Shalom dear friends and supporters of the Olim
Fund of the Land of Israel,
The New Year as begun quite well for our Fund, thanks again to
your continued generous support and loving outreach to our Jewish
immigrant families that have fallen upon hard times here in the
biblical Land of their inheritance. Out donor base continues to
grow, as do sales and profit from the same of my books and teachings
which are donated to the Fund.
Last evening we had a most gratifying Board meeting whereat we
distributed $7,435 among twelve families/individuals that were
in especially difficult survival level circumstances which are
summarized in the attached monthly report.
We recently had a meeting of all fund representatives during which
one of them tearfully approached me and said "Bob, please
let all of your donors know how deeply they are appreciated by
the many their fund has already helped. We have been praying for
the Olim Fund to come forth for the past 13 years and, by the
hand of God, you have all made this happen."
I would also like to report to you that we have now established
two new affiliated dental clinics, both in the greater Haifa area
that will provide care funded by us for a much reduced price to
candidates selected for help by our Fund.
May God continue to bless you all, and to bless our beloved Israel
and the United States,
Bob Fischer
Olim Fund of
the Land of Israel
Monthly distributions
for January, 2006
Family Size
|
Location
|
Monthly
Income
|
Overview
of Situation Funded
|
Gift
|
2
|
Haifa
|
$600
|
This young widow with a teenage son was
evicted from her apartment due to her inability to pay the
rent. She has moved into a less expensive apartment but
is being hounded by overdue utility and rent payments from
her former residence.
|
$761
|
5
|
Haifa
|
$187
|
The head of this young family suffered
a major stroke two months ago and was written off as terminal
of permanently incapacitated by his doctors. He has made
a miraculous recovery and was ambulatory this past Shabbat,
however his wife and family have incurred all manner of
survival level expenses in the absence of his regular income,
such as rent, food, etc. This gift is to help cover these
expenses in the short term.
|
$1087
|
2
|
Haifa
|
$248
|
This young mother is in the process of
getting a divorce. She recently lost her part time job and
receives no support from her estranged husband. This gift
is to pay one month’s rent and to provide food in the short
term.
|
$435
|
3
|
Arrad
|
$26
|
The head of the family is a gardener who
has been unemployed for two months. He recently was re-hired
and will receive his first salary at the end of this month.
This gift is to help them pay for rent, food and utilities
during this break without income.
|
$435
|
1
|
Haifa
|
$436
|
This widow, living alone was robbed. In
the process, much physical damage was done to her apartment,
including the front door that was destroyed. She also lost
many, every day use items that must be replaced. Neither
she nor the landlord are
covered by insurance.
|
$696
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Haifa
|
$391
|
This widow is in serious need of dental
care and has been referred to our new affiliate dental clinic
in Haifa. Additionally, her ancient gas stove has become
unserviceable and needs to be replaced so that she can cook.
She also badly needs some other basic items of furniture,
such as simple chairs for her kitchen.
|
$543
|
3
|
Karmiel
|
$613
|
The head of the family is desperately looking
for a better paying job since his salary is just enough
to pay for rent and utilities with nothing left over for
other basic survival needs. This gift is for food and one
month’s rent to help them in the short term.
|
$500
|
5
|
Karmiel
|
$1078
|
The family’s three young children require
the mother to stay at home and care for them. The loss of
her income will seriously impact them until they can adjust
to these new circumstances. Additionally, both parents urgently
need dental care that has been long deferred and is causing
them considerable pain.
|
$435
|
4
|
Katzrine
|
$391
|
This young widow has her recently divorced
non-Jewish daughter-in-law with her two infant children
living with her while her son, the father of these children,
serves out a long jail sentence. Since the children are
not technically Jewish, the government is requiring proof
that that her son is actually the biological father. Without
this proof, both the mother and children may be forced to
leave Israel. This gift is to cover DNA testing of the children
and other related expenses.
|
$652
|
3
|
Haifa
|
$918
|
This family lost the home they were buying
due to their inability to keep up with mortgage payments.
They have now moved into a rental apartment but the electricity
will not be turned on until they pay the outstanding electric
bill from their prior home. This gift is to help them make
the adjustment to their new circumstances.
|
$261
|
1
|
Arrad
|
$76
|
This twenty year old is attending college
in the Negev. Her food and shelter are provided but she
has no means of paying for emergency dental care that is
causing her considerable pain.
|
$565
|
2
|
Karmiel
|
$413
|
This young widow with a son living at home
is working part time and desperately looking for full time
work in order to meet rent, food and other survival level
expenses. They both are in great need of shoes and warm
clothing for the winter. Also, two windows in the house
are broken and must be replaced since heating is impossible
under these circumstances.
|
$1065
|
|
|
|
Total monthly gifts
|
$7,435
|
Copyright 2003 by Raymond Robert
Fischer
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