Did you know . . .

Did you know that The Joshua Fund provides funding for several radio stations to broadcast Bible teaching into various regions of the epicenter every weekday?

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On January 27th, we solemnly mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the date on which the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was liberated by the Soviet Red Army troops in 1944.

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How The Joshua Fund is prepared to provide assistance in the event of an earthquake

Learn about how The Joshua Fund plans to provide food and other life sustaining supplies to communities directly affected by a crisis or natural disaster, such as an earthquake.

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With quake fears looming, Israel seeks to protect ancient sites

The Times of Israel and the Associated Press reported that with Israel situated in one of the world’s earthquake-prone areas, officials are taking action to protect the Holy Land’s most important ancient treasures so they don’t come tumbling down.

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Did you know . . .

That your donations established monthly deliveries for 14 Distribution Centers in Israel that provide humanitarian relief to approximately 3,660 families each month?

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2013: Record year for tourism

Tourism Ministry figures point to new record in tourist entries in past year with more than 3.5 million visitors. Fifty-three percent of tourists were Christian, about half of them Catholics, 28% were Jewish, and the rest were members of other religions or people with no religious affiliation.

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Crowds gather in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations

An estimated 75,000 Christian pilgrims are now in Israel to celebrate Christmas and many will visit Bethlehem, especially tonight on Christmas Eve. By the time the Christmas season is over, "about two million people will have visited Bethlehem in 2013," which Israeli tourism officials note is "almost double the 2012 figure of 1.18 million" people.

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Jerusalem returns to life after epic storm

The Times of Israel reported that Jerusalem partially returned to life Tuesday morning, after a heavy winter snow storm left the capital isolated and largely shut down over the weekend.

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Jerusalem braces for storm that is labeled ‘three times worse’ than what has been seen

Municipality urging everyone to stay indoors as weather conditions worsen; electric corp. declares national state of emergency; tens of thousands left without power.

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Snowed-in Jerusalem to reopen

School called off in the capital and its environs, areas of the West Bank; snow expected to spread to Negev on Friday.

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Israel, Jordan, PA agree to build Red Sea-Dead Sea canal

Deal signed in Washington aims to provide the region with more drinking water while replenishing the ailing salt lake.

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20% of Israelis can’t afford food

YNet News reported that a new study draws a picture of a worrying situation across wide swaths of Israeli society. According to the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel study, published on Wednesday, 35% of Israelis have reached a state of severe distress.

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