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Even as living hostages are home: What we owe those who died for them - opinion

At Hostage Square, Rachel Goldberg-Polin spoke of the Book of Kohelet, read during Sukkot: 'There is a time to sob, and a time to dance.' She added, 'We have to do both right now.'

 Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son, Hersh, was murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza, attends a demonstration in Jerusalem earlier this month.
Yossi Cohen

Through Grief and Hope: Why Israel’s Widows and Orphans Must Never Stand Alone

Max August and IDFWO CEO Shomi Nahumson at the IDFWO 2025 Academic Scholarship Event in Tel Aviv.

Pairing with A Lifeline of Giving: Max August Stands with Israel’s Widows and Orphans

Athar Aboreesh worked as a counselor on the IDFWO’s Superheroes Trip.

From Yarka to New York: An IDF Orphan’s Journey of Healing


Shlomi Nahumson and Tami Shelach: Leading the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization

IDF Widows and Orphans Organization is the only Israeli organization that supports IDF widows and veterans. “The families continue to live with their loss, and we need to remember and support them".

 Tami Shelach and Shlomi Nahumson, December 2023.

President Herzog opens emotional widows and orphans magazine with letter

 President Herzog

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 45 in two-day West Bank counterterror operations

Operations took place in Jenin, Tulkarm, Nur al-Shams, and Qalandiya, focusing on apprehending wanted individuals and preventing terror activity.

 IDF soldiers conduct counter-terrorism operations in Tulkarm, West Bank.

Shira Grinberg’s journey of loss, resilience, and hope

"There’s no need to fear time. The loss is there, but life goes on”: Shira shares her story a decade after Operation Protective Edge.

 SHIRA GRINBERG and her beloved father, Amotz.

Grapevine, August 23, 2024: Mixed emotions

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts onstage at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024.

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.

 TAMI SHELACH (L) with widow Yael Weisman.