OneFamily Fund is an Israel based nonprofit organization that assists victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks, founded after the 2001 Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing. OneFamily describes itself as "the family of Israel's victims of militant attacks - those who have been bereaved, those who have been maimed, and those suffering from post-trauma as a result of terror attacks". OneFamily offers victims of terrorist attacks and their families rehabilitation programs and therapeutic assistance.[1]
| Founder | Marc Belzberg, Chantal Belzberg |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters |  Israel |
| Services | Rehabilitation programs, therapeutic assistance |
History
editThe fund was established by Marc Belzberg and Chantal Belzberg, the parents of Michal Belzberg, a 12-year-old girl who was preparing to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah in Jerusalem when she heard the news of the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing in which fifteen people were murdered and 130 were wounded. Michal insisted that her parents cancel the large party that the family had planned, and donate the funds to help the survivors and the families of the victims. She also asked that friends and relatives donate to the fund in place of gifts. The family rapidly turned the fund into a charitable organization that rapidly raised money for victims of terrorism directed against Israeli civilians.[2][3]
Organization
editThe group has representatives in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.[4]
Actions
editThe organization has distributed $34 million to more than 2,700 victims and families of victims since its founding as of December 2011.
What Good Fences Make (play)
editIn 2009, American playwright Israel Horovitz wrote a short play entitled What Strong Fences Make in response to British playwright Caryl Churchill's play Seven Jewish Children.[5] Horovitz has offered to allow any theater that wishes to produce What Strong Fences Make free of royalties, provided that a collection is taken up for the benefit of OneFamily.[6][7]
External links
edit- One Family Fund
- Young philanthropists ensure the future of the community
- KH Donors Support Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration For Terror Victims
- "Ronaldinho donates to terror victims families," by Ashley Perry, European Jewish Press, April 10, 2006.
References
edit- ^ OneFamily. "OneFamily Website". www.onefamilytogether.org. OneFamily. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (9 September 2001). "'Jerusalem Post' donates NIS100,000 to one Family Fund for terror victims". Jerusalem Post. ProQuest 319330960.
- ^ Nielson, Jacob (16 May 2002). "Sending Flowers to Victims of Terror: One Family and EISF Team up for Seeds of Solidarity". Jewish Advocate.
- ^ Kuper, Uri (27 March 2006). "Soccer star to aid terror victims". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Us, Uk Playwrights Write Separate Responses To 'seven Jewish Children', Journal of Turkish Weekly, April 20, 2009 "Us, UK Playwrights Write Separate Responses to 'seven Jewish Children', 20 April 2009". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729686&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull[permanent dead link]
- ^ What to tell the children, May 7, 2009, Socialist Worker "What to tell the children". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-13.