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Old 10-19-2016, 08:59 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Irritating song, slightly creepy too. Not sure if they are legit. Brings to mind the donation box barkers where they collect for the "homeless" despite news reports in the past revealing the $$$ was not being used for that. I would like to be thinking wrong here.
My understanding is that "for kids" means "sponsoring kids to go on birthright trips to Israel". Which may from certain points of view be considered beneficial for kids but is not at all what most people assume it is and definitely not going to feed/clothe/shelter needy children.
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Old 10-19-2016, 09:38 AM
 
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My understanding is that "for kids" means "sponsoring kids to go on birthright trips to Israel". Which may from certain points of view be considered beneficial for kids but is not at all what most people assume it is and definitely not going to feed/clothe/shelter needy children.
Is that really where the money goes? I once donated a German car to them. Maybe I should consider that an act of correcting the sins of the past.
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