Beit Halochem Centers in Israel provide a place where the disabled can participate in sports and related activities suited to their individual disabilities. Each center ranges in size from 5,500 square meters to 10,000 square meters. Sports programs make a major contribution to successful rehabilitation by maintaining the members’ physical fitness and preventing deterioration of their health. Each center also offers a wide choice of social and creative activities for members. Most centers house an auditorium, multipurpose gymnasium, classrooms, fitness rooms, swimming pool, occupational therapy unit, physical therapy unit, cafeteria, offices and a social wing.
Beit Halochem Tel Aviv  Photo Gallery
Beit Halochem Tel Aviv opened its doors in 1974, after the Yom Kippur War. It was built on seven acres of land allocated to the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization
by the late Yehoshua Rabinovitz, then Mayor of Tel Aviv. The principal contribution for the Center was provided by the Aktionskomitee "Pro-Israel" of Switzerland.
The 10,000-square-meter complex includes a multipurpose gymnasium, classrooms, treatment rooms, rest accommodations, culture halls, cafeteria, indoor swimming pool, massage and hydrotherapy unit, shooting gallery and a 350-seat auditorium.
The grounds include outdoor playing fields and an Olympic-size swimming pool.
About 5,500 Zahal disabled veterans, living in the country's central region, are active members in Tel Aviv. Including their immediate families, the overall number of participating members comes to 18,000.
Beit Halochem Haifa Photo Gallery
The Beit Halochem Center in Haifa was inaugurated in 1986. The Brith Sholom
Foundation in Philadelphia undertook the major portion of the facility’s funding. Because of its unusual architectural features, it is considered one of Israel's
more interesting buildings.
Situated on the western slopes of the French Carmel, the complex covers about
7,000 square meters. The three-story building houses a social wing, 180-seat auditorium, multipurpose gymnasium, classrooms, fitness rooms, indoor swimming pool, shooting gallery, cafeteria and offices. Over 2,800 disabled veterans who live
in the north make up the active membership, with a total of 9,000 participating members, families included.
Beit Halochem Jerusalem Photo Gallery
The Beit Halochem Center in Jerusalem inaugurated in 1994, for the benefit of the members of Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization living in and around the Jerusalem area.The facility grounds encompass some ten acres of beautiful landscaping, in the south-western part of Jerusalem, between the new suburbs of Gilo and Givat Masua, with a panorama of the Judean Hills.
The construction of the facility was made possible through the contributions of Friends of Beit Halochem Organizations, from all over the world, and especially, by virtue of the 5.5 million dollar legacy bequeathed by the late Aladar and lby Fleischman.
The 5500 square meter Jerusalem stone complex boasts a large multipurpose gymnasium, an indoor swimming pool, auditorium, treatment and fitness rooms, classrooms, tennis courts, shooting range, and spacious parking lots. More than 2400 disabled veterans and their families are currently served by the Center.
Beit Kay Nahariya Photo Gallery
Established in 1958, Beit Kay is a Rest and Recreation Center for Zahal's disabled veterans and their families. It was built in the northern resort town of Nahariya on land donated by Mrs. Vera Weizmann, wife of Israel's first president, the late Dr. Chaim Weizmann.
Originally, the center served the 6,000 disabled veterans of the War of Independence, but after the Six Days War, it was placed at the disposal of the Medical Corps, to be used as a convalescent home for wounded soldiers. Through the years, Beit Kay - with its full program of activities has continued to attract thousands of Zahal disabled.
Today, the center is fully adapted to the needs of the handicapped, particularly those who are paralyzed.
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