Holocaust survivors live in deplorable conditions, these people decided to do something
Volunteers from the Renovation Patrol Association have already assisted 36 elderly and Holocaust survivors living in neglected and sometimes dangerous homes.
But their latest project was particularly ambitious - watch the exciting photos
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27/01/2022
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 08:44 Updated: 09:00
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January 27 marks World Holocaust Remembrance Day - the date was chosen because January 27, 1945 was the day the Auschwitz extermination camp was liberated by the Allies in World War II.
On the occasion of International Remembrance Day, the "Renovation Patrol for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors" completed a particularly big challenge that they took on - renovating the homes of 8 elderly and survivors from all over the country, from north to south.
The special renovation project was called "Eight Houses and Eight Miracles" and as part of it, the homes of 8 elderly people from Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Rishon Lezion, Kiryat Malachi, Haifa and Mevaseret Zion were completely renovated.
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8 houses, 8 miracles.
Volunteers of the Renovation Patrol at Work (Photo: Courtesy of the Photographers, Renovation Patrol)
The renovation project in Mevaseret Zion was carried out in the home of a Holocaust survivor confined to a wheelchair and was unable to enter her bathroom without assistance.
The front door to the bathroom was too narrow and required the help of two people who would support her from either side so she could enter.
The elderly woman also experienced a similar problem with the front door of her house, which actually fascinated her and she rarely left it because of it.
The volunteer team of the Renovation Patrol expanded the door developers throughout the house and all the doors and lintels were replaced.
In addition, to make it easier for her to get in and out of the house, a ramp was built for her so that she could get in and out independently and not be dependent on the help of others.
The renovation of the elderly woman's home was completed with new furniture and appliances purchased for her.
The openings were widened, the doors were replaced and the whole house was renovated.
Volunteers in action at home in Mevaseret Zion (Photo: Courtesy of the Photographers, Renovation Patrol)
Installation of a ramp for convenient and independent mobility of the elderly woman at home in Mevaseret Zion (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, Renovation Patrol)
This is what it looks like after the renovation.
A house in Mevaseret Zion renovated by the renovation patrol (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, the renovation patrol)
At the same time, south of there in Kiryat Malachi, the patrol arrived at the apartment of a childless elderly woman who lived in an old and neglected house.
The holes in the walls became mouse beds, the broken tiles posed a danger of falling and the shattered windows made the stay at home unbearable, especially on cold days.
With the help of dozens of volunteers the house was completely renovated, the flooring was replaced new, the bathroom and toilet were completely renovated, the walls throughout the house were repaired and resealed and the old kitchen, was replaced with a new one.
After the renovation, the house is equipped with new furniture and electrical products (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, the renovation patrol)
The new kitchen after the renovation of the house in Kiryat Malachi (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, the renovation patrol)
Holes in the walls that wanted mice, and the broken tiles were in danger of falling.
The house in Kiryat Malachi before the renovation (Photo: Courtesy of those photographed, Renovation Patrol)
Another appeal that reached the patrol staff described a lady from Ramat Gan who for a decade has been lonely and ashamed to let people into her home due to the state of hoarding and neglect in the house.
She said that because of the condition of her home, her grandchildren never came to visit the house.
This reference moved the patrol staff and volunteers immediately set out for an extensive renovation of the elderly woman's home, which included repairing and renewing plumbing, replacing sanitary ware, replacing the bathtub with an accessible shower, replacing the kitchen, and assisting in clearing the many belongings she had stored for decades.
At the end of the evacuation and renovation process, new furniture and electrical appliances were purchased for the entire house.
Now she can host the grandchildren without shame.
The home of an elderly woman from Marag who was renovated by the renovation patrol (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, the renovation patrol)
The bathroom has also been completely renovated.
Volunteer of the renovation patrol in the apartment in Ramat Gan (Photo: Courtesy of those photographed, Renovation Patrol)
The house was laden with items stored for years.
The home kitchen in Ramat Gan (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, Renovation Patrol)
In other projects, the patrol renovated a bathroom for an elderly person from Haifa, and repaired walls in his home.
A childless elderly woman from Netanya, who lived in an apartment with a crumbling and rotten kitchen and a bathroom full of mold and safety defects, was completely renovated in the bathroom and kitchen - the sanitary ware and kitchen were completely replaced, the walls were repaired and painted and new furniture and appliances were purchased for the whole house.
During this renovation the Minister of Tourism who came to volunteer himself also visited and also assisted with alternative temporary housing for the elderly for the period of the renovation, until a strike again becomes a habitable place.
In Tel Aviv, the renovation patrol volunteers recently completed two projects in which walls were sealed and repaired, and in another project, new furniture and accessories were donated for mobility purposes.
In the eighth project in Rishon Lezion, sealing, renewal of walls, repair and renewal of plumbing infrastructure were carried out.
Even the Minister of Tourism volunteered to help.
The apartment in Netanya after the renovation (Photo: Courtesy of the photographers, Renovation Patrol)
Volunteer of the renovation patrol in the Tel Aviv project (Photo: Courtesy of the photographers, Renovation Patrol)
The kitchen was rotten and the bathroom was full of mold.
The apartment in Netanya (Photo: courtesy of the photographers, Renovation Patrol)
The patrol is currently beginning another renovation in the apartment of a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor from Tel Aviv, who lives in a neglected house, with broken and dangerous floors.
The house is full of mountains of objects and the furniture and appliances are worn and pose a danger.
The Renovation Patrol Association for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors was established in the early days of the Corona and has since operated non-stop on a full-time and non-profit basis.
So far, the association's volunteers have been able to assist 36 elderly and Holocaust survivors throughout the country in renovating, renovating and equipping the home.
"International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the liberation of Auschwitz, but it is also time for us to remember that about a quarter of Holocaust survivors living in Israel today live below the poverty line and some live in unsafe and uninhabitable homes," the association said, adding that they desperately need more volunteers from Tel Aviv and Rishon Lezion For the purpose of completing current projects.
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