“Gauge a country’s prosperity by its treatment of the aged.”(Jewish Proverb)

In Israel and around the globe, JDC is a lifeline of support and hope for hundreds of thousands of elderly Jews living in abject poverty and extreme loneliness.

For Baku Grandma, Help is Intergenerational
When Natalia took a fall, became bedridden, and could no longer provide for her family, she knew JDC was her only address for help. Find out ho our partnership in Azerbaijan is giving Natalia and her granddaughter a chance for a better a future.

Community’s Caring Warms Winter Chill for FSU Elderly
Perel Geller dreads the Ukrainian winter, when plunging temperatures and long months of snowfall compound her daily hardship. At 80 years old... Read more about Community’s Caring Warms Winter Chill for FSU Elderly 

Weathering the Storm in the Former Soviet Union
Even before the global economic crisis, the former Soviet Union (FSU) had the distinction of being home to the world’s poorest Jews. Among the most vulnerable were the elderly... Read more about how the global financial downturn is impacting the already difficult lives of elderly in the FSU 

Israeli Teens and Holocaust Survivors Witness the Healing Powers of Theater
Fifteen-year-old Eshel Amzaleg rehearses his role on stage with the Witness Theater group. He portrays a man named Zecharia Shagrin, born in Poland in 1925 and a survivor of Nazi death camps....Learn more about a program created in Israel to help Holocaust survivors confront their horrific experiences

LeDor VaDor:  A Local Leader's Commitment to Argentina's Jewish Elderly
The Jewish faith places a high value on caring for our elders. For Jorge Fainzaig, chairman of the groundbreaking LeDor VaDor Home for Jewish seniors in Buenos Aires, that value has characterized his life every single day for four years—or longer...Learn more about the state-of-the-art facility designed to provide optimal care for Argentina's Jewish seniors