Alleviating Poverty

Today, Inga is 86 years old. But she still vividly remembers when she was just three years old, and

She is a Holocaust survivor. Now, nearly a lifetime later, survival is still a daily struggle.

For over a decade, she has relied on IFCJ Canada’s support to help her through life’s hardships.

It is a challenge to immigrate to a new country and start a new life, and Hana did all this when she was a young child.

It was just months ago when 12-year-old Alan was enjoying life and playing soccer with friends. He

Anna, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor from Ukraine, was just two years old when World War II broke out.

Rivka is so grateful to The Fellowship for always cherishing life and helping her in her old age to survive.

Two elderly sisters are grateful for The Fellowship’s deliveries of food and supplies to survive the harsh winter in war-torn Ukraine.

Before the war in Ukraine, Haya and her husband bought a small apartment in the city of Zhytomyr, Ukraine. When the war broke out, they worked hard to support their four children. They did consider leaving, but in the end, they decided to stay in Zhytomyr. And it has been challenging.

Nailya has warm memories of her childhood. She grew up part of a vibrant, family-like Jewish community in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

“There were several alarms in Tiberias, and I was really stressed,” says Aliah. “It reminded me of the German planes I saw in Morocco when I was a child...

“I heard my neighbour screaming.” says Alla who was suddenly woken up by sirens and yelling on October 7, 2023.