Orphans

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.

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.
Bar mitzvah at the Kotel, May 18, 2026.

Orphans who lost parents during October 7 war celebrate joint Kotel bar mitzvah

Avichai Ayubi.

‘I never knew my father’: Avichai Ayubi on loss, Israel’s orphaned generation, and moving forward

Res. Sgt. Maj. Adi Shani z"l, Lior Shani and their daughters.

Invisible casualties of war: This is the reality of widows and orphans in Israel during wartime


Israel moves 70 orphans from Gaza to the West Bank - report

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in response to the report, "This is not how a country that wants absolute victory runs.

 The streets of Bethlehem were empty two days before Christmas on Friday, December 22, 2023.

Ukraine-Russia War: Odessa Jewish Children’s Home struggles with new challenges

There are currently 120 Jewish children housed in the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine.

Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa cares for 120 Ukrainian Jewish children whose parents either are dead or cannot care for them

3% Rise in orphans in Israel following the war and events of October 7th

Hadar Kess was appointed as an advisor to the State of Israel on orphans due to the dramatic increase in orphans following the October 7th war.

 Mr. Yoav Kisch, Minister of Education, visits and appreciates Sunflowers' activity during the war

Crowdfunding campaign launched to support orphaned toddler whose mother was killed during October 7

The campaign aims to provide financial security for the toddler, whose mother was killed by Hamas terrorists, and whose father was kidnapped to Gaza the same day.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 14, 2023.

How Sunflowers is changing the lives of Israel's orphaned children

'Sunflowers' is the only organization in Israel that provides psychological support services for orphans. As Israel faces the most difficult time in its history, Sunflower's work is crucial.

Hadar Kess, founder and CEO of Sunflowers with Lahav Vered, who was orphaned during operation “Guardian of the Walls”

The unresearched phenomenon which affects 153,000,000 children worldwide

In this article, Hadar Kass- founder of the Sunflowers social movement, analyses this phenomenon.

 Hadar Kass, founder of the Sunflowers social movement