{"id":5204,"date":"2026-03-05T16:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/5204\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:25:05","slug":"watch-a-live-update-from-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/5204\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch a Live Update from Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A missile siren sounded just before Karen Katzman, Director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington\u2019s Israel Office, joined our community for a live update from Israel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJust about 20 minutes ago\u2026 I received a siren. Luckily, I have a safe room in my home and just had to go into it, which is just a few meters away from my office. Generally, if we get an alert like that, I have about 90 seconds to move to the shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life Under Missile Alerts<\/p>\n

Across Israel, families are living with repeated missile alerts. Schools are closed, businesses shuttered, and people are staying close to shelters. In the moments after a strike:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see the people emerging in the minutes after the attack\u2026 people coming out in shock, holding babies, helping elderly people leave their apartments, holding their dogs and pets. People were sobbing.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the midst of all this, Karen said something that stayed with many of us:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sounds maybe kind of clich\u00e9, but Israelis truly are resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also shared joyful moments she\u2019s witnessing:<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of you may have seen on social media the clips of Israelis celebrating Purim in the shelters. I saw a clip today that there was even a wedding in an underground shelter in a garage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Toll of Sustained Conflict<\/p>\n

Karen spoke about the growing mental health strain:<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many people, the sirens and the missile attacks are extremely triggering after everything they\u2019ve experienced over the past year and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Communities are responding to missile strikes, displacement, and the growing emotional toll.<\/p>\n

How Our Community Is Responding<\/p>\n

Moments like these are why Federation exists: to bring our community together and respond when Jews in Israel need support.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Federation allocated an initial $250,000<\/a> to begin addressing urgent needs.<\/p>\n

The full scope of need is still coming into focus, and we are working closely with partners across Israel\u2014from national organizations to municipalities, hospitals, and grassroots groups\u2014to understand how our community can respond in the days and weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

For those who want to help today, your gift strengthens our community\u2019s ability to respond quickly and responsibly as needs emerge.<\/p>\n

Support our work in Israel<\/a><\/p>\n

Karen closed with a message to our community:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really means a lot to know that we\u2019re not alone and that you\u2019re thinking of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thank you for standing with Israel and for being part of a community that shows up when it matters most.<\/p>\n

May the people of Israel continue to find strength in one another and know that our Jewish community in Greater Washington stands with them.<\/p>\n

Watch the full conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A missile siren sounded just before Karen Katzman, Director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington\u2019s Israel Office,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3563,3564,3565,3566,3567,37,3568,2510,3569,3570],"class_list":{"0":"post-5204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-communal-healing","9":"tag-crisis-response","10":"tag-emergency-relief","11":"tag-federation-programs","12":"tag-global-jewish-community","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-mental-health","15":"tag-philanthropy","16":"tag-resilience","17":"tag-solidarity"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116177503758968361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}