Poverty
Iran’s rial hits historic low: Over 1.5 million rials to a dollar
Essentials such as food, medicine, and clothing have become increasingly unaffordable, while the minimum monthly wage has fallen to roughly $100.
‘Refrigerators are empty’: Iran protests spark civilian cries for regime collapse - interview
Growing class of 'war poor' Israelis pushed into poverty post-October 7, report warns
A symptom of adult failure: Why 40% of Israeli teens exhibit violent, aggressive behavior - opinion
B'ezri: Commitment to combat poverty - opinion
For more than 40 years, American Friends of Yad Eliezer has provided a safety net for tens of thousands of families in some 50 communities across Israel.
WATCH: A Pitchon-Lev volunteer tells her story
American volunteer Drea Rice speaks with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy and innovation for the Jerusalem Post, about her work with Pitchon-Lev.
IDF: Hamas officials keeping Gazans in poverty, suffering
Following the IDF's invasion, it has been discovered that Hamas has been hoarding wealth away from Gazans living in poverty.
Pitchon-Lev - Israel's beating heart in peace and in war
WATCH: Eli Cohen, CEO of Pitchon-Lev, one of Israel’s foremost humanitarian organizations in conversation with Maayan Hoffman, Deputy CEO - Strategy & Innovation for the Jerusalem Post.
Pitchon Lev CEO calls for price controls in face of rising food prices
Among those affected are impoverished families, whose struggles have only increased since the beginning of the conflict.
Poor and working-class Jews are underrepresented in pop culture, new analysis argues
TEN estimates that one in five Jewish American households earn less than $50,000 a year.