Crisis Response – Israel

Israelis are all too familiar with the threats posed by war and terrorism. But, thankfully, they know that when terror strikes – as well as during natural disasters like forest fires – The Fellowship will be there, delivering essential aid and working through its well-established network of staff, partners, and volunteers to serve and protect Israelis at risk. Learn more about how The Fellowship supports Israel in times of crisis.

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Ukrainian Refugees Find a Home in Israel

The Fellowship | February 21, 2023

As The Fellowship welcomes home Ukrainian refugees to Israel, we learn about how many have been forced to flee their homes since the start of the war.

Tzilia, elderly Holocaust survivor who receives help for holidays from IFCJ

Faith and Light for the Holidays

The Fellowship | December 7, 2022

Haunted by a Ukrainian childhood during the Holocaust, this elderly Jewish woman has hope for Hanukkah this holiday season.

Rachel, elderly Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, receives love and High Holy Days aid in Israel, 2022

Love, Kindness, and Understanding

The Fellowship | October 11, 2022

This High Holy Days season and beyond, your lifesaving gift of love will warm the hearts of elderly Jews and Holocaust survivors like Rachel.

Betya, an elderly Holocaust survivor from Ukraine who has found faith and hope in Israel

Keeping Her Faith

The Fellowship | September 1, 2022

After surviving the Holocaust and leaving Ukraine for Israel, Betya finds hope and faith from her friends at The Fellowship.

Svetlana, a Holocaust survivor living in the Holy Land

Help and Hope in the Holy Land

The Fellowship | July 18, 2022

Despite spending much of her life hungry and alone, Svetlana has at last found safety and love in the Holy Land of Israel.

Medical rescue aliyah flight from Ukraine to Israel, May 2022

Rescue Mission Underway

The Fellowship | May 23, 2022

The Fellowship is rescuing elderly Jews - many of them Holocaust survivors - from war-torn Ukraine on special flights to Israel.

Jewish orphans from Ukraine prepare to make aliyah to Israel, March 2022

Orphans from Ukraine Celebrate Bar Mitzvahs in Holy Land

Stand for Israel | April 12, 2022

Boys from a Fellowship-supported orphanage in Ukraine made aliyah and are celebrating a milestone in Israel.

Two girls in masks and lab coats looking at a computer.

Project Spotlight: Israeli Trauma Room Opens in Laniado Hospital

The Fellowship | November 10, 2021

Learn more about how The Fellowship is securing one of Israel’s hospitals in Netanya to make sure they are ready to treat any patient who needs care, especially victims of terror attacks.

Workers in front of an IFCJ food truck holding snacks.

Project Spotlight: Supporting Israel’s Firefighters During Wildfire

The Fellowship | August 24, 2021

We dispatched our IDF Hospitality Vehicle to visit the firefighters and other officials working to extinguish the fires last week during one of the worst wildfires in the Holy Land.

Project Spotlight: Trauma Therapy Workshops for Olim

The Fellowship | July 7, 2021

Through music and rhythm, children learn to express their emotions and recover from trauma after the latest round of rocket fire in Israel which lasted nearly two weeks.

Yael's Day in the South after rocket attacks, May 24, 2021, Yael Eckstein and Ayal Hajbi, Security Officer of the Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council

Project Spotlight: Supporting Security Officers in the South

The Fellowship | June 15, 2021

We are so thankful to our compassionate donors for allowing us to provide help to first-response teams in the south.

Rockets, Yael's Day in the South after rockets, May 24, 202

Project Spotlight: Yael Visits Hardest Hit Areas and Fellowship Projects in the South

The Fellowship | June 3, 2021

Here are just a few of people and places Yael visited, people and places touched by rocket fire, but also by Fellowship friends who stand for Israel.