Jewish groups established mailboxes to accept donations for victims of Saturday’s earthquake in El Salvador. Donations can be made to: El Salvador Relief, c/o American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 711 Third Ave., New York, N.Y., 10017, or by visiting www.jdc.org. Or to: American Jewish World Service, 989 Ave. of the Americas, 10th Flr., New York, N.Y. 10018 or at www.ajws.org. Or to: B’nai B’rith Disaster Relief Fund, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20036, or to www.bnaibrith.org.
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