Trauma

Recognized for a quarter-century of service, the OneFamily founders highlighted the growing emotional toll of war and their efforts to build long-term support networks for affected families.

Ori Schnitzer, Global Ambassador for SafeHeart, "We've worked with over 3,000 survivors. We see that the basis is to create a connection, when they went through the unimaginable."

“If you have just one person who believes in you, and gives love and limits, change can happen. It’s not a miracle. It’s hard work.”

“Every wave becomes a teacher, and every wipeout is a chance to rise again. We cannot prevent trauma, but we can control what happens next, one wave at a time.”

Sometimes the holiest thing a healer can do is admit: I, too, need healing.

Together with four fellow physicians, Dr. Ari Greenwald co-founded Milu-EM – a global volunteer network of over 250 emergency physicians committed to supporting Israel’s emergency medical system.

Healing Ink aims to help survivors take back a sense of agency through tattooing, in what CEO Craig Dershowitz described as “a reclamation of their body, of their mind, and of their life story."

After giving so much of themselves to the country they were defending, these soldiers deserve the same status and honor from the IDF as any soldier killed in battle.

The initiative was created in response to requests from members of the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization, who said basketball had become an important outlet in helping them cope with trauma.

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