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Bayit Lepletot (Hebrew: בית לפליטות, literally, "Home for Refugees"), is an Orthodox Jewish orphanage for girls in Jerusalem, Israel.Established in 1949 in the Mea Shearim neighborhood to accommodate young Holocaust refugees and orphans, the orphanage opened a second campus in north-central Jerusalem called Girls Town Jerusalem (Hebrew: קרית בנות, "Kiryat Banot") in 1973.
Today, most of the residents are not orphans, but children whose parents have mental illness or addictions, or who are severely impoverished. Some are victims of physical or emotional abuse. [13] The orphanage also accepts Jewish immigrant children from Russia and Ethiopia. [14] By the end of 2011, the orphanage houses 100 children ages 7 to 18.
Pages in category "Jewish orphanages" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bellefaire Orphanage;
The Jewish Orphanage in Frankfurt was established through the contributions of private individuals and wealthy donors, and its upkeep was made possible by donations. [ 6 ] Founded to serve the needs of impoverished Jewish boys, the orphanage offered comprehensive care, encompassing both physical and emotional well-being, alongside educational ...
Korai was taken to a Jewish boarding school in Poland, then to France and eventually to Israel in 1949. He spent 35 years working on semi-trucks. Korai had three children and eight grandchildren.
The Home for Destitute Jewish Children is a historic orphanage at 150-156 American Legion Highway in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a three-story Classical Revival brick structure, designed by John A. Hasty and built in 1911.
Today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade may be Hoda Kotb's last time hosting. In September, she announced she would be stepping down from the Today show in January 2025.. After celebrating her 60th ...
Isaiah 58 provides food packages, hot “meals-on-wheels,” medicine, in-home care, housing, heating fuel, clothing, and other basic essentials to more than 200,000 destitute elderly Soviet Jews, and gives Jewish orphans and vulnerable street children in the former Soviet Union the care they need to survive and prepare for a brighter future. [30]