Jewish boy at the Chisinau International Airport in Moldova, on his way to Israel. He and the tens of thousands of fellow refugees who are fleeing Ukraine will be helped by Colel Chabad when they arrive in Israel. (Photo Nati Shohat/Flash90)
In Israel, Oldest Charity Assists Tens of Thousands of Ukraine Refugees
For most of its 300-year history, Colel Chabad, the oldest charity in the Holy Land, has served Jewish refugees, immigrants and the displaced from around the world. Even so, the current influx of tens of thousands of refugees from Ukraine—in its suddenness, its size and its demographics—is different than anything Colel Chabad has ever had to deal with for many reasons.
