By Navit Zomer, ynetnews.com
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has pledged $10.16 million in relief funds for the Jewish communities in former Soviet Union.
The IFCJ reportedly made the decision following reports suggesting the financial crisis and the decrease in philanthropic efforts have left the communities depleted.
Businessman Lev Leviev, who chairs several of the organizations supporting such communities, called upon IFCJ President Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein for help, and the latter quickly pledged his support.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews is supported by mostly US-based donations and supplies hundreds of thousands of Jews with food, clothing and social aid.
and whats wrong with christans? they are feine menschen!
that finally people will realize the mistake in calling chabad of russia or avner. people have placed he success of the Rebbe’s shluchim in russia on Levi Leviev and allowed him for years to get away with making his orgnization look like it is the reason for the rebirth of judiasm in the ussr the success of the shluchim is only because of the Rebbe’s koichos not because of or avner which is now an org that is going bust maybe people want to start calling chabad in russia Or Eckstien sounds stupid well that is what i have been… Read more »
The Upside is… Money will be pumped into our Mosdos. The Downside they will bring cameras to show where 10 million dollars went to… and all over TV will Chabad be connected to christian fundrasing. Chabd then will be part of the geshpanka to christian fundraising
There are many Xtians who give huge $ to causes which are purly Jewish. Many think its to get Jews to convert C”V. But this organization have actually paid $ to Nefesh B’Nefesh. A Soup Kitchen in Bnei Brak etc.
Why do they do this? Because the take the Verse from Cumish that says … “Those that Bless you .. I shall bless”.
Smart move by Reb Lev!