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The Jerusalem of Volhynia
Stand for Israel | October 2, 2023
In a region of Ukraine long a center of Jewish faith, two Christian families risked their lives to save Jewish neighbors from the Holocaust.
Photo Friday: Make Temporary Shelters
Stand for Israel | September 29, 2023
In this photo taken in 1950 Israel, members of a Jewish family newly immigrated from Yemen put together their sukkah to celebrate Sukkot.
The Songstress of the Wars
Stand for Israel | September 26, 2023
Serving the Holy Land throughout her career by strengthening IDF soldiers through her gift of song, Yafa Yarkoni was an Israeli musical icon.
Hospitalizing a Healthy Man to Save Him from the Holocaust
Stand for Israel | September 26, 2023
This is the story of a Croatian doctor who hid Jewish patients and made up false diagnoses in order to save lives during the Holocaust.
Photo Friday: A Day of Sabbath Rest
Stand for Israel | September 22, 2023
In this photograph taken during Israel's 1973 Yom Kippur War, an IDF soldier takes a rest from battle, laying his head on a tank tread.
Of Rescue and Romance
Stand for Israel | September 18, 2023
Theirs is the heartwarming story of a Christian widower and a Jewish widow in Minsk hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Golda at War
Stand for Israel | September 18, 2023
Nearing the end of a long and illustrious career in service to the Jewish state and Jewish people, Golda Meir faced a challenge during the Yom Kippur War.
Photo Friday: This Day Is Holy to Our Lord
Stand for Israel | September 14, 2023
In this photo taken in India during World War II, a chaplain leads Jewish soldiers in the Rosh Hashanah service.
The Most Decorated Soldier in Israeli History
Stand for Israel | September 11, 2023
Ehud Barak, a highly decorated IDF veteran, also served as Prime Minister, as well as Minister of Defense and IDF Chief of Staff.
A Righteous Nanny
Stand for Israel | September 11, 2023
A nanny from Belarus, Antonina Gordey sheltered a young Jewish girl throughout the Holocaust, until the child could be reunited with her parents at war's end.