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Rescue workers recover a body from the collapsed construction site in Bangkok, where Israeli and Thai teams are working together following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck on 28 March 2025.
April 2, 2025, 9:34 pm
‘We won’t rest until the bodies are buried’: Israeli officer in Thailand speaks from earthquake rescue site
Major (Res.) D. tells the Jewish News about Israel’s support in Thailand after the deadly earthquake that killed 1,600 people
By Annabel Sinclair
Rescue workers search through the rubble for survivors following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on 28 March 2025. The disaster has killed thousands and displaced millions. (Photo: World Jewish Relief)
March 31, 2025, 5:43 pm
World Jewish Relief launches emergency appeal for Myanmar earthquake victims
UK Jewish charity launches urgent appeal after Myanmar earthquake kills thousands and leaves millions in desperate need of aid
By Annabel Sinclair
Morocco_Earthquake_Appeal
September 14, 2023, 11:07 am
World Jewish Relief launches Morocco earthquake emergency appeal 
2,500 dead and more than 300,000 affected by devastation of 6.8 magnitude quake disaster
By Michelle Rosenberg
March 10, 2023, 11:48 am
OPINION: One month on… the earthquake aftermath in Antakya
"Nothing quite strikes fear into the heart as the destruction": World Jewish Relief updates Jewish News, one month after Turkey's devastating earthquake
By Kai Hopkins
Pic: MDA
March 8, 2023, 5:49 pm
Magen David Adom UK facilitates second humanitarian relief flight to Turkey
Collective community efforts see 13 pallets of duvets, sleeping bags and blankets airlifted to city of Adana, 115 miles from earthquake epicentre
By Michelle Rosenberg
World Jewish Relief Annual Dinner 2023, Round House, Camden
February 22, 2023, 11:31 am
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel take podcast double act to World Jewish Relief annual dinner
King Charles sends message to charity, praising the "tremendous example" its set "over the last 90 years” as guests celebrate milestone anniversary of humanitarian agency
By Michelle Rosenberg
Brothers Yaakov Yisrael Paley, 6 (right) and Asher Menahem Paley, 8, killed in a deadly car-ramming terror attack near Ramot Junction in Jerusalem on February 10, 2023. (Twitter)
February 14, 2023, 11:16 am
OPINION: ‘Allahu akbar’: use God’s name for goodness, not acts of unimaginable evil
Eli Beer, CEO of United Hatzalah, reflects on the power of the Arabic phrase that means 'God is great' when used for love rather than blind, bloodthirsty hate.
By Eli Beer United Hatzalah
United Hatzalah's rescue team in Turkey just before departing, citing concerns about a threat against them. (Courtesy United Hatzalah)
February 12, 2023, 9:57 pm
Israeli rescue team evacuated from Turkey amid ‘concrete and immediate threat’
United Hatzalah told its team of roughly two dozen personnel in Turkey to end their rescue mission and leave the country.
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
United-Hatzalah-and-IDF-teams-preparing-medical-equipment-before-going-into-a-collapsed-building-in-Kahramanmaras-to-treat-a-survivor-on-Thursday. Credit: United Hatzalah
February 10, 2023, 12:25 pm
Israeli Chief Rabbi issues Shabbat dispensation for earthquake search and rescue
Rabbi Lau gives special ruling permitting IDF and United Hatzalah operations to continue in Turkey as the appalling death toll goes beyond 20,000.
By Michelle Rosenberg
Yavneh College
February 9, 2023, 11:34 am
Yavneh College raises funds for earthquake victims
Jewish school in Borehamwood fundraises as part of widespread community efforts following the disaster in Turkey and Syria
By Michelle Rosenberg
Kilis community centre, Turkey. Pic: WJR
February 8, 2023, 12:32 pm
Jewish aid organisations spearhead UK earthquake relief efforts in Turkey
World Jewish Relief and Magen David Adom at the forefront of Jewish community response to humanitarian crisis in Turkey and Syria
By Michelle Rosenberg
Saul Cenudioglu, pictured here with his grandchildren, was found dead with his wife in the ruins of their home city of Antakya in Haray province. (Family photo courtesy of Ela Cenudioglu; Haray: Firat Ozdemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
February 8, 2023, 11:15 am
Turkish earthquake emergency: Missing Jewish couple feared dead
A spokesperson from the the community in Istanbul told Jewish News both Saul and Fortuna Cenudioglu from the city of Antakya are "still missing'.
By Jotam Confino in Israel and David I Klein (JTA)
Emergency teams search for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Adana, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing and injuring thousands of people. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
February 8, 2023, 10:51 am
Turkish eyewitness describes ‘maze of horror’ caused by deadly earthquake
Osman Sahin tells Jewish News what it felt like to drive through at least 40 collapsed buildings before finding shelter in his car with a three-year-old son on his lap.
By Jotam Confino in Israel
Pic: MDA
February 7, 2023, 11:27 am
Magen David Adom responds to humanitarian crisis in Turkey
Israel’s national medical emergency, disaster, ambulance and blood service joins rescue delegation
By Michelle Rosenberg
Civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
February 6, 2023, 5:27 pm
World Jewish Relief launches Turkey emergency earthquake appeal
A massive earthquake hit both Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 1,700 dead with numbers expected to rise. Here's how you can help.
By Michelle Rosenberg
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