JDC Voices Blog
On Visit to the Field, Challenging Easy Assumptions
'In late June and early July, I spent a week in Tbilisi and a handful of other Georgian cities. Embedded on a JDC Entwine service trip for young professionals, I crisscrossed this country of about 5 million people - and approximately 8,000 Jews - with a cohort of 15 young adults from all over the world, visiting Jewish communities everywhere from relatively thriving cosmopolitan cities to depressed former Soviet factory towns plagued by near universal unemployment.
A Summer Respite in Troubled Ukraine
Nikita Danilenko and his family were never JDC clients before Ukraine's violent political and economic crisis erupted last year.
The Jewish Response to Disaster
Ram Tripathi gave a searing presentation about Nepal to JDC donors, giving circle members, JDC Entwine members, and friends who gathered at the beautiful carriage house studio of JDC Circle member Linda White in Greenwich Village on Wednesday, June 17. He spoke about growing up in poverty and how his parents insisted that he and his three brothers attend school. But there was only one pair of shoes, so the brother who was dressed and ready first in the morning would get to wear the shoes on that day.
From the CEO: In Europe, JDC Prepares for the Future
The cities of Lisbon and Madrid are separated by about 300 miles, a distance similar to New York and Boston or New York and Washington, DC.
Moscow Soccer Tournament Blends Jewish Identity, Volunteerism
Four Jewish soccer teams from Russia and Israel came together in Moscow for the Inter Maccabi Cup, a two-day tournament marking the 25 anniversary of the revival of the Maccabi community in Russia.
QandA: On the Ground in Nepal, Finding Hope and Heartache
Gideon Herscher, JDC's Director of International Partnerships, traveled to Nepal weeks after the country was struck by the worst earthquake in decades as part of JDC's emergency response and assessment team.
Judafest Celebrates Hungarian Jewish Pride, Identity
For eight years, the JDC-sponsored Judafest festival has brought thousands of members of Hungary's Jewish community to the streets to celebrate their culture and share their pride in their identity. The festival is especially remarkable in the face of Hungary's unsettling rise of right wing, anti-Semitic political rhetoric.
On the Ground: Delivering Relief in Manikhel, Nepal
Today's visit to a very tight-knit community that lost a daughter was heart-wrenching. We brought our condolences, visited with each family to understand how they are surviving, and delivered critically needed aid.
JDC Responds: Team in Kathmandu, Packing Aid Supplies in NY
After a day on the ground in Nepal, JDC's veteran disaster response expert and emergency field medic Mike Attinson said he's struck by the devastation in the city.
JDC Joins World Bank’s Faith2EndPoverty Initiative
JDC joins the World Bank and the faith community to end poverty by 2030.
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