International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews was founded in 1983 to promote understanding and cooperation between Jews and Christians and to build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns. Our vision is that Jews and Christians will reverse their 2,000-year history of discord and replace it with a relationship marked by dialogue, understanding, respect and cooperation.

[Release] Hospital in Haifa where The Fellowship helped build the world’s largest underground fortified hospital, dedicates wing to the ministry’s founder, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

Nov. 1, 2019
JERUSALEM — This week, the late Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein was honored with the dedication of the shock trauma unit at Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel in his name. Those attending the dedication ceremony on October 28 included Eckstein’s daughter and President and CEO of The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Mrs. Yael Eckstein, along with Rambam General Director Michael Halberthal, local mayors, and even Avi Dichter, Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister.

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“This is a unique and special honor for my beloved father, and I know he would be delighted to see his name featured in a place that spends 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing life-saving care to our brothers and sisters in Israel,” said Mrs. Eckstein. “The team at Rambam are essential to the life and stability of Israel, and I’m humbled to see the name “Eckstein” displayed at the hospital’s trauma unit. May my abba Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein’s legacy inspire others and may the Lord bless all those who work diligently to care for the people who call Israel home.”

RYE Rambam Shock Trauma Room Dedication Ceremony_8494_14649681.JPGRambam Hospital in Haifa is a critically important hospital to the nation of Israel, as it serves all of northern Israel during regional conflicts with Syria and Lebanon, and is on the front lines of giving urgent care to victims of terror attacks on a nearly weekly basis. Rambam is also noteworthy in that it features the world’s largest underground fortified hospital, a project which The Fellowship helped fund.

In 2012, The Fellowship donated $1 million from Christian supporters for protected operating rooms at the hospital, and in 2016 they gave an additional $1 million for the Fortified Command Center in their Underground Emergency Hospital.

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) was founded in 1983 to promote better understanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews and build broad support for Israel. Today it is one of the leading forces helping Israel and Jews in need worldwide — and is the largest channel of Christian support for Israel. Founded by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, The Fellowship now raises more than $120 million per year, mostly from Christians, to assist Israel and the Jewish people. Since its founding, The Fellowship has raised more than $1.6 billion for this work. The organization has offices in Jerusalem, Chicago, Toronto and Seoul. For more information, visit www.ifcj.org.

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