Donations purchased by a Brooklyn synagogue community to aid military and humanitarian relief efforts in Israel are seen being loaded into a car in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. October 10, 2023.
Some 5.8 million Jews live in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center.
While there is no sign that Israel is short on basic supplies like granola bars, the donations underscore the concern and connection Jews in the United States feel toward Israel.
Elan Kornblum, the Brooklyn-based head of Great Kosher Restaurants Foodies, has turned his company's Facebook page of 91,000 members - who usually discuss favorite kosher restaurants - into a forum for coordinating Israel aid efforts.
Legacy aid organizations have also leapt to raise money for lifesaving support in Israel and the Palestinian territories in the wake of the attack.
Persons:
Rabbi Jonathan Leener, Jonathan Leener, Leener, Yuri Milner, Mike Bloomberg, Magen David Adom, Elan Kornblum, Kornblum, Chayal el, Mordy Botnick, Botnick, el Chayal, Gabriella Borter, Paul Thomasch, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
REUTERS Acquire, Israel Defense Forces, Pew Research Center, Billionaire, Jewish Agency for, Facebook, Newark Liberty International, IDF, Palestine Children's Relief, International Committee, Thomson
Locations:
Brooklyn, Israel, Brooklyn , New York, U.S, Handout, United States, Jewish Agency for Israel, New York City, Palestine, Gaza, Washington