Category Archives: Israel

PeacePlayers International

PeacePlayers International 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 875 Washington, D.C. 20036 Contact: Adam Hirsch ahirsch@peaceplayersintl.org 202-408-5111 PeacePlayers International uses the game of basketball to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities, based on the premise that children who play together can learn how to live together. (PPI’s affiliate in Israel and the West Bank, PeacePlayers International- Middle East, promotes peaceful coexistence among Arab and Jewish young people in the region and provides positive extracurricular outlets for those from disadvantaged communities.) Children who play together can learn to live together. That’s the idea behind PeacePlayers International, a nonprofit organization that uses basketball […]

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Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces 500 Office Center Drive, Suite 400, Ft. Washington, PA 19034 Contact: Tzvia Wexler tzvia.wexler@fidf.org 267-513-1875 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors to provide for the wellbeing of the men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as well as the families of fallen soldiers. Headquartered in New York City, FIDF is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation that operates 14 regional offices in the United States and one office in Latin America. The strength of the IDF, which has been guarding the […]

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A Package from Home

A Package from Home Hayitzhar 49, Hashmonaim 7312700 Israel Contact:  Barbara Bloom Silverman, Founder 02-6232548; Shira Gilor, Project Manager 050-8108555 / 08-9761323, Email: apfh@gilor.com Packages are sent to Israeli soldiers to strengthen their spirits, show our appreciation and support, and provide items they need.  We send tens of thousands of packages to Combat Chayalim Bodedim (soldiers without family in Israel) and severely wounded soldiers who are receiving long term hospital care. The basic packages – sent in the summer – are filled with a bath towel, socks, t-shirt, boxer shorts, wet wipes, special band aids for blisters, deodorant, travel size […]

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Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH)

Save a Child’s Heart Foundation (SACH) 10050 Chapel Road Potomac, MD 20854 Contact: Larry Maltin, Regional Director Mid-Atlantic, maltin@saveachildsheartus.org 215.542.8371 David Litwack Executive Director litwack@saveachildsheartus.org 301 618 4588 Providing Lifesaving Cardiac Surgery for the World’s Poorest Children” Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) is a non-profit, international humanitarian project based in Israel. Its mission is to improve the quality of cardiac care for children from developing countries, regardless of nationality, religion, race, gender, or financial status. Mitzvah project and community service volunteer opportunities: *Wall of hearts – Our signature Wall of Hearts in the SACH children’s home is simple to replicate […]

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Project Harmony Israel

Project Harmony Israel 318 W 100th St, Apt 6A, New York, NY 10025 Contact: Meg Sullivan, Co-Founder/Co-Director meg@projectharmonyisrael.com 917-476-6296 Project Harmony is a 4-week English language summer camp that aims to create a safe social space for Arab and Jewish children from Jerusalem to relate to one another as kids. We believe in working towards peace through shared experience, one summer at a time. See our website for fun pictures from previous summers!  Launched in the Summer of 2010, Project Harmony is a 4-week English language summer camp that aims to create a safe social space for Arab and Jewish […]

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Lev LaLev

Lev LaLev 14 Melnick Drive PO Box 1210 Monsey, NY 10952 Contact: Sheena Levi -Director of Outreach 845-367-7130 x 105 sheena@levlalev.com Lev LaLev Fund is a non-profit organization that works to support the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home in Netanya, Israel. The home supports all the needs for over 100 girls, ages 5-18+, who have been abused, neglected and abandoned by their families. Beyond basic needs they often also require mental health facilities. The girls are mainstreamed and given the same opportunities as anyone’s own daughter would including higher education and assistance in paying for their weddings. Lev LaLev has a special Bat Mitzvah Project […]

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Keren Or

Keren Or 350 7th Ave., Suite 701 New York, New York 10001 (Center is located in Jerusalem) Contact: Elizabeth David Dembrowsky info@keren-or.org, 212 279-4070 Keren Or (Hebrew for ray of light) is the only center of its kind in the world under Jewish auspices devoted exclusively to the care and rehabilitation of children with visual impairment who are also physically and/or mentally disabled. Keren Or’s state-of-the-art facilities, dedicated staff, and individualized therapy programs allow each of their students to reach his or her maximum potential. There are several ways to make a difference in the lives of blind children with multiple […]

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Boys Town Jerusalem

Boys Town Jerusalem 333 E. Lancaster Avenue, #351, Wynnewood, PA 19096 Contact: Deborah Zarwin Rose, Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Region drose@boystownjerusalem.org 215 887-1590 Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel’s premier institutions for educating the country’s next generation of leaders in the fields of technology, commerce, education, the military and public service. Since its founding in 1948, BTJ has pursued its mission of turning young boys from limited backgrounds into young men with limitless futures. From Junior High through the College level, the three part curriculum at Boys Town-academic, technological, and Torah-is designed to turn otherwise disadvantaged Israeli youth into productive […]

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Birthday Angels

Birthday Angels Hashaldag 9 Kadima Israel 60920 Contact: Ruthie Sobel Luttenberg, Director 972+9+8919942 birthdayangelsproject@gmail.com Birthday Angels gives every needy Israeli child the esteem building experience of a birthday party with her or his friends. Writing a check for Birthday Angels is MORE than just a donation. It offers you a unique venue to show your concern for the welfare of children in Israel. It’s an opportunity for you in the Diaspora to make a personal connection with an Israeli child. To help build his self-esteem, by making him feel loved and special. By showing him that people care. In other […]

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American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA)

American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) P.O. Box 52158, Phila., PA 19115 Contact: Sharon Schmidt, Greater Phila. Area Director AFMDA 215 947-7007 Magen David Adom is Israel’s ambulance, blood-services, and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency medical first-responders for the state’s more than 8 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not a government agency, so it relies on people like you for funding. So we’re asking students to join us to do a mitzvah and save a life! Members of youth groups and children preparing for bar […]

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