Fellowship Blog

Woman holding a blanket from her IFCJ Christmas delivery box.
Project Spotlight: Christmas Food Cards for Needy Christians
The needy in Israel aren’t just Jewish; there are also impoverished Christians who struggle every day with the impossible decision of buying food or medicine. They simply don’t have enough…
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Bibi talking in front of a mic next to another man in a suit.
Israelis You Should Know: Gideon Sa'ar
Gideon Sa'ar is an Israeli politician who served in the Knesset from 2003 to 2014, and also held the posts of Education Minister and Minister of the Interior.
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Yelena Zodziszski, Jewish girl saved by Righteous Gentiles
She Called Them Mommy and Daddy
This is the story of two-year-old Yelena, a Jewish girl who was sheltered and saved from the Nazis by a Christian couple in what is now Belarus.
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Margarita, a young IFCJ recipient featured in a promotion with the text: Lifesaving help for a girl who gives back.
Faces of The Fellowship: Margarita
Seven-year-old Margarita lives in a tiny apartment in a large Soviet-style apartment block in central Kiev, Ukraine. All Margarita can see outside her window is a mall and a busy…
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Rabbi Eckstein at Tikva. Learn lessons from Leviticus
Project Spotlight: Tikva Children's Home
Fellowship-supported Tikva Children’s Home cares for homeless, abandoned, and abused Jewish children in Ukraine and neighboring regions of the former Soviet Union. Through their three children’s homes – an infants’…
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Bella, IFCJ recipient sitting with another woman in an IFCJ promotion.
Faces of The Fellowship: Bella and Ira
At 91, Bella still makes an effort to get dressed up on the rare occasions she has visitors. This long-time resident of Kiev, Ukraine, spends much of her time alone,…
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A parked fire truck with Jewish writing on the sides of it.
Project Spotlight: Fellowship Assistance During the Israeli Wildfires
The recent wildfires in Israel caused an estimated $520 million in property damages, injured hundreds of citizens, and caused tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes as flames…
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Spinach and cheese bourekas on a white plate.
Let's Make Spinach Cheese Bourekas!
Our friends at The Nosher show us how to make a popular Israeli treat: bourekas! You can find bourekas everywhere in Israel – from coffee shops to breakfast diners. And the filling…
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People dressed in formal attire as they are gathered outside with a woman and man in front holding on to a shovel together.
Like Someone Who Has Returned from Hell
Camille Ernst was a French official who helped hundreds of Jews survive the Holocaust, actions for which he was sent to Dachau concentration camp.
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IFCJ promotion featuring Yafim, a young IFCJ recipient with the text "Finally I will be able to live my life to the fullest."
Faces of The Fellowship: Yafim
Fourteen-year-old Yafim suffers from asthma, and has recently been diagnosed with cysts on both his lungs as well, further impeding his breathing and his ability to exert himself in any…
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Group of eight at an IFCJ sponsored Azimut graduation ceremony.
Project Spotlight: Azimut Mentoring Program
The Fellowship-supported Azimut program reaches out to young adults who need help finding their way in life. The focus is on 21- to 35-year-olds with an emphasis on Ethiopian youth who…
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Group of people outside standing in and by a carriage.
Hidden in a Hayloft
The story of a five-year-old Jewish girl who was hidden by a family of poor Polish Christians during the Holocaust.
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