First facility to house lone soldiers alongside Israeli peers inaugurated at Hannaton Educational Center. A new residential facility for lone soldiers opened Tuesday at the Hannaton Educational Center ...

In 1968, an 18-year-old Canadian named Michael Greenberg first arrived at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. He had come not in search of adventure, but in search of identity — a search for connection to the Land ...

Several organizations in Israel held Thanksgiving dinner for American-born ‘lone soldiers.’ The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin on Thursday hosted a Thanksgiving meal and football ...

(JTA) Hundreds of mourners gathered in Rishon Lezion, Israel, for the funeral of Jordan Cooper, 26, an American-born “lone soldier” who had died from a severe allergic reaction. His parents, Marla ...

Mourners attend the funeral in Rishon Letzion of former lone soldier Sgt. Maj. (res.) Jordan Cooper, Aug. 13, 2024. Thousands of people from around the country attended the funeral Tuesday night of ...

Cooper, a Pennsylvanian who moved to Israel in 2018, had returned after Oct. 7 and served 200 days in the reserves. Hundreds of mourners gathered in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Tuesday night for the ...

In December 2024, Israeli authorities confirmed that he had been killed on October 7 and his body taken hostage.

(JTA) — Hundreds of mourners gathered in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Tuesday night for the funeral of Jordan Cooper, 26, an American-born “lone soldier” who had died the day before from a severe allergic ...