Karmel Melamed
He reached into his pockets to give back
As members of Iran’s Jewish community fled their home nation over the years and settled in places like Los Angeles and New York, they brought with them both an entrepreneurial spirit and a philanthropic one.
Local Iranian Jews honor Iranian-Israeli broadcasting legend
For Iranians living in Iran, Radio Israel’s Menashe Amir’s soft voice and courteous on-air demeanor have made his daily “Voice of Iran” show, broadcast from Jerusalem in Farsi, a long-popular source of news.
Christians United for Israel reaches out to Mideast Jews in online programs
In May, “Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?” a new educational video produced by the website PragerU.com and the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) organization, was released on social media sites retelling the story of the more than 850,000 Jews who during the 20th century either were expelled or forced into exile from Arab and Islamic countries.
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