OneFamily was honored with the 2024 Genesis Prize, aka The Jewish Nobel Prize.

OneFamily was honored with the 2024 Genesis Prize, aka The Jewish Nobel Prize.

A Lifeline for Israel’s Victims of Terror and War

When a terror attack ends, the trauma is only beginning.

The headlines fade, but the pain lingers — quietly, relentlessly. Survivors are left to rebuild their lives while navigating deep grief, fear, and uncertainty. Some carry visible wounds. Others bear trauma that is harder to name — trauma that isolates, erodes relationships, and quietly shatters futures.

At OneFamily, we understand that trauma doesn’t fade with time. It demands care, connection, and community. And that’s exactly what we provide.

We are Israel’s leading organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of terror and war — civilians, soldiers, and their families. Since our founding in 2001, we have supported more than 12,000 families — and after the atrocities of October 7, 2023, we are scaling our services dramatically to meet the needs of 4,000 more.

Our Mission

OneFamily’s mission is to champion the rights and needs of Israel’s victims of terror, and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration.
We bring Israel’s victims of terror together into one national, self-supportive family.

Our Vision

To positively affect the rehabilitation of each victim of terror and their family, and to empower each victim to actualize their emotional and financial independence.

We achieve these goals through a uniquely comprehensive blend of financial and legal assistance, and a wide variety of holistic, emotionally therapeutic programs, each tailor-made to the needs of the individual. Everything we offer is delivered in the hallmark OneFamily atmosphere of togetherness that survivors have come to love and trust.

The Story of OneFamily

OneFamily was born from one girl’s act of compassion.

OneFamily was born from one girl’s act of compassion.

In 2001, after a suicide bombing at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem killed 15 people, 12-year-old Michal Belzberg canceled her bat mitzvah celebration. Instead of celebrating, she asked friends and family to donate the money they would have spent on gifts to help the victims’ families.

But Michal didn’t stop there.

She and her parents personally visited every shiva home and every hospital room, listening to survivors’ stories, asking what they needed, and used the funds to fulfill those needs directly. In that moment, they created not just a fundraiser — but a model of care rooted in personal connection, dignity, and presence.

That spark of empathy became a movement.

Together with her family, Michal founded OneFamily — a national network of support for victims of terror and war. A place where those who have suffered the unimaginable are seen, supported, loved and never left behind.

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Officers and Board of Directors

Dr. Lisa Belzberg
Rachel Berg
Joey Harari
Malcolm Hoenlein
Phillip Rosen
Brad Schwartz
Annette Blum
Dr. Jeffrey Kraines
marc belzberg

Chairman of the Board

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Naomi Nussbaum

Executive Director
Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy
Certified Wellness Coach

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What Makes OneFamily Different

OneFamily is not a crisis response charity. We are a lifelong companion for victims of terror and war.

Our model is unlike any other. We don’t just offer temporary aid. We provide personalized, enduring support — and we never leave their side.

Every family is assigned a dedicated OneFamily Coordinator who helps them navigate therapy, government benefits, financial hardship, medical recovery, legal needs, and emotional milestones. Our relationships span years — sometimes decades.

We support wounded soldiers and civilians, bereaved parents and spouses, siblings, orphans, and grandparents — regardless of religion, ethnicity, age, or gender.

We walk with them through pain, progress, remembrance, and rebuilding.

At OneFamily, we share happy and sad moments together, creating a platform that allows growth, pain, tears, and even laughter.

Family is not always about blood. It’s about who’s willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.

We cannot put the pieces of their lives back together for them — but we can stand beside them, guiding them every step of the way as they travel the long road towards recovery.

Our Response to October 7th

The atrocities of October 7, 2023 became the most devastating terror attack in Israeli history, and as horrific as the Holocaust. More than 1,200 people were murdered, thousands wounded, 250+ taken hostage, and countless families left shattered — many of them children, now orphaned, displaced, and traumatized.

In the months since, the number of survivors turning to OneFamily has more than tripled. To meet this overwhelming need, we are scaling every aspect of our operation — expanding youth camps, increasing trauma care, launching new mentorships, and delivering urgent financial assistance to hundreds of families.

Our work is growing — and we need the help of partners who understand that healing takes time, trust, and a community that never walks away.

A National Family — Powered by You

We’re called OneFamily for a reason.

We don’t treat cases. We support people. We hold space for both mourning and joy, and everything in between. We celebrate births, weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs. We bring smoothies to hospital beds. We make home visits, phone calls to check in, and someone to escort the bereaved to the cemetery.

We serve all Israelis. And we welcome all supporters — in Israel and around the world — who believe that pain deserves care, that trauma deserves attention, and that no one should face the aftermath of terror alone.

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Whether you give once, give monthly, or make OneFamily part of your legacy, you’re doing more than donating. You’re helping a survivor begin again. Stand with them. Walk beside them. Be part of the OneFamily that never gives up. Change their trajectory.

Contact Us at USoffice@OneFamilyFundUS.org

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