The exhibition launch event, initiated by the Shefer Association, in collaboration with the Senior Citizens Administration at the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Jerusalem Municipality, was held at the Jerusalem Theater, with the participation of approximately 300 senior citizens from the south and north.
The exhibition featured the photos and stories of 22 senior citizens staying in hotels in the Jerusalem area since they were evacuated from their homes following the war. The photos were taken in the evacuees' rooms, and they present their stories and personal perspectives, as they cope with being evacuated in hotels that have become a temporary home for them.
The exhibition was produced by the Shefer Association, which deals with alleviating loneliness among senior citizens, and since October 7, has been operating, with the support and cooperation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Jerusalem Municipality, recreational activities for senior citizens in evacuated hotels in Jerusalem and the surrounding area, with the aim of providing them with assistance and support in the complex struggle that has been forced upon them and alleviating their loneliness.
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Minister of Social Affairs Yaakov Margi said at the recognition event: "It is moving to come and see your photos and stories, your initiative, your cheerfulness and your smile, despite the difficulty. This is not obvious after many months of being away from home. I congratulate and thank the 'Shefer' association and the Jerusalem Municipality for the welcome initiative and the fruitful cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs since the outbreak of the war.
""We at the Ministry of Social Affairs will continue to do everything and invest resources to give you the best experience and environment in hotels, in the hope that you will return home as soon as possible, because there is nothing like home.".
Ayala Wall, CEO of the Sheffer Association: "In collaboration with the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security and the Jerusalem Municipality, we have been providing support and assistance to veterans, through a variety of activities and services for them, since that Sabbath, and now we have chosen to give them, at the launch of the exhibition, an event of great recognition and appreciation for their unique coping in the Iron Sword War.".
The event was attended by public figures and professionals who are partners in the work. Greetings were given by: Minister of Welfare and Social Security, Yaakov Margi. Yariv Mann, Deputy Director General and Head of the Senior Citizens Administration at the Ministry of Welfare. Vered Juliusburger, Head of the Senior Citizens Department at the Jerusalem Municipality. Chairman of the Sheffer Association, Shai Moshe, and CEO of the Sheffer Association, Ayala Wall.
The artistic program includes the Lady Stern Hotel Choir and the Or Horor Playback Theater, as well as stories and experiences from the lives of veterans evacuated from hotels.
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