Letters from Zimbabwe - December 2008 15-12-2008
The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has really hit the country while it's down. HIV/AIDS continues to ravage the population, inflation has reached unheard of levels -- costs are doubling every day -- and extreme food shortages are forcing people to the brink of starvation.
MoreWJR Annual Fundraising Dinner Matches 2007 Success 03-12-2008
Nearly 600 of World Jewish Relief's dedicated supporters together with many new faces gathered on 1 December in the beautiful setting of the City's Guildhall to be guided by Newsnight's Emily Maitlis through the impressive 75 year history of the charity.
MoreWJR Commemorates the Kindertransport 70 Years On 25-11-2008
On 22 November, WJR held a moving memorial event at the "Children of the Kindertransport" sculpture at Liverpool Street Station to mark the 70th anniversary of the British Government's decision to permit the entry of Jewish refugee children.
MoreUpdate on WJR's Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal 21-11-2008
In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis made landfall on the coast of Myanmar (Burma). According to news reports in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, almost 80,000 were killed by the cyclone and more than 55,000 were reported missing. Following WJR's emergency appeal, the UK Jewish community responded by giving more than £73,000 to the victims of the cyclone.
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