Dear Friends,

Please see below for the latest correspondence from Olha. In it she mentions a package that Sharon sent. Included in that package were cards created by our Religious School children. (The package was returned by the post office and had to be re-sent; hence the long delay her receiving it.) Clearly those cards meant a great deal to Yasya and Olha. Yasher Koach and thank you to our Religious School children for performing this wonderful mitzvah! Thank you as well to those who attended Purim services and gave tzedukah to assist the Kupriyans. We raised $81 that evening!

Needless to say, they need both our financial and emotional support. As always, if you would like to write to Olha, you can send her an email at kuprolya@gmail.com. If you would like to share her response to your email with the congregation, please forward her email to Sharon at sharondashow@hotmail.com. Should you wish to contribute, you may do so though our website or by sending a check made payable to MHJC. If you send a check, please make sure to add Ukranian Family Fund on the memo portion of your check. Thank you for your ongoing support.

All the best,

Israeli, Jewish and Community Affairs Committee

I finally got the package, and it gave me so much emotions, I am very touched.  Children are so cute.

I read some letters to Yaroslava (next part will be read soon), and she chose her favorite one (it is on the photo).

She also is very touched with the Boo. She gave him a name Koski (I don't know why).

I read your letter with a pleasure. No matter that it was not handwritten (I love to type because the system corrects my mistakes on other languages).

Today we got the information that we can live at this place till may. It's a great help for us. Now I want to wait here in Poland until the end of the school year. Not sure that it would last one year more, because I cannot stand to be so far from my home.

Nonetheless I have a great time now. I am trying to do my best in this situation. I work and take care of my daughter, volunteer for the Ukrainian children here, in Krakow. I began to write the new book for children, and I have some ideas for grown-ups.

Thank you again for your support

Olha