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Passport to a Better Future
Charlie Kalech
  • Apr 6, 2016
  • 3 min

Passport to a Better Future

Sometimes you just walk into a place and know that one person can really make a difference. I felt that immediately when I first met the...
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Volunteering at the Macro Level
Charlie Kalech
  • May 31, 2015
  • 1 min

Volunteering at the Macro Level

I am so grateful to Skilled Volunteers for connecting me with ORAM International. Terry and Marla worked with me to find a placement that...
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Charlie Kalech
  • May 13, 2015
  • 2 min

Russians, Bedouins, Young and Old

Zev and Alla Fayngold have spent much of their volunteer time in Yerucham interviewing Russian residents of the town and capturing their...
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Reliving History, Making New History- 4 Day Synopsis
Charlie Kalech
  • May 11, 2015
  • 4 min

Reliving History, Making New History- 4 Day Synopsis

May 10, 2015 Zev and Alla Fayngold are continuing their work to interview Russians in Yerucham and record their stories. We had...
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BeerSheba-From the Desert like a Flower
Charlie Kalech
  • May 7, 2015
  • 1 min

BeerSheba-From the Desert like a Flower

Wednesday 7 May, 2015 Zev and Alla Fayngold took Wednesday morning off to visit with old friends in Beer Sheba. This morning we traveled...
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Where Russians from Miami Meet Russians from Yerucham
Charlie Kalech
  • May 6, 2015
  • 4 min

Where Russians from Miami Meet Russians from Yerucham

The following posts capture the unique and amazing experiences of Zev and Alla Fayngold, Miami residents who are participating in the...
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Jerusalem’s “Gold”
Charlie Kalech
  • Mar 29, 2015
  • 2 min

Jerusalem’s “Gold”

In case you’ve been living under a rock, you probably noticed that this past month there were elections here in Israel. Results of the...
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Ann Jaffe-Their Success is My Success
Charlie Kalech
  • Jun 30, 2013
  • 1 min

Ann Jaffe-Their Success is My Success

All my life I have wanted to go to Israel.  Although I have now been here many times, this time I have had the privilege of not only...
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Rebecca Cushman reflects
Charlie Kalech
  • Jun 30, 2013
  • 1 min

Rebecca Cushman reflects

Rebecca at Bizchut with Suzanne Cannon I’ve always been taught about the emphasis that Judaism places on helping others and giving back...
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Empowering Self Sufficiency and Community Strength
Charlie Kalech
  • Jan 9, 2013
  • 3 min

Empowering Self Sufficiency and Community Strength

Professor Lewis Aptekar delivers Psycho-Social Training in Tel Aviv to asylum seekers from Eritrea and the Sudan In late August of 2012,...
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Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 2, 2012
  • 2 min

Beyond Politics – the Human Face of Asylum

Lionel Rabie has extensive experience in the food and hospitality industry.  He put his business experience to work volunteering to...
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Refugee Children at Gan Nitzanim
Charlie Kalech
  • Jul 31, 2012
  • 1 min

Refugee Children at Gan Nitzanim

When I first stepped foot in the Gan Nitzanim classroom, little did I know the life-changing experience I was about to have.  As the days...
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Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 25, 2011
  • 1 min

Sudanese Refugee Starts National Service At Nitzana

Of Interest: HaAretz (25 August 2011) article about the first African refugee to start Israel’s pre-army national service program.   Tom...
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Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 17, 2011
  • 3 min

Welcoming the Stranger

This post was written by Gina Milano after her second volunteer experience with Skilled Volunteers for Israel. After completing my...
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