‘I didn’t know if I was alive or dead’: Heroic 21-year-old recalls miraculous survival on 7 Oct
A hero of the October 7 attacks has spoken of how she “is grateful to have reached the age of 21” as she recalled how Hamas mercilessly hunted her and her IDF comrades that horrific morning. Eden Ram was serving as an officer on what was supposed to be her last day at a base […]
Five days in London with Beit Halochem veterans showed me true courage is about embracing life
Think of it as their ‘Israeli way’. After spending a week in the company of these veterans in March, I can see why this group don’t want your tears. From touchdown at Heathrow, hosts Beit Halochem treated the delegate like royalty, aptly kicking off the fun-filled week with a sightseeing trip around London, a first for many […]
It’s a knockout event at JFS for Beit Halochem
Hundreds of young people help raise £38k for IDF veteran charity It’s a Knock Out at JFS for Beit Halochem UK. June 2025 More than 850 young people and their families came together at JFS in Kenton last Sunday for Beit Halochem UK annual It’s A Knockout event. Together, they raised £38,000 of vital funds […]
Israeli veterans charity surpasses £2 million during London fundraising dinner
Beit Halochem has a membership of over 60,000 wounded and disabled veterans, having increased by nearly 10,000 since October 7 Over £2 million pounds was raised in support of Israel’s disabled and wounded veterans on Wednesday night during a fundraising dinner in central London. More than 400 people, including prominent community and religious leaders, attended […]
Dana Pinhasov’s Story
Dana Pinhasov, a 21-year-old Border Police officer, left her family home in Jerusalem to take Bus No. 18 back to her base. As they approached Jaffa Gate, a suicide bomber boarded the bus and detonated a 10-kilogram bomb. Nails, ball bearings, and bullets ripped through the crowded rush-hour bus, killing 26 people and critically injuring […]
Einat Malka’s Story
Einat had lost the will to live. How did we help her rediscover the will to win? Einat Malka epitomised health, energy and fitness. She was the Israeli Karate Youth Champion and, in the IDF, served as a fitness instructor for elite combat units. Then, in 1997, during a training run, her life changed forever. […]
Hanoch Budin’s Story
Hanoch Budin was born in Canada in 1962 to two Holocaust survivors who moved their family to Israel when he was three years old. During the First Lebanon War, he served in the Golani Brigade. He was young, strong, confident, and on track to be an officer. Hanoch was 20 years old when his life […]
Three generations of one family who paid a price to protect Israel
When Edan Kleiman was only three weeks old, his father, Arye, was the only member of his unit to survive an Egyptian ambush during the Yom Kippur War, though he was shot in his left shoulder. Nearly 20 years later, in 1992, Edan would also be shot in his left shoulder with the same weapon, […]
Standing ovation for IDF heroes in London
Three recently injured Israeli veterans — one in a wheelchair— were given standing ovations at a packed fundraising dinner for Beit Halochem, the Tel Aviv centre which specialises in physical and mental rehabilitation for war wounded. The presentations left many present in tears. The 450-strong audience, which included Israel’s ambassador Tsipi Hotovely, were told that […]
It’s a laughing matter at JW3 as comedians raise funds for Beit Halochem
It’s good to laugh. So good, in fact, that the Jew-ish Comedy Night at JW3 in aid of Beit Halochem sold out in minutes and a second date was added. Social media star Zach Margs compered a group of five Jewish comedians, giving us plenty of his own shtick before, after and indeed in between their individual […]