Crisis Response


In times of crisis – whether in Israel, the former Soviet Union, or elsewhere in the world – The Fellowship is there, on the ground providing immediate assistance to the vulnerable Jewish communities we serve. Learn how The Fellowship has efficiently and effectively delivered aid to people when they need it most through our extensive network of staff, partners, and volunteers.

Ukraine Crisis

When war erupted in Ukraine in 2022, The Fellowship was prepared. We continue to deliver essential aid like food and medication…

Coronavirus Crisis

When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, it raised unprecedented challenges and difficulties throughout the entire world. The Fellowship acted immediately…

Israel Crisis

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…


Nina, an elderly Jewish widow living in rural Ukraine

Meeting Nina's Needs

The Fellowship  |  August 15, 2022
This Jewish widow survived WWII, and now depends on help from Fellowship friends as she finds herself living through war once again.
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.
Yael Eckstein helping an Elderly Jewish woman off an Aliyah flight.

Project Spotlight: Medical Rescue Flights for Holocaust Survivors

The Fellowship  |  May 9, 2022
Seven medical rescue flights are under way to ensure elderly Jews with severe health issues can safely make aliyah.
Destruction in 2022 in Mariupol, Ukraine

Israeli Killed in Ukraine

Stand for Israel  |  May 4, 2022
An Israeli husband and father was killed in Mariupol while trying to reach synagogue in order to find safety for his family.
Actress from Schindler's List helping refugees in Ukraine

Schindler's Girl in Red Coat Helps Refugees in Ukraine

Stand for Israel  |  April 25, 2022
The young woman who once played a Holocaust victim on film is now in Ukraine helping those under threat from the ongoing war.
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 people in IFCJ clothing bringing matzah to Ukrainian refugees.

Project Spotlight: Delivering Matzah to Ukrainian Refugees

The Fellowship  |  April 5, 2022
Learn more about our Passover assistance to Ukrainian refugees in need.
Elderly women sitting on cots in a refugee camp.

Project Spotlight: Assisting Jewish Ukrainian Refugees

The Fellowship  |  March 22, 2022
Through our partners on the ground, we are able to give Jewish refugees from Ukraine the food, medicine, and safety they deserve.
IFCJ aid for refugees from Ukraine

The Fellowship Sends Ukraine Fifteen Tons of Aid Each Week

Stand for Israel  |  March 21, 2022
The Fellowship and our partners continue to deliver aid to those still unable to flee the fighting in Ukraine.
96-year-old Holocaust survivor Boris Romantschenko, killed in Ukraine

96-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Killed in Ukraine

Stand for Israel  |  March 21, 2022
Boris Romantschenko, who survived four Nazi death camps during the Holocaust, was killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine.
Couple in Ukraine helped by IFCJ

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews helps families fleeing war in Ukraine

The Fellowship  |  March 14, 2022
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, The Fellowship continues to get reports from families enduring the crisis.

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