Friends of Kupat Hakahal Kirhyat Sefer
Friends of Kupat Hakahal Kirhyat Sefer is a UK registered charity (no. 1113041). According to the UK Charity Commission its activities comprise: 'The relief of poverty sickness and infirmity among persons of the Jewish faith throughout the world and in particular by supporting the charitable activities of Kupat Hakahal Kiryat Sefer'.[1]
However, Kiryat Sefer, more generally known as Modi'in Illit, is an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.[2]
One of its directors, David Chontow, is the director of a number of charities that operate in Israel, including Keren Eretz Yisroel (charity no. 1112935). The latter has received funding from the Hart N. and Simona Hasten Family Foundation in the US, which provides funding to a wide range of the pro-settler causes.
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History
The organisation became a registered charity in 2005.[1]
Finances and Funding
Between 2011 and 2015 the charity spent £441,306.[3]
People
Board of Directors circa July 2015
David Chontow | Gerald Halibard | Yael Levison
Contact
Address circa July 2015:
- 88 Leeside Crescent
- London
- NW11 OLA
- Phone: 0208 458 6964
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charity Commission Website Charity Framework. Accessed 6 July 2015.
- ↑ B'Tselem Website 28 Feb. 07: Illegal construction approved in the Modi'in Illit settlement. Accessed 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Charity Commission Website Charity Overview. Accessed 6 July 2015.
