The IDFWO’s Booklet of Longing is, as its name implies, a compilation of poems, stories, and reflections that convey longing for a husband or father, a wife or mother, who left on a mission and never returned. The first publication of the booklet was in 2008, and each year since then, with the approach of Memorial Day, we publish a further edition that conveys expressions of endless, unrelenting longing, experienced and written by widows and orphans of the IDF and security forces.
The Booklet of Longing comprises a diverse range of reflections, emotions, and perceptions of being – a plethora of longings that form the delicate, complex, and unique mosaic of our lives.
Established in 1991, IDF Widows and Orphans Organization runs projects and activities all year round. It is the representative body for widows and orphans at the legislative level and in the face of the wider public, and it offers emotional, social, financial, and any other necessary support.
