Courtesy of Tehila Bar Hama
Online project gathers and documents stories for children to give them strength and create a sense of unity.
18
Dec
2023
Telling the Story of the Heroes of Oct. 7
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03
Aug
2022
How Those Suffering from Cancer Become ‘Me’ at Camp Simcha
Tevel Argental (right) and her counselor at Camp Simcha. Credit: Chai Lifeline.
Sixteen-year-old Tevel Argental, from the northern Israeli town of Yokneam, has been battling brain cancer since she was two years old. She has undergone multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments that have allowed her to live as best as possible under the difficult circumstances. At the same time, Tevel has been coming to grips with the death of her father, who died of a heart attack three years ago.
22
Mar
2020
Israeli Parents Get a Crash Course in Homeschooling
Israeli youths during a remote learning session at their home in Moshav Yashresh on March 18, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shut down the country’s schools and universities until at least after Passover, Israeli parents, like their counterparts in other countries shut down by the COVID-19 virus, suddenly found themselves confronted with the task of overseeing their children’s education.