Post-Hospitalization Project for Holocaust Survivors including the writing of Survivors’ Personal Story
There are currently 176,000 Holocaust survivors living in Israel, with 7,800 in Be’er Sheva, and thousands more in the surrounding cities. Soroka Medical Center devotes extensive resources to support the medical needs of this community with great sensitivity and continually seeks ways to improve their comfort, and physical and mental.
At Soroka, some 85 Holocaust Survivors are hospitalized each day. In 2021, approximately 3,000 Holocaust Survivors with various diseases, diminished mental and physical functioning, and severe loneliness, were hospitalized. The proposed program includes the establishment of a cadre of student volunteers, students of medicine, nursing, and various other health professions to uniquely address these concerns and to work with Holocaust Survivors to tell and document their stories. This team will accompany and support Holocaust Survivors in a home setting to provide relief from feelings of loneliness and increase Survivors’ sense of social belonging.
Donor Opportunities Please Contact:
Rachel Heisler Sheinfeld | Executive Director
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center
Office: 914-725-9070