Meet the ‘Jewish Schindler’ Who’s Helping More Than 700 Middle Easterners Escape Violence and Chaos

Photo Credit: Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night

Photo Credit: Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night

A philanthropist who’s helping hundreds of Middle Easterners stay safe, secure and stable after escaping deadly violence in their home countries recently discussed how he’s meeting their basic needs.

Canadian born musician and businessman Yank Barry, who founded Global Village Champions Foundation, a charitable organization fighting hunger, along with his friend Muhammad Ali in 1995, has been dubbed ”the Jewish Schindler,” according to the Jerusalem Post.

And when you look at what he’s doing, it’s no wonder.

Barry is currently housing 782 Christians and Middle Eastern refugees in two hotels in Bulgaria, spending $3 million to offer medical care, educational opportunities and other essential services, the Post reported.

“He saved my life,” Omid Salehi, an Iranian Christian said of Barry during a recent video interview with the outlet.

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