For Our Children
Week after week, we continue to assist families on their journey from Ukraine to Israel via Moldova, even as the war rages on and rockets and drones fly in both directions. Recently, a young couple, Vitalic and Lena, left their hometown of Tulchin with their three children.
Why are they leaving? For their children, for their future and safety. No one knows when this senseless and tragic war will end. For Vitalic and Lena, the decision to leave had been delayed long enough. Now, they are acting on what they have felt in their hearts for years.
“Despite of the war we continue to assist families on their journey from Ukraine to Israel via Moldova”
Feiga Stayed Home
On the day of their departure, friends and family gathered to say goodbye. But Feiga, Vitalic’s grandmother, chose to stay home. Overcome with emotion, she found it too difficult to say farewell in person—and yet, her heart was full of joy knowing her grandson and his family were heading to the land of their forefathers!
On our way to the Moldovan border we stopped at the site where grandmother Feiga stayed on her way to Pechora during the harsh winter of 1941| Photo: C4I
On the way to the Moldovan border, we paused at the site where Feiga and thousands of other Jews had been gathered 84 years ago, during the harsh winter of 1941, before being forced to march to Pechora. Thousands of Jews were forced to march on foot, often in freezing temperatures, from their towns and villages to Pechora, under guard. Many died on the way due to cold, starvation, exhaustion, or were shot by guards. Once at the camp, prisoners faced unspeakable living conditions—little or no shelter, food, or medical care. Feiga survived the horrors and shared her story with her grandson Vitalic.
The Work Goes On
Our work in Ukraine is not getting any easier. Yet as long as ‘it is day’, we will continue. We are steadfast in our commitment to do everything within our power to help Jewish families—like Vitalic’s—who long to begin a new life in Israel.
Help the Jews come home!
Please support our action ‘Bring the Jews Home’.
It costs € 135 or 150 US $ to assist one Ukrainian Jew for making aliyah.
One family (5 people) € 675 or 750 US $
One bus (25 people) € 4500 or 5000 US $
Any amount is welcome!
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