by Mordechai Telsner | Nov 10, 2015 | CCOC in the News
CHABAD’S CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL HOSTS ANNUAL “CHILDREN AT HEART” GALA AND CELEBRITY FANTASY AUCTION Hosted by Jon Voight Immediate Release (November 20, 2015, New York) – On Monday, November 23rd, Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl (CCOC), a nonprofit lead by Nancy...
by Nis Frome | Sep 13, 2015 | CCOC in the News
Ilona and Mendy Born in Kiev, Ilona and her older sister, Svetta, were raised by their grandmother. Their father passed away soon after the Chernobyl disaster, and their mother has been very sick and unable to care for them. Svetta was 12 years old when she was...
by Nis Frome | Sep 13, 2015 | CCOC in the News
Born in the Ukraine, Ilona and her sister were brought up by their grandmother at a very young age. Their father passed away soon after the Chernobyl disaster, and their mother has been very sick and unable to care for them. Ilona’s older sister, Svetta, was 12...
by Nis Frome | Aug 21, 2015 | CCOC in the News
Child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster were given an extra dose of much-needed personal care last week. Teens from Venice’s Cteen, a Jewish teen club, handcrafted individual stuffed Torah toys to give to the children in honor of the Jewish holiday of...
by Nis Frome | Aug 20, 2015 | CCOC in the News
It’s been 25 years since the explosion at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power station but the health implications facing the next generation are still as serious as ever, according to the main Jewish charity working with communities living in the region affected by what...
by Nis Frome | Aug 15, 2015 | CCOC in the News
JERUSALEM — Early Thursday, a plane carrying 25 children from the Chernobyl area will touch down in Israel, where the children will begin their new lives. The airlift comes the same week as the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worst nuclear...
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