Beit Halochem centers in Israel offer rehabilitation therapies, equipment, facilities and psychological support to Israel’s war disabled. These heroes face a long and difficult battle – the battle for their own rehabilitation.
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Ron Halevi
There are healthy people who always will complain about how difficult things are. They go on about their pains and weaknesses. But there are also those who were born fighters, those who will remain as such their entire lives – no matter what happens to them. One of these born fighters is 21-year-old Ron Halevi from Kibbutz Gesher in northern Israel.
Emanuel Aminof
Looking forward to each day “There’s not a single thing that a two-handed person can do that I can’t.” Emanuel Aminof, 23, lost his right hand in a military exercise that went terribly wrong in the Jordan Valley on January 13, 2010, Three tanks training with infantry forces were simulating
Adi Deutsch
Everything is possible “Don’t give up on your dreams—if you have faith, everything is possible.” Today, Adi Deutsch runs marathons and competes as a triathlete. In November, he completed the 2015 New York City Marathon in three hours and 54 minutes. Adi Deutsch served in the Special Reconnaissance Unit of
Haran Wolfovitz Yaffe
Miracles do happen. Just ask Haran Wolfovitz Yaffe. No one thought he would live after being badly wounded just six days before the end of the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Now he is traveling the world raising funds for wounded soldiers, and particularly for Israel’s Zahal Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem.
Matan Berman
Seeing a future after so long “As we moved forward, the explosive devices and booby traps we had not detected blew up … one of these explosions changed my life forever.” Yom Ha’atzmaut is the time to celebrate Israel’s independence. It is also a time for us to remember the
Beit Kay in Nahariya
Established in 1958, Beit Kay is a Rest and Recreation Center for Zahal Disabled Veterans and their families. It was built in the northern resort town of Nahariya on land donated by Mrs. Vera Weizmann, wife of Israel’s first president, the late Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
Beit Halochem Tel Aviv
Beit Halochem Tel Aviv opened its doors in 1974, just after the Yom Kippur War. It was built on seven acres of land allocated to the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization by the late Yehoshua Rabinovitz, then mayor of Tel Aviv. The principal contribution for the Center was provided by the Aktionskomitee “Pro-Israel” of Switzerland.
Beit Halochem Jerusalem
The Beit Halochem Center in Jerusalem opened in 1994, for the benefit of the members of Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization living in the Jerusalem area. The facility grounds encompass some ten acres of beautiful landscaping, in the south-western part of Jerusalem. Located between the new suburbs of Gilo and Givat Masua, the center offers a panoramic view of the Judean hills.
Beit Halochem Haifa
Beit Halochem Haifa was opened in 1986. The Brith Sholom Foundation in Philadelphia undertook the major portion of the facility’s funding. Because of its unusual architectural features, it is considered one of Israel’s more interesting buildings.