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A Taste of Resilience

Stand for Israel  |  May 8, 2024
We are so happy to hear that survivors of October 7 have joined together to open a café in Tel Aviv to build up their community.
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Released Hostage Enlists in the IDF

Stand for Israel  |  May 8, 2024
Noga Weiss from Kibbutz Be'eri and former hostage, enlists in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a social welfare soldier.
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Amid Memorial Day Preparations, IDF Chief Acknowledges Many New Bereaved Families

Stand for Israel  |  May 8, 2024
After months of the Israel-Hamas war, many more Israeli families will be mourning for fallen soldiers this year.
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Former Hostage, 85-Year-Old Alma Avraham Leaves Hospital

Stand for Israel  |  May 8, 2024
For first time since Hamas captivity, the elderly woman is free to go home after months of recovery.
The March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Memorial Day, on May 6, 2024.

From Trauma to Resilience

Stand for Israel  |  May 7, 2024
Thomas Hand, father of former hostage, finds meaning, strength, and renewal at this year’s March of the Living at Auschwitz.
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The Stories of Holocaust Survivors Who Survived October 7

Stand for Israel  |  May 6, 2024
About 2,500 Holocaust survivors were victims of October 7. On Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, their stories are more important than ever.
Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on May 2, 2024, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Israel Comes to a Halt to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

Stand for Israel  |  May 6, 2024
Israelis pause in silence across Israel on Yom HaShoah to remember the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust.
Soup kitchen roof damaged by rockets in northern Israel.

Nearly 100 Rockets Fired at Northern Israel

Stand for Israel  |  May 6, 2024
“This attack won't deter us. Tomorrow morning we’ll resume cooking and distributing food to all the people in the city who depend on us,” says the manager of a Fellowship-supported soup kitchen after Hezbollah missiles reached their community.
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US House Passes Anti-Semitism Awareness Act

Stand for Israel  |  May 3, 2024
A new awareness act will combat the dangerous rise in anti-Semitism across U.S. campuses.
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Jerusalem Awaiting Hamas’ Response to Hostage-Deal Proposal

Stand for Israel  |  May 2, 2024
Hamas still hasn’t responded to the latest hostage-deal proposal.
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Missiles on Northern Israel

Stand for Israel  |  May 1, 2024
As Israel is still under fire, missiles aimed at northern Israel injured two men.
OPERATION SWORDS OF IRON, TERROR ATTACK

Group Gathers Mass Testimony to Fight October 7 Denial

Stand for Israel  |  April 30, 2024
After being inspired by Holocaust survivor testimonies, a group of filmmakers are documenting firsthand accounts of October 7 survivors.

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