The Young Leaders Board started the year with its Annual Fall Kickoff, which drew over 300 to meet and greet, and to learn about how Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem helps rehabilitate wounded warriors in Israel.
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Captain Ran Ben Attia
Captain Ran Ben Attia served as an Operations Officer in the Nahal Brigade during Operation Protective Edge (2014). While leading his men into one of the tunnels, a sniper shot him nearly blowing off his hand. The bullet penetrated his thigh and hip and lodged itself in the delicate nervous system around his spine in his pelvis. Thanks to the quick evacuation by the Air Force rescue unit, his life was saved.
Shalom Segall
Shalom Segall, recipient of an Academic Scholarship through Beit Halochem, tells the story of his grave injury and subsequent recovery in his “Thank You” speech. He delivered this talk during the Scholarship Distribution Ceremony (Dec. 31, 2015) at Beit Halochem Tel Aviv.
Together We Are Winners – 2017 NYC Triathlon
Four athletes competed to raise funds for Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans at the 17th New York City Triathlon. Their exemplary performances and fundraising for Beit Halochem will really make a difference in the lives of disabled men and women in Israel.
International delegation visits Israel to raise funds for disabled soldiers
BY DANIEL K. EISENBUD | JULY 5, 2017 An international delegation of CEOs representing the Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans organization arrived in Israel this week to meet with wounded soldiers and raise money for a new rehabilitation facility in Ashdod. The organization’s fund-raising efforts are on behalf of
Noam Gershony
Noam Gershony, an Apache Helicopter Pilot, was almost 24 when in the midst of the Second Lebanon War, July 2006, he was severely wounded in a collision between two helicopters while on his way to a mission across the border.
From Generation to Generation:
Israel was always dear to the hearts of Mike and Renia Cukier, z”l. Born in Sosnowiec, Poland, they grew up down the street from one another, and became childhood sweethearts. When the Second World War broke out, Sosnowiec was one of the first towns in Poland to be overrun by the Nazis.
Captain Shimon Navon
Captain Shimon Navon, who served his country twice, was badly burned during the First Intifada, in a terrorist attack on his vehicle. Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at his jeep, setting it on fire.
All Ages Turn Out for Beit Halochem
On Sunday, April 30, 2017, an eager crowd gathered in North Woodmere Park to raise funds and awareness for Beit Halochem and the disabled veterans of Israel. This was the 8th Annual FIDV 5 Towns 5k Run/Walk, and almost 400 participants took part, including 60 children in the Annual Fun Run.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Grant to FIDV
We would like to thank The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for their commitment to help the disabled heroes of Israel. They have approved a two-year grant of $2 million to support the construction of the new Beit Halochem rehabilitation, sports and recreation center in Ashdod. (Learn