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David Gajer (left) and Eva Orbuch (second from right) about to depart a supermarket with their Moroccan friends in a van laden with earthquake aid supplies. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOpinion

We were visiting Morocco when the earthquake hit. Here’s what we saw and how you can help.

by Eva Orbuch and David Gajer September 20, 2023September 21, 2023

We were several months into our honeymoon, a nine-month voyage around the world. On Sept. 8, we were having a wonderful evening in Essaouira, a seaside city in southern Morocco, […]

Inset: Saul and Fortuna Cenudioglu. Background: A building in Antakya destroyed by the earthquake. (Photo/JTA-Ibrahim Oner-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Stalwart of Antakya Jewish community confirmed dead in Turkey quake as search continues

by David I. Klein and JTA February 9, 2023
Inset: Saul Cenudioğlu, seen here with his grandchildren, has been missing along with his wife since earthquake (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Ela Cenudioglu). Background: A view of collapsed building after an earthquake hit southern provinces of Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023 (Photo/JTA-Firat Ozdemir-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).
Posted inWorld

2 Jewish community leaders missing in Antakya, Turkish city devastated by earthquakes

by David I. Klein and JTA February 7, 2023February 8, 2023
Afghan family walks in airport
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JFCS East Bay aids quake-stricken local Afghan families

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 28, 2022June 28, 2022
This photo of the post-earthquake ruins of Temple Emanu-El's original building appeared on the cover of our Sept. 21, 1906 issue.
Posted inFrom the Archives

How this newspaper kept Jews in touch after the 1906 earthquake

by Sue Fishkoff June 6, 2022June 7, 2022
Rescuers from the Mexican-Jewish aid agency Cadena inspecting damage in Mexico City on Sept. 23, 2017 following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the city four days earlier. (Photo/Courtesy Cadena)
Posted inOpinion

How this Mexican Jewish NGO is taking charge after the earthquake

Alan Grabinsky by Alan Grabinsky October 1, 2017September 29, 2017

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