Stories
See, I will bring them from the land of the North and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labour, a great throng.
Jeremiah 31:8 NIV
Below is a selection of themed stories from people who’ve been helped by donations to Call to Care.
Kherson and its Jewish people
Grandfather Feivel, KhersonAda, Rose, Aleksandr Lev, who died in the Kherson ghettoThe city of Kherson, the only regional (oblast) center of Ukraine that was occupied by the Russian troops during the current large scale war, appeared to be a real spotlight in November...
October Update
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, in February this year, the number of Jewish refugees has rapidly increased. By August, more than 12,175 Olim had arrived in Israel. Last year only 2,651 had arrived during the same months. Due to the mobilisation restrictions,...
August 2022 Update
Children are having the hardest time in this war situation. From free media sources, we have picked two pictures of Ukrainian children in the ruins left by the war. We are so grateful to you for your compassion, for your kindness and care, and for the love that olim...
July Update 2022
The full-scale war in Ukraine that was unleashed by Russia has also affected the economy of Western Europe. We try to keep track of what is happening in your part of Europe, the growth of fuel prices, and much more. This is why we value your support even more in such...
June 2022 Update
A HUGE THANK YOU to all our Call to Care friends who have generously donated in this time of crisis. We are happy to inform you that all the Olim who received help previously, have managed to recover their documents required for repatriation and now have a chance to...
May update 2022
Aliyah from Mariupol Mariupol has become a terrible symbol of the war in Ukraine. 80% of the city lies in complete ruin. More than a half of 450,000 (the former population of Mariupol) has become refugees. Over 20,000 of people died in the city. Until humanitarian...
April 2022 Report 2
Neyman familyThe Neymans are another family of olim who are leaving together with Marina. They are from Mariupol, too. Waiting for the departure in the tent of the logistic hub, Lyudmila,16, has adopted a stray kitten whose misfortune is so much like her own. Marina...
April Report 2022
Yakov & Galina Mandebura are also from Vinnytsya. Yakov needs cancer surgery but it is not possible to have it in Ukraine, so he needs to get to Israel asap.Mandebura familyThe Salganik family are refugees from Vinnytsya. This photograph was taken at Passover, when...
March 2022 update
OLIM FROM VINNYTSYA HAVE REACHED MOLDOVA SAFELY! Today, Aliyah is the most challenging. People have to get to Israel through the heat of war – which not only threatens their lives, it also tears their families apart.These three families from Vinnytsya left for Israel...
The Abramovs send a huge thank you
The Abramovs send a huge THANK YOU from the airport in Kiev before their departure to Israel to the donor who made it possible …The Abramovs started to prepare for repatriation to Israel back in 2020, and everything was well, but a tragedy happened out of the...