Israel allows civil defence squads to resume training: Following a report in Ma'ariv and against the background of growing tensions along the border with the Golan Heights, the IDF accepted the pleas of Golan residents and defence squads will now resume training to prepare for any scenario, including terrorist infiltration
Due to the economic downturn, more middle class families have fallen below the poverty line in the United States. More than 50 million Americans, including 8 million children, are affected by hunger according to the US government. A photographer here in Los Angeles, is attempting to implore Jews throughout the US to help. Mazon, a Jewish Response to Hunger, has commissioned Barbara Grover to display an exhibit called “The New Face of Hunger.” Each of her photographs tells the story of a family suffering from hunger. Mazon needs to raise $ 100,000 to show the exhibit at synagogues across the country.
Lindsey Mastis, JN1, Los Angeles
