Fellowship Blog


400 descendants of Holocaust survivor Shoshana Ovitz at Western Wall in 2019
Holocaust Survivor with 400 Descendants Passes Away at 105
The 400 descendants that came together in 2019 to celebrate Shoshana Ovitz's life now mourn the 105-year-old Holocaust survivor's passing.
Abba Eban and David Ben-Gurion present President Harry Truman with a menorah
A Father of the Modern State of Israel
An Israeli diplomat, politician, and scholar, Abba Eban served the Jewish state from before it won its independence and for decades afterward.
Elderly Jewish man sitting with gifts given to him from IFCJ.
Faces of The Fellowship: Lev
“I wouldn’t call my life a life, but, rather, survival,” says Holocaust survivor, Lev, who continues to face hunger today. Learn how we helped!
World ORT Students Remote Learning
Project Spotlight: Helping World ORT Students in the FSU
The Fellowship provides for the needs of children in need, offering financial support to Jewish families in the FSU, so remote learning for students is still possible.
Old photo of Holocaust victim Father Jacques de Jesus, sitting and smiling in tattered priest robes
'An Example Worth Far More Than All the Teaching I
Father Jacques was a French priest and teacher who used his school to shelter Jews from the Nazis, and who ultimately paid the ultimate price.
Elderly Holocaust survivor tattoo on arm
Choosing Not Only to Remember, But to Respond
On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Fellowship Board Chair, Bishop Lanier, reminds us to not only remember, but to faithfully respond.
Fellowship Happiness Vehicle
Project Spotlight: Fellowship Happiness Vehicle
Watch now to see our Fellowship Happiness Vehicle in action as our volunteers drive to the homes of elderly in need during the current lockdown.
Entrance to Auschwitz, where Lorenzo Perrone saved Primo Levi
Righteous Bricklayer at Auschwitz-Birkenau
An Italian bricklayer forced to work at Auschwitz, Lorenzo Perrone saved the life of Primo Levi, the Jewish chemist, writer, and Holocaust survivor.
Israel Solidarity Fund Arvoot Hadadit
Faces of The Fellowship: During a Pandemic, You Bring Vadim
Vadim is grateful to our faithful friends who make emergency help possible — whether it’s rockets or a pandemic — he is grateful that you care!
Samuel Willenberg, survivor of Treblinka
Treblinka's Last Witness
Samuel Willenberg was a Holocaust survivor who was the last remaining witness to the 1943 revolt at the Treblinka death camp, as well as an Israeli artist, sculptor, and writer.
Holocaust survivor Katerina 2021
Faces of The Fellowship: Holocaust Survivor Katerina Is Blessed by
“I know why God has kept me alive – so that I could be saved by Americans once more!” says 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Katerina.
Giora Feidman
Giora Feidman - Klezmer Clarinetist
Giora Feidman is an Israeli clarinet player who specializes in Jewish klezmer music and whose playing featured in the movie Schindler's List.