15 Facts About Mordechai Kahana

Mordechai "Moti" Kahana is an Israeli-American businessman and philanthropist.

Mordechai Kahana is most notable for his work for the civil war refugees in Syria.

Mordechai Kahana is a descendant of Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller, a famous 18th-century rabbi.

Mordechai Kahana provided an online stage for purchasing used cars.

Mordechai Kahana has been sued by Yellow Dog Technologies for patent infringement.

Mordechai Kahana organized additional aid, delivering donated blankets, food and water to victims in affected areas.

In 2011, Mordechai Kahana founded the "Amaliah" organization, dedicated to aiding civil society and for the empowerment of women in the Middle East.

Mordechai Kahana paid for Senator John McCain's trip to war-torn Syria.

In 2014, Mordechai Kahana assisted in the rescue and extraction of one of the last remaining Jewish families in war-torn Syria.

Mordechai Kahana worked for the sake of the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, through agreements with opposition elements in the country.

In 2015, Mordechai Kahana aided the efforts to return Canadian-born Israeli citizen Gill Rosenberg, who had left for Syria in order to join the Kurdish rebels in their fight against ISIS.

That same year, Mordechai Kahana assisted in the extraction of the last Jewish family in Aleppo, Syria, via Turkey, to Israel.

In 2016, Mordechai Kahana directed the efforts to save the many ancient religious articles from the Central Synagogue of Aleppo.

In October 2021, Mordechai Kahana arranged a flight for Zablon Simintov to evacuate him from Afghanistan.

In March 2022, Mordechai Kahana assisted in rescuing 200 Jewish orphaned children who needed help following the Russian invasion to Ukraine.