teams there with sterile gloves, filtration masks,
protective suits, disinfectants, and other medical
gear to allow them to continue making home
visits to treat and care for children traumatized
by years of rocket fire. They also arranged food
and medicine to those in isolation or unable
to shop, while also working with Magen David
Adom to administer blood tests for coronavirus.
Meantime, first responders in the Gaza border
area repurposed the special ATV firefighting
equipment recently donated by the ICEJ to
clean and sanitize public areas from the virus,
including playgrounds, schools, and parks.
OTHER DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
As unemployment rose due to the coronavirus
lockdowns, the ICEJ reached out to other
communities in need all across Israel.
The ICEJ responded to urgent requests for help
on behalf of dozens of Bnei Menashe, Chinese,
and Hispanic Jewish families who arrived
in Israel within the past year or so and were
struggling due to job layoffs and other economic
fallout from the coronavirus crisis. We were able
to provide them with grants and food vouchers
to assist the newly unemployed and those in
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