Help Holocaust survivors in Kiev

Chanukah, the time of winter when the cold outside is overseen.

The house is overly warm with the glow of the menorah, the freshly fried latkes, and the sound of children ripping open their Chanukah gifts.

For some, that’s what Chanukah is.

For others, it’s a question of survival.

The story of survival is now going on in Kyiv where thousands of old, sick people are spending Chanukah hungry and freezing.

These are the people who were not able to flee Ukraine. The ones that needed to stay behind because they are blind, handicapped or too scared to move due to their old age.

So they are still there. Alone. Frightened. Emotionally worn out after 9 months of war.

Many of these people have experienced the worst. They lived throughout the Nazis and Stalin and spent their early years of life in concentration camps and Siberia.

Help Holocaust survivors in Kiev

They know what cold is. They know what hunger is.

They are not spoiled.

The harsh Ukraine winter, the obscene price of food, and the blackouts that occur way too often have put them in a life-threatening situation.

They aren’t asking for a lavish Chanukah gift.

They are asking for the gift of hope. Of knowing that someone out there cares for them and donated to make their life a drop easier.

Think about those overseas who don’t have anyone to worry about them when they are in danger. Think of them, and press the donate button so the Chabad shaliach there, who is in debt himself, can take care of the basic necessities they need.

Now is the time to make their Chanukah shine.

Help Holocaust survivors in Kiev