Volunteers decided to go out and renovate homes for the elderly, including Holocaust survivors, on the occasion of Hanukkah, under the sign of "illuminating and renovating."
As part of the inspiring project, houses were renovated in eight localities - Pardes Hanna, Ramla, Ramat Gan, Kiryat Malachi, Haifa, Mevaseret Zion, Hadera and Tel Aviv.
At the end of the renovation, each senior received a menorah as a gift, and lit candles with the team of volunteers.
This is a project of the renovation patrol for the elderly and Holocaust survivors, together with volunteers from the "Snir" association, a total of about 50 volunteers.
As part of the project, the volunteers renovated the houses and took care of, among other things, dampness in the walls, accessibility to the apartment, window and electricity repairs, renovation of the furniture in the house, treatment of broken flooring, repairs and renovation of kitchen cabinets, renovation and repair of broken jambs and doors, renovation of showers and more.
Illuminating the holiday for the elderly, Photo: Uriel KA
On the right, Nir in front of Lucy Dubintsik, Rotem Lalush and Orit Balili, Photo: Uriel KA
"It was a very exciting moment for me to take part in such an activity," said Eli Cohen, a renovator by profession, who took care of an elderly woman's apartment in Mevaseret Zion.
"The apartment is not accessible for the needs of the lady who is confined to a wheelchair. We widened the interior doors of the house and installed an accessible front door. We also repaired the walls, accessed the showers and toilets, and built an entrance ramp at the entrance to the house." And leaving the house. "
Nir Shmol, chairman of the Snir Association, said that the organization decided to join a joint venture with the renovation patrol, in order to "perform a Hanukkah miracle for eight days for eight elderly and Holocaust survivors and renovate their homes and bring lots of light into their lives." To the activity she told the volunteers: "This is an exciting and empowering move for all of us and no less for the seniors who needed it, especially since it is a project that will give the seniors a decent home to live in, just before winter."
Neglected kitchen, Photo: Uriel KA
"The Renovation Patrol Association for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors marks a year of activity in a national Hanukkah project during which we renovated about 8 homes of the elderly and Holocaust survivors around the country, who live in apartments that are unfit and safe to live," said Rotem Lalush of the Renovation Patrol Association. And dozens of professionals, organizations, associations and companies have taken care of the elderly and Holocaust survivors to live in a warm and safe home to live in. "
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