Fellowship Blog


Young boy waving at the camera while sitting on the bus.
Project Spotlight: Fellowship-supported World ORT
World ORT, a group of Fellowship-funded Jewish schools throughout the former Soviet Union (FSU), estimates that 20 percent of students wouldn't be able to attend their schools without The Fellowship…
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A Church Musician and a Righteous Gentile
Richard Golz was a pastor and church musician whose efforts to rescue Jews during the Holocaust landed him in a Nazi labor camp.
Two elderly women sitting at a table playing dominoes with two other people (not pictured).
Project Spotlight: Elderly Club Renovations
Between 2015 and 2017, our ministry renovated more than 100 elderly clubs across Israel. These clubs allow seniors to spend time with friends and ensure they have a hot meal.
A person pointing at a rare menorah lamp.
1,400-Year-Old Menorah Lamp, Rare Coin Found as Kids Dig Trail
Israel's new interactive Sanhedrin Trail is 70 kilometers long and follows paths walked by many influential Jewish figures from 1,900 years ago.
Dr. Chaim Sheba and Eleanor Roosevelt shaking hands.
Israelis You Should Know: Dr. Chaim Sheba
Chaim Sheba was an Israeli physician and founder of Sheba Medical Center.
Black and white image of an elderly and teenage boy lighting a candle together.
Learning to Appreciate My Family's Holocaust History
I remember growing up in the United States and feeling embarrassed by my Eastern European parents. My mom and dad were born and raised in Romania, spoke English with a…
Cupped hands holding a small candle.
The God of Israel Does Not Lie
I was 18 years old the first, and last, time I visited Auschwitz. I was on a tour designed for Jewish teens to learn firsthand about the Holocaust. We traveled…
Yael Eckstein smiling at an elderly Jewish woman.
It's Not Enough to Remember
The Jerusalem Post's Rachel Cohen reports on The Fellowship's efforts to aid Holocaust survivors.
Black and white image of Kate Lipner.
'I Needed Those Children As Much As They Needed Me'
Kate Lipner acted as the protector and surrogate mother for a family of Jewish children during the Holocaust, even shooting a Gestapo officer who had come to take the children…
Ethiopian leaders sharing their story of Aliyah with several children in IFCJ shirts.
Project Spotlight: Ethiopian Leaders Share Their Story of Aliyah
Recently, The Fellowship organized a meeting between leaders of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Ashkelon, Israel, and local high school students. Ethiopian leaders shared their powerful story of aliyah (immigration…
A woman playing a guitar as she has a mic in front of her.
The Poet of Israeli Spirituality
Etti Ankri is an Israeli singer-songwriter who has been called "the contemporary voice of...Israel."
Hands holding broken Matzah.
Life Lessons from Matzah
This is how my kitchen looked last week, on the day before Passover: Oven racks were scattered on the counter, covered with anti-grease spray; the refrigerator had been taken apart,…