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Since its very beginning, Jewish National Fund was, is, and always will be about our donors. It was thanks to a Diaspora community deeply invested in ensuring a homeland for the Jewish people then that today we have a thriving, flourishing State of Israel whose contributions are daily making the world a better place. We thank you, all of you!

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Celebrating Life, Remembering Loss

Sol Lizerbram

San Diego, CA

During the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War, Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) held two special, separate events honoring soldiers at Ammunition Hill, Israel’s national memorial site in Jerusalem. By the end, however, the two events merged into one big “family”

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Responding to tragedy

Jeffrey Levine

NEW YORK, NY

At a somber event today at Israel’s Arava International Center for Agricultural Training (AICAT), Jewish National Fund (JNF) President Jeffrey E. Levine pledged JNF’s assistance to 160 Nepalese students—some who lost family members, all who lost their homes—following the devastating earthquake.

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Women for israel

Nina Paul

cincinnati, OH

It is no surprise that women give big when it comes to charitable contributions according to Jewish National Fund (JNF) Women for Israel (WFI) President Nina Paul, of Cincinnati, OH.

A recent study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute

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Making an impact

Ted Banks

Chicago, IL

Looking back at his days working in the fields at Ramat Hashofet, a kibbutz in the Carmel Hills outside of Haifa, Chicago attorney Theodore (Ted) Banks recalls, “Everybody picked more oranges than I could, so I knew that wasn’t for me.”

Terry Katz

philadelphia, pa

As a young girl, Terry Katz was given cardboard trees in school; each card was an opportunity to plant a tree in the new country of Israel. She took the responsibility of collecting the 10 dimes to fill each card very seriously, and planted more trees than

Louise & Alan Dabrow

Philadelphia, Pa

For the past 25 years, Louise and Alan Dabrow have fostered a legacy of commitment to JNF through philanthropy and support. Years ago, they were in Be'er Sheva when it was literally a city dump and Abraham's Well was just a gas station.