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Voices from Israel: For Road to Recovery, Embracing Hope

December 26, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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Since its founding, Road to Recovery has driven thousands of Palestinians — mostly children — from crossing points to Israeli hospitals for critical medical care … and back again. Road to Recovery Chair Yael Noy joins GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger to discuss how the organization and its volunteers are adjusting to new realities on the ground … and committing to hope.

This is Voices from Israel … a companion podcast of Good People Talk! … where Good People Fund grantees in Israel share how they are pivoting to meet urgent and evolving needs since the country was attacked and war began.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund 2023 Journal of Good:
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

Voices from Israel: Personal Reflections from Israel’s South

December 5, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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Shlomit Somech-Lehmann is CEO of Al Baqour, a Good People Fund grantee using innovative approaches to early childhood education to empower Israel’s challenged Bedouin community in Israel’s Negev. In this very personal conversation with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger, Shlomit shares stories of loss and hope from October 7 and the weeks since.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund 2023 Journal of Good:
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

Voices from Israel: For the Trans and Gender Diverse Community, Support through Crisis

November 29, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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Brit Ha’Leviot — a Good People Fund grantee in Israel — works to protect and promote the rights and well-being of trans and gender diverse youth and their families, and educate institutions like schools, and greater Israeli society. Co-Founder Merav Livni Keish speaks to GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger about how the organization is adjusting to meet unprecedented needs since Oct. 7, and keeping its community intact.

The Good People Fund 2023 Journal of Good:
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

Voices From Israel: Helping Asylum Seekers in Israel During the War

November 18, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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In this second episode of Voices From Israel, Good People Fund Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger welcomes and introduces Julie Fisher as GPF’s new Director of Engagement. Julie was the Founder and Director of the Consortium for Israel and the Asylum Seekers, and describes challenges to the asylee population in Israel before and since Oct. 7, and how the nonprofit sector is helping this vulnerable community.

This is Voices From Israel, a special podcast series of The Good People Fund where GPF grantees and partners describe their work responding to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the resulting war.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund 2023 Journal of Good:
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

Voices from Israel: Addressing Trauma in Israel

November 13, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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Sahar — a Good People Fund grantee — has for more than two decades offered volunteer-based online support to Israelis experiencing mental and emotional distress. Since the horrific attack on Israel on October 7, the organization has geared up to meet unprecedented need for its services. In this first episode of Voices from Israel, GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger speaks with Sahar CEO Yael Levy, who describes the trauma among Israelis and how Sahar is meeting the moment.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund 2023 Journal of Good:
https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

The Good People Fund (un)conference: Artist, Activist and Educator Jon Adam Ross on the Power of our Stories

September 18, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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As The Good People Fund (un)conference approaches, our guest is featured speaker Jon Adam Ross — a New York-based artist, activist and educator, and co-founding artist and Executive Director of the In(HEIR)itance Project. In this dynamic episode, Jon describes the power of harnessing our stories and narratives to fuel and deepen our work and advance positive change. He speaks with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger.

The Good People Fund and the GPF (un)conference: www.goodpeoplefund.org

The In(HEIR)itance Project:
www.inheiritance.org

The Good People Fund Journal of Good 2022:
www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

Music as Medicine

August 28, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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After Irwin Rosenstein (z”l) was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and later dementia, his wife Carol discovered that music making eased his condition and uplifted his spirits. So the two founded Music Mends Minds — a Good People Fund grantee based in Los Angeles — to create musical support groups benefiting individuals with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases … as well as their families and caregivers. Carol speaks with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger about their remarkable journey and its greater impact.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund Journal of Good 2022:
www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

The Good People Fund (un)conference: A Conversation with Keynote Speaker Rabbi Joel Mosbacher

July 24, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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As The Good People Fund’s (un)conference approaches in November, our guest is Rabbi Joel Mosbacher of Temple Shaaray Tefila in NYC, host of the two-day event. Rabbi Mosbacher — who will be a keynote speaker at the (un)conference — describes its significance to the Shaaray Tefila community, and shares his compelling social action journey, one that began with family tragedy and is now making impact addressing gun violence. He speaks with GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund Journal of Good 2022:
www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

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In Israel, Preserving Dignity and Autonomy for the Vulnerable

June 28, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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MARVA — a Good People Fund grantee — was founded in 2015 by Israeli attorneys and social welfare experts who wanted to assist and empower Israelis facing difficulties caring for their personal welfare, well-being and legal rights. GPF Executive Director Naomi Eisenberger speaks with Dr. Mickey Schindler and Dr. Michal Wosner of MARVA.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund Journal of Good 2022:

www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#

In Israel, Combating Food Waste and Elevating Food Justice

May 30, 2023Episodegoodpeopletalk

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EAT — formerly known as Pesia’s Kitchen — is an Israeli non profit and Good People Fund grantee — combating food waste while elevating food justice for under-resourced populations and communities.
EAT Co-Founder and President Gideon Ben Ami and EAT Executive Director Yoni Ben Ami are a father and son team inspired to make impact by Gideon’s late grandmother, Pesia. They speak with GPF Executive Director and Good People Talk host Naomi Eisenberger.

The Good People Fund:
www.goodpeoplefund.org

The Good People Fund Journal of Good 2022:

www.goodpeoplefund.org/news-and-publications/annual-reports/#