Fellowship Blog


Yael Eckstein sitting with IFCJ recipient, Bella.
Faces of The Fellowship: Bella
Bella is an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor who now lives alone in Israel and depends on The Fellowship for survival.
Three elderly Jewish people sitting at a table doing arts and crafts together.
The Only Way to Survive
Fellowship writer continues to share his experiences on the Israel tour, today taking us to a favorite Fellowship project, Yad LaKashish, or "Lifeline for the Elderly."
Close up image of a security drown flying over a town.
Project Spotlight: Security Drones
With the support of our donors, The Fellowship donated a surveillance drone to the West Bank community of Efrat.
Visitors overlooking a model of Israel at a museum.
Jerusalem as It Was
As The Fellowship's tour of Israel continues, we share another story brought to you by our Chicago office writer who is on the tour!
Yad Vashem Memorial
For a Future Generation
This week as The Fellowship's tour of Israel goes on, a writer from our Chicago office who is on the tour will be telling us about the places and people…
Five Ethiopian men in the Fellowship House Ethiopian Spiritual Center.
Project Spotlight: Fellowship House Ethiopian Spiritual Center
Recently, The Fellowship dedicated another Fellowship House Ethiopian Spiritual Center in the city of Carmiel, and it was a day of great happiness and celebration!
Woman riding a bike on sand mountains.
'As Fast as I Can'
Israeli mountain biker Noga Korem competes in a world known for its heart-stopping uphills, downhills, turns and drops.
Dead Sea Scroll Fragment Unveiled in Israel
Dead Sea Scroll Fragment May Point to an Unknown Manuscript
Newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments were presented at the Israel Museum in honor of Israel's 70th anniversary. These fragments help fill in the gaps of the already published scrolls,…
Black and white image of a couple looking directly into the camera.
'Do You Think You're Scaring Me?'
Jacques Muron, a WWI veteran, and his wife Antonia were a French farming couple who sheltered a Jewish couple during the Holocaust, saving their lives.
IFCJ volunteer serving a hot meal to an elderly woman.
Project Spotlight: Mana Hama Soup Kitchen
The Fellowship's Ami Farkas visits our Fellowship-supported Mana Hama soup kitchen in Ashdod, sharing why this soup kitchen is vital to elderly immigrants who live in the community.
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…
Black and white image of a musician playing piano in church.
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.