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Michael and Vera’s Story

Michael and Vera are Holocaust survivors who were struggling to make it in Israel. Watch their story. Read Transcript


- [Narrator] Michael andVera have been married

for more than 60 years.

During that time, they'vehelped each other cope

with painful memories of the Holocaust.

- [Translator] The sounds ofthe bombs were terrifying.

(bomb explodes)

We escaped Ukraine to Tajikistan.

The rest of my family that could not leave

were killed with the other Jews,

their bodies all dumped in a giant pit.

- [Translator] I was 10 years old

when the Nazis began bombingmy village in Moldova

and I thought the worldwas coming to an end.

- [Narrator] While Vera and her family

helped care for Sovietsoldiers in Tajikistan,

Michael and his family endureda three-month death march

to a ghetto in Ukraine.

- [Translator] Eachevening, I lost family.

I can still see them.

But losing my father hurt the most.

I miss him.

- [Narrator] Michael and Veraboth have their family's names

in the Yad Vashem HolocaustMuseum in Jerusalem.

They met in Ukraine after the war

and moved to Hadera, Israel, in 1995.

Michael worked as a streetcleaner until he was in his 70s.

Their children can't afford to help them

so they struggle just to buy food.

- [Translator] We livedpaycheck to paycheck

and never could save much money.

I cooked our food on the sameelectric hot plate for years,

but it broke and we justcan't afford to replace it.

- [Narrator] When CBN Israel

found out about Michael and Vera,

we brought them a brandnew electric hot plate

and a convection oven, andwe take them groceries.

- [Translator] It's fantastic,

all the things you have given us.

We really appreciate the support

and everything that you are doing to help.

- [Translator] We are so very grateful.

We are not used topeople giving us things.

We are very appreciative for each item.

We have everything we could possibly need.

Thank you.

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