While his family was fleeing the Nazis during World War II, Gregory Margolin, only 16 years old, was fighting them in the Soviet Red Army, first as a sniper, then as a commander. Now, at 86 and beginning to struggle with Alzheimer’s, he still proudly wears his uniform bedecked with medals…
Shai Pinhasi had just served four years in the IDF. He had enrolled in Bar-Ilan University, a first step toward achieving his dream of earning a master’s in clinical psychology. But he felt something missing.
Looking for a way to advance his studies and give back to the community, t…
Eliran ben Shitrit—husband and father of two young children—was working and studying full-time at the Technological College of Beer Sheva when Operation Protective Edge broke out in 2014. Suddenly, rockets were raining down across the south of Israel, and he was called to serve in the ID…
After two earthquakes devastated Nepal this spring, Dunnbahabur, a mason, could only look at the ruins of Bhumlichowk, his village in the Himalayan foothills, and wonder, “Why did every house crumble?”
All 20 homes in his neighborhood were destroyed. Hundreds of families throughout …
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Hannah Larson has a unique perspective on serving in the Israeli military given that she was born abroad. “As Israeli soldiers, we are creating a safe haven for Israelis, and for anyone that wants to come to Israel. We don’t just protect Israel, we pro…
