Become a Defender of Zion: Honor Holocaust Survivors in Their Final Years

Time is running out. With a median age of 86, Holocaust survivors are passing away every day. This is our last chance to ensure they live their final years with dignity, care, and love.

The Story: Who They Are, and Why This Matters Now

They were only children when the world turned against them.

Some remember hiding in cellars and forests, starving for days. Others recall the terror of being torn from their families — never to see them again.

They survived ghettos. They survived concentration camps. They survived against all odds.

And yet today, in Israel and around the world, many Holocaust survivors are facing their final battle — poverty, hunger, and loneliness.

• Their cupboards are empty.
• Their medicine bottles are half-filled because they must choose between food and prescriptions.
• Many sit alone in small apartments, with no children or family left to visit them.

There are still an estimated 245,000 Holocaust survivors alive today — nearly half of them in Israel. But the median age is 86. Every day, more names are lost from the list of the living.

We are running out of time to act.

The Opportunity: What It Means to Be a Defender of Zion

When you become a Defender of Zion, you are doing more than meeting a physical need.

You are standing in the gap and declaring to a survivor:

• “You are not forgotten.”
• “Your suffering is not overlooked.”
• “Your story matters, and your final years will be filled with dignity and love.”

This is not charity. This is remembrance in action. Your monthly gift writes the last chapter of history for the last witnesses of the Holocaust.

The Impact of Your Monthly Gift

Your steady, reliable support means the difference between despair and dignity:

• $10/month → Provides a nourishing hot meal every week for a survivor, reminding them they are not alone.
• $25/month (Most Popular) → Sustains a survivor with a monthly food box of staples like rice, flour, oil, and coffee — filling empty cupboards with hope.
• $50/month → Extends dignity by covering essentials such as medicine co-pays or transportation to the doctor.
• $100/month → Provides comprehensive monthly care for two survivors, ensuring they do not suffer in silence.

Why Monthly Matters

A one-time gift can ease hunger for a moment. But a monthly partnership sustains survivors until their final breath.

• Certainty: Your monthly gift provides stability they can count on.
• Community: You join an inner circle of Defenders of Zion — people united in ensuring the last witnesses of the Holocaust are honored.
• Legacy: What you do today will be remembered. Survivors will know, in their last days, that they were not abandoned.

Your monthly gift is not just food or medicine. It is love, dignity, and remembrance.

This Moment Cannot Wait

Every month, fewer survivors remain. One day soon, there will be no more left to help.

But today — right now — there are still thousands who need you.

This is our last chance as a generation to ensure they are honored, cared for, and never forgotten.

Join the Defenders of Zion today and deliver hope every month.