{"id":2361,"date":"2025-02-21T15:22:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:24:07","slug":"truth-action-noone-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actionpsj.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/truth-action-noone-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth, Action, Noone Forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dear Friends,<\/p>

As the Executive Director of Action for Post-Soviet Jewry, I witness firsthand the devastating impact of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine\u2019s elderly population. Our organization has spent decades supporting Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union, providing critical aid to some of the most vulnerable people\u2014many of whom are Holocaust survivors or children of survivors. Since the war began, our work has become even more urgent, delivering food, medicine, and basic necessities to those in the most dire need,\u00a0 who fall into the aid gap and do not receive services from other organizations.\u00a0<\/p>

President Trump\u2019s claims that Ukraine initiated the war and that President Zelensky is a dictator not only distort the truth but also generate chaos with real-life repercussions. They increase stress, anxiety, and uncertainty for our colleagues in Ukraine and for the elderly we serve, who are already living in fear. Recently, Russia left the ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia and promptly bombarded Ukraine with missiles and drones, specifically targeting energy infrastructures. Millions of people were left in the dark and without heat in subzero temperatures.<\/p>

For our elderly clients, this situation is life-threatening. Many are too afraid to leave their homes for food or medicine, terrified they\u2019ll be caught in an attack or trapped in an elevator if the power goes out. Isolation is taking its toll. <\/strong><\/p>

As our\u00a0 Director in Ukraine, Ella Goncharova, recently shared: \u201cOur clients are scared and cold. During missile attacks, there is no light or water, and going down to the store without an elevator is a big problem to buy food.” The stress is unbearable, and it\u2019s making them sick.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

One of the elderly women we support, 84-year-old Larisa, told us, \u201cI sit at home in my coat and hat, but my hands and feet are frozen. I haven\u2019t been outside in weeks. I don\u2019t know how much longer I can live like this.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

The ripple effect from this past week’s geopolitics reaches far beyond politics\u2014it touches the lives of real people who are simply trying to survive. As an organization, we remain focused on truth, action, and ensuring that those in need are not forgotten. We have done so for 50 years and are steadfast in our commitment to continue to do so.<\/p>

This week, we are sending microgrants to elderly individuals across the 14 communities we serve\u2014empowering them with the self-determination to choose the support they need most. Whether it\u2019s food, medicine, paying a bill, or purchasing a basic necessity like shoes, this assistance puts dignity and choice in their hands.

Meanwhile, our telehealth consultations continue to provide lifesaving medical interventions, and we are preparing our next shipment of humanitarian aid. Through this work, we have built an infrastructure that serves as a bridge of humanity\u2014one that transforms generosity into direct impact.

Together, we are bringing light to the darkness and creating our own ripple of hope.<\/p>

Wishing for some peace this Shabbat,\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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Updated:<\/p>

My heart is breaking. Like all of you, we\u2019re heartbroken and disturbed by the news from Israel this week. The Bibas family deserved a better world where their children could grow up with love, joy, and peace. and Oded Lifshitz believed in and worked for peace. May their memories be for a blessing. And may Shiri be returned to Israel, along with all other remaining hostages, as her family has demanded. As I have often written, one heart is filled with two wars and much hope for peace.\u00a0<\/p>

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Warm regards,<\/p>

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Executive Director<\/p>

Action for Post-Soviet Jewry<\/p>

P.S. Your support truly makes a difference. Please donate today to help us continue our critical work. Thank you!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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