Tsunami relief

[cema]

They still need help.

For charity, I usually go to the American Jewish World Service. You can use any organization you consider trustworthy. There are plenty of charity funds to choose from.

(An aside note: where is a Russian World Service? There used to be a tradition before the perturbations of the early XX century. Is it gone now?)

Comments

[ex-bulatych796.livejournal.com]

I am not suggesting that a Russian World Service should call for the return of emigrants (exiles? I am not sure the population of Brighton Beach consists of exiles). I am just saying Russia is in transition, and a lot of immigrants here could help her meet their own expectations.

[cema.livejournal.com]

"Ingathering of the exiles" is a just term from the Jewish parlance.

Russia, like any country, is always either in transition or in stagnation. I would not call this "difficult time" by any reasonable measure. No large-scale war, little suppression of personal initiative etc. Compared to other periods in life of Russia, or many other countries, it is not bad at all.

I think it is sad that the Russian charity traditions are so slow to restart. Maybe it simply requires more time.

[ex-bulatych796.livejournal.com]

I guess you misunderstood me. I know what Zionism is and I am familiar with the term "exile" in the Jewish sense but I was talking about helping to set up a Russian World Service, not Russia, and I wasn't making a Zionism analogy.

[cema.livejournal.com]

Right, I must have misunderstood you.

The Beslan relief effort and similar campaigns may be the first signs of improvement in the Russian charity traditions.