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Snow falls in Jerusalem only once every few years. Here the Zion boys enjoy a good-nature...
Our highly-successful "Mishpachtone" family units consist of an energetic young coupl...
The Zion boys are full of healthy energy. Summer or winter, day or night, our new rooftop Sport...
The Zion boys look forward to our annual chess and checkers tournament. Among the many benefit...
Our annual Summer Camp features hiking in the fresh-water streams of the Golan Heights. Th...
​​The Zion boys and girls are thoroughly enjoying summer camp. Fortunately, it is relativel...
In anticipation of the festive holiday of Succot, the Zion boys are busy with an arts and craft...
With seemingly boundless energy, Zion boys love to explore and play on our one-acre campu...
The Zion boys embody the Jewish teaching that ascribes unique power to an orphan's heartfelt prayer.
As Chanukah approaches, the Zion boys are hard at work designing their custom menorahs. A generou...
Photography is one of the most popular activities at Zion Orphanage. Here, one Zion boy take...
For the Zion boys, prayer is an opportunity to open their heart and develop their inner world...
This historical photo from 1967 shows Zion boys at the newly-liberated Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Although drones have been in the news for their usage as vehicles of destruction, the Zio...
In anticipation of an upcoming performance, members of the Zion Choir practice their choreographi...
After a stimulating day at school, this Zion boy enjoys some gymnastics
Boys from our Zion Band and Choir recently spent many hours in a professional recording studi...
The Zion Choir performs at an event attended by guests and dignitaries. The choir, a sourc...
One highlight of ZO's annual Summer Camp is rafting down the Jordan River, north of the Se...
Our ZO photography course provides new perspectives and appreciation for the world around them...
Much of the roughly eight billion people in the world are closely following the 2026 Worl...
When you enter the courtyard of Zion Orphanage, you can hear sounds usually heard only in ...
At Zion Orphanage, we emphasize our Jewish heritage as the "People of the Book."...
Bamba is an Israeli snack enjoyed by children throughout the world. Made from peanut butter-flavore...
Computer skills are an essential part of today's education. Our dual-faceted course provide...
At Zion Orphanage, we encourage a balance of healthy body, mind and soul. Here, some Zion boy...
This week here in Israel the weather has been quite warm. Fortunately, summer camp has include...
Every Jewish boy looks forward to his Bar Mitzvah. At Zion Orphanage, we strive to make th...
Rabbi Reuven Elbaz, a beloved leader of Sephardic Jewry, is a frequent visitor to Zion Orphanage...
For those with talent and the opportunity to learn, there is nothing like producing your ow...

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SLIDESHOW: HISTORY OF ZION ORPHANAGE

Experience life in Jerusalem since 1899 through the lens of Zion Orphanage.

Zion Orphanage boys in the 1920s.
Orphans arrive in their native clothes. Also pictured is a Zion boy heading off to school.
Two Zion boys celebrate their Bar Mitzvah.
Zion boys with their surrogate father, Rabbi Rakovsky who directed Zion Orphanage from 1967-1997.
Zion boys walking to the Western Wall to celebrate their Bar Mitzvah.
Letter of recomendation for Zion Orphanage by Rabbi Isaac Herzog, Chief Rabbi of pre-Stat...
Inside Yehudayoff House. Note the artistic renderings on the walls.
A group of Zion boys during the warm summer days in Jerusalem.
The framed picture above the bed displays the name of this Zion boy's sponsor.
The funeral of Rabbi A.Y. Blumenthal, on the corner of Yechezkel and Hoshea Streets (now calle...
Rabbi A.Y. Blumenthal in his younger and older years.
The infirmary in Yehudayoff House.
The Zion boys learning farming and agriculture in Motza, a town near Jerusalem.
Zion Orphanage children in the courtyard.
Celebrating the completion of the writing of a Torah scroll.
Zion Orphanage living quarters in the 1930s.
A Bar Mitzvah celebration of one of the Zion boys. Founder of the orphanage, Rabbi A.Y. Blumenthal...
Enjoying a relaxing moment at Zion Orphanage.
A Zion boy mails a letter he prepared himself.
Chief Rabbi A. I. Kook speaking at a Zion boy's Bar Mitzvah.
A Zion boy in the 1970s praying at the Western Wall on the day of his Bar Mitzvah.
Purim in Zion Orphanage, 1970s.
Zion boys come from various descents -- Sephardi (left) and Ashkenazi (right).
Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef on one of his many visits to Zion Orphanage for a Bar Mitzvah celebration...
Zion Orphanage dining room in the 1930s.

ZION BOYS NEED YOU

Zion Orphanage provides orphaned and underprivileged boys with a second chance. Our thousands of graduates include Knesset members, business leaders, and renowned professionals.

Our ability to rehabilitate these boys depends on your generous help. Your gift will have an everlasting impact, enabling each Zion boy reach his highest potential.
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Zion Orphanage, founded in 1899 in Jerusalem, is the world's oldest continuously running Jewish orphanage and is a recognized leader in orphan care.

At our campus in central Jerusalem, we provide more than 200 orphaned, homeless and disadvantaged children and youth, ages 3-22, with the warmth and care of a loving family.

We are proud to count some of Israel's brightest and best among our alumni: Knesset members, business leaders, and renowned professionals.

Your gift has everlasting impact, enabling each Zion boy reach his highest potential. Please join us in giving every boy his fair chance.

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