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Category Archives: Education
Back to School for Orphans
Preparing your child for the school year ahead is no easy task. Between back to school shopping and a few practice lessons to get them back in the swing of things you have your hands full. Chances are your child … Continue reading
The Rich History of General Israel Orphans Home for Girls
The GIOH was founded over 100 years ago by Rabbi David Weingarten after meeting an orphaned girl on the streets and taking her in. That was in 1902. Today GIOH has expanded on Rabbi Weingarten’s legacy, which started with one … Continue reading
Greatness From Small Beginnings
“Greatness from small beginnings” was the motto of Sir Francis Drake the famous navigator and sailor. This small phrase is very powerful. It means that anyone can become great no matter where they started out. It gives a sense of … Continue reading
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Programs at GIOH
Thinking of orphans can sometimes trigger a feeling of intense sympathy that we cannot overcome. We think how sad it is that these Jewish orphans have no homes and no one to care for them. This however is not the end of … Continue reading
Donate To A Jewish Orphanage
The idea of children, homeless, scared, and hungry, is almost too much for most of us to bear. Troubled children seem, quite frankly, like one of the starkest reminders of our potential failings as a planet. That someone might be … Continue reading
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Orphans In Israel And Elsewhere Need Attention
Sad to think but there are orphans all over the planet looking for homes and resources simply to make it through the day. We never think about these things or rarely do because so much of our own lives seem … Continue reading
Jewish Orphanages Save Kids From Self Blame
Often times orphans are prone to blaming themselves for their circumstances. They wonder what they could have done differently to keep their parents from passing away. They are scared and scarred, confused and often somewhat hopeless. At least they think … Continue reading
Connecting Kids At Jewish Orphanages
Caring for a child that feels abandoned is no easy task. Folks at GIOH are well trained in dealing with the specific issues that arise from feelings of being left alone in the world as so many orphans in Israel … Continue reading
A Full Education is Something Every Child Should Get
The life of an orphan is tough enough as it is. When a child loses their parents, be it through death or other reasons, they lose the ability to access such necessary things in life like an education. But it’s … Continue reading