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Spectators stood pointing and screaming in the Geulah neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, as a massive fire tore through an apartment building. Though some stayed back in case of the building’s collapse, one mother remained at the forefront, screaming to be allowed in: Chana Cohen.
Chana’s 4-year-old daughter Adele was inside the building, and firefighters searched frantically for the child. Chana was not allowed entry as it was too dangerous. Tragically, the roof collapsed and Adele was trapped. She passed away just days before her 4th birthday party.

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For Shmuel and Leah, a second marriage was a second chance in life.
Shmuel’s first wife had passed away tragically young, and raised three little kids on his own. Leah’s first marriage and divorce came with much pain also.
And so when they found each other, it was like everything was going to be okay. Little did they know, tragedy would strike again.
Shortly after the birth of their eighth child Meir, Leah began experiencing “strange pains.” Shortly afterward, she was diagnosed with cancer.

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For the past months, a family in Eretz Yisroel has been battling serious illnesses of two of their children, going in and out of the hospital on a constant basis. Medical bills have been piling up, and because the father has taken an unpaid work leave, he is unable to support the family as he once could. Because of this, the home has been in a state of financial collapse as the medical expenses continue to add on. On top of this, the mother was just diagnosed with cancer and is currently hospitalized.
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Shmuel “Rosen”’s story has so many twists and turns, it’s best to read it in his own words:
“ My name is Shmuel, I am 37 and I live on Bar Ilan in Jerusalem. My first wife passed away young and I was left a widower with three tiny kids. I went through a very difficult period in my life until I married my second wife, Leah. We each tried to leave our painful pasts behind.
Within a year our first joint child was born and our home was once again filled with happiness. I thought that all my pain was behind me and we would only experience good things together. Everything was perfect until the birth of our eight child together – my son Meir.

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For the past months, a family in Eretz Yisroel has been battling serious illnesses of two of their children, going in and out of the hospital on a constant basis. Medical bills have been piling up, and because the father has taken an unpaid work leave, he is unable to support the family as he once could. Because of this, the home has been in a state of financial collapse as the medical expenses continue to add on. On top of this, the mother was just diagnosed with cancer and is currently hospitalized.
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When Meira Guttenstein became an orphan at the age of only fifteen, she thought that her life couldn’t possibly get any harder. Her father was a fatal victim of brain cancer when she was only 11, and then when she was 15, her mother was ripped from this world after a sudden heart attack. She’s suffered far beyond most girls her age. But what is happening right now is the single hardest thing she has been through after losing both of her parents…
She is fighting for her life.
“A few weeks ago, I started suffering from terrible headaches,” Meira explains.

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For months, Sara Gottesman’s battle for her life was on many peoples’ thoughts and minds. While loved ones watched her become emaciated and weakened by lung cancer, however, three other victims went unnoticed: Her children. Those who have seen the way cancer deteroriates a family up close know that children are often forced to grow up when their parent becomes sick.
This was the case with Aidel Gottesman, who became her mother’s caretaker. For years she dedicated her days to helping her mother get to appointments, picking up her medications, cooking, and cleaning. She was not ready to grow up so fast, but she had no choice.

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When Meira Guttenstein lost her father to brain cancer at the tender age of 11, the pain of her loss was indescribable. Then, when her mother had a heart attack and died when she was only 15, it turned her world upside down. Not only had she lost her mother, but overnight, she had become an orphan. She was completely alone in the world.
As she grew older, a great sense of responsibility dawned on Meira– Everything her parents and grandparents had fought for to stay frum, all of that was on her. She was the sole member left in the family. It was up to her and her alone to carry on the chain. But ever since one month ago, something awfully ironic has been standing in her way…Because she is in the hospital, fighting a rare form of brain cancer.

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When Meira Guttenstein became an orphan at the age of only fifteen, she thought that her life couldn’t possibly get any harder. Her father was a fatal victim of brain cancer when she was only 11, and then when she was 15, her mother was ripped from this world after a sudden heart attack. She’s suffered far beyond most girls her age. But what is happening right now is the single hardest thing she has been through after losing both of her parents…
She is fighting for her life.
“A few weeks ago, I started suffering from terrible headaches,” Meira explains.

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I was the “older single” in my family. My younger siblings got married one by one and had children. On seder night last year, a family member bought me a present: participation in the tefillos at Amukah of the Vaad. It was such a meaningful gift, and I davened and cried, asking Hashem to split the sea for me too this year.
After years of unsuccessful dating, I was engaged in a month.”
– Rivka
This is one of the amazing true stories told by a donor to Vaad HaRabbanim’s Amukah campaign. Every year, money is gathered at this fund to help the poor of klal yisroel, and messengers gather by Amukah on the night of Shvi’i Shel Pesach to pray for its donors.