The category of lone soldier also includes native Israelis without families, such as former members of the haredi Orthodox community disowned by their parents. Despite the challenges facing many ...

The phone rings. It’s my son Aryeh (a.k.a Erik). He’s been busy fighting a war, and we haven’t spoken in a while, so I drop everything, try to get my emotions in check before answering.

Following the attack on Israel, Ze’ev took a flight back to Israel to fight for the Israel Defense Forces as a Lone Soldier.

Rose had moved to Israel and joined the army as a “lone soldier” after graduating from high school in Georgia. “Rose’s life was really centered around not allowing things like this to ...

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NETANEL YOUNG was a lone soldier killed, at the age of 20, in battle on October 7. (credit: Eytan Elias) Israel has thousands of lone soldiers, many of whom leave behind families in Jewish ...

When he was a soldier in the South Korean army, Lee Byung-hun spent much of his three-year service peering across the Demilitarized Zone at the North Korean army on the other side. Back then ...

The new initiative offers specialized therapeutic services and emotional support tailored to the unique needs of Lone Soldier Olim. Every year, approximately 3,500 Lone Soldiers serve in the IDF ...