Savannah Jewish Federation

Mission and History

Charged with raising, collecting and distributing funds, the Federation seeks to "advance the welfare of the total Jewish community". The Federation strongly supports Israel and world Jewry. Additionally, the organization strives to "preserve the civil, political, economic and religious rights of all Jews" to develop and articulate, intelligent and constructive Jewish community and to promote mutual understanding with the community at-large.

Where We Were
Ten years ago, world Jewry was focused on the successful absorption of Ethiopian Jewry in Israel. Today, the two babies born on the plane in 1991 are 10 years old and in the third grade in Israel. Twenty-five years ago, we set out to rescue and resettle Soviet Refuseniks in Israel. Today, noted refuseniks, Natan Sharansky and Yuli Edelstein are members of the Knesset. Forty years ago, 800,000 Sephardic Jews were living in tents in Israel; fifty-five years ago, Israel was on the verge of Statehood and world Jewry was focused on survivors of the Holocaust. Ninety years ago, Jews were raising funds to distribute in Palestine to the Jewish community suffering from drought.

Only With Your Help
Our sincere thanks go to everyone in our community whose financial commitment to the annual campaign allows us to maintain programs and services for Jews in Savannah and surrounding areas and to do our fair share to help Jews in need around the world. We also thank those who gave above and beyond to the Israel Emergency Campaign in response to the crisis in Israel. "Oseh Shalom Bim'ro'mav, Hu Ya'aseh Shalom Aleinu, V'al Kol Yisrael. May G-d who sits on high grant peace on us and on all Israel." And if not now, when?

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