Providing Help to Holocaust Survivors
Please do pray for our Ongoing Humanitarian Aid projects.
The soup kitchen we are supporting in Uman, Ukraine
In October 2009, we started a new aid project in Ukraine supporting Jewish communities in small towns. This includes food parcels for the most needy members of Jewish communities in small towns of Ukraine, which have being suffering badly from the worldwide economic crisis. Food parcels are delivered to families with children and to elderly people. In addition, we support a soup kitchen for the Jewish community in the city of Uman in Ukraine.
In January we blessed 60 Jewish families with food parcels in the town of Shostka (Sumy region).
Jewish lady receiving a food parcel
Medicines for Holocaust survivors in Moscow and central region of Russia. Every month our workers visit Holocaust survivors with medicines specially purchased for them. Thus, in January we purchased medicines for 29 people for the total value of 1,400 USD.
Pyatigorsk (Russia) Anya, our base leader, continues to buy winter shoes for the most needy Jewish families in the area. Thus, in January, they supported children from 5 families.
Humanitarian Aid Coordinator
Slava Boyko, EEF worker, (left) & Karl Epshtein (see letter below)
The following letter of thanks was received from Karl Epshtein who is chairman of the Jewish community in Uman.
From the Jewish community of Uman
To: Ebenezer Emergency Fund in Ukraine
We are so grateful for the support you provide for our people, those who have survived from fascist occupation of Ukraine. Due to your support we have charity soup-kitchen operating which allow us to feed elderly people who unable to cook hot meal for themselves.
Due to your help our community lives with full, deep life. We would like to express our gratitude to you for the fact you don’t forget us and we ask the Lord to send His blessings upon you. Thank you so much once again.
With great respect
Karl Epshtein
Chairman of Jewish community in Uman
