The Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization Golf Team, which operates under the supervision of Beit Halochem Haifa, brought great pride and honor to the ZDVO and Beit Halochem. At the German Open Golf Championship for Disabled Players in different categories (held yesterday, July 12, 2015 in Munich), Shlomo Ivgy, a member
5 Towns 5K Run/Walk Raises Much-Needed Funds to Help Disabled Veterans On April 19, 2015, with the weather cooperating, a crowd of more than 400 people, ranging in ages from infancy to 95 years old, gathered to participate in the 6th Annual 5 Towns 5K Run/Walk to support Friends of
by Yaakov Lappin, March 2, 2015, The Jerusalem Post A delegation of 13 American veterans dealing with PTSD and wounds inflicted in battle are in Israel for a 10-day visit, meeting with Israeli veterans. The former US servicemen arrived on a visit organized by the Heroes to Heroes Foundation, an
‘We are brothers with the same fate,’ says Staff Sgt. Brian Mast, who was seriously injured in Afghanistan, to former IDF soldiers at Beit Halochem in Tel Aviv. A US soldier who sustained severe wounds in Afghanistan met with Israeli counterparts at the Beit Halochem Sport Center for Disabled Veterans
This video tells the story of the return visit of four young soldiers wounded in Gaza to Beit Halochem Tel Aviv. Amongst them is Gal Ganon. Gal and three of his friends from Tel Hashomer were brought to Beit Halochem for a closer more ‘active’ visit. They are welcomed into
We are pleased to introduce the future of Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem, the Young Leaders Committee. This new team of energetic millennials will focus on raising awareness of the organization’s mission and critical program funds. On September 10, 2014 Michael Leichtling, longtime FIDV Chair, hosted the Young Leaders
by Henry Benjamin for J-Wire.com | August 25, 2014 On July 8, 2014, Israeli forces entered Gaza marking the beginning of a continuing operation to counter rockets and tunnels aimed at and built for assaults on the people of Israel. The injuries, many of them lifelong, sustained by members of
July 16, 2014 8:02am JERUSALEM (JTA) —The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced a major grant to Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans-Beit Halochem last week. It will go to help disabled Israeli army veterans and their families. The $750,000 grant will go to the Beit Halochem-Tel Aviv,
Beit Halochem in Tel Aviv welcomed a visit by Cyrus and Judith Abbe on July 2, during their most recent trip to Israel. Cyrus Abbe has noted, “Israel is ours. If we don’t stand up and defend our country, who will?” The Abbes are firm supporters of Israel and her
Zohar Sharon, 61 years old, won his fifth World Blind Golf Championship this past weekend in Australia. Sharon, a Zahal Disabled Veteran who lost his eye sight during his military service, is a member of Haifa’s Beit Halochem. Two days earlier he also captured the Australian Open. Both competitions were