Fellowship Blog

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Project Spotlight: WIZO Nir HaEmek Youth Village
Thanks to your support, the Fellowship-supported WIZO Youth Village, which is home to youth from disadvantaged or dysfunctional families, just finished renovating one of their dormitories that houses 44 youth. This facility…
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My Grandfather's Story: Part One
As Jews around the world observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 24, Yonit Rothchild, a writer working with The Fellowship in Israel, shares the moving story of her…
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My Grandfather's Story: Part Four
As Jews around the world observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on April 24, Yonit Rothchild, a writer working with The Fellowship in Israel, shares the moving story of her…
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My Grandfather's Holocaust Story: Max's Life and Legacy
In the final segment of this moving series of her grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, Fellowship writer Yonit Rothchild shares the legacy of Max Grinblatt's life that his story be told...
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'Last Letters' Exhibit Offers Bittersweet Memories of Holocaust
A new online exhibit, "Last Letters from the Holocaust: 1942," is available today, April 24, to honor Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day. These ‘last letters' show the final farewell postcards that…
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Aiding the World's Poorest Holocaust Survivors in Their Final Days
Meet Olga, an elderly Holocaust survivor barely surviving in Ukraine. She doesn’t have enough food or warm clothing to make it through the bitter winter. Thankfully, Yael Eckstein recently delivered…
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Israelis You Should Know: Avner Dorman
Avner Dorman is an Israeli composer and conductor.
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A Prescription for Rescue
Anna Igumnova was a Russian chemist who helped save Slovakian Jews from the Nazis during World War II.
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Faces of The Fellowship: Anastasia, Leonid, Sofia, and Mykyta
Anastasia, 31, planned to spend her whole life in Donetsk, Ukraine, a place she knew was home. “It was what we knew and things were going very well,” she says.…
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From Remembrance to Action
The Fellowship's latest global campaign, as Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches, aims to move from Holocaust commemoration towards action that helps impoverished Holocaust survivors.
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IFCJ volunteers making Easter cookies for elderly Christians.
Project Spotlight: Making Easter Cookies for Elderly Christians
In honor of Easter, Yassar Alsaad, The Fellowship's field coordinator in Jerusalem, decided to organize a special activity in cooperation with the Department of Welfare and Fellowship volunteers, bringing together Israelis of various…
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My Grandfather's Story: Part Two
As Jews around the world observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yonit Rothchild, a writer working with The Fellowship in Israel, will be sharing the moving story of her grandfather,…
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