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And yet the work remains exactly the same. Koen and his team visit people at their home, arrange their transport to the embassy and bring people to the airport for their final departure to Israel.
The Didkovski family
Recently, Koen went to the Didkovski family. "I arrived at their home on a Monday afternoon, I had just returned from a trip to the east of Ukraine. We were there to pick up this family and to my surprise there were many friends and relatives in and around the house. After the luggage was loaded into our van I explained to everyone that God is bringing His people back to the land of Israel and that we see this happening in our days. Then came the toughest part of the trip: the farewell. Saying goodbye to one’s family and friends is heartbreaking, especially for the elderly."
Holocaust Testimony
Koen continues his update: "In the shelter we had a pleasant get together with the people who will leave for Israel the following morning. One of them, Elizaveta, shared her story with us. As a small child she was betrayed during the Holocaust and sent to the ghetto in the village of Pechora. There she spent three terrible years with her mother. Over the years, I often heard testimonies of the elderly about the Holocaust in Ukraine, but every time I shudder. That enormous suffering, which is still alive today."
In the shelter in Kiev |
A good start
"In the quiet early morning we drive to the airport. Elizaveta will go to her daughter who lives in Ashdod. The Didkovski family is on their way to a kibbutz that is part of the integration program ‘First Home in the Homeland’. With this program the Didkovski family has every chance to build a good life in Israel."
The Didkovski family ready to leave and start a new life in their new Homeland Israel |
The youngest olim since the beginning of the war
One last thing Koen shares with us: “Jus recently we helped the youngest person since the day our shelter began functioning, cute little Kira Kats. She was just 2 months old at the time. Her parents - Sasha and Katia are a young couple from Alchevsk in the Lugansk region and they came to the shelter at the request of the Jewish Agency. The family suffered being pregnant while living in the zone of military operations, and they were forced to go to Russia in order to give birth to their child. Then they spent their last savings to get back to Ukraine. In our shelter we did our best to provide them with the necessary care before we brought them to the airport. They are now in Israel!"
The Kats family with 2 month old Kira |
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