Allow us to introduce you to the ‘Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund,’ ATZUM’s newest initiative. The project is focused on providing a full range of dental services to Israeli survivors of terror attacks and their families who cannot afford the treatments and have no access to dental insurance. Survivors of terror attacks often require dental intervention as a result of their injuries. Additionally, many terror survivors who have reached advanced age require dentures they cannot afford, while those of any age often have teeth negatively affected by their long stays in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities and suffer pain and poor self-image as a result.
In each of these cases, ATZUM serves as an address to which these individuals can turn for financial and practical assistance in obtaining the dental care they so urgently require. However, we need your help to make the Jewish Tooth Fairy Fund a reality.
We are seeking a community that is willing to be a Jewish Tooth Fairy for ‘Nachum’. He is a 47 year-old husband and father of three who was seriously injured in a 2003 bus bombing in Jerusalem while on his way to work. Prior to the bombing, ‘Nachum’ owned and operated a vegetable shop, and was able to provide for his family. However, ‘Nachum’ is now unable to work as a result of his severe post-traumatic stress, and his family is struggling financially. His recovery is a long and difficult process, and he still has a long way to go.
ATZUM will partner with Israeli dentists willing to donate their time to provide ‘Nachum’ with the care he requires. One dentist met with ‘Nachum’, and they are eager to begin a treatment that will ease his pain. The dental work is extensive and the necessary materials are costly. In order to treat ‘Nachum” appropriately, $4,000 must be raised in short period of time.
We appeal to you, your friends and your community to help us bring relief to ‘Nachum’ and his family. It’s time you became a Jewish Tooth Fairy.
Sincerely,
Levi Lauer
Founding Executive Director, ATZUM
Gila Berdichev
Coordinator, Survivors of Terror Project
Rebecca Hughes
Assistant Coordinator, Survivors of Terror Project
