SWC Humanitarian Mission Distributes $650,000 to Israeli Citizens in Need - See Photo Gallery...

August 7, 2006

SWC Humanitarian Mission Delivers Aid to Frontline Israeli Communities; $650,000 Raised for Distribution in Israel

Center Officials Bring Aid and Messages of Solidarity to Beleaguered Israeli Civilians in
Haifa, Nahariyah, Sderot, Safed and Kiryat Shemona.

Through the generosity of funds raised through the Center's Israel Emergency Campaign, the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Humanitarian Mission to Israel distributed 100% of the $615,000 U.S. dollars raised to Israeli citizens in need.

Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Center's dean and founder, led the Humanitarian Mission which distributed the funds to hospitals, rehab centers and shelters under fire in the north and south of the country, including Arab-Israeli communities.  The Center's Mission also met with top government officials including Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.

Along with Rabbi Hier, the Wiesenthal Center delegation was led by Rabbis Abraham Cooper and Meyer H. May associate dean and executive director (respectively) and  included Center trustees and Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss.

Photo gallery of the Mission is available by clicking on the designated links for each "Day"...