Israeli and Jewish American humanitarian aid organizations have launched an emergency mission to deliver warm clothing to Syrian refugees suffering from sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall in Greece. The extreme wintry weather has made life in the refugee camps even more difficult than usual.

The non-governmental international humanitarian aid organizations, Amaliah (based in New York) and IsraAID (based in Tel Aviv) are currently in Greece with a team of five Israeli and Jewish American relief workers. The relief workers are bringing winter clothing and blankets to refugees on the island of Lesbos.

The 1.5 tons of supplies were gathered via donations from ordinary Israelis and sorted, packed, and readied for shipment.

(via Israel21c)

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