb Shelter |
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| January 2, 2009 / 6 Tevet 5769 The unfinished bomb shelters at IBIM that are being used today. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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The SOS Fund cares for people whose homes have been destroyed |
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| January 2, 2009 / 6 Tevet 5769 Assistance is given within 48 hours. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Waking up to falling missiles |
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| January 2, 2009 / 6 Tevet 5769 Running to the bomb shelter. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Youth Futures Trustees accompany and support children at risk on a daily basis |
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| January 2, 2009 / 6 Tevet 5769 Keeping children busy in the bomb shelter. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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SOS Fund for Victims of Terror runs like clockwork |
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| January 2, 2009 / 6 Tevet 5769 In a country that is known for its bureaucracy, the Jewish Agency's SOS Fund for Victims of Terror runs like clockwork. |
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Jewish Agency Chairman Zeev Bielski gives a check of $1,000 to Maid Abu Sahiban from Rahat. |
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| January 1, 2009 / 5 Tevet 5769 Jewish Agency Chairman Zeev Bielski (left, standing) gives a check of $1,000 to Maid Abu Sahiban from Rahat. Maid was wounded in a missile attack. |
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Ofer in a home destroyed by a Kassam rocket. |
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| January 1, 2009 / 5 Tevet 5769 Ofer in a home destroyed by a Kassam rocket. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Ravit Ohayon-Michal's children in the bomb shelter |
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| December 31, 2008 / 4 Tevet 5769 Ravit's children, Nitzan and Ori, cover their heads in their home bomb shelter as the red alert siren sounds. Click here for print quality photo. |
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Miriam's wheelchair is buried |
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| December 31, 2008 / 4 Tevet 5769 Miriam's wheelchair is buried under the rubble. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Miriam Ezra suffered a direct hit to her living room |
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| December 31, 2008 / 4 Tevet 5769 Miriam Ezra, 72, suffered a direct hit to her living room. Six hours earlier her son had taken her to his home in Holon. Click here for larger low resolution photo. |
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Portable Shelter at Ibim Village |
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| December 31, 2008 / 4 Tevet 5769 Students at the Ibim Village painted their portable shelter to blend in with the pastoral environment at Ibim. |
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Hanukah in Ibim's fully protected dining room |
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| December 31, 2008 / 4 Tevet 5769 New immigrants from Ethiopia and former Soviet Union celebrate Hanukah in Ibim's fully protected dining room, made possible with the support of UJC's Israel Emergency |
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