IDFWO

IDF widows, orphans receive over NIS 2m. in scholarships, grants

The IDF Widows and Orphans Organization awarded 478 scholarships and grants at its annual “Ruach Ahat” ceremony, held in the presence of Orna Zamir, wife of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Orna Zamir, wife of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, with IDF Widows and Orphans Organization chairwoman Adv. Zehava Gross Meydan and CEO Shlomi Nahumson.
THE GIARDINO restaurant at The Jaffa hotel.

Grapevine, May 1, 2026: A landmark amendment

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
AVIGAYIL, THE WIDOW, holds the baby at the brit.

The war returns. The grief never left

When war returns, families of fallen soldiers relive a loss that never truly left them. And the least we can do is make sure they do not face it alone.

|BySHLOMI NAHUMSON ‘
Shlomi Nahumson, CEO of the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization

The debt that never closes

The debt we owe the fallen is carried by those they left behind. Paying it fully is not charity, it is at the core of our nation’s moral and mutual responsibility.

|BySHLOMI NAHUMSON ‘

IDFWO’s mission: No Israeli widow or orphan ever stands alone

Tami Shelach stands by the families of those who paid the highest price – three decades later, her work isn’t done.

JULY 25, 2024ByRONNIE ROSENMAN
TAMI SHELACH (L) with widow Yael Weisman.