About 140 Jews were rescued from the Ukrainian city of Sumy, which is under Russian siege, in a secret rescue operation by the Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency over the weekend, the publication was allowed.
The city of Sumy is under constant attack by the Russian military, and many civilians are unable to get out and are in danger.
A significant donor of the Keren Hayesod in Europe, whose family is a Holocaust survivor from Hungary, is the one who was behind the financing of the operation.
"This is a great right and a personal duty for him and has made a significant contribution for the purpose of carrying out the rescue," noted the donor, who asked to remain anonymous.
Elderly people awaiting rescue, Photo: Courtesy of the rescued
Keren Hayesod members, along with other Jewish bodies, including the Federation of Jewish Communities in Ukraine and the Jewish Agency, managed to rescue the Jews from the city in a no-brainer way, leading them to a place of safety - and from there to the Moldavian border.
Some are currently left in the city of Dnipro.
Impossible reality: Elevating an elderly person with a disability to the bus - on the way from the bombed-out city, Photo: Courtesy of the rescuers
"I would like to express my gratitude to the people who organized our rescue from the city of Sumy to the Dnipro," said the representative of the Jewish rescuers.
"They acted with great wisdom and sophistication. They saved our lives, the lives of our children and the lives of our grandchildren. Many thanks to everyone and especially to the one who rescued and at the same time endangered his own life."
She thanked "even those who fed us in the middle of the night and gave us shelter and shelter."
"Our job is to help the Jewish people around the world in difficult times," said Keren Hayesod World Chairman Sam Grundwar.
In recent weeks, Keren Hayesod members have mobilized for a precedent-setting fundraising campaign around the world. In the difficult moments and in the moments of hope - we stand for the Jews of the Diaspora in the name of the people of Israel. "
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