Program Stories

Dagan had nearly given up his dream of becoming a father, but when he met Ronit, the connection was instant. Soon the couple married and prepared to bring their first child into the world.

Tova’s face tells so many stories. So many sad stories. This precious Jewish woman in her 90s has so many sad stories to tell.

Solomon was just a boy, barely a teenager, when he not only survived the Holocaust but was thrust into service during World War II. And still, Solomon survived.

Seventy-year-old Mili has given so much, helping her biblical homeland, Israel. In the 1970s, she lost her husband when he was killed defending the Holy Land in a war with Syria. This left her to raise their family alone, working as a housekeeper.

Before the past year and a half, Yamikar’s family lived a simple life. Gathering for simple meals after work at Ben Gurion Airport — where the 43-year-old Ethiopian olim (immigrant) worked in the kitchen and her husband carried luggage — the couple and their six children gave thanks to God for giving them a home in the Holy Land, their biblical and historic homeland, where they can practice their Jewish faith during the High Holy Days and all year round.

Sonia and Clara share so much of each other’s lives. As twin sisters, they have always been each other’s rock. And each of these good people has needed a rock through life’s difficulties.

A 13-year-old Jewish girl in Romania when WWII began, 93-year-old Corina still recalls things most of us could never imagine. “We were not able to be in our house. We were very frightened. We couldn’t get out of Romania.”

Even when the world shut down during the global pandemic, God answered His people’s prayers. Even when all seemed hopeless for the neediest of His children, God answered prayers.

Thirty years ago, Magda made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) from Romania with her husband. The childless couple realized one of the dreams they’d long shared.

“I’m really waiting to make aliyah,” said six-year-old Laura, before she boarded a Fellowship Freedom Flight from Brazil to Israel this past month. It was a big move for the little Jewish girl, but Laura had worked hard to get ready.

Still just a young girl, Paulina fled the Soviet Union to the Ural Mountains with her Jewish family… to escape the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Svetlana has faced — and overcome — challenges her entire life. Born with cerebral palsy, she learned to cope with limited mobility — in the days before World War II, when those with disabilities found little help.