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Mar 1, 2016

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One Good Thing For Those Who Have Lost Everything

Anna Kushnir’s life has been nearly destroyed by the conflict in Ukraine. All the houses in her city of Slavyansk have been turned to ruins, replaced with flimsy bungalows. No one can step outside since the streets are lined with mines. The cost of living has skyrocketed to the point where…

Feb 9, 2016

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Help for a Hero in Need

When he was 16, Gregory Margolin joined the Red Army as his family fled the Nazis. When, at 86, a rebel missile destroyed his house in eastern Ukraine and killed his daughter, his family knew they had to flee again—this time, to Israel.

Since fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine in 201…

Jan 19, 2016

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Healing Terrorized Families in Jerusalem

Candy in Jerusalem usually costs just a few shekels. But when Nadav was assailed by knife-wielding terrorists as he and his little brother left a Jerusalem sweet shop, it nearly cost him his life.

Terror isn’t one individual against another; the stabs into Nadav, just 13 years old, also…

Jan 19, 2016

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A French Jew Finds a New Home in Israel

Thibault felt like an outcast in his native Paris. He grew up in an assimilated household and felt disconnected from the Jewish community. But his last name left him a target for anti-Semitism.

The terror attack on a kosher supermarket in January 2015 was the last straw for this grandson of…

Dec 29, 2015

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Reinvigorating European Jewry Through Camp

Like many young Jews from Europe, David Csillik had his first Jewish experience at Szarvas.  Run in part by Federation partner JDC, Camp Szarvas brings together 1,500 teens from more than 20 countries for summer fun while helping them explore their Jewish roots.

After six years as a Szarva…

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