Early Palestine

Answering an urgent call for help in 1914, JDC brought critical assistance to Jews in the Yishuv in Palestine throughout the First World War. JDC helped battle hunger and malnutrition by providing meals for the poor and elderly and nutritional support for children. Following the war, JDC worked hand in hand with the local community to ensure a wide array of services, including health care for the general population, child care for orphans, and vocational and agricultural training programs to provide livelihoods and sustenance for the new generation.