Fellowship Blog


Ten people standing together for an Azimut graduation ceremony.
A Guiding Light for a Community in Need
This Hanukkah, The Fellowship and our faithful friends helped foster a miracle of hope in Israel's Ethiopian Jewish community.
Black and white image of a young woman walking down the street.
The Girl with the Red Hair
Hannie Schaft was a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II whose actions ranged from providing stolen ID cards for Jews to acts of sabotage against the Nazis.
Hila, IFCJ recipient with her two children.
Faces of The Fellowship: Hila
Hila was running out of options. She had just moved to a new city and had two teenagers who depended on her, after escaping her abusive husband. Thankfully, the Fellowship…
Several raising their hands in praise at a therapeutic camp for Coptic Christians.
Project Spotlight: Bless the Persecuted
The Fellowship's Bless the Persecuted initiative brings care and aid to Christians and other minorities in the Middle East who have been targeted by radical Islamist terrorism, including Egypt's embattled…
building center for Jewish History in NYC containing discoveries of Jewish documents from Holocaust
5 Amazing Discoveries from Trove of Documents Hidden During Holocaust
Thousands of newly discovered documents, dating from the mid-18 century through WWII, give us a better understanding of Eastern European Jewish life during this time, reports The Jerusalem Post. While…
Animated picture of a lit menorah.
Hanukkah: A Story of Faith
A Fellowship writer in Israel tells how the Hanukkah story is not just about a miraculous and historic victory in battle, but of the victory of faith we all can…
Yulia, an elderly Jewish woman standing in her room.
Spreading Hanukkah's Miracle of Light
The JDC, The Fellowship's partner in the former Soviet Union, is helping restore dignity and hope to elderly and impoverished Jews during this season of light.
Rabbi Eckstein smiling with Kira, IFCJ recipient.
Faces of The Fellowship: Kira
Kira is very full of life and energy for an 83 year old. Some of her zest for life comes from the fact that she just made aliyah (immigrated to…
JFK and Golda Meir
Israelis You Should Know: Golda Meir
A schoolteacher from Wisconsin, Golda Meir first traveled the world to rally support for Israel, before becoming the Jewish state's first female prime minister.
A person working the counter at an Israeli cafe.
8 Great Israeli Cafés Serving Coffee and a Slice of
Meet Ben, an employee at Café Shalva, who continues to impress his managers, as well as the café visitors, with the new skills he learns each day at this Jerusalem…
Family of four wearing IFCJ shirts who are a part of the Wings of Eagles program.
Faces of The Fellowship: Dmytro
Dmytro and his wife, Maryna, felt overwhelmed as they witnessed their country fall apart in 2014. They knew they needed to flee Ukraine, so they took a Fellowship Freedom Flight…
Six children playing together on the floor.
Project Spotlight: Afikim
The Fellowship-funded Afikim program assists over 500 disadvantaged Israeli children in grades 1-5 across four different cities. At these centers, the kids receive a hot meal, academic help, life-skills classes, and…