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Discover Zichron Menachem
Onze Passie
Waarom wij er zijn
Onze overtuiging is dat netzoals men een dokter nodig heeft om de kanker te overmeesteren, heeft men dezelfde geestelijke hulp nodig. Deze stelling wordt door de medische wereld ondersteund.
Vanuit onze eigen ervarig hebebn wij geleerd dat fysieke pijn, zwakte en angst de ziel verpletteren.
Kankerpatienten die hun identiteit verliezen, raken daarbij ook de wil om te leven kwijt.
Ouders die door zorgen en onwetendheid uit elkaar vallen, kunnen dan ook hun kinderen niet op de juiste manier steunen.
Wij doen er alles aan om jongeren en hun families van 0 tot 25 bij te staan ongeacht religie of achtergrond om ze uit de pijn en machteloosheid te halen en dit om te zetten in hoop en vreugde. De levenswaarde te onderstrepen en te ondersteunen op verschillende manieren.
Onze inspiratie
Er was eens n kind.. zo begint menig verhaal, zo begon ook ons verhaal. Jammer genoeg was ons verhaal van korte duur. In 1990 na jaren van een herhaaldelijke strijd tegen kanker; Na pijn, behandelingen, transplantatie en isolatie – begaf Menachem, onze oudste zoon het, hij was pas 15.
Tijdens de treurweek, werd al gauw duidelijk dat het verhaal van Menachem nog lang niet voorbij zou zijn, maar meer het begin van het verhaal was. Menachem heeft ons veel van zijn leven gegeven en gaf ons de inspiratie om dit door te geven. Wat wij zelf hebben ondervonden, als een worstelende familie, geven wij door aan gezinnen die een vergelijkbare realiteit ervaren als onszelf en aan hun kinderen die dapper worstelen met kanker.
Our inspiration
Why we were founded
Zichron Menachem was founded in 1990 by Chaim and Miri Ehrental after their oldest child, Menachem, died of leukaemia at the age of 15. Diagnosed at the age of 2, the Ehrentals soon realised there were few places they could turn for support. Zichron Menachem was created to change this.
Zichron Menachem has developed into Israel’s leading provider of support services to children with cancer and their families. Chaim and Miri use their expertise daily and have changed the lives of thousands of families.
Our inspiration
Why we were founded
Zichron Menachem was founded in 1990 by Chaim and Miri Ehrental after their oldest child, Menachem, died of leukaemia at the age of 15. Diagnosed at the age of 2, the Ehrentals soon realised there were few places they could turn for support. Zichron Menachem was created to change this.
Zichron Menachem has developed into Israel’s leading provider of support services to children with cancer and their families. Chaim and Miri use their expertise daily and have changed the lives of thousands of families.
Onze Erkenning
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Door de jaren voelen wij in Zichron Menachem dat wij onszelf een levensmissie hebben opgelegd en zijn daarvoor meerere keren onderscheiden in Israel maar ook in Nederland.
Onze Erkenning
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Door de jaren voelen wij in Zichron Menachem dat wij onszelf een levensmissie hebben opgelegd en zijn daarvoor meerere keren onderscheiden in Israel maar ook in Nederland.
Onze Erkenning
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Door de jaren voelen wij in Zichron Menachem dat wij onszelf een levensmissie hebben opgelegd en zijn daarvoor meerere keren onderscheiden in Israel maar ook in Nederland.
Board members:
Meet our leaders
Chaim
Ehrenthal
Chairman
Shmuel
Angle
SecretaryNoah
Levy
MemberAvraham
Gilis
MemberZvi
Ehrenthal
Member Eitan
Gabay
Member Yossef
Dvir
Member
Children supported
since 1990
Governance documents
from Israel and our international partners
IRS tax exempt status – USA ANBI – HollandCertificate of non-profit - IsraelZM Canada – CertificationUK Registered Charity 1102612Children supported
since 1990
Governance documents
from Israel and our international partnersIRS tax exempt status – USA
ANBI – Holland
Certificate of non-profit - Israel
ZM Canada – CertificationUK Registered Charity 1102612
Children supported
since 1990
Governance documents
from Israel and our international partnersIRS tax exempt status – USA ANBI – HollandCertificate of non-profit - IsraelZM Canada – CertificationUK Registered Charity 1102612Working together with our
International partners
Eli Seliger
UK
Eli got involved with ZM in 2002 when he was approached to organise the first UK summer camp. Since then he has helped organise countless summer camps and parents respite trips. He is responsible for public relations within the English-speaking ZM family internationally.
Deborah Maarsen
Netherlands
Deborah was miraculously saved from a death camp as a child during the Holocaust. The traumatic event gave her a sense of purpose – to give to others. Deborah organises Zichron Menachem activities in the Netherlands. For this she received the honorary title Knight of the Netherlands, from the Queen of Holland.
Maurice Dahan
France
Maurice lives in Strasbourg, France, where he is active in the Jewish community. Maurice organises Zichron Menachem activities in France, including camps, parents' respite trips and fundraising activities to benefit ZM.
Eddie Schneider
Canada
Eddie was raised in South Africa, where he spent most of his professional life as an entrepreneur and regional leader of one of the largest retailers in the country. Eddie was the key player in registering Zichron Menachem as a charity in Canada and continues to help by organizing events and raising funds.
Eli Seliger
UK
Eli got involved with ZM in 2002 when he was approached to organise the first UK summer camp. Since then he has helped organise countless summer camps and parents respite trips. He is responsible for public relations within the English-speaking ZM family internationally.
Deborah Maarsen
Netherlands
Deborah was miraculously saved from a death camp as a child during the Holocaust. The traumatic event gave her a sense of purpose – to give to others. Deborah organises Zichron Menachem activities in the Netherlands. For this she received the honorary title Knight of the Netherlands, from the Queen of Holland.
Maurice Dahan
France
Maurice lives in Strasbourg, France, where he is active in the Jewish community. Maurice organises Zichron Menachem activities in France, including camps, parents' respite trips and fundraising activities to benefit ZM.
Eddie Schneider
Canada
Eddie was raised in South Africa, where he spent most of his professional life as an entrepreneur and regional leader of one of the largest retailers in the country. Eddie was the key player in registering Zichron Menachem as a charity in Canada and continues to help by organizing events and raising funds.
Word on the street
“At home everything is grey. Here the atmosphere, the energy, there is no happiness like it.”
Noam, 13
“At home everything is grey. Here the atmosphere, the energy, there is no happiness like it.”
Noam, 13
"Zichron Menachem is like running into a God-sent angel, who takes you in his arms, holds you as tight as he can, makes you feel so close together."
Racheli
Cancer surviver
"Zichron Menachem is like running into a God-sent angel, who takes you in his arms, holds you as tight as he can, makes you feel so close together."
Racheli
Cancer surviver
