The Fund for Victims of Terror of the Jewish Agency for Israel was established in 2002 following the increase in acts of terrorism against civilian population. Over the years, the Fund has been providing victims with comprehensive assistance, a full support system that helps them function alongside the trauma, find comfort, and hopefully, be able to look ahead and recover.
The Fund operates under the Jewish Agency that aspires to reinforce mutual guarantee, strengthen the resilience of Israeli society, and provide aid in times of emergency, and is currently also mobilizing to help Jews in Israel and the Diaspora who were impacted by the war.
The Fund, led by Chairwoman Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, operates through a professional committee that reviews aid requests on an ongoing basis to optimally allocate support. The Committee includes representatives from the Ministry of Defense, the National Insurance Institute, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, and the Jewish Agency.
Thank you, our partners in the Jewish world. We could not have made it without your help.
Our Vision:
To rehabilitate and integrate victims back into society, help them live productive lives, restore self-sufficiency and maintain positive social relationships.
The Fund's work is based on an extensive database that enables the team to identify trends and perform analysis and segmentation that support data-based, tailored decisions.
We use advanced tools to ensure full protection of information and privacy.
The Fund also supports impacted families that live in the Diaspora. The Jewish Agency's global span enables us to help them make all necessary arrangements. Since October 7, the Fund operates in more than 15 countries.
Over the years, the Fund for Victims of Terror has deepened its ties with civil and governmental organizations including the National Insurance Institute, government ministries, hospitals, resilience centers, local authorities, and more. Since October 7, the Fund Chairwoman, Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, has been leading an intersectoral roundtable that optimizes immediate and long-term aid.
The team supports the impacted families starting from the initial event until they receive the supplementary rehabilitation grant, taking into account all their needs. If necessary, the team connects the victims to additional community resources and helps them exercise their rights.
The Fund’s work is based on different circles of emotional support following a traumatic event, and mainly on a model for treating mental trauma and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder which was developed by Dr. Moshe Farchi. The model is based on four pillars:
“In most cases, people mostly want to be seen – their pain and sorrow, their difficulty. In all my public roles, I wanted people to know that I see them.”
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou)
“I would like to be a band-aid on many wounds.” (Etty Hillesum)
“I will not ask you why, I will not trouble your loneliness.
Careful, as if I am hesitant, with affection and kindness,
I will talk to you.” (Rachel Shapira)
“How important it is to suddenly see a yellow yellow half-moon shines out of the darkness” (Yonathan Geffen)
“It’s beautiful to see how one finds comfort in another, how a person collapses into a hug, how a kiss can heal – when it’s right.”
“Today, we will do something unforgettable.” (Ehud Banai)
“When you are pale with grief burrowing in your silence, let me speak to you and walk among your shadows to be with you.” (Rachel Shapira)
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” (Confucius)
“When we collaborate, the strength of each of us combines to create something greater than any one of us could achieve alone.”
“He who has a ‘why’ to live for can bear almost any ‘how’.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“Out of our cracks, we can grow the highest.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
“Light reflects light”
“Between the dark and the hidden, in our bitter world, they say there is yet a hope, it is called love, and we await its arrival.” (Arik Einstein)
“Don’t worry about being perfect, just do the best you can” (Lila Tallaka)
“Obstacles stand in our way not to stop us, but to challenge our courage and strength.”
“We are not born for ourselves alone.” (Marcus Tallius Cicero)
“No man is an island” (John Donne)
“Always remember to take a moment to pause and be grateful for what we have and where we came from.” (Idan Raichel)
“In most cases, people mostly want to be seen – their pain and sorrow, their difficulty. In all my public roles, I wanted people to know that I see them.”
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou)
“I would like to be a band-aid on many wounds.” (Etty Hillesum)
“I will not ask you why, I will not trouble your loneliness.
Careful, as if I am hesitant, with affection and kindness,
I will talk to you.” (Rachel Shapira)
“How important it is to suddenly see a yellow yellow half-moon shines out of the darkness” (Yonathan Geffen)
“It’s beautiful to see how one finds comfort in another, how a person collapses into a hug, how a kiss can heal – when it’s right.”
“Today, we will do something unforgettable.” (Ehud Banai)
“When you are pale with grief burrowing in your silence, let me speak to you and walk among your shadows to be with you.” (Rachel Shapira)
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” (Confucius)
“When we collaborate, the strength of each of us combines to create something greater than any one of us could achieve alone.”
“He who has a ‘why’ to live for can bear almost any ‘how’.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“Out of our cracks, we can grow the highest.”
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
“Light reflects light”
“Between the dark and the hidden, in our bitter world, they say there is yet a hope, it is called love, and we await its arrival.” (Arik Einstein)
“Don’t worry about being perfect, just do the best you can” (Lila Tallaka)
“Obstacles stand in our way not to stop us, but to challenge our courage and strength.”
“We are not born for ourselves alone.” (Marcus Tallius Cicero)
“No man is an island” (John Donne)
“Always remember to take a moment to pause and be grateful for what we have and where we came from.” (Idan Raichel)
The Fund’s work is made possible thanks to the generous contribution of our worldwide partners
