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Ukraine’s Jewish Community: ‘Our Hearts Are Split in Two’
IFCJ Canada | September 19, 2024
Ukraine’s Jewish community is still facing a devastating war, and we cannot forget them
60% of Evacuated Families Lack School Supplies
IFCJ Canada | September 5, 2024
The war in Israel means living costs are rising, especially those in the north near the Lebanese border. And over 60% of children feel afraid to return to school, with rates of anxiety and fear rising. Writers at JNS explain what The Fellowship is doing to help:
‘My Sweet Boy Hersh, We Tried So Desperately To Save You’
IFCJ Canada | September 4, 2024
Rachel Goldberg-Polin eulogizing her son, Hersh, who was murdered along with five other hostages by Hamas:
October 7 Reconnects Israelis With Jewish Day of Mourning
IFCJ Canada | August 22, 2024
The 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning, called Tisha B’Av, is the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar. Many tragedies occurred on this day in history, like the fall of the First and Second Temple, and it’s a day to remember all the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, and this year it’s a day to remember October 7 and the trauma many still deal with, reports The Times of Israel:
Over 100 Canadian Jewish Institutions Receive Mass Threat
IFCJ Canada | August 22, 2024
Since the atrocities of October 7th, the Canadian Jewish community experienced an upsurge of Antisemitism. Just yesterday, between 100-125 Jewish institutions and synagogues received mass bomb threats.
Funeral Held for 12th Child Killed in Hezbollah Rocket Strike
IFCJ Canada | August 8, 2024
A Hezbollah rocket headed for Israel’s north landed on a soccer field in Majdal Shams on Saturday evening, killing 12 children and teenagers, reports The Jerusalem Post:
‘Week of Goodness’ Begins’
IFCJ Canada | July 25, 2024
Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin are dedicating themselves to spreading goodness in the wake of
Locals Become Firefighters as Israel’s Northern Forests Burn
IFCJ Canada | July 25, 2024
Locals and volunteers are helping to manage the burned land in Israel’s north from fires ign
Northern Israeli Landscape Shows Ravages of Rocket Fire
IFCJ Canada | July 25, 2024
In what’s being called one of the biggest natural disasters in Israel by experts, tens of thousands of acres of land have been burned in northern Israel after months of direct rocket hits from the Hezbollah terror group, reports JNS:
The Fellowship Combats Food Insecurity in Israel
IFCJ Canada | July 11, 2024
The Fellowship partners with Leket to help people living with food insecurity in the Holy Land.