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Rabbi Marvin Hier at Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem: “God doesn’t want to run the world alone”

Co-Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem spoke at Yom HaZikaron Memorial, shared a message of faith and resilience

Left to right: Rabbi Marvin Hier, Yossi Cohen, Danny Danon, and Larry A. Mizel.
 Larry A. Mizel, Chairman of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, speaking at the Yom HaZikaron Memorial at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem.

Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem Chairman: “A time to mourn. To remember. To honor."

Michal Zmora at Miami Summit: "the story is the ability to be a hero who defends your family, your country, and yourself without losing your humanity.”

IDF Widows and Orphans inspire hope and resilience at Miami Summit

 Bahamas poker tournament raises nearly $140,000 for IDF widows and orphans

Bahamas poker tournament raises nearly $140,000 for IDF widows and orphans


Born into tragedy: A war widow’s unimaginable journey of loss, survival, and hope

Ela Chaimi from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, symbolizes the cost of conflict and the strength required to rebuild after unimaginable loss.

 Ela Chaimi and her four children at the Otzma Summer camp in Paphos, August 2024. Credit:

Shlomi Nahumson and Tami Shelach: Leading the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization

IDF Widows and Orphans Organization is the only Israeli organization that supports IDF widows and veterans. “The families continue to live with their loss, and we need to remember and support them".

 Tami Shelach and Shlomi Nahumson, December 2023.

President Herzog opens emotional widows and orphans magazine with letter

 President Herzog

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 45 in two-day West Bank counterterror operations

Operations took place in Jenin, Tulkarm, Nur al-Shams, and Qalandiya, focusing on apprehending wanted individuals and preventing terror activity.

 IDF soldiers conduct counter-terrorism operations in Tulkarm, West Bank.

Shira Grinberg’s journey of loss, resilience, and hope

"There’s no need to fear time. The loss is there, but life goes on”: Shira shares her story a decade after Operation Protective Edge.

 SHIRA GRINBERG and her beloved father, Amotz.

Grapevine, August 23, 2024: Mixed emotions

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts onstage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024.

IDFWO’s mission: No Israeli widow or orphan ever stands alone

Tami Shelach stands by the families of those who paid the highest price – three decades later, her work isn’t done.

 TAMI SHELACH (L) with widow Yael Weisman.