Myriam's Dream

Retirees interaction with soldiers – The army has a project for interaction between elderly in Eilat and soldiers at nearby bases. Each day 8 retirees are taken by a minibus to a base where they talk to the soldiers, help them with little things like sewing buttons on uniforms, etc. and they share a lunch [...]

“DEMENTED, LONELY, MISERLY, ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE”…these were some of the associations raised by elementary school youth in a cross-generational survey done by CLICK, non-profi t senior centers in Hod Hasharon, Israel. We learned that children tend to describe the elderly as sad, depressed and close to death. This is also what Myriam Mendilow [...]

Capetown: “The new stove which you provided is in constant good use. Your support has mad a significant difference in the lives of our seniors…. Our deepest appreciation for the generosity of Myriam’s Dream.” Jerusalem: “The parcels of pesach food were delivered to hundreds of needy elderly, providing the basic necessities not available to them.” [...]

DIPLOMAT HOTEL, JERUSALEM To over 600 hotel aged, poor, and declining residents most from the former Soviet Union, Myriam’s Dream has aided Alice Jonah and her volunteer corps to provide transportation, food, advice, Torah study, library, choir, handicrafts, medical checkups, dental assistance, etc. Once devoid of services and community spirit, the residents now have an [...]