haifa Archives – Page 6 of 7

Teen who admitted starting fire is released

Jewish Journal December 7, 2010

The teen arrested after admitting to starting the Carmel Forest fire was released from police custody to house arrest.\n

L.A. pizza and carepackages reached fire’s frontlines

Julie Gruenbaum Fax December 7, 2010

Shawn Evenhaim and Shoham Nicolet were both officers in the Israeli army, so they know what it means to be able to sit down during a ten-minute break in action on the field and open a package with some snacks and towelettes and a personal letter from someone overseas thanking you for protecting the Jewish homeland.

Israel fire update: Uncontrolled, 42 dead, 17,000 evacuated

Jewish Journal December 3, 2010

The fire raging in northern Israel was still out of control as the sun set on Friday, with 42 people reported dead.

First Carmel fire victims identified, as Israel grapples with national tragedy

Jewish Journal December 3, 2010

As medical crews labor through the difficult task of identifying the victims of a massive brushfire ravaging Israel\’s north, Israel Police released Friday the names of eight of those who found their death in the blaze.

International aid arrives as Carmel fire continues to rage

Jewish Journal December 3, 2010

Seven fire-fighting aircraft landed in Israel early Friday, the first arrivals of a planned international airlift sent to aid the battle against a massive brushfire ripping through northern Israel.

Deadly Israeli wildfire draws U.S., Los Angeles support

Julie Gruenbaum Fax December 2, 2010

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) and its partner, the Friends of Israel Firefighters (FIF), are leading efforts to raise funds to supply Israel’s beleaguered and aging firefighting force with the equipment it needs to battle the out-of-control brushfire consuming Israel’s Carmel Mountains near Haifa.