Incredible Act of Generosity by a "Guardian Angel" Saves Distressed IDF Soldier

Ariella Mendlowitz : Feb 17, 2016
Breaking Israel News

"I got off the train with the hope and belief that there are human beings that will do something for others without expectation of compensation. We were all amazed and speechless and full of pride to be part of this nation where people help others in times of distress."

(Israel)—An IDF soldier was rescued by a man she had never met before when he performed an unexpected gesture of extreme generosity for her. The story comes from fellow IDF soldier Danielle Danino, who witnessed the moving act of kindness. (Photo: Isaac Ophir/by Danielle Danino/Facebook)

Danino posted on her Facebook page that she was riding her usual train route back to base when "I hear a young woman soldier like me talking on her phone. She lives on a basic army salary and is the only daughter of a single mother. She was begging the electricity company not to disconnect her mother at the end of the month." Danino recounted that the soldier was crying as she attempted to explain to the company that her mother had not received her National Insurance check, her only means of income.

After no more than a few minutes, Danino said a man, later identified as Isaac Ophir, "comes out of nowhere..."

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