Special needs

Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village

The annual event brought together visiting students involved in fundraising efforts with residents of the village, rehabilitation patients, staff, and volunteers.

JANUARY 1, 2026|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

PARTICIPANTS IN Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran's Disability Awareness Month inclusive race, December 31, 2025.

FROM LEFT: Nadav Fattal, Asaf, David Fattal, Orel, and Assaf Fattal.

Grapevine, November 14, 2025: A Woman of valor

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 14, 2025|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Celebrations for the start of the new school year at Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2022

Back to school: How to prepare children with special needs for the new year - opinion

As parents and educators, it is critical that we recognize and respect that we are integral partners in making our children feel protected and confident.

AUGUST 31, 2025|ByMICHAL ARMOZA-EDRI

The author's son Danny, at home in happier times.

Reporter's Notebook: Perfect time to panic: Separated from my special-needs son during the war

"It's a sickening feeling to be separated from him at a time like this, not because I can do anything to protect him that the people around him can’t, but because our bond is so strong."

JUNE 21, 2025|ByHANNAH BROWN

Gvanim: The non-profit improving the lives of special-needs persons

Gvanim’s uniqueness is that each person has a plan developed specifically to meet his/her specific needs.

JUNE 4, 2020ByMAXINE LIPTZEN DOROT

Gvanim Surf Club's Riding The Waves program

Border Police shoot, kill unarmed special needs student in east Jerusalem

Following the incident, the gates to the Old City were closed by Jerusalem police, in fear of protests. The Temple Mount is scheduled to reopen Sunday.

MAY 31, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Palestinians look on as Israeli police set up a checkpoint in the Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud October 14, 2015

Hamas wants 'intifada' after Iyad al-Hallak shooting, protests expected

On Saturday, a protest titled "Murder in the Streets: Justice for Iyad al-Hallak" is scheduled to start in Jerusalem at 8:30 p.m., while another is scheduled to start in Jaffa at 7:30 p.m.

MAY 31, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE

Israeli policemen patrol a street in the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat

A Special Olympics lesson about togetherness

How disabled athletes teach us that the isolation we face today can bring forth a new togetherness for tomorrow

MAY 14, 2020BySHARON LEVY-BLANGA, DAVID S. EVANGELISTA

New initiative brings artists, musicians to special needs children

Artists and musicians donate their time for these interactive performances, which include music, storytelling, and magic and animal shows.

APRIL 20, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Musician Nitzan Roitman is one of the artists who performed in on the Artists TakeAction platform

Coronavirus: A plea for humane solutions for people with autism

People with autism who are nonverbal and low functioning, sadly, may find themselves hospitalized and heavily medicated on locked wards of psychiatric hospitals.

APRIL 1, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN

A MUSLIM and a Jew work together to care for young adults with autism in ‘The Specials.’

Beit Issie Shapiro founder to get Israel Prize for lifetime achievement

Naomi Stuchiner founded Beit Issie Shapiro almost 40 years ago, an Israeli organization dedicated to improving the life of children and adults with disabilities.

MARCH 19, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Naomi Stuchiner, founder of Beit Issie Shapiro.

Special needs IDF solders work to pack coronavirus testing kits – watch

These soldiers, known as "Special in Uniform" soldiers, were recruited to the Health Ministry's logistics center due to their experience in preparing emergency and crisis kits.

MARCH 17, 2020ByAARON REICH