Tag: Children
As many as 500 cyclists to gear up for 20th ‘Wheels of Love’ charity...
The luggage-handlers at Ben-Gurion International Airport have seen an increase in the number of bicycles coming in and out of late, as an expected 500 participants from 12 countries arrive to participate in the...
After seven-year campaign, Selvino Children’s Museum finally opens its doors
Following a seven-year campaign, a museum dedicated to the story of some 800 child Holocaust survivors who were cared for in an Alpine resort town in Italy after World War II finally opened its...
Israeli court stops auction of letter written by 11-year-old Jewish Holocaust victim
The Tel Aviv District Court blocked the sale of a letter written by an 11-year-old Jewish-Polish girl who was killed in the Holocaust following protest by her family members.
Five letters written by children in Poland, sent...
Neve Michael children’s home ‘healing the souls’ of Israeli kids for 76 years
Many a third-grade memory features vacations with family, swimming with friends or getting a new puppy. But Chofit remembers another sort of life. One marked by extreme poverty and regular visits to a big...
Baseball star Puig visits Jewish camp for kids with cancer, other illnesses
Cleveland Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig had what he said was “one of the best days of his life” by visiting Camp Simcha, a Jewish camp for kids battling cancer and other terminal diseases in...
For Israeli children coping with loss, a week of hope and healing
Losing members of one’s family to violence is traumatic for anyone, let alone the very young. Unfortunately, this is something too many Israeli children have experienced—terrorism and war have torn asunder thousands of Israeli...