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Natasha was the only Jew among 50 orphans hiding in the basement when a bomb leveled their home. They were an unlikely mix of Russians, Chechens and Armenians, from 2 to 17; and their leader, a 60-year-old Chechen, Aslanbek Dombayev, who will not abandon them. Together, they escaped Grozny to Ingushetia 12 kilometers away. Federation representatives found them there, huddled together around a small kerosene heater. No jackets. No shoes. No electricity or hot water or even the ability to communicate with the outside world. The children hadn't been in school for two years.
NatashaSince that night, Natasha has immigrated to Israel, and the other children have visited her there. They have received clothes, shoes, medicine and other times. But "we need to get back to Grozny, so the children can go to school. They're refugees anywhere else. People don't want refugees wasting the teacher's time."
The federation community works with hundreds of local, national and international institutions to rescue Jews and non-Jews. To provide emergency relief to everyone who needs it. With your help, federation can do more.