Why don't Jewish people donate money to American charities?

Question

It bothers me that...for all the land we fought and died to give theam, all the money we have taken from muslim oil profits and yet they treat us Americans like we are some sort of lower class people. I have never seen a jew offer financial aid or even a job to
a poor person who is not a Jew.

Answer 1

i hope that this is a sincere question and not just thinly veiled hate. if it is sincere, it is a good question. btw, i'm jewish. and american. i give to the united way, which helps mostly non jews in my hometown. it is very jewish belief that if you 1st help the people of your community, then you will be able to do more good for people in other places because you'll have "back-up".
if this question is directed at israeli jews, perhaps the reason is similar to the reason many americans don't give to foreign charities - they don't realize that the need is there, or don't think about it unless the media shoves it down their thoats.
when you consider the fact that our own government has a foreign relations policy of making america sound like everyone is sucessful except those who don't deserve to be, it's no wonder that most other countries don't see us as needing help.

i can't personally think of any major celebrity or wealthy person from any other countries giving to american charities. maybe people in other countries are more into anonymous giving. in the jewish faith it is considered insulting to the person you are helping to brag about it. (see tzedakah on judiasm.com for more info)

Answer 2

Jews donate more per capita to US Charities than Christians do. While I am not putting up sources any more than you are, I would say that when data is found, the truth is lot closer to what I say than what you say... Or did you miss all the Jewish names on the walls of hospitals and schools, and charitable organizations (for all Americans, not just for Jews) all over the country? You may have never seen a Jew offer a job to a non Jew, but I guarantee that tens of thousands, if not more, non Jewish workers in this country are working for a Jew.. There was even a well known story of a Jewish textile factory owner who paid all the non Jewish employees he had for several months at full pay after the factory burned down, and none were able to work there... Basically, you are full of crap...

Answer 3

"I have never seen a Jew offer financial aid or even a job to a poor person who is not Jewish"

Seen???? What exactly do you mean? You have to actually see it with your own eyes to believe it? Jews give more to charity than any other group and not just to Jewish charities. You are a plain and simple bigot!

Answer 4

Do you have any proof for your claims?

just asking.

I imagine that you have never researched the amount of money many Jews have given to organizations like the Red cross as one example.

please do us all a favor and do some research before you make such an outlandish claim.