Tag: lone soldier
Dear Sean: A Tribute to Sgt. Sean Carmeli, ZT”L
The free-spirted lifestyle didn’t hold your interest; the needs of your people did.
American-Born Lone IDF Soldier Found Dead
The body of a 21-year-old Ohio native serving as a lone soldier in the IDF was found on Tuesday, two days after he was...
20,000 Attend Funeral of Lone Soldier Sean Carmeli HaYa”D
IDF volunteers come to Israel just to serve are the true idealists; Sean Carmeli was one of them.
Lone Soldier Funeral Limited to 300 People
Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said Tuesday that the funeral of Jordan Ben-Simon, a lone IDF soldier killed in Gaza yesterday, would be limited to...
20,000 Escort Sean Carmeli to Final Resting Place
There was concern, since Carmeli was a lone soldier, that not many people would show up for his funeral. But more than 20,000 people showed up.
Lone Soldiers and Olim Celebrate “Thanksgivukkah” in Tel Aviv
Fifty lone soldiers and over 200 young professional Olim celebrated “Thanksgivukkah" at a festive event organized by Nefesh B'Nefesh and White City Shabbat.
Garin Tzabar: Helping Lone Soldiers Feel At Home In Israel
Israel’s Garin Tzabar program, supporting ‘lone soldiers’ with no family in Israel, recently welcomed close to 360 young women and men from around the world into its care.
Israel to Welcome Young Immigrants Joining the IDF
Following their dreams, young men and women from North America start a new life in Israel, joining the Israel Defense Forces as “lone soldiers.”
American Friends of IDF Open up New Home for Lone Soldiers
A new home for Lone Soldiers in Israel was opened in Ramat Gan with a special ceremony marking the conclusion of the $5 million...
IDF’s Arizona Girl Receives ‘President’s Excellence Award’
Nira Lee grew up in Tempe, Arizona as a Zionist but firmly planted in the USA, until she saw the destruction following the Second Lebanon War during a visit to Israel. Now she is Lieutenant in the IDF.
From Quaker High School to the IDF: Profile of a Lone Soldier
Goldstein was raised in a Jewish-conservative household in Philadelphia, attending the Jewish elementary school of Solomon Schechter and Camp Rama in the summers. He chose to go to the Quaker Friends’ Central High School in part because of the school’s focus on athletics, but also in order to broaden his horizons.
Campus Activists to Army – Lone Soldiers Speak
Dov Lerner, former ZOA president at the University of Maryland and current Lone Soldier in the IDF: “It is very different making the case for Israel on campuses than actually sitting on the border with a gun guarding the country," Lerner said. "Having done both, I know that they are both extremely necessary.”
Lone Soldiers: Atlanta-Born Aircraft Technician Says Living in Israel ‘Settled his Soul’
When his enlistment order had come in, his mother begged him not to go into a combat unit, and he promised to pick a different direction – even though he had been admitted into the paratroopers unit. His recruiting officer understood, and together they figured a new tract. "I've always had a dream to work on combat planes," he says.