page_title: Albert Elay Shaltiel
section_title: Charity and philanthropy
hierarchical_section_title: Albert Elay Shaltiel / Charity and philanthropy
caption_attribution_description: English: Founder of ILAI Fund Albert Shaltiel and his son Ilai at the Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Yad Vashem
context_page_description: Albert Elay Shaltiel; is the founder and director of the ILAI Fund which assists children with disabilities. He was born in Iran from which he fled and emigrated to the United States and later moved to Israel. Albert began his charity work officially in 2005, and today helped over a thousand special needs children.
context_section_description: After years of unsuccessful fertility treatments, the Shaltiel couple considered adoption. They visited a facility for disabled orphans in Haifa. Deciding that the “needs of the many” outweighed the needs of the few, they started raising and distributing money for medical equipment and therapy for sick children.
  In 2005, the family was blessed with a natural pregnancy and their healthy son, Ilai, was born.
  That same year, Albert and Yael decided to establish the ILAI Fund in their firstborn's name, and continue their fundraising and charitable work officially.  As of early 2019, the ILAI Fund has assisted and continues to assist close to 1000 children with special needs and their families from low-income backgrounds, with special focus on single mother households.
  Albert decided to dedicate the work of the ILAI Fund to those who suffer from physical, emotional and mental disabilities. The ILAI Fund assists those whose financial situation prevents them from receiving the proper care to meet their children's needs.
caption: Albert and his son Ilai at the Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Yad Vashem.
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