In a video shared to Instagram, Fuld shows debris covering her floor, and parts of her ceiling are missing, and windows are missing glass. Fuld would have been killed instantly,had she not run upstairs to her neighbor’s saferoom.
"This conflict is deeply affecting me and my family in countless ways," the Winnipegger indicated.
"My oldest son was in Israel when the war with Iran began, working as a Birthright counsellor. He was supposed to be guiding young adults through a program with all activities pre-organized by Birthright. Instead, as a Birthright counsellor " he provided emotional support and planned daily activities on the fly to keep the group occupied and calm asbest as possible."
Instead he made it to Limassol Cyprus on a ship arranged by Birthright for 1,500 students that left from the Israeli port of Ashdod. "Iran attacked Israel while they were on the ship, but they did not have bomb shelters. It was scary for him," the Winnipegger said. The vessel was under the close protection of the Israel Navy, which escorted it across the Mediterranean.
"Our son had to wait in Cypress for Birthright to arrange a flight back to Canada," the Winnipegger added.
The participants on the funded trip to Israel have been near protected areas in central Israel or in a hotel in Mitzpe Ramon.
"My sister, her family, many nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and their loved ones are all living in a state of disruption and fear. Their lives have been completely upended — they can’t work, they can’t study, they can’t sleep. Their days have revolved around running between their homes and bomb shelters."
My son visited Fuld when he was in Israel,the Winnipegger added.
Winnipeg parents who have an adult married daughter in Israel also wrote to the Winnipeg Jewish Review of their experience. "We are sitting around the kitchen table, glued to i24 Israeli news and seeing missiles being aimed at Israel from Iran. Being here, in Winnipeg, and seeing your child’s location, town, being told to enter the safe rooms immediately,is surreal and mind blowing! We are in awe and proud of our daughter and son in law for their strength, sense of humor, bravery and resilience. We sit here concerned and afraid but we are strengthened by their positive attitudes and how they handle the situation.We are managing this like other parents who have children there. We are worried and frightened and glued to the news but we take our lead from them, who are managing somehow."
