Several Jewish groups set up funds to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Indonesia. The American Jewish World Service, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and B’nai B’rith International are accepting donations for victims of Saturday’s earthquake, which killed an estimated 5,000 people and left tens of thousands injured.
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