An additional $100,000 has been authorized to supplement prior sums granted and make a total of $250,000 allocated to help Iranian Jews who fled the turmoil of their country to come to New York during the past year. In announcing the new grant, Harry Mancher, president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, explained that Federation’s Committee on Communal Planning (CPC) and several Federation agencies, in conjunction with New York United Jewish Appeal, continue to work actively to meet the urgent needs of Iranian Jews of the city. The $250,000, he added, is part of a total amount of $500,000 being made available for aid.
Of this, New York UJA and Federation have each allotted $100,000. In addition, Federation last year distributed $60,000 to its Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services to set up a special assistance unit. Some months ago, Federation’s Fund for Jewish Education allocated $40,000 to 12 yeshivol enrolling Iranian Jewish students. Nor+ grants through Federation’s Communal Planning Committee amount to another $50,000 for emergency relief and additional payments to yeshivol. And the Lubavitch organization previously expended $50,000.
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