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As Rosh Hashana approaches, Israel is entering its second year of war — a war that began on October 7th, when Holocaust Survivors were once again hunted in their own homes.
For Israel’s remaining 120,000 Holocaust Survivors, the pain was unbearable. Sirens, rockets, and funerals reopened wounds of terror they had carried since childhood.
Today, Survivors live with tiny pensions that cannot cover rent, groceries, or medicine. Bills pile up. Safe rooms in their old apartment buildings are blocked and unreachable. Fridges sit empty while Israel gathers for warm festive meals.
For those who once lost everything, the High Holidays must not be another reminder of loneliness and poverty.
1 in 3
Holocaust survivors
can’t meet their basic needs.
are
over 90
many homebound with serious medical needs.
2.6
million Israelis
million
Israelis
are facing food insecurity.
61%
OF Holocaust survivors’S
OF Holocaust survivors’S
Quality of life collapsed since October 7th.
6
survivors
Tragically died
and many have been injured when they could not reach their safe rooms.
In many buildings, shared reinforced rooms had been repurposed for decades — crammed with broken furniture, boxes, and years of dust. When the sirens wailed, there simply wasn’t time or strength to clear a path.
In many buildings, shared reinforced rooms had been repurposed for decades — crammed with broken furniture, boxes, and years of dust. When the sirens wailed, there simply wasn’t time or strength to clear a path.
“Every siren makes my heart race. I remember the bombings as a child in Warsaw, hiding in an abandoned home, never knowing if each day would be my last. Now, at 91 and living in Jerusalem, the fear returns with every sound. But at Meir Panim, I sit with other Survivors, share hot meals, and for a few hours I feel safe. I am not alone.”
Esther, Holocaust Survivor
At Meir Panim, helping Survivors means much more than delivering food.
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