Fellowship Blog


Man smiling into the Camera while wearing an IFCJ scarf and holding the Israeli flag.
Faces of The Fellowship: Volodymyr
What do you do when you’re a new father in Ukraine and crisis breaks out, turning your hometown into a war zone? For Volodymyr, it meant doing everything he could…
Yad Vashem tree-planting ceremony for Puchalskis, 1987
They Never Lost Courage
Jan and Anna Puchalski were a Christian couple who risked the lives of their family to rescue Polish Jews during the Holocaust.
Wide image of kangaroo island fire with smoke over most of the land.
Israel Techies Tackle Australia Bush Fire Challenges
Israeli 15-hour hackathon works on solutions to issues like water contamination, monitoring air quality, and more to cope with the consequences of Australia's wildfires.
Rabbi Eckstein helping a young girl with her bags off an Aliyah flight.
Project Spotlight: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Memorial Freedom Flight
February marks one year since the passing of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, one of Israel’s greatest advocates. Today, it is up to us to continue Rabbi Eckstein's prophetic work.
One of the stumbling stones, or "stolpersteine," in a sidewalk, commemorating lives lost in the Holocaust
A Holocaust Survivor's Daughter on How She Honors Her Family
Writing at TIME magazine, Helen Epstein says why “stumbling stones” – which are meant to commemorate lives lost in the Holocaust – continue to “surprise, provoke, and trigger reflection.” And…
A cylinder wall full of black and white portrait images.
Yad Vashem, Facebook Partner To Commemorate Holocaust Victims
Yad Vashem and Facebook partner to create an IRemember Wall to commemorate Holocaust victims.
Two women sitting next to each other unwrapping an IFCJ given blanket.
Faces of The Fellowship: Dora
At 88 years old, Dora still feels like the orphan who survived the Holocaust. “It’s a miracle that I’m alive,” she said.
Eugenia Elfand laying on her couch while reaching for the hand of the woman next to her.
Project Spotlight: Hesed Homecare Workers
Hesed means lovingkindness in Hebrew, and that’s exactly what Hesed homecare workers provide when they visit elderly shut-ins who need help with daily tasks as well as caring companionship.
Yael Eckstein at a Holocaust cattle car in Lviv, Ukraine
Remembering the Holocaust — Not Just History
As we remember the millions who died during the Holocaust, Yael Eckstein takes us to a cattle car that would have carried Jews just like her to their deaths during…
The front gate of Auschwitz
75 Years Ago, Auschwitz was Liberated — How the World
Even as the number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, we are inspired to know the world hasn’t forgotten and that the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation is being commemorated by many…
Yael Eckstein in Ukraine, January 23, 2020
The Anti-Semitic Restaurant Next Door...to a Holocaust Memorial?
In Ukraine, Yael visits a former synagogue that's now a Holocaust memorial — a Holocaust memorial which has an anti-Jewish restaurant right next door!
Black and white photo of Beni Virtzberg.
Left the Gates of Death
Beni Virtzberg was a Holocaust survivor, Israeli soldier, forester, and one of the first Israelis to recount his experiences during the Holocaust in a memoir.