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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ICEJ Poised to Assist Wave of Jewish Immigration to Israel
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, global antisemitism has significantly increased in countries like the United States, France, and South Africa.
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Helping a Hero’s Family Recover in Sderot – Rebuilding Hearts and Homes
Around dawn last October 7, alarms blared across Sderot as the city was invaded by Hamas terrorists from nearby Gaza.
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Keeping Holocaust Survivors’ Stories Alive
International Holocaust Memorial Day was marked on January 25, 2024, in the Haifa Home in the presence of consuls and ambassadors from many nations to show their support of the Jewish people.
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Helping Holocaust Survivors through War
War is still going on in Israel, but it has been reasonably quiet here in Haifa. However, life is not the same after October 7.
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Providing a Refuge for Youth in Challenging Times
For many of the families in Israel, the scars from the terror of the October 7 massacre are still very raw.
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Four New Ambulances for Israel
ICEJ branch offices worldwide donated to purchase four advanced, fully equipped ambulances for Israel as a sign of solidarity during the war.
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ICEJ Pays Solidarity Visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz
Last week, ICEJ staff joined a solidarity tour of Kibbutz Nir Oz …
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ICEJ Provides Trauma Training for Israeli Medical Professionals
If there is one overwhelming need in Israel today, it is the need for trauma care.
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ICEJ Helps Save Christmas in Nazareth
The morning mist cleared as we drove up into the hilltop city of Nazareth.
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ICEJ Aid to Israeli Youth Home Brings Hanukkah Joy
The ICEJ has sent our Jerusalem staff in many directions over the course of the current war to distribute relief aid, visit and encourage Israelis, and take part in hands-on projects side by side Israeli volunteers.
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Helping Displaced Israeli Children Return to School
The ICEJ is providing 11 classrooms so children of evacuated families from the Eshkol Regional Council can resume school together, from kindergarten through sixth grade.
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ICEJ “Sheltering” Residents in Northern Israel
As we set out from Jerusalem one morning this week to visit communities on Israel’s embattled northern border, the clouds were clearing from an overnight rain to reveal a beautiful, sunny autumn day.