“It is important to remember that 85% of Beit Halochem’s budget comes from grants, donations and memberships,” Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant (res.) noted during his address to Board members of Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans, and colleagues, at the offices of Chairman Michael Leichtling. “Because Israel is in fact a
Professor Yuval Neria, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, and Director of Trauma and PTSD at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), was the Guest Speaker at the November 2013 FIDV Board meeting. Prof. Neria is involved in developing and testing novel, neuroscience-informed
“I am just one of the 50,000 disabled veterans that FIDV- Beit Halochem serves”: FIDV Parlor Meetings with Col. Ilan Egozi (res.) Col. Ilan Egozi (res.), Special Emissary to the United States for Zahal Disabled Veterans (ZDVO), made this remark as he greeted guests at series of three FIDV Parlor
Dr. Seinuk, a long time FIDV friend and founder of the Annual 5 Towns 5K Walk/Run for FIDV (www.5towns5k.org), bicycled along with Israeli disabled veterans and members of Israel’s national cycling team in the annual Courage in Motion event from Oct. 20-24, 2013 – a five-day magical adventure to raise
Wheelchair dancer Nahum (Humi) Prital, member of the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization and his dance partner Gal Cucuy (who has been dancing with Humi as a volunteer for several years), won the Gold Medal at the 2013 Continents Cup which took place in Moscow last week. A lawyer by profession,
Sponsored by Beit Halochem, hundreds of cyclists from all over Israel, together with our veterans from all four centers, took part in the 2013 annual hand bike ride.
After my recent trip to Israel, where I spent time with our FIDV colleagues Ilan Egozi, Ora Seidner, Ruti Tali Keren, Shimon Navon (Chairman of the Board of Directors) and Dan Layani (Deputy Chairman of the Jerusalem District of the ZDVO), I know how important our work at FIDV is,
5 Towns Run/Walk Raises Critical Funds to Help Disabled Veterans The morning of April 21, 2013 dawned sunny but cold. It was perfect weather for the 4th Annual 5 Towns 5K Run/Walk to support Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans–Beit Halochem. This year’s event at North Woodmere Park attracted 635 registrants
Izzy Ezagui, an American-born Israeli soldier wounded in 2008 while on active duty, shared his story with a group of friends of FIDV in Boca Raton on March 31, 2013. Ezagui as a young adult determined to make Aliyah, and to do something important by protecting Israel. It was completely
Please partner with Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem as we start raising the critically needed funds to build a new Beit Halochem in Ashdod. When completed, Beit Halochem Ashdod will serve the more than 6,500 disabled veterans and their families living in the Coastal region between Ashkelon and Rishon