European Jewish Association (EJA) General Director Rabbi Menachem Margolin has appealed other community leaders to join a planned visit this week to a refugee camp in Brussels.

The goodwill visit to the camp of Syrian refugees in the center of the Belgian capital is organised by the European Jewish Community Centre (EJCC) with the specific aim of delivering much-needed school supplies to children who have already received adequate supplies of food and clothing.

Rabbi Margolin called on other Jewish leaders and community members to join the humanitarian mission, which will be leaving Thursday at 18.00 from the European Jewish Building, located in the EU area, either bringing with them the requested supplies, or making a donation to the EJCC who will donate them on their behalf.

‘’It is each and every Jewish individual’s moral duty to help those in need, to be ambassadors for charity and goodwill in times of crisis,’’ said Rabbi Margolin.

“The founding principle of many universal faiths is to love your neighbor as yourself – it’s at times like this that we are called on to put our money where our mouths are,” said the EJA Director.

“European Jewry well remembers having to flee their homes empty-handed in our recent history. We must use those experiences and all possible tools at our disposal to help these migrants to build their own futures,” he added.