Fellowship Blog


David "Dado" Elazar at Lod Airport, July 24, 1973
Dado of the IDF
David "Dado" Elazar made aliyah as a boy and after fighting for Israel's independence, worked his way to the top of the Israeli military ranks.
war-torn Ukraine
Faces of The Fellowship: Rostyslav and Polina Escape War-Torn Ukraine
“We hoped that this nightmare would cease," says Rostyslav. Learn how Fellowship Freedom Flights helped Rostyslav and his family escape war-torn Ukraine.
Pastor Jean Severin Lemaire
From Pastor to Prisoner
Jean Severin Lemaire was an evangelical pastor in France who, during World War II, risked his life and was sent to a concentration camp for helping Jews escape the Nazis.
A dinosaur's fossil against a beige concrete wall.
Israeli Researchers Find Modern Tumor in Dinosaur Tail
Learn how Israeli scientists are using dinosaur fossils from 66 million years ago to help advance the medical field today!
Yael with olim, February 2020
Prophecy in Action
Yael visits a new Israeli who you brought home to the Holy Land aboard a Fellowship Freedom Flight a year ago.
A pair of empty bunk beds with a suitcase in between them.
Project Spotlight: ELEM Homeless Shelter
This is a place where young homeless people can take a hot shower, do some laundry, or receive clothing that’s been donated to the shelter.
Four women wearing IFCJ sweatshirts standing next to an elderly man who received an IFCJ branded blanket.
Faces of The Fellowship: Amos Receives Winter Warmth
This winter, Amos’ home will be a little bit warmer.
Close up image of elderly hands on a walker.
Israeli Startup Hopes to Battle Alzheimer’s
While the road ahead will be long, lab testing by Israeli researchers shows that an enzyme-inhibiting compound might slow down the progress of Alzheimer’s, reports the Times of Israel.
Esther in white hat with remnants of her Jewish community in 1945
Finding Esther
Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial, receives many requests to remember those who acted heroically during the Holocaust. Those non-Jews
Black and white photo of women gathering vases and pots and piling them together.
First Transport of Jews to Auschwitz Was 997 Young Slovak
A new book explains how young women were deceived during the Holocaust, so that they would show up for the first transport of Jews to Auschwitz.
Close up image of a plant in a botanical garden.
Jerusalem Garden Aims to Flourish
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens is full of endangered species and draws around 200,000 visitors a year, says the Times of Israel.
Rabbi Eckstein with olim children
5 Facts About Rabbi Eckstein
Yesterday, as we observed one year since the sudden passing of our founder and Rabbi, Yechiel Eckstein, much good was said about all the good that he did during his…