Since the shelling began to intensify in Kyiv and Kharkiv about a week ago, Julia Entin has been working feverishly — thousands of miles away in Los Angeles — to evacuate Holocaust survivors in Ukraine who find themselves trapped in yet another conflict.
about a week ago, Julia Entin has been working feverishly — thousands of miles away in Los Angeles — to evacuate Holocaust survivors in Ukraine who find themselves trapped in yet another conflict.
Entin is a strand in an intricate web of grassroots organizations — Jewish and non-Jewish — that has been spinning round the clock in Ukraine, working with taxi and bus operators to ferry members of vulnerable communities out of the war zone.to Europe and Israel, groups such as the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and partner organizations such as Entin's, have been helping families stateside who want loved ones extricated.
This hesitation appears to be common among the elderly. Svetlana Jitomirskaya, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, has been speaking with her father’s 87-year-old friend in Kharkiv, a Holocaust survivor. “Regardless of where they choose to go, it has to be a ‘warm handoff,’ which means someone will always be on the other side of the border to greet them and put them on the path to their destination,” Entin said.
With attacks intensifying, volunteers have been arriving at the Polish border to assist evacuation efforts. The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and the Jewish Federation of North America have been involved in getting Jewish refugees from Ukraine to Israel, said Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and CEO of the former. He said his organization raised $1 million in four days, with the suffering in Ukraine resonating with members of other diaspora communities in Los Angeles.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Grassroots Groups Help Rescue Holocaust Survivors in UkraineSeveral grassroots groups and volunteers as far away as Los Angeles are working to extricate elderly Holocaust survivors from Ukraine
Consulte Mais informação »
These Philly businesses are raising money for UkraineSome Philly businesses are using their platforms to help fundraise for the people of Ukraine. Here's how you can help.
Consulte Mais informação »
Rescuers look for survivors in Ukraine theater smashed by Russian airstrikeHundreds of civilians had been taking shelter in the grand, columned theater in central Mariupol after their homes were destroyed.
Consulte Mais informação »
YPG/PKK terror group reportedly fighting alongside Russia in UkraineYPG/PKK group is accused of abducting, threatening, and deceiving hundreds of vulnerable minors for recruitment and recent reports say hundreds of their militants are fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Consulte Mais informação »