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.
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ICEJ Assists Evacuated Israeli Youths from Nir Oz
The small Israeli farming village of Nir Oz, home to some 400 residents, was devastated by the horrific events of October 7. This profoundly impacted life for the community.
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Israeli Pastors Witness Scars of Terror on Gaza Border Tour
The ICEJ arranged a special Gaza border tour so that some 20 Israeli pastors and ministry leaders could see for themselves the scars left by the October 7 terror attacks.
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ICEJ Helping Grieving Druze Community in Israel
Israel is poised for a major escalation in its cross-border clashes with Hezbollah after the Islamist terror militia fired a rocket into the Druze town of Majdal Shams on Saturday, July 27, killing 12 youths and wounding many more.
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Israel Pro-Life Project a Lifeline for Mothers
Much like the story of baby Moses rescued from the river’s edge, the Moses Basket Project has become a lifeline for courageous mothers who defy the odds and choose life, with help from the ICEJ.
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The Long Road to Recovery for the Gaza Border Communities
It’s been 10 months since Israelis in the Gaza border communities were overrun by Hamas terrorists last October 7, and they still do not know what hit them. Life has been one big fog ever since.
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ICEJ Sponsors Camp to Help Evacuated Israeli Youths Recover
In the blink of an eye, Hamas militants turned the lives of Israeli children and teenagers living near Gaza upside down. One day, these teens were attending school, forging their identities, and enjoying time with friends.
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ICEJ Helping Israeli Women Become Entrepreneurs
Amid Israel’s intense war with Hamas, Israeli entrepreneurs are fighting their own battles and ICEJ is helping.
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Family Update from the ICEJ’s Home for Holocaust Survivors
For the elderly residents of the ICEJ’s Home for Holocaust Survivors in Haifa, we provide a warm and welcoming community that feels more like family than a retirement home.
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ICEJ Supports Young Israeli Mothers amid War
Since the start of the current war, young Israelis already exposed to violence, drugs, and abuse before the war are floundering even more.
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ICEJ Partners with Kibbutz Be’eri to Rebuild
I drove up to the gate of Kibbutz Be’eri with a sense of anticipation, looking forward to the cornerstone ceremony set to take place in a few hours. Yet this anticipation was tempered with sadness as I recalled how the kibbutz was ravaged by terrorists eight months ago.
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Safe Room Construction, and Other War Preparations at Haifa Home
The ICEJ is currently constructing a safe room and making other war preparations in our newest apartment building at the Home for Holocaust Survivors in Haifa.
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Bringing Aid to Israel – Assisting Kibbutz Nir Am
While the world is turning its back on Israel, the ICEJ is bringing aid to Israel and assisting devastated Kibbutzim like Nir Am.