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Welcome to CHW Victoria

CHW Victoria, inaugurated in 1926 by Lillian Freiman, has been fundraising and supporting education, social and medical services in Israel, and fostering education and women’s issues in Canada, for 94 years.

2020 will be a year that stands out in our memories, for many years to come, as the year a novel coronavirus caused an influenza pandemic that triggered a worldwide shut down of the planet’s economies and affected our daily living routines. As we watch 2020 progress as a year of further tremendous unrest and tumult worldwide, the latter 1920s when Lillian Freiman gave life to the Victoria Chapter of Hadassah-WIZO were also years of tremendous unrest and tumult worldwide. Europe, particularly France and Germany, faced economic collapses, Adolf Hitler was allowed to speak in public and held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin, Stalin tightened his control on the Communist party by expelling Leon Trotsky, Mussolini proclaimed a Fascist “work chart” turning Italy into a corporative state, and violent protests in Austria and France involved anarchists, socialists and communists.  Obviously Lillian Freiman felt there was no better time to start a Zionist organization on the west coast of Canada than the latter 1920s.

“As a daughter of an ancient race I must not look back on the past and be overwhelmed by unhappiness, but from our long history I must derive strength to go on. Courage is the lesson that the Jewish past teaches every member of our race.”

-Lillian Freiman, praised by Golda Meir as “a symbol of what a proud Jewish woman should be.”

Our vibrant little Victoria and Vancouver Island community is small but our spirit is alive and well and our support for Israel and the diaspora community worldwide has not diminished over the years. In the late 1930s, a few short years after CHW Victoria was established, fifteen Jewish couples were rescued from the Nazis and hidden on a farm just north of Victoria. Although we are a little bit older, we are looking forward to continued support of our favourite Israel projects with old and new members and fundraisers; our Purim, Sukkah and Chanukah parties, special speakers, “Walks in the Park,” and especially our birthday lunches.

If you are planning to visit Victoria, or if you are planning to move to Victoria, please get in touch with us. All are welcomed.

 

 

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Sharon Fitch
Phone: (250) 381-1166
Email:  sharonfitch50@gmail.com

Celia Negin
Phone: 250-995-1414
Email: morcel@shaw.ca

 

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Provide a safe-haven during the day to a child of working parents. Children receive nutritious hot meals and snacks, ensuring they can focus on learning, playing and growing.

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Help children discover their Jewish identity. Children participate in Bar/Bat Mitzvah classes, the March of the Living program, or school enrichment excursions and special activities.

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Help heal a patient who has experienced a stroke. Patients have access to life-saving surgery and a chance for full recovery.

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Provide our healthcare teams with the modern tools needed to perform today's complex surgeries so that patients facing urgent care are never turned away.

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Support a woman who is struggling day-to-day to feed her children. She receives guidance and job skills training, empowering her and her family.

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638A Sheppard Ave W, Suite 209
Toronto ON M3H 2S1 Canada
Tel: 416-477-5964 Toll-free: 1 (855) 477-5964
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    • Get Engaged
      • Volunteer
      • Visit a CHW Project
    • CHW Projects in Canada
    • Affiliates
    • Annual Donor Report
    • Board of Directors
    • National President
    • ORAH Magazine
    • National Sponsors
    • Careers
  • Children
    • CHW Daycares
      • Clara Balinsky (Montreal) Daycare
      • Judy Mandleman Vancouver Daycare
      • Nina Cohen Atlantic Daycare
      • Rose Dunkelman (Toronto) Daycare
      • Sandy Martin Alberta Daycare
      • Terry Schwarzfeld Ottawa Daycare
      • WIZ Kids Program
    • CHW Schools
      • Hadassah Academic College (HAC)
      • Hadassim Children and Youth Village
      • Nahalal Children and Youth Village
      • Neri Bloomfield Academy of Design
      • Netanya Technological High School
    • WIZO Youth Clubs
    • Canadian Young Judaea
  • Healthcare
    • Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh)
    • Hadassah Medical Centre
    • Hadassah Academic College (HAC)
  • Women
    • Calgary Bat-Yam Women’s Centre
    • WIZO Parental Hotline
    • WIZO Shelters
  • Support Us
    • National Events and Fundraisers
    • Cards Store
    • Monthly Giving
    • Legacy Circle
    • Major Gifts
    • Marketable Securities
    • Sustainers
    • CHW Simchas
  • CHW Centres
    • CHW Coast to Coast
    • Calgary
    • Edmonton
    • Kitchener-Waterloo
    • London
    • Montreal
    • Ottawa
    • Toronto
    • Vancouver
    • Victoria
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