Headlines about Jewish aid efforts

The latest from JTA on the tenuous gains made by Jewish relief agencies:

Relief agencies are preparing for a protracted effort to maintain the well-being of Georgia's Jews before they can move on with the work of rehabilitation, said Amir Ben Zvi, a Ukraine-based staff member of the JDC's Georgia operation.

The situation is even more desperate for those on the other side of Russian lines -- in Gori and other cities. The road to Gori is lined with Russian snipers, checkpoints and tree-camouflaged tanks.

No Western reporters have been allowed to enter the city through the main road for days and relief workers have been let through sparingly. On Tuesday, Sergey Vlasov made the trip as head of the JDC's Tbilisi office and a Georgian citizen.

The JDC had a list there of 27 Jews remaining in the city. Vlasov and his driver found all of them, including three Israelis.

After a brief skirmish with Ossetian militia, Vlasov was able to make the trip back to Tbilisi and report to the families of the Gori Jews with whom he spoke. Those still there have no desire to leave, say JDC and Jewish Agency officials, mostly concerned that their property will be looted. (Full article on JTA.org)

JPost article on efforts to reach Georgian Jewry

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