Orphans

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 ‘
AVIGAYIL, THE WIDOW, holds the baby at the brit.
The presentation of the Sunflower report in the Knesset

Israel’s annual Orphanhood Report indicates a deterioration in orphans’ mental well-being

Annual report reveals alarming mental health and academic challenges among Israeli orphans in the wake of war, highlighting the urgent need for systemic support.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during an IDF swearing-in ceremony for the new Military Advocate-General Itai Offir, November 27, 2025

Knesset to pass increased benefits for orphans of IDF soldiers, Katz announces

First, the new law will give recognition to children of soldiers as "orphans" for certain rights as long as the parent died before the age of 30.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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After the sirens fade, the children remain

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH ISRAEL ORPHANS OF 10/7

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

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

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hadar Kass, founder of the Sunflowers social movement