On Friday (February 1.2.2019, XNUMX) at noon, the Minister of Economy and Industry, Knesset member Eli Cohen, came to visit the "Warm Home of Holocaust Survivors" of the "Yad Ezer Chavere" association, located in Kiryat HaHesed on Kessel Street in the Hadar neighborhood in Haifa. Minister of Economy and Industry Cohen visited and toured all the association's facilities, he received a comprehensive overview of the "Housing for Holocaust Survivors" from the mouth of the association's founder and CEO Mr. Shimon Sebag. During the visit to the association's premises, Minister Cohen also entered the dining room, the synagogue and the institute The association's new and advanced physiotherapy and also toured the homes of the residents, the Holocaust survivors, the residents of the association's "Warm House of Holocaust Survivors", where they told him about their story of heroism and survival during the Holocaust and also about their lives today, Minister Cohen listened attentively to their chilling testimonies about their lives during The Nazi oppressor.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that during the visit, Economy Minister Cohen also visited the "Holocaust and Revival" museum that the association recently inaugurated, the museum commemorating the residents of the "Hoah Survivors' Hot House" who currently live in Kiryat Hased in the association. Minister Cohen was extremely excited and lingered over each item and exhibit from the museum's permanent display, was interested and asked about it.
The founder and CEO of the association, Mr. Shimon Sabag, also presented Minister of Economy Cohen with his story "Living Testimony" about the Holocaust survivors of the association, in which the living testimonies of Holocaust survivors are immortalized first-hand and for future generations. At the end of the exciting visit to the museum, Minister of Economy Cohen said: "Shimon, my dear friend Your life's work is undoubtedly one of the inspiring projects that exist today here in the State of Israel, a project of kindness and endless giving for the Holocaust survivors that describes the roots of the Jewish people, your life's work over many years is a tremendous and blessed project for the sake of others." Very moving in the guest book of the museum: "To Shimon Sebag, founder and CEO of the association "Yad Ezer Havreb", your blessed work inspires, instilling joy of life in the hearts of those who have gone through the worst and the worst of all. Your activity is a lighthouse - a tower of light, hope and giving, I wish May you continue to act with genius, you have saved many and many, I wish you to continue for many more years in blessed work for the benefit of others and the weak in society and continue to represent the values of Judaism for many years to come. He who saves one soul is as if he saved a whole world, may God bless you, yours with great friendship and appreciation, Eli Cohen, minister The economy and industry".
At the end of the visit, Mr. Sebag thanked Minister of Economy Cohen for devoting his valuable time to visit the association's Kiryat Hased and also to visit the homes of the residents of the Holocaust Survivors' Warm Home and said: "I would like to thank the Minister of Economy and Industry, Knesset Member Ali from the bottom of my heart Cohen about today's visit, it is not at all taken for granted that a minister leaves all his activities and this only in order to come to us here today. I have never seen a member of Knesset and a minister so friendly who cares and works night and day for the welfare and for the sake of the Holocaust survivors in Israel, God bless you Minister Cohen".
It should be noted that the visit coincides with and was organized courtesy of the representative of the "Kulana" party and the chairman of the faction in the Histadrut in Haifa, Mr. Eli Debi, who was also present during the visit.
The new "Holocaust and Revival" museum of the "Yad Ezer Havre" association was recently opened, on Kessel Street 4 in Haifa, in a museum with a permanent display about the Holocaust period and the revival of the State of Israel, the museum displays dozens of objects from the Holocaust period such as: Torah scrolls, menorahs, and various other items. The general public is invited to come and be impressed, opening hours: Sunday - Thursday between the hours: 09:00-16:30 and on Fridays for groups only by prior arrangement, by phone: 8666988-04, or in short dial: *8602.
