Yuval and Ofir’s lives changed on October 7, 2023
While we long for peace, the recent terror attacks against Israel’s civilians made clear that the need to defend our homeland is always present. Israel is engaging in a war
A note from Israel …
Israel is in one of the toughest wars it has known – the home front has become the front line. Beyond the shocking images of the massacre of Jewish children
Edan Kleiman: ‘We do not leave any wounded behind’
While continuing to long for peace, the need to defend Israel is always present. No one is more aware of this than Edan Kleiman, a third-generation protector of Israel and a disabled veteran.
Three lives changed … forever
Each of Israel’s 50,000 disabled veterans has a unique story of how injury changed their life ...
3 Inspiring Stories
During times of calm or conflict, terror is always a reality facing Israel. During the recent Operation Guardian of the Walls, Israelis were killed and injured. Some will join Beit Halochem in the coming months.
4 Young Veterans: Aviv, Shoval, Moshe, and Shadi
“I feel good, I know I lost my leg but nothing will break me." says Shadi Ibrahim. "I thank Beit Halochem for being there.”
Uri Ehrenfeld
“Quarantine does not frighten me. I’ve experienced far worse isolation as a POW.”
Roei Ben Tolila
“This is the place where, for the first time since my injury, I could anticipate a future. I realized that I could be both disabled and happy. I am part of a team of fighters on the court of life. Beit Halochem has made that possible. What I saw there changed my entire world.”
Hanoch Budin
“Winning my first Paralympic medal was incredible. I had been near death a year and a half ago and I thought, ‘look where I am now’. I did it for myself but mainly for my country.”
Dana Pinhasov
"I had nightmares for a long time after February 25, 1996, the day my world changed forever. Now, thanks to Beit Halochem, I have good dreams."
Ran Ben Atia
"Thank you for allowing me, and my friends at Beit Halochem – not only to dream, but to win. I salute you."
Ofir Anidjar
"When I was introduced to Beit Halochem, despite my pain and invisible scars, lots of good things began to happen."
Yarin Ashkenasi
“Even though I’ve been injured four times, I still want to serve my country in any way that I can.”
Adi Deutsch
“Don’t give up on your dreams—if you have faith, everything is possible.”
Yehuda Persi
“I really miss being able to see the sky, any shade of the sky.”
Reuven Magen
Reuven Magen, 20, an armoured corps fighter was severely wounded in Gaza during “Operation Protective Edge” in 2014. He was serving in a newly formed reconnaissance unit combining armoured corps
Achiya Klein
“When the disabled volunteers from Beit Halochem visited me in the hospital, they told me about this amazing place that will help me … and it sure did.”
Emanuel Aminof
“There’s not a single thing that a two-handed person can do that I can’t.”
Dror Kendelstein
“I vaguely remember falling back, everything went blank. A bullet had penetrated through my forehead.”
Matan Berman
“As we moved forward, the explosive devices and booby traps we had not detected blew up … one of these explosions changed my life forever.”
Major Falah El-Hiyab
“Ever since I had a mind of my own, I knew I would serve my country.”
Dor Cohen
“Beit Halochem has given me so many choices to replace my passion for running, including hand-biking, tennis, swimming, basketball, sailing, kayaking, volleyball and numerous others.”
Dan Liani
“Somewhere I always hoped and believed that a miracle would happen and I’d see again…”
Menny Guy
“Beit Halochem gave me so much; it enabled me to learn a lot about myself. I was surrounded by people just like me, disabled and wounded … it is so
Izzy Ezagui
“They look after you at Beit Halochem, and they ask for nothing in return.”
Kinneret Bosani
“I am a survivor of terror ... NOT a victim. My motto is to live and to live at any cost.”
Maytal Wax
“I wanted to live so badly. They didn’t know whether I would make it through the first night. Each day was a struggle to survive.”