Disabled Children in Tel Aviv

An HHCoalition representative joined a local Israeli organization that works with disabled children from the Jerusalem area, for the last day of a children summer camp in a park in Tel Aviv. The children were sharing the highlights of the camp, it was a very deep and emotional moment. The average age was 8 years-old. At the end of the meeting, HHCoalition provided for each one of the children a set of Adidas shirt and Reebok shorts.

Clothes Distribution in Tel Aviv

New clothes were donated to a soup kitchen/shelter in Tel Aviv. These clothes will be distributed to the homeless and the needy living on the streets of Tel Aviv. They will be given out at a local Tel Aviv soup kitchen that handles humanitarian aid activities through out the week.

Personal-Sponsorship Distribution

Special donations via a personal-sponsorship program with GAIN Germany were distributed to Holocaust survivors in the southern Israeli cities. There are hundreds of Holocaust survivors living under the poverty line who receive these funds on a regular basis. These funds help them pay for basic necessities like food, medicine, transportation fare and etc..

These funds are a great help to these Holocaust survivors and they help them with their basic survival.

Volunteers From Germany

HHCoalition operations were conducted with a large group of German citizens from the Global Aid Relief Network (Gain) in Jerusalem. In the morning, they served at local soup kitchen "Chazon Yeshaya", helping in preparing food for the needy, peeling potatoes, and organizing the warehouse for the daily food distribution. After serving time was over, few boxes full of clothes were distributed in the courtyard of the soup kitchen.
The clothes were provided by GAIN Australia and contain high quality t-shirts.
The people who received the clothes (poor holocaust survivors and elderly from the Jerusalem area) were deeply touched and inquired when next distribution would take place.
Later that day, with the same group of Germans, a meeting was held at the Diplomat Hostel in Jerusalem, where hundreds of holocaust survivors reside. A powerful encounter took place between Germans and holocaust survivors during the meeting; the atmosphere was mixed with reconciliation, war stories, and songs from both sides… Two heads of HHCoalition gave a speech in honor of the holocaust survivors, and finally GAIN T-shirts and perfumes were given to the survivors who came to the meeting.

Sderot Children Entertainment Facility

One of the largest children entertainment facilities called "Ha kufsa HaKchula" ("The blue box"), located in Sderot was visited by 27 Germans with one HHC operative.
The center is a very big a rocket-proof-bomb-sheltered facility, that was build for the children of Sderot in order to insure their safety while playing in one of the most unsafe region of Israel. The indoor facility includes: play area, basketball hoops, ping-pong tables, play stations, slides, boxing area, climbing walls, and more… The GAIN group spent the day there playing with the children, serving them refreshments, and teaching them games children play in Germany.
A 300 dollar check was handed at the end of the day to the managers of the children center by an HHCoalition representative.
The children and staff there were really blessed by the visit, and explained to the group how grateful they are for the comfort and support they get from outsiders

Helping Disabled Children

An HHCoalition representative joined a local Israeli organization which works with disabled children from Jerusalem area, for the last day of a children summer camp in a Tel Aviv park. The children were sharing their highlights of the camp; it was a very deep and emotional moment. The average age was 8 years-old. At the end of the meeting, HHCoalition provided for each one of the children a set of Adidas shirt and Reebok shorts.

GAIN German Volunteers in Sderot

GAIN German Volunteers in Jerusalem

Local Tel Aviv Holocaust Survivor in Need

Ruth is an 86 year old Holocaust survivor, living in Tel Aviv. Although able to move around her home, Ruth is not able to leave the apartment. She is taken care of by her middle aged son who suffers from mild psychological problems. They have lived in their apartment for a long time, and with the building around them being turned into a low budget hostel, little or no renovations have been done to their home in decades. The apartment is filled from wall to wall with things collected over the years from clothes and bits of old furniture, to magazines and old newspapers stacked up the small hallway in towers too tall to reach. Ruth has not been able to clean her home in years and nowadays spends a lot of her time in bed while her son takes care of things as best he can. A few years ago, Ruth’s husband died, leaving behind a tax debt of 30,000 NIS (almost $10,000) from the small business he had run in her name. Now the Tel Aviv Municipality are coming after her for payment. HHC is helping with their basic needs for food but is also working to help with mediation and settlement of their debt with the authorities.

Touching Holocaust Survivors Through Art

As you drive through the Judean desert, not far from Masada and the Dead Sea, you come upon a fairly new but thriving city - Arad. It is here, in the middle of nowhere that Rick built and crafted ‘The Fountain of Tears’. Rick and his wife, Dafna, live right on the edge of Arad where it meets the desert, and driving up to their home we did not know that we were going to be treated to one of the most incredibly inspired sculptures I’ve seen.
In its simple essence, the Fountain of Tears is a dialogue between the Holocaust and the Crucifixion, symbolically depicting through stone and life size bronze figures, the final words of Jesus and the traumatic experiences of those in the death camps. Anyone with any knowledge of the history between Christendom and the Jewish people can easily understand the volatile potential such a statement could have. I had a sense of the audacity of such a presentation, of such a depiction, and yet, somehow, Holocaust survivors have come and found identification of their sufferings, with the portrayal of Jesus’ sufferings. While Rick and Dafna have witnessed responses to their work covering the whole spectrum of emotions, they have been privileged to also see understanding and peace come to survivors through the simple realisation that ‘someone understands because they suffered too’ .

Storage of Donations from GAIN Germany

The goods (clothes, ADIDAS shoes, elegant shoes, roofing material and etc.) sent by GAIN Germany to the HHCoalition are being organized in one of the HHCoalition's local warehouse. An exact account of all of the goods will be made and then the goods will be prepared for distribution to those that need them all over Israel.

Container Arrival

A container was sent from GAIN Germany and received by the HHCoalition for humanitarian aid consisting of roofing materials, clothes and items for children. These items will be given to populations in need (families in need, Holocaust survivors, African refugees and etc.) all over Israel.

Sudanese Refugee Situation in Israel/ Video Report

Schoolbags Distribution in Tel Aviv

50 schoolbags were distributed with the help of a volunteer from Tel-Aviv, in a Jewish Religious school for children of underprivileged families, in the southern Tel Aviv area. The schoolbags were sent in containers, by GAIN Australia. They contained all of the necessary school supplies such as: rulers, pencils, notebooks, crayons, paper, and more.

A lot of the families who send their children to that school cannot afford to buy all the required items at the beginning of each school year, and are greatly blessed by the donation, which was by GAIN Australia.

Toys Distribution in Sderot

More than a 100 teddy bears were distributed in Sderot, the city that was on the fire lines of the Gaza war a few months ago and that was hit by more than 8,000 rockets from the Gaza strip over the past 8 years. Children from the whole city, recreating in a sheltered entertainment center, were deeply blessed by the visit and the teddy bears donation.

Holocaust Survivors Visit in Ashdod

HHCoalition operative and American sponsors visited three Holocaust survivors in Ashdod. Financial donations were given, and vegetables purchase for a Russian elderly couple who's husband suffers from both Parkinson's disease and cancer. Lots of tears were shed, as stories were shared, donations were given and human interaction was flowing with warmth, friendship and gratitude.

Industry clothes Distribution

American sponsors distributed industry clothes in south Tel Aviv at a Sudanese outreach center. 2 Sudanese families living heavily under the poverty line were blessed with a financial aid from the North Carolina team. In a situation as this where one of the Sudanese refugees does not have a steady income or even legal papers to work in Israel, any financial help reaches out to their souls.

Potatoes Distribution

A team from North Carolina joined today in volunteering operations at a local Jerusalem soup kitchen; they peeled potatoes provided by HHCoalition. They served meals to the poor and met the head of the soup kitchen Avraham Israel. In addition, they distributed industry clothes provided by GAIN Australia to the poor and needy of "Chason Yishaya" soup kitchen.

Regular Visit To Nazareth Ilit

Two HHCoalition representatives visited an elder’s house in Nazareth Ilit. Food parcels were given out to the residents.

After spending some time with Nachum, (one of the elderly people living at the residence) it turns out that Nachum has serious health problems in his legs and is required to have regular check-ups and therapy. He needs to have 15 of these therapy meetings and each of them costs 215 NIS (61$) plus transportation- taxi costs to get to the therapy.

After visiting Nachum, the representatives attended the soup kitchen coordinated by the Nazareth Ilit officials and HHCoalition contacts. More than a 100 elderly people were there as well as Leah Shemtov, an Israeli Knesset member.

HHCoalition representative greeted the guests and Russian/Yiddish music was sung by two artists during the diner.

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School Bag Distribution in MIGDAL OR

Over 100 school bags were given out to children in the beginning elementary grades in Migdal HaEmek, a small city right next to Nazareth in Northern Israel. These school bags were part of a very special donation, provided generously by GAIN Australia and were given out together with Migdal Or foundation, led by the famous Rabbi Grossman.

The children were extremely blessed to select their bags personally and take them home with them. Their parents attended the event distribution as well. They were very grateful that their children were able to be blessed with beautiful bags that were brand new.

Each bag that was distributed contained many goodies inside for school and home usage such as crayons, markers, coloring books, tooth bruhes, tooth paste and etc.

600 KLM blankets were picked up today from Yafo warehouse by an HHCoalition representative, and delivered in Jerusalem at a local religious coordinator’s place, Myriam Rabanit, living on Ha Torah mi Tsion street. The blankets were not yet out of the car that already needy street people from the neighborhood were coming and enjoying the blessing of receiving a couple blankets, especially in a region (Jerusalem area) known for being particularly cold at night.

African Refugees in Israel

Sudanese and other African refugees seeking shelter and refuge in Tel Aviv with the Lift Your Head Church.

Distribution of High Quality T-shirts

350 brand new high quality T-shirts were provided by HHCoalition partners and GAIN Australia were donated to the head of the Foundation of the "Remembrance of Ashdod" (Holocaust survivors organization),Aaron Molotovski. The elderly were highly impressed with the quality of the items donated and their original price shown on tags (Tags were attached to each clothing items).

Blanket Distribution to Jerusalem

600 blankets were given out by the HHCoalition to the Chazon Yeshayahu organization in Jerusalem.
The blankets are special KLM flight blankets and they were provided generously by GAIN.

In the same day, a religious school (Yeshiva) from Beer Sheva sent out a truck to one of HHC warehouse to pick up 1,500 blankets that will be distributed to the needy in their city. Social activities in Beer Sheva are coordinated by Rabbi Nathan Spector.

"The Hand Of Assistance To Israel Reaches Out"

The following has been translated from a local Nazareth Russian Newspaper:




Today was the first meeting for the inhabitants of the city as part of a new project called the "Hand of Israel". The meeting was initiated by the foundation "Ezra Le Olim" (aid to the immigrants) and the Helping Hand Coalition, which represents many projects in Nazareth-Ilit.

More formally, this event is called "Club Rainbow" and is designed to unite and rally the inhabitants of the town, who had lived through World War II.

The official start of the project has been set for nearly two months and its organizers said that the program aims to improve the cultural life of the city, leisure, youth and other segments of the population.

Today, the first meeting had been attended by veterans of the war, the Holocaust survivors and other residents of the city. The same project will be organized for young people. The project will involve relevant music activities for young people and many other activities.


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Wheelchairs Distribution at Event in Kiryat Gat

An event with over 200 people was held in Kiryat Gat in honor and to give aid to many disabled citizens of the city. Helping Hand Coalition representatives as well as the Kiryat Gat mayor and other city officials attended the event.

Wheelchairs for disabled children were given out in light of the spring Jewish holidays (Purim & Passover). The children receiving the gifts were extremely blessed as each wheelchair can reach anywhere between hundreds of dollars.

This was the first set of events that will be held in order to distribute the wheelchairs donated by GAiN Australia to children all over Israel. In the very near future, over 100 wheelchairs will be given out to children who need the wheelchairs the most.

Wheelchairs Distribution to Children in Kiryat Gat

Wheelchairs were distributed to handicapped children in need in Kiryat Gat. 17 children received these special wheelchairs sent to Israel by special friends and donors GAIN Australia.

These wheelchairs are a great blessing to these children as they cannot afford to purchase them due to the high cost of one wheelchair.

Helping Hand Coalition hosting the PBS TV Network (USA)

Helping Hand Coalition interviewed in Israel by the national US TV network - PBS. During the whole-day session HHCoalition assisted by the crew of PBS visited Hazon Yishaya in Jerusalem during the soup kitchens activity and food distribution. Also Holocaust survivors were visited to tell their stories from the past and about their lives today. Program will be broadcast nationalwide in the USA within next month(s).

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Interviewing the Holocaust survivors for the US National TV broadcast

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ADIDAS sportwear for youth in Kanot

Sponsoring youth football teams in Kanot with ADIDAS sportswear donated through the Helping Hand Coalition by Global Aid Network (GAiN) Germany. The boarding school holds over 200 youth, boys and girls, aged 14-18, taking in Israeli youth from all different ethnic backgrounds. Many of them come from families in all kind of distress from all over Israel. The boarding school educates these youth, trains them in different professions that they choose from (sport, police and etc.) and prepares them for life. Once they reach the age of 18, these youth go into the IDF and serve in combat units. The Helping Hand Coalition organized an event for youth who play on the MACCABI youth football team. Many ADIDAS items were donated to these youth: shirts, soccer pants and shirts, socks, soccer shoes and etc.. We were told that playing football is the most they desire. Therefore we were so happy to bring them all sportswear they will use to develop they skills. These items were donated by GAIN Germany who are partners of the HHCoalition from Europe. To have more fun, a small event was organized also included sweets, snacks, drinks, donuts. The event brought a tremendous happiness to youth and to all of us. We were very happy to see them inspired by all gifts and enjoyed the little party done for them. And we promised them to be back soon....
This event was one of the first of its kind to give aid to these youth and other events and ways of giving them aid are already being planned.

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