Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

Ethiopian-born former Miss Israel addressed 300+ women at West Bloomfield benefit for Israeli Army veterans

May 15, 2018

– More than 300 women gathered last Thursday, May 10, for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Michigan Women of Valor Luncheon at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield, which raised...

FIDF sends 26 children and siblings of fallen Israeli Soldiers for summer camp

August 06, 2018

‘ They come here to make life-long friends, and be embraced by the warmth of the loving, caring Chicago community. ’ Twenty-six children and siblings of fallen Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers...

New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera was in Israel and met with IDF soldiers

August 02, 2018

Legendary New York Yankees superstar pitcher Mariano Rivera toured Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base Michve Alon on Tuesday, July 31, in the Galilee in Northern Israel, as part of a spiritual...

Mahut Mission to Lithuania and Latvia

July 20, 2018

FIDF's partner program Mahut sent a delegation of approximately 40 commanders and officers, Holocaust survivors and other constituents to Lithuania and Latvia on a 5 day mission. The aim of the Mahut...

Israeli teens get respite from grief and a fun time in Bay Area

July 19, 2018

This article was originally published in The Jewish News of Northern California While San Francisco’s Chinatown usually is humming with the chatter of tourists, conversations between Asian shopkeepers...