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Jewish Londoners Open Their Homes to Israelis Stranded in Britain
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Jamie Shapiro - Flight cancellations triggered by the outbreak of the Iran war left some 1,000 Israelis stuck in Britain, the vast majority of them in London. However, the London Jewish community has mobilized, with many households opening up their homes to Israelis, providing them with a free place to stay until flights resume. Nivi, who works in collaboration with the Israeli Community Europe Network, found it "incredibly moving" to see how quickly people have stepped forward to help. "As an Israeli living outside Israel...helping Israelis here makes me feel that I am at least doing something meaningful to support people who have been living under immense pressure, especially since Oct. 7." Emanuella, who volunteered her spare room in north London, said, "It is funny, in the beginning on the group chat, people were fighting to host....We took in two 18-year-old girls who were here on holiday. They ended up stranded when their flights were cancelled....At least these girls got to stay in a safe Jewish home with a family until they left."