Help Israel's Elderly Maintain Their Dignity
Many elderly Israelis have persevered through seemingly unendurable challenges. Some are Holocaust survivors. Others have come to Israel to escape vicious anti-Semitism in their countries of origin. Now, in their later years, they face new challenges. One recent study showed that one fourth of Israel’s elderly live in poverty, with barely enough food, heating fuel, and warm clothing to survive. Some are seriously ill, and cannot afford the simplest of medications.
Your support of our Guardians of Israel program gives all-important material assistance – as well as hope and companionship – to elderly Israelis in the form of communal meals, food packages, in home healthcare, heating fuel and blankets, and more. Don’t allow them to be forgotten. Please give to Guardians of Israel today
Even in Israel, winter can be severe. Especially for the elderly poor… Read More
Pashimo is an 83-year-old woman who is kind, loving, and soft spoken. She is very poor and is bound to a wheelchair because her legs are completely paralyzed the result of the removal of a brain tumor doctors discovered 20 years ago. Read More
Shlomo, 75, immigrated to Israel from Russia at a very young age. He loved living in Israel and worked hard to support his wife and daughter. Shlomo lived a simple but happy life in Israel until his wife got sick and passed away. Read More
Life has always been very difficult for Galine, 73, and her mother Esther, 95, yet they have persevered together through it all. While living in the Ukraine, Esther’s husband was drafted into the Russian army, and he has not been heard from him since…Read More
Maria is an 80-year-old Holocaust survivor who lives in the community of Avshalom, just four miles from the Gaza border…Read More
Coming to Israel 12 years ago from the former Soviet Union (FSU) was a dream come true for Valentin and his wife…Read More
In 1984, Anita and her husband left their native Romania to fulfill their lifelong dream of moving to Israel. When they first arrived, they were able to live comfortably off of Anita’s husband’s pension money…
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Sophie, an elderly Jew from the former Soviet Union, has known more than her share of hardship. But, through it all, she has always held on to the hope of a better life.
Twenty-five years ago… Read More
Ursula, now in her 70s, made aliyah to Israel at a relatively late age. The situation in her native Ukraine, where anti-Semitism has become an increasing threat to Jews, was simply too dangerous. She knew it was time to pursue her lifelong dream of going home to Israel. Read More
Ovadya made aliyah (immigrated to Israel) from Morocco in 1950, settling in Jerusalem. He eagerly served his country in the army, and later married and enjoyed a rewarding career as a policeman. Then, one day Ovadya’s wife had a stroke… Read More
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