Fellowship Blog


Person in khaki shirt holding a growing tree in soil in their hands.
The Modern-day Appeal of Tu B'Shvat
Writing at Tablet Magazine, Jenna Weissman Joselit shares with us how this year's celebration of the Jewish New Year of the Trees, or Tu B'Shvat, incorporates old and new traditions.
Portrait image of Karolina Juszczykowska.
Signed with Three Crosses
Karolina Juszczykowska was a simple Christian woman from Poland whose actions saving two Jews during the Holocaust cost her her life.
A man and young boy smiling, standing next to each other.
Faces of The Fellowship: Rostik
Sergei had poured his heart and soul into building a small business in western Russia, and then it went bankrupt. When this happened, Sergei immediately worried about his 6-year-old son,…
Man using a walking machine with two nurses by his side.
Project Spotlight: Equipping Israel's Hospitals
The Fellowship recently helped to fund a new machine that will provide robot assisted walking therapy to patients at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center.
An x-ray of lungs.
Israeli Company Creates Successful Blood Test for Lung Cancer
A new Israeli test for lung cancer allows doctors to catch the disease when patients still have a good chance of recovery.
Old poster for Brundibar, she sang opera in a concentration camp.
She Sang Opera in a Concentration Camp
Writing at The Times of Israel, Annie Cohen tells of meeting a Holocaust survivor who was forced to perform as a child at the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Elderly women sitting next to a piano.
The Piano Helped Her Survive the Holocaust
Nelly Ben-Or risked everything for her music during the Holocaust, and hers is a story of betrayal, hunger, self-sacrifice, and the will to live.
Matzah ball soup in a white bowl.
Let's Make Matzah Ball Soup!
Matzah, or the traditional unleavened bread Jews eat during Passover, can be transformed into a soup dumpling by adding eggs, water, and oil. This soup originates from the Ashkenazi Jews…
Animated image of the Ark of the Covenant.
Biblical Site Tied to Ark of the Covenant Unearthed
The Times of Israel reports that researchers may have uncovered an ancient shrine to the Ark of the Covenant.
Vilnius Ghetto, where Anton Schmid saved Jews
Simple Electrician Saves 300 Jews
Often referred to as "Austria's Schindler," Anton Schmid was a Christian electrician who saved 300 Jews during the Holocaust before he was executed for his actions.
Rabbi Eckstein sitting with Yosef, an IFCJ recipient.
Faces of The Fellowship: Yosef
Yosef is an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor from Morocco. He fought in four of Israel's wars – the War of Independence, the Sinai War, the Six Day War, and the Yom…
IFCJ volunteer sitting with elderly woman during Christmas.
Project Spotlight: Food for Christmas to Needy Christians
The needy in Israel aren’t just Jewish; there are also impoverished Christians who struggle every day with the impossible decision of buying food or medicine. Learn how The Fellowship helped…