Fellowship Blog


The family of Abir and Sharon Ben Yishai sitting on a couch.
Faces of The Fellowship: Abir and Sharon
Abir and Sharon, a married couple in Israel with a young family, met while serving in the IDF.
face masks for elderly during COVID-19 crisis
Project Spotlight: Face Masks to 3,000 Elderly
Thanks to your generosity, The Fellowship approved the distribution of disposal and reusable face masks to 3,000 elderly in Israel.
Johanna Eck tree planting ceremony at Yad Vashem, 1977
The Task That God Demands from Me
Johanna Eck was a German war widow who, during World War II, sheltered four victims of Nazi persecution, including two Jews.
emergency hospital equipment COVID-19
Project Spotlight: Hospital Equipment Aids Israelis During COVID-19 Spike
This year, you provided 15 hospitals with emergency medical equipment — including over 60 ventilators —to treat coronavirus patients, when Israeli hospitals were overwhelmed with the pandemic.
David Ben-Gurion, Eilat, 1958
David Ben-Gurion - Israel's Founding Father
David Ben-Gurion made aliyah (immigrated) to the Holy Land in 1906, where he led the struggle to establish the state of Israel in 1948 as the Jewish state's first prime…
Close up image of two IFCJ staff members packing food boxes.
How Has God Called You?
Bishop Lanier reminds us that we are all called to do something prophetic with our lives.
Benny Peled
From Aircraft Mechanic to Air Force Commander
Serving Israel as a mechanic and fighter pilot during her earliest years, Benny Peled worked his way up to command the Israeli Air Force.
Yael Eckstein packing IFCJ food boxes in a pantry.
Project Spotlight: Fellowship Food Box Deliveries
It’s not only the food that warms their hearts, it’s the knowledge that they are not alone!
Viorica Agarici and her son
A Humane Hero During Inhumane Times
Viorica Agarici was a Romanian nurse and head of the local Red Cross who protected Romanian Jews during the Holocaust.
Black and white photo of young soldiers holding weapons while looking into the camera.
The Bielski Brothers Spark a Jewish Resistance
After experiencing the heartbreaking loss of their parents at the hands of the Germans in December 1941, three surviving brothers decided to take action.
Yael Eckstein wearing a mask and holding a branded logo food box
Project Spotlight: $4 Million in High Holy Days Help in
With more and more Israeli families in need of financial support during the coronavirus crisis, The Fellowship doubled its annual efforts to help vulnerable citizens during the High Holy Days.
Old photograph of Russian Chemist Anna Igumnova
A Righteous Chemist
Anna Igumnova was a Russian chemist who helped save Slovakian Jews from the Nazis during World War II.