Dear Friends,

As you can imagine, the holidays are a particularly hard time to be separated from one's family. Such is the case with Olha, Sashko and Yasya, as you can see from Olha's email below. It is all the more reason to provide them with both emotional support as well as financial support.   Should you wish to write to Olha, you can email her at kuprolya@gmail.com

We are continuing to collect money for Sashko, Olha and Yasya.  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 so much for helping Sashko, Olha and Yasya during this very difficult time in their lives.

"Dear Sharon,

I am very sorry, I couldn't answer to your letter (and the letter from another lady from the synagogue).

It's hard time for us with all this adaptation in the new country. My daughter needs much time, and patience, and we should go to the psychologists (both of us). Now we are sick (again both), and I don't have much energy :( I am sorry, because I didn't want it to be like I just stopped to answer.

Today I bought tickets to Ukraine for us. We missed home so much, even though there is no electricity, and water, and there is cold there. It's constant feeling of missing something. I just want this time to see my husband. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to take tickets for holidays, so I will have a chance to celebrate Christmas in Poland. It should be interesting  I am looking forward to see this tradition. In Ukraine, we have have very strong tradition of celebrating Christmas, but it's about the ancient times, when it was called Kolyada. We cook 12 dishes (it means 12 months in the year), we sing special songs. It's even more ancient than Christmas 

I love my work, too. I am working in the literature, I write for children and teens. Now I am writing two books, one of them is for 7-years-old children, like my daughter. What an interesting age! I help the teacher with the children once a week while the class is going to the ice-rink, so I often talk with children. It gives me much inspiration 

Also, I have meetings with Ukrainian children by zoom or not. I like these days very much.

Krakow is very beautiful city, it's rather small, smaller than Kyiv. But its cozy and shiny, now it's very festive.

Thank you, dear Sharon, for your letters and constant support. I cannot write long letters now, but it's a pleasure to me to read about your life.

Sincerely yours

Olha"