“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
Please join us for our annual 5K Run/Walk to raise critical support for Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans (FIDV), which supports Beit Halochem centers in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beer Sheva. Beit Halochem provides rehabilitation, recreational, and social services to disabled Israeli veterans and their families, and survivors of
More than 200 Zahal Disabled Veterans took part in the 3rd annual Hanukkah “Torch Race.” President Peres ‘launched’ the race from his official residence in Jerusalem during Hanukkah last week. Riding hand bikes, tandem bikes and regular bikes, the Zahal Disabled Veterans began their route through the streets of Jerusalem,