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Poverty
You Bring Her Warmth
IFCJ Canada  |  March 7, 2025
She is a Holocaust survivor. Now, nearly a lifetime later, survival is still a daily struggle.
Poverty
Caring for Zohara
IFCJ Canada  |  February 21, 2025
For over a decade, she has relied on IFCJ Canada’s support to help her through life’s hardships.
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Elderly beneficiary and Yael hold hands.
Holy Work During Wartime  
IFCJ Canada  |  June 14, 2024
“I was a 9-year-old girl and I remember the first time the German planes dropped bombs on Kyiv, Ukraine. I ran with hundreds of other people, searching for a hiding place. I remember we hid in an underground passage for hours; it was very scary.” 
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Elderly Holocaust survivor receives matzah and a Passover food box.
Goodness of The Fellowship
IFCJ Canada  |  June 6, 2024
Maya remembers celebrating Jewish holidays in secret as a child when Jewish traditions weren’t allowed — this is why providing a box of matzah on Passover means so much to Holocaust survivors like Maya. 
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Elderly woman with eyes closed.
Taking Care of Each Other
IFCJ Canada  |  May 24, 2024
Born as World War II began, Lidiya never knew her father. The young Jewish man left his young wife to be a pilot, fighting the Nazis. With a baby in her arms, Lidiya’s mother soon received word that her husband had been killed in battle. The young Jewish mother was left all alone—to flee with her loved ones and her beloved baby as the Nazis approached.
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‘Thank You for Remembering Me’
IFCJ Canada  |  March 6, 2024
Mira’s life was miraculously saved twice. The first time was when she was just a one-year-old during World War II, when her mother managed to escape with baby Mira from the death march to Babi Yar in Ukraine.
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By God’s Grace
IFCJ Canada  |  October 3, 2023
“I was born in 1931 in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. I was the only child,” says 92-year-old Yuliana, recalling happier days. “My parents had a special touching and trusting relationship.”
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A Special Holiday
IFCJ Canada  |  September 21, 2023
80-year-old Lydia has lived a hard life. A widow for many years since making aliyah (immigrating to Israel), she has provided round-the-clock care for her disabled child for more than 50 years.
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Life During Dark and Difficult Times
IFCJ Canada  |  September 13, 2023
The only one of nine siblings to have survived the Holocaust, 85-year-old Sibo has known times of darkness—and yet she has survived.
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You Mean the World to Her
IFCJ Canada  |  August 22, 2023
Lydia has survived so much in her life. She survived the Holocaust. She survived decades under Sovi
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'You Are My Guardian Angel'
IFCJ Canada  |  August 16, 2023
“You are my guardian angel.” That’s what 80-year-old Raya said during a recent visit from a F
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Grateful for Your Grace
IFCJ Canada  |  August 8, 2023
“Zev remembers the Holocaust very well. In first grade when the Nazis invaded his hometown in Ukr