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Abraham Israel of the Hazon Yeshaya Soup Kitchens
Last night at a private residence in Los Angeles, a presentation was given by Abraham Israel. Abraham was born in Egypt. His family was driven out of Egypt for being Jewish. They moved to France, where for the first time, he found out what hunger was. At soup kitchens in France, they were given their food. For three years, that's what he had to live on. He decided that if he was fortunate, he would one day do the same good for others, that was done for him, and that saved him.
He now runs the Hazon Yeshaya soup kitchens in Israel, that feed 8,000 people a day, and feed them really good food -- chicken, pasta, vegetables, fruit. There is a need for this as Israel recovers from the economic damage that was done to the tourism industry by the terrorist murders of citizens -- the so-called "intifada." We were told last night that "intifada" means "sloughing off of filth," so I don't think I'll be using the word "intifada" anymore. We saw video of the people whose lives he is saving -- they're broke, but their clothes are neat and clean. They just need food so they can go to school and learn a trade and be able to stand up for themselves on their own.
Abraham Israel is also running a vocational school that teaches them a number of trades.
The organization is amazingly well-managed. Its overhead is just 3% -- in other words, 97% of its money goes to buying the food -- only 3% goes to administration. This is unheard of in non-profit organizations. It's made possible because of the tremendous number of volunteers, including Abraham Israel.
For more information, and to donate, go to this link.
