‘Tis the season of Hanukkah, the time of year where menorahs are lit, dreidels are spun, and sufganiyot are enjoyed at the expense of our waistlines.
Shalom House December 2nd ’21 – ‘Tis the Season
Shalom House December 6th – Sunshine in December
An afternoon with the survivors of the Holocaust is always an exciting time. Whether it’s an extravagant gala or a simple event, there is no greater honor than spending time with the survivors and listening to their stories.
Hanukkah Night 3 – Lighting the Menorah in Netanya
It was another celebratory evening as the third Hanukkah candle was lit at an event in Netanya with Holocaust victims.
Lightning the Hanukkah candles with victims of Holocaust in Rishon LeZion
A joyful second Hanukkah candle lighting event with Holocaust victims in Rishon LeZion.
Israeli Cabinet Approves 2021-2022 State Budget.
New budget will add NIS 1b. to help the poor and the disabled State budget will provide millions of shekels for survivors of domestic violence, those with disabilities, food security, welfare dormitories, […]
Survivors in Need: “We were saved from the Holocaust, but not from poverty and loneliness”
Written by Hadar Gil-Ad. Published in Hebrew by YNET. Translated into English by HHC Gertsiah had a stroke and is unable to pay for transportation to the treatments; Loubov and her husband […]
Shocking update on poverty level among elderly citizens in Israel.
The National Insurrance Institute of Israel released a shocking update on the current levels of poverty in Israel. The report detailed that last 10 years there was an increase in poverty level […]
JPost: A quarter of Israel’s survivors of the Holocaust living in poverty
Aviv for survivors of the Holocaust works tirelessly to improve their standard of living.
Ynet: Third of Holocaust survivors in Israel live below the poverty line
Third of Holocaust survivors in Israel live below the poverty line Various reforms in recent years have led to a significant improvement in the life of Holocaust survivors, but 60,000 of them […]
YNET ARTICLE: Thousands of survivors face poverty despite ‘unprecedented’ plan
Thousands of survivors face poverty despite ‘unprecedented’ plan Year after NIS billion plan implemented by government, thousands of Holocaust survivors in Israel live in poverty and wait months to receive financial support. […]
YNET ARTICLE: 50,000 Holocaust Survivors in Poverty, 50% Isolated
December 1st, 2014 – New report says 1/3 of Israel’s survivors requested aid, 60% of needy living on only 3,000 shekels a month. Omri Efraim Published: 04.23.14, 13:51 / Israel News Fifty […]
YNET ARTICLE: A Holocaust Survivor Dies Every 45 Minutes
December 1st, 2014 – Poorer and lonelier: As world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, figures show bleak reality behind lives of the surviving remnant in Israel Omri Efraim Published: 01.27.14, 11:16 / […]
Israel’s dwindling Holocaust survivors struggle with poverty,bureaucracy
The paintings portray the journey Manya Herman can never forget, the arduous march at gunpoint her family made from their Ukrainian village to a Nazi concentration camp that claimed the life of […]
50,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel living in poverty, report finds
YNet: Elderly in Israel – poorest in Western world (YNET News Article)
Prior to tax, pensions, poor are in great shape in relation to global situation. After – picture changes completely. Taub Center report says one fifth of Israel’s elderly live below poverty level […]
