From left: Michal Berman, CEO of the Lone Soldier Center; Ayelet Levin; Knesset member Michael Biton; and Mark Levin (parents of Michael Levin). Photo by Yonit Schiller.
An inaugural conference was held in Jerusalem’s Knesset on Thursday to pay homage and discuss the strategic contributions made by lone soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, while also addressing some of this community’s needs.
“Thanksgiving isn’t a Jewish holiday, so for lone soldiers, it can be difficult being away from family and friends,” says Yehoshua Sigala of the Lone Soldier Center, with offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, November 2019. Photo by Yonit Schiller.
As many as 1,000 lone soldiers in Israel had the chance to celebrate the holiday with food, friends … and even a little football.
On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten an interview with Oren Hason, the CEO of the Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael Levin. Hason talks about his organization’s important work with soldiers who arrive in Israel, with little to no family, in order to follow their hearts and serve in the IDF. The center is currently getting ready for their annual Thanksgiving party for lone soldiers to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday November 28. Also on today’s show Josh wraps up a tumultuous week in Israel with over 400 rockets fired by terror groups in Gaza at the communities in the south and center of the country. After 18 years of rocket fire, will it ever end?
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