Stories from Israel
Impact Stories
Stories of how ICEJ is making a difference in Israel, from rebuilding communities to caring for Holocaust survivors and bringing Jews home.
Featured Stories
Featured · August 18, 2026
Leave a Legacy for Israel’s Future: The Story of Kfar Aza’s New Music Center
It’s “Make-a Will” month. Read about one women’s choice to leave a legacy for Israel’s future that is blessing an Israeli community.
Featured · August 13, 2026
ICEJ Staff Pack Groceries for 1,000 Israeli Families
ICEJ staff helped 1,000 Israelis while handing each of them bags of groceries at a social welfare distribution site in Rishon LeZion.
Featured · August 6, 2026
Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors Summer 2026 Update
Residents at the ICEJ’s Home for Holocaust Survivors in Haifa endured the escalation in the long, intense war with Iran and Hezbollah this past spring and are now embracing the 2026 summer months, showing their creativity in art and blessings the community in special ways.
Featured · July 23, 2026
Kibbutz Be’eri: Rebuilding a Community, Restoring Hope
The rebuilding of Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel encompasses every aspect of life—restoring people emotionally, physically, economically, and more.
Featured · June 10, 2026
ICEJ USA Donates over 11.5K Medical Supplies to Israel
ICEJ staff helped renovate 10 Holocaust Survivor homes frequently impacted by missiles from Iran.
All Stories
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The Haifa Home Buzzes with Joyful Activity
Joy and happiness flooded the hearts of residents at the ICEJ’s Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors …
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ICEJ Restoring Hope to Women in Need
A little haven in the south of Israel is providing a safe place for abused, traumatized, and homeless Israeli women, thanks to help from the ICEJ.
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ICEJ Assisted Rescue Flight from Ukraine
A group of 100 frail elderly Ukrainian Jews making Aliyah to Israel landed safely at Ben Gurion Airport on the third night of Hanukkah.
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Passover Gift Baskets Bring Tears of Joy
As the ICEJ AID team has made their way across Israel over recent weeks delivering Passover gifts to hundreds of Jewish families living in poverty, they have encountered overwhelming needs among all ages in the communities they have visited.
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Homecare Brings a Memorable Touch to Passover!
Rising early in the morning, ICEJ Homecare nurse Corrie van Maanen carefully planned her visits during the recent days leading up to Passover.
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Enduring Love in Testing Times – ICEJ Homecare Assist Heroic Family
When the German army invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, young Anna’s father was convinced that Moscow …
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Passover Preparations are Underway
With only a few days to go until the biblical holiday of Passover, the ICEJ-AID team is putting in extra work to ensure that this year’s celebration is a warm and comforting experience for many Jewish families in Israel living below the poverty line.
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Welcome to a New Resident
For a long time now, Shalom Stamberg and his wife Zelda were eagerly waiting to come live …
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Restoring Hope to Vulnerable Single Mothers
The ICEJ is trying to restore hope to vulnerable single mothers who are often pulling the weight …
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Meet Rachel, a New Olim from France
Your gifts in support of Aliyah change lives! Meet Rachel*, a 33-year-old young woman who came out of this tumultuous environment …