Fellowship Blog

Jewish soldier in military uniform, historical black and white photograph. Federick Knefler
Celebrating America 250: Civil War Hero Frederick Knefler, 1824-1901
Celebrate America 250 by learning the story of Civil War hero and Jewish American Frederick Knefler.
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2 of 2United Hatzalah prep for emergency_46.JPG United Hatzalah workers prepare for a potential emergency situation with Iran. man in orange vest loading emergency bags into back of car
Project Spotlight: Emergency Preparations in Israel
With Israel on high alert for any developments from Iran, The Fellowship and our partners mobilize to prepare.
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Yosef Chaim speaking at IFCJ event during an evening discussion on community support and charity initiatives.
An Evening with Yosef Ohana
Yosef Ohana, a former hostage who spent 738 days in captivity, visits Chicago with his friend Daniel Sharabi.
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A diverse team of healthcare professionals and a woman are engaged in a discussion about cutting-edge medical technology in a state-of-the-art hospital setting.:
Specialized Operating Rooms Open at Shaare Zedek Medical Center
The Fellowship held an inauguration for two specialized operating rooms at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
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A print based on David Gilmour Blythe's fanciful painting of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Contrary to the title, the proclamation was issued in 1862 and went into effect in January 1863. In a cluttered study Lincoln sits in shirtsleeves and slippers, at work on the document near an open window. His left hand is placed on a Bible that rests on a copy of the Constitution in his lap. The scene is crammed with symbolic details and other meaningful references. A bust of Lincoln's strongly Unionist predecessor Andrew Jackson sits on a mantlepiece near the window at Lincoln's right. A bust of another former President, James Buchanan, who was widely viewed as ineffectual against secessionism, hangs by a rope around its neck from a bookcase behind Lincoln. The scales of justice appear in the left corner, and a railsplitter's maul lies on the floor at Lincoln's feet.
Celebrating America 250: Queen Esther and President Lincoln, 1862
Celebrate America 250 and President's Day by learning about the biblical influence that inspired Abraham Lincoln.
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Galilee Medical Center - Nahariya, Israel - January 15, 2026 Safwan Marich (IFCJ Staff), black branded logo hoodie, center - standing with doctors or nurses - woman with loing hair in black pantsuit - man in white scrubs with ID badge clipped to his scrub top - in a hospital room with gurney or beds, white sink, white soap dispenser, white towel dispenser
Project Spotlight: New Equipment in Action at Galilee Medical Center
The 300 hospital beds and mobile CT scanner are redefining care for patients and staff at Galilee Medical Center.
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Michael Seiler (IFCJ Staff) carrying blanket in blanket case in each hand - adult man, beard, IFCJ logo black jacket, hat, glasses - young adult woman wearing black jacket - also carrying 2 blankets in blanket cases - outside, walking up steps, seen from rear
Project Spotlight: Winter Warmth in Jerusalem
Fellowship staff visited elderly beneficiaries in Jerusalem, all of whom have been long time residents of the Holy Land.
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Battle Horseshoe Bend (Tohopeka), Creek War, present-day southern Alabama, 1814
Celebrating America 250: Abraham Mordecai, 1755-1849
Celebrate America 250 by learning about Abraham Mordecai, the first Jew in Alabama and fighter for American independence.
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Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 Allyn Cox 1973-1974 Oil on Canvas photo by Architect of the Capitol https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_Washington%27s_Farewell_Address,_1796.jpg
Celebrating America 250: Washington’s Letter to the Touro Synagogue, 1790
Celebrate America 250 by revisiting George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue— a landmark moment for religious freedom.
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Aviv matzah factory_Matzah for Ukraine
Project Spotlight: Matzah for Ukraine
Fellowship staff prepared a special matzah shipment for Jewish communities in Ukraine.
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While the Skokie location is closed for renovations, the Illinois Holocaust Museum has opened an exhibit space in downtown Chicago, continuing its mission of sharing the stories and history of the Holocaust and transforming them into lessons about civil rights and genocide. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to open our eyes and ears to the horrors experienced and inflicted during that period, and the museum’s special presentation of Experience360 does just that in a new and innovative way. The Illinois Holocaust Museum was founded in 1981 in response to a proposed neo-Nazi march in Skokie in 1976. The entry corridor to the museum space is themed around this event. Holocaust survivors who had resettled in Skokie—at the time home to the largest per capita population of survivors outside of Israel—were not willing to run and hide. Accompanied by their neighbors, they organized a march of their own. The signs they carried now hang from the ceiling and line the walls, alongside newspaper clippings from the time. Legal battles followed over whether the neo-Nazi group’s hateful rhetoric was protected under the First Amendment, sparking ongoing debate. For those who survived what that rhetoric represented, and for those who understand history, this was never a matter for debate. The museum was founded to educate—and to explain why.
Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360
In the heart of Chicago, the Illinois Holocaust Museum presents new exhibits and experiences.
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Ambulances from Magen David Adom and IFCJ being prepared for transfer to Druze and Christian communities in Syria. Yellow ambulances.
Project Spotlight: Ambulances for Christian Druze Communities
The Fellowship donated five Magen David Adom ambulances to Druze medical teams.
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