Israaid

Two years after October 7, Jewish groups still grappling with identity crisis, generational divide

Jewish organizations face a genuine dilemma: Have we temporarily pivoted or permanently transformed? Are we making strategic decisions, or are we being captured by donor preferences?

|ByRINA EDELSTEIN
Jewish organizations pivoted after October 7 to help Israel, but emergency mode has now stretched beyond two years, and what began as a temporary pivot is hardening into something else entirely.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli couple Keith and Aviva Siegel, who were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026.

Melania Trump hosts former hostages Aviva, Keith Siegel for White House visit

Melania notably released a biographical documentary last week, in which Aviva features. She stressed the visit with the Siegels was not a promotion for the film.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
Keith and Aviva Siegel speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.

|ByASHER SMITH
Ayelet Levin Karp, CEO of SID Israel.

Israeli aid, development groups see 40% drop in international partnerships following Gaza war

Around 60% have also reported that their ability to raise funds has been negatively affected since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

IsraAID response team heading to Mozambique

The Israeli humanitarian group will provide relief supplies and medical care, restore access to potable water and offer psychological support to those affected.

MARCH 21, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man looks at a washed away bridge along Umvumvu river following Cyclone Ida

IsraAID brings professional training to California following wildfires

IsraAID's first informational training session dealt with the global humanitarian landscape, players in the field, and ethical considerations of aid.

FEBRUARY 20, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

Israel to send rescue equipment to Brazil after dam collapse

JANUARY 26, 2019ByHERB KEINON, REUTERS
Rescue crew work in a tailings dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA that burst, in Brumadinho

IsraAID honored for Puerto Rico disaster relief

Israel was the only country outside the US that took part in a conference of NY Latino political leadership on the crisis in Puerto Rico.

NOVEMBER 11, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
Consul to NY Dani Dayan visits an IsraAID site earlier this year

IsraAid comes to the rescue after horrific floods strike Kerala, India

As a Bangladeshi Hindu living in India, I would like to offer my support to a fellow democracy struggling against radical Islamist terrorism

AUGUST 23, 2018BySHIPAN KUMER BASU
A flood-affected girl eats her food inside a school, which has been converted into a temporary relief camp, in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 20, 2018.

Whoever saves one life, saves the entire world

“AJC supported IsraAID in all of its key programs, such as the earthquake in Haiti, the Tsunami in Japan, the typhoon in the Philippines, the Ebola outbreak, the Syrian and Yazidi refugee crises."

JUNE 10, 2018ByDAVID BRUMMER
IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

Une lumière parmi les nations

Focus sur l’organisation IsraAID qui intervient aux quatre coins du monde pour secourir les victimes de catastrophes naturelles

NOVEMBER 20, 2017ByCARL HOFFMAN
Apprentissage de plantation de semences à Haïti

The Israeli NGO that is bringing relief to America’s disaster areas

IsraAID volunteers often act as coordinators, a skill cultivated in a country where teenagers are thrust into leadership positions in the army.

OCTOBER 28, 2017ByJTA
IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

Israelis to the rescue all over the world

IsraAID’s global disaster response realizes the dream of the Jewish state being a light unto the nations.

OCTOBER 19, 2017ByCARL HOFFMAN
IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

Israeli NGO iAid sends relief team to Texas

In the long term, iAid hopes to help with technological needs of the community, such as water purification, using Israel innovations.

AUGUST 29, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
Traffic lights lie on a street after being knocked down, as Hurricane Harvey approaches in Corpus Christi, Texas, US August 25, 2017.