Donations

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital

With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.
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Only 45% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange companies made donations in 2025, study finds

New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive


Crowdfunding campaigns for freed hostages spark debate over state support

These campaigns have prompted mixed responses from Israelis, with some wishing the returned hostages well and others wonder how it can be that they do not have all their needs met by the government.

 Yulie (left), Ella (center), and Raz Ben Ami (right) at a press confrence following Ohad Ben Ami's release, February 9, 2025.

Tu Bishvat with a difference: When shopping becomes community support

This year, the Festival of Trees gains deeper meaning, linking tradition with community support—from revitalizing northern cities to aiding rehabilitative employment.

 Yodfat Nursery

BUYME and SMILE Association join forces: Now you can also donate

Gift giant BUYME and the SMILE Association are joining forces, enabling you to donate all or part of your received BUYME gift cards.

 SMILE founders

A year of aliyah: Tens of thousands of Jews immigrated to Israel since October 7 massacre

There were 31,000 immigrants in 2024 alone, from approximately 100 different countries.

Olim from France who arrived in Israel during the war. Illustrative

Social lender boosts interest-free loans for reservists 'Yuval Fund' as requests spike

The "Yuval Fund," in honor of fallen IDF reserves Captain Yuval Silber, who was killed in action in November 2023, has provided over $4 million to reservists in loans, the organization said.

 Shira Silber and Tomer Peled speaking at the Ogen Conference 2024.

Israeli soldier reunites with Brooklyn mother he saved through bone marrow donations

This week, Chava Rivky Amsel traveled to Israel to meet her donor, an Israeli soldier and was accompanied by her family

 Israeli soldier in a classified unit within the IDF Intelligence Directorate, A., reunites Chava Rivky Amsel, whose life he safed through a bone marrow donation.

Beyond sacrifice: Honoring Druze heroes and rebuilding hope

Since the outbreak of the war, KKL-JNF has been working on behalf of the Druze community to provide assistance to families that have been affected by the war in Israel’s North.

A tree-planting ceremony at the Ahihud Forest, at the Sheikh Amin Tarif Memorial Site, organized by KKL-JNF

Kushner, Ivanka Trump mourn murdered rabbi, donate $1M to UAE Jewish community

"Rabbi Kogan's work, in partnership with the bold and positive vision of the Emirati government, has been a shining light in the world and a strong counter to the history of division," Kushner wrote.

 Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

British Museum receives largest donation in its history with Chinese ceramics collection

The donation makes the museum's Chinese ceramics collection the largest outside China, with 10,000 items displayed in a dedicated gallery.

 Glowing jade teapot at the British Museum.

Beauty on the go: L'Oréal's unique initiative

L'Oréal Israel and the nonprofit organization Latet have launched a social initiative to provide beauty treatments to women in challenging situations across Israel,

 Beauty on the go