Many Holocaust survivors in Israel find it difficult to navigate the local health system. This limits their access to essential medical services provided by hospitals and/or health funds.
Reality check – The digital availability of services, challenges many Survivors, who are all elderly; the red tape seems impassable. Appointments for medical procedures, are often scheduled with extremely long waiting periods during which Survivors‘ medical status deteriorates, in some cases patients die while waiting for treatment.
The Pandemic that began in March 2020 brought Survivors’ need for assistance in navigation of the health system, to a head. To combat this challenge, we developed a comprehensive support and accessibility system to serve this most deserving population.
Our volunteer based system benefits from the pooled resources that we established. We have developed working relationships with hospitals, health funds, assorted NGOs, local government and municipal social services.
Funded exclusively by the generosity of our donors, Mishkafayim Verudot ensures that Holocaust survivors throughout Israel, are able to obtain focused, timely assistance to enhance their health efficacy.
We chose the name for the project based on Nathan Alterman’s 1935 poem, in which he plays with “seeing black” and “seeing pink” according to the color of the glasses. Clearly, Alterman knew that he was mistaken in Hebrew, but he allowed himself artistic freedom to express himself. We also see ourselves as contributors to “seeing pink,” hence the color of the glasses and also the mistake in Hebrew.
The pink glasses project thanks all the organizations that help us and helped us along the way to give the best care we can to every survivor who turns to us.
Special thanks to the Border Guard, to the fighters who, between one operational activity and another in defense of the people of Israel, both found a place in their hearts and time to set this whole project in motion and be there for the survivors
Special thanks to the Claims Conference for the trust, cooperation and support in the project
Our center operates Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.