Who We Are

With the current economic downturn, many Anglo residents of Beit Shemesh have already lost their jobs. In March alone, 20,000 workers in Israel were let go. You may already be unemployed or know someone who is. For those of us who were here when the hi-tech bubble burst in 2001, you remember how many people lost their jobs and the financial troubles they found themselves in. Look around: There are less cars with company decals on the roads, more people shopping at 11am on a Wednesday morning because they don't need to leave it till after work Thursday night.

This forum of locals was set up to help Anglos (chadashim or vatikim) who are unemployed. There are many areas they need help with: receiving proper pitzuyim, the process of signing up and receiving unemployment benefits, restructuring mortgages, maybe opening their own business or freelancing etc. We are not looking to do job networking because there are already plenty of job sites and Yahoo groups for that (see resources to the right). We want to help with all the other issues- whether they be financial or social.

There are many local, unemployed Anglos who could use help navigating the system etc. The goal of this network is to help them.

Anyone can contribute - simply look at the list under Contact Us to the right and see where you can help.