IDT and Genie Energy Employees Donate Coats and Toys to Newark Families in Need

NEWARK, N.J. - Dec. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- IDT Corporation and Genie Energy Ltd., both headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, today presented hundreds of coats and toys donated by their employees to the Goodwill Rescue Mission for distribution to the city’s homeless and needy.

“On behalf of the five hundred employees of IDT and Genie Energy here in Newark, we are pleased to present the Goodwill Rescue Mission with the coats and toys donated by our employees during the holiday season,” said IDT’s VP for Business Development, Elie Katz.  “We appreciate the great work the Mission does to feed and otherwise assist the hungry, homeless and hurting in Newark, and thank the Mission for providing us with this opportunity to help.  We are also grateful to Councilmember Luis A. Quintana for arranging the donation.”

Reverend Don Hall, Director of Development for the Goodwill Rescue Mission, accepted the gifts for the Mission.

The Goodwill Rescue Mission has been ministering to those suffering in poverty, homelessness and dependencies in Newark, New Jersey, since 1896.

About IDT Corporation:

IDT Corporation , through its IDT Telecom division, provides retail telecommunications and payment services to help immigrants and the under-banked communicate and share resources around the world.  IDT Telecom’s wholesale business is a leading global carrier of international long distance calls.  IDT also holds a majority interest in Zedge (www.zedge,net), developer of the popular eponymous app for a mobile content discovery and acquisition.   For more information on IDT, visit www.idt.net

About Genie Energy Ltd.:

Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE- GNE, GNEPRA) is comprised of Genie Retail Energy (GRE) and Genie Oil and Gas (GOGAS).  GRE operates retail energy provider, brokerage and marketing services.  GRE’s retail energy provider businesses market electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customers primarily in the Eastern United States.  GOGAS is an oil and gas exploration company including an exploratory drilling program in Northern Israel.  For more information, visit ww.genie.com

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