Elderly Woman Finds Community and Hope

After a lifetime of hardship and loss, Zhanna was battling poverty and Ukraine’s brutal winters alone. Find out how a JDC Hesed social welfare center became her lifeline and helped break her isolation.

After a lifetime of hardship and loss, Zhanna was battling poverty and Ukraine’s brutal winters alone. Find out how a JDC Hesed social welfare center became her lifeline and helped break her isolation.

Luciana, the 34-year-old president of the Timisoara Jewish community, is passionate about strengthening local Jewish life. Read how a pioneering JDC learning initiative inspired her community’s largest Shabbat ever.