AKIM

Israeli military man and diplomat pessimistic about peace, optimistic about helping disabled

On: August 15, 2014

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent There’s a new leader for Friends of AKIM USA headquartered in New York City, whose experience in Israeli military intelligence and in business working with his many high level Arab contacts is bringing a fresh vision to the National Association for the Habilitation ofContinue Reading

Keeping special-needs kids safe when rockets are falling around them

By: Federation

On: July 23, 2014

In: Local News, The Jewish World

Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent AKIM Israel, Israel’s National Association for the Habilitation of the Mentally Handicapped, and the largest provider of services to the disabled, is now moving hundreds of kids and their families to safer cities in the north of the country to keep them stable and calm. AKIM’sContinue Reading