Israel Active

NGO Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM – see previously) was founded in Israel a decade ago. It now has makers in 30 countries, several development centers in Israel, and soon in New York. It makes devices for the blind and amputees; even wheelchair access to bomb shelters.

Israel’s President Herzog said Soroka Hospital (hit by Iranian missile) serves the entire Negev region, caring for Israelis of all faiths and the Palestinians who come especially to be treated there. Its devoted staff - Jews and Arabs - work side by side in harmony, united by the mission to heal.

History was made when the Knesset hosted the first Argentine President to address the full plenum. After tributes from the Knesset Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader, President Milei distinguished good from evil, and praised Israel’s freedom and democracy.

A 12-year-old Syrian girl was given urgent heart treatment at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center. The IDF coordinated with the “Yitro – Jews for Druze” organization to secretly evacuate the girl and her mother from Southern Syria. She was discharged four days later and is now back in Syria.

Christian Arab Israeli Professor Haitham Amal has been awarded a research chair in brain science from the Hebrew University, funded by the Satell Family Foundation. He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.

Pro-Israel Christian student organization Passages (see previously) has donated $100,000 to a Druze foundation to honor the victims of last year’s Hezbollah rocket attack on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, which killed 12 Druze children. It will help fund numerous projects.

Goldie Sternbuch is founder and CEO of Quantum, an Israeli nonprofit dedicated to uplifting young, vulnerable, Israelis. Its Beit Shemesh Q Center, operates in partnership with Susan’s House. It is a launchpad where participants earn salaries while learning marketable skills.

Israel’s Beit Issie Shapiro (see previously) has launched Beit Raz. Designed to integrate infants, with and without disabilities, from birth to age 3, the campus includes an early intervention center; a daycare center; inclusive play areas, and the Wohl Therapy Center.

Canine handlers from Israel’s Dog Unit gave a special show for an Israeli child with special needs at the IDU base in Kfar Tapuach. The event also involved dozens of female IDF lookouts serving in the Samaria Regional Brigade, along with officers from the Israel Police's Ariel station.

Over 56,000 people marched through Toronto during the city’s 56th Annual Walk With Israel event. There were various performances, spaces commemorating the Oct 7 2023 victims, calls for the release of the hostages, and booths showcasing Israeli culture and the Jewish community.