Throughout her life, Basma Hino has met her fair share of challenges.
in 2015, Basma’s husband, Marcel, died after being in a coma for 13 years following a serious injury while serving in the reserves in the IDF. Basma was 21 years old at the time of her husband’s injury. Their son, Noor, was born four months after his injury.

Yet a rare combination of strength, grit and perseverance has allowed her to overcome obstacles and become a successful business owner in the Galilee region. And as the State of Israel faces some of the biggest hurdles in its 75 years of existence, Basma, a Druze army widow, has tried to brighten the daily lives of those serving on the front lines for Israel.

In the aftermath of Oct. 7, Basma decided that she wanted to help feed her late husband’s IDF unit during the war. A week after the Israel-Hamas war broke out, Basma—whose name in Arabic means “smile”—began cooking meals for IDF soldiers out of her restaurant, Noor Café, located in the Western Galilee.

For the past six weeks, Basma and her friends have cooked, packed and distributed 400 nutritious meals each week to different army units stationed in the North. Those soldiers include Basma’s son, Noor, who is presently serving in reserve duty in the north.

Many people who went on Jewish National Fund-USA volunteer missions met Basma and helped her cook for IDF soldiers.

We want to honor Basma's husband Marcel Khir's sacrifice for the State of Israel by placing a plaque on the Wall of Honor on Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem. This will help us show our gratitude for all that Basma is doing.