Trauma Support For Holocaust Survivors Today Eighty years after the Holocaust, the trauma has not faded. Holocaust survivors in Israel continue to face some of the highest rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety of any elderly population in the country. Many endured not only the horrors of the Holocaust but also immigration trauma, wars, terrorism, and — most recently — the emotional shockwaves of October 7th. For some, these events reopen wounds that never fully healed. Helpi

How Music Revives the Hearts of Holocaust Survivors When words fail, music remembers. For Holocaust survivors, music is more than entertainment — it is a bridge to identity, memory, and emotional healing. Many survivors grew up in homes filled with song before the 2nd World War shattered their worlds. Today, music has the power to awaken joy, soften trauma, and reconnect them to the parts of themselves that survived. Helping Hand Coalition (HHC) understands this deeply. That’

For many Holocaust survivors in Israel, the greatest threat they face today is not only the memories of the past — it is the loneliness of the present. Decades after surviving the unthinkable, thousands of elderly survivors now live alone, carrying layers of trauma that resurface with every new crisis. Research shows that survivors experience higher rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety than any other elderly population in the country. Events like the October 7th attacks fro

Rachel Tzeitlin At Passover, Holocaust Survivors reflected on their own personal experiences of deliverance during the Holocaust. During a Helping Hand Coalition ‘Shalom House’ gathering the Holocaust Survivors were asked what the celebration of Passover means to them. Rachel Tzeitlin, a Holocaust Survivor from the Former Soviet Union who now lives in Israel, shared her story: "I was only 4 or 5 years old when my father, mother, and I fled from the Nazis during the evacuation

Helping Hand Coalition, a family-run ministry to Holocaust Survivors who live in Israel has been finding many different ways to bring God’s love to these precious elderly people. One of their projects links up Survivors in Israel with Christians from Germany who have a desire to reconcile after the terrible events of the Holocaust and bring God’s love and healing to the ones who were victims of their nation’s atrocities. We have witnessed first hand the healing experienced in

Izak Goldfinger: Holocaust Survivor Izak Goldfinger, was just 14 years old when his quiet life in a Polish village was shattered by the...

80 Years Since the Liberation of Auschwitz Article by Luke & Sarah Gasiorowski of Helping Hand Coalition, a family-run ministry...

Luke, Executive Director of Helping Hand Coalition was called up into the army reserves where he is serving on the Search and Rescue Unit....

We support a wonderful, family-run ministry to Holocaust Survivors who live in Israel called Helping Hand Coalition. We specifically...

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY Every year, the 27th January is set aside in many countries around the world to remember the victims...

HELPING HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN ISRAEL A thriving ministry to Holocaust Survivors was birthed by Andre and Bozena Gasiorowski when they...

Maria, who is in her mid 90’s, was so happy to spend time with the Helping Hand Coalition team in her tiny apartment. She sends all her...

Many Holocaust Survivors find themselves in severe financial hardship. The harsh conditions their bodies experienced during the...

A brilliant initiative is spreading love from Germany to Israel. Holocaust Survivors in Israel are paired up with sponsors in Germany who...

3,000 Holocaust Survivors in Israel will be able to watch the moving story of 'The Hiding Place' by Corrie Ten Boon re-told through...