From Fear to Fulfillment: Yarel’s Inspiring Path of Healing
Yarel is 89 years old, born in Belarus, he came to Israel from Saint Petersburg. When he was 6 years old, a bomb landed in his front yard. His frightened family was evacuated, traveling by train for over a month to Kyrgyzstan. During their journey, his mother, who had no formal education, got off at […]
Gideon’s Courage: A Police Officer’s Journey Through Trauma and Recovery
Gideon is 27 years old and is from Kibbutz Alumim near the Gaza Strip. He is a police officer who resigned after being exposed to traumatic events on October 7th and is now dealing with PTSD. On the day the war started, he went out to help those who were wounded as well as evacuating […]
Irit’s Smile: Celebrating Compassionate Care at HaTikva Dental
Irit is 86 years old. She heard of HaTikva Dental from one of our patients. Dr. Maher treated her and she says that his treatment was the best and that his hospitality and attention were excellent! Irit was born in Moscow. When she was 3, she, her mother, and older sister were evacuated to Sverdlovsk, […]
Vladimir’s Life as a Teacher and Holocaust Survivor
Vladimir is an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor who worked as an aviation engineer and was also a Physics teacher in Israel for 18 years. He’s been a patient of HaTikva Dental for a long time. His friend told him about the clinic, and he decided to try it. He has been with us ever since. He […]
Helping Fadi Secure His Family’s Home
Fadi is a Christian Arab and a single father of 2. The war has affected his ability to earn a living and his income has not been sufficient for him to pay his rent. His landlord was about to evict him for non-payment. HaTikva Project was able to help him pay his rent and remain […]
A Family Resilient in the Face of Crisis
Greg and Becca have 2 adopted children. Their family is a part of the network of families that we support through the HaTikva Families. Greg works as a tour guide, and since the outbreak of the war all of the groups that he has scheduled for this year were cancelled, leaving him without a job. […]