Page 6 - The Jewish Voice - September '23

Page 6, The Jewish Voice

LocaL happenings

Observations from a since the start of the war, the
In the eighteen months
Leadership Mission to Ukraine needs continue to accelerate
significantly. More than
By Susan Shulman Pertnoy 70 percent of Ukraine’s
and Michael Hoffman infrastructure has been
It’s been nearly 18 months destroyed. There is concern
since Russia’s invasion of over how Ukrainians will
Ukraine. While the news stories stay warm during its harsh
might largely make it feel like winter when there is limited
a distant memory here in the electricity. They are facing
United States, the reality on inflation over 40 percent
the ground is much different. and most are making the
Through your support, Jewish difficult choice between food
Federation of Palm Beach and medicine, with a rising
County continues to stand in concern of getting sustenance
solidarity and provide funding Michael Hoffman and Susan to certain areas of the country
for the most critical resources Shulman Pertnoy where the war rages. Every
to the people of Ukraine – night you hear the loud air raid
including the 200,000 Jewish Ukrainians impacted by this siren signaling an incoming
crisis. missile attack somewhere
In August, community leader Susan Shulman Pertnoy, in the country. We too
chair of Federation’s Board of Directors, joined with Michael experienced this in a midnight
Hoffman, president and CEO, on a leadership mission to evacuation where we spent
Ukraine, led by Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). several hours in a shelter at
Below is a special guest column for the readers of The our hotel.
Jewish Voice, with stories and observations about what they Of the 200,000 Jews in
witnessed and how our community has stepped forward to Ukraine, more than 55,000
make a difference. have made aliyah (emigrated
In August, we went on an intense four-day leadership to Israel) to escape the conflict.
mission to Ukraine organized by Jewish Federations of The remaining Jews are displaced persons with harrowing
North America. Our purpose on this mission was to assess stories. Seniors and Holocaust survivors too frail to leave
the ongoing needs on the ground of this war-torn country, their homes. Women and children who are alone while their
witness firsthand the lifesaving work taking place on behalf husbands, brothers, and sons fight on the front lines.
of the Jewish Federation system, and most importantly to Meet Nadia, a Holocaust Survivor
express our solidarity with the Jewish community that lives While visiting a JDC Hesed social service and community
in the midst of danger every day. center, we met Nadia, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, which Nadia has in essence been running for her entire life, having
resulted in the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe first evacuated from her home in Eastern Ukraine during
since WWII. In the ensuing months, our community WWII; settled in Crimea, which was invaded by Russia in
came together to provide vital resources and support, 2014; and has been living in Western Ukraine ever since.
which enabled our partners at the American Jewish Joint Nadia has no family living in Ukraine, as her children left the
Distribution Committee (JDC) and The Jewish Agency country years ago and she is dependent upon the JDC Hesed
for Israel to meet the emergency needs of hundreds of to provide her with the most vital human services like food,
thousands of Ukrainians. medical support, and socialization. The Positive Impact of Jewish Camps
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