The Maccabiah Games are the third largest sporting event in the world, and take place every four years in Israel. The rich history of this event dates back to pre-state times.
The Maccabiah Games are the third largest sporting event in the world, and take place every four years in Israel. The rich history of this event dates back to pre-state times.
At a special and festive ceremony at Beit Halochem Tel Aviv, ZDVO / Beit Halochem awarded 74 sports scholarships to individuals, for a total amount of NIS 480,000, or approximately $140,000.
Debbie and Matt Greenberg, and their sons Jason and Robert, recently visited our Beit Halochem center in Jerusalem. The Greenberg brothers Matt, Mitchel and Mark, have shown their steadfast love for Israel’s wounded veterans by supporting Beit Halochem’s Gil-On Club for retirees, as well as the Young Disabled Veterans Club.
ZDVO-Beit Halochem have awarded 649 academic, vocational training, and creative arts scholarships in December 2021. The total amount awarded for scholarships was US$857,000.
Israel’s President Yitzhak Herzog lit the first Hanukkah candle at Beit Halochem Tel Aviv. This ceremony also marked the occasion of the Day of Appreciation for the Zahal Disabled Veterans and Victims of Terror. Among those present were Edan Kleiman, Chair of the ZDVO, and Abie Moses, representing victims of terror.
The Beit Halochem International 5K Run/Walk was held in North Woodmere Park on September 12, 2021. A hearty crowd of 200 persons of all ages joined in person, while disabled veterans and others in Israel partnered with us through a variety of physical challenges and sports.
Physiotherapy & Hydrotherapy Treatments are urgently needed for severely wounded veterans at Beit Halochem Centers in Beer Sheva, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
In the last couple of days, hundreds of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli cities, including the capital of Israel, Jerusalem. In response, the IDF struck military targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization in Gaza. Simultaneously, widespread civil rioting by some of the Arab population in various towns and cities throughout the country has erupted.
During December 2020, ZDVO-Beit Halochem awarded 644 academic and vocational training as well as creative arts scholarships, in a total amount of approximately NIS 2,600,000 (US$ 825,000) raised from private donors, Friends’ Organizations and endowments.
Sixty Sports Excellence Scholarships were awarded at Beit Halochem Tel Aviv, for total value of $110,600 USD. In a special ceremony adapted because of the pandemic, the scholarship support went to excelling athletes and their coaches for their athletic achievements. Our brave men and women from all four Beit Halochem centers are truly inspiring.