LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE GIFT OF LIFE The November/December 2021 articles about kidney donation (“A Perfect Match” and “Transplantation and Rebirth”) were not only inspiring but undoubtedly helped to demystify the process and educate the public about donorship. My husband, Chuck Winer, a Jewish war veteran, is in desperate need of a lifesaving kidney transplant after the damage done to those organs by the medical treatments he received after exposure to Agent Orange in
Vietnam. Several family members and a few close friends have been disqualified to donate. Now, time is running out. To read more about Chuck and our search for a kidney, please visit Kidney4Chuck.com. Debbie K. Winer Newton, Mass.
SEPHARDI JEWISH GEOGRAPHY I always look forward to receiving Hadassah Magazine. In the November/ December issue, Hannah Pressman’s essay, “Ladino as Sephardi Cultural Bedrock,” was of particular interest to me, as my maternal grandparents were Sephardi, having come from Turkey. Reading the article, I had hoped to find a familiar name—and
Galante was it! It turns out that my great-great grandmother was a Galante. Davida Ross Margate, N.J.
A FULLER TRUTH ON BULGARIA I would like to comment on “Sofia’s Serendipity,” from the November/ December issue, in particular the statement that Bulgarian authorities saved the country’s entire Jewish population during World War II—a statement that is not wholly accurate. As a reward for being an Axis regime, in 1941, Bulgaria was allowed by Germany to occupy most of Greek Thrace, Yugoslav Macedonia and Pirot County in eastern Serbia. In March
This is a wonderful Legacy and Sharing to benefit another family. “Seeing my daughter’s face as she looks out the window while riding is priceless. My eldest daughter said it best,
‘When you gave my sister the van, you gave her a new life!’” We provide vans for underprivileged special needs children, the elderly, and those with debilitating illnesses. This is indeed a “life-changer”, enabling a hassle-free way to doctor and therapy appointments, attending family events, socializing with friends...for many who live every day with loneliness.
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