Zinaida, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, did not have much money for groceries and missed her friends during the COVID shutdown. CBN Israel donors stepped in and provided groceries and emotional support.
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- [Narrator] Zinihidafelt lonely and anxious
during the coronaviruslockdowns in Israel.
The stress brings back memories
of her time as a littlegirl during the Holocaust.
- [Interpreter] TheNazi came to our village
in Belarus in 1941
and rounded up all the Jews.
My family were first to live in a barn
with the animals andwork in our own fields.
Everything we harvestedwas sent to Germany
while we are givenlittle or nothing to eat.
- [Narrator] Those who couldn't work
were immediately killed.
She said only 15 people
out of the 3,000 from her village survived
to see the end of the war.
Now living alone in Israelduring the pandemic,
Zinihida can't help butrecall her past traumas.
- [Interpreter] Those memory of hunger
have never left me,
not being able to see my friends,
many of them also Holocaust survivors
and share our experiences
has been heartbreaking.
- [Narrator] Zinihidadoesn't have much money
to buy groceries
and she hasn't been able to go out due
to the threat of catching the virus.
So CBN Israel brings her food
and checks in on her soshe feels less isolated.
- [Interpreter] It's been so nice
to have you come and bring me this food.
I love that you would take the time
to say hello and ask me how I am doing.
- [Narrator] Thanks tothe support of CBN donors,
Zinihida and other Holocaustsurvivors in Israel know
they'll have the food andemotional support they need
during the pandemic and after.
- [Interpreter] Your visits are something.
I always look forward to
and that helps me to get by.
That you remember me and careabout me means everything.
I am so very thankful for you.