Jewish Federations' Mark Wilf reflects on mission to Poland-Ukraine border to assist refugees

(JNS) - The first organized humanitarian mission of the North American Jewish community for Ukrainians will be far from the last.

This past week, a mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border to visit with refugees and evaluate needs on the ground. The task is overwhelming, but something the Federations are working on in tight coordination with its global partners.

"It was an important and eye-opening experience to go. We had leadership from 10 communities. We wanted to see and sense for ourselves all the work going on with our part...