A foundation started by Steven Spielberg will donate $1 million to relief efforts in Israel. The Righteous Persons Foundation will make a $250,000 contribution to the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Israel Crisis Fund and will follow up with gifts to the New Israel Fund and other organizations assisting people evacuated from northern Israel.
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