A yid who gives generously to yiddeshe mosdos can also give to generic non-Jewish charities whose activities and programs benefit yidden along with goyim. I was in Texas over 10 years ago during a flooding episode where the local Chabad house made a big kiddush hashem by serving as neighborhood relief center without regard to religious affiliation and then-Governor Rick Perry gave the shalicah special recognition. Some of the biggest baalei tzadakah in the frum Jewish community have also provided support for local charitable ventures. One does not exclude the other.
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