Holocaust
Survivor Cookbook Helps Israelis in Need
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Mickey,
Harvey, Jonathan, Sarah, and Joanne Caras give second
$18,000 check to Carmei Ha’ir Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem. |
Joanne Caras
and her husband Harvey of Port St Lucie, FL visited their sons
and daughter-in-law in Jerusalem for Passover. Joanne brought
with her a check for $18,000 for the Carmei Ha’ir Soup
Kitchen in Jerusalem.
“This
is the second donation we have made from the sale of the Holocaust
Survivor Cookbook. Last December my daughter Rachel brought
the first check,” Joanne explained. "The
donation is made on behalf of the entire Caras family and everyone
who has purchased a copy of the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook.”
Carmei
Ha’ir serves over 500 meals each day to poor and hungry
Israeli’s. Joanne
first visited the Soup Kitchen in 2005. She was so impressed
that she came home determined to raise money to support them.
For
two years, the Caras family worked tirelessly to collect recipes
and stories from Holocaust Survivors. Joanne then compiled
them into an unforgettable Holocaust Survivor Cookbook.
Proceeds
from every cookbook sold benefit Carmei Ha’ir. “To
date we have raised $36,000 for Carmei Ha’ir and over
$120,000 in total for Jewish charities.” Joanne said. “Our
goal is to raise $1 million for Carmei Ha’ir, and millions
more for Jewish groups all over the world”, Joanne said. “In
total we would like to sell 6 million cookbooks as a tribute
to the memory of those Jews who did not survive the Holocaust.”
“Right
now the demand is so overwhelming that we are on our third
printing.” Joanne said. “We have shipped cookbooks
form Florida to Canada, New York to California, and all over
the world.”
“We
have touched the hearts of thousands of people.”
Cookbooks
can be purchased at the retail price for personal use, or
they can be purchased in large quantities at the wholesale
price by groups who want to sell them to their members as
a fundraiser. Holocaust Survivor Cookbooks can be ordered
at wholesale or retail by going to their website www.survivorcookbook.org