Current News from Neve Hanna


  • AFNH Stands with the Jewish Community and People of Australia in Wake of Hanukkah Attack

    American Friends of Neve Hanna stands in solidarity with the Jewish Community of Australia in the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, as they were celebrating the Hanukkah Festival. Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers are with the Jewish Community and the People of Australia during this difficult time. We mourn the devastating loss

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  • Happy Hanukkah from Neve Hanna!

    Dear Friends, As we sat down to write our Hanukkah Greetings, Israel is still at war, but we found ourselves reflecting on an enduring promise we made as AFNH Co-Presidents to ensure the future of each of our children who reside at Neve Hanna. This has been a period of challenge and uncertainty for our

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  • Haim Suzanna Memorial Garden

    By Antje C. Naujoks, PR Director, Neve Hanna Children’s Home Neve Hanna is going through many changes these days. Some of them are joyful — this summer, quite a few of our children graduated and moved on to the next chapter of their lives — and others mark transitions among our long-time staff, who retired

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  • A Prestigious Award for Neve Hanna’s Yeladudes Bakery

    by Dudi Danino, Director of Yeladudes We are thrilled to announce that our bakery has been awarded the “Golden Challah” by the Museum of the Jewish People, “Anu” at Tel Aviv University. During the museum’s Challah Festival, Yeladudes was honored for the dedication, generosity, care, and heart that the bakery team—and the children—pour into every

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  • Generational Transition at Neve Hanna

    by Antje C. Naujoks, PR Director, Neve Hanna Children’s Home.   As at the beginning of every new school year, the summer of 2025 also brought changes. At our end-of-year celebration, we bid farewell to seven young adults who had come to Neve Hanna as children and who are now stepping out into life as

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  • Letter from the AFNH Presidents

    By Janet and Irwin Tobin We just returned from five months in Israel. Due to the war, we did not get to Neve Hanna as often as we would have liked. In fact, we were not able to bring back our usual suitcase filled with cookies and crackers from Yeladudes Bakery. We were fortunate to

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