Israel's population in 1948 increased as Refugees continued to arrive from wartorn Europe. They were a pretty ragged bunch too - many coming to Israel from Europe, having survived the horrors of the Holocaust. AMCHA -- Israeli Centers for Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation, is a remarkable organization that has done much to facilitate the acclimatisation process here in Israel. They offer psychotherapy, groups services, support groups, clubs for the aging survivor and volunteer services to homebound survivors. Fifty years on, we asked AMCHA for help in contacting some of the survivors who came to Israel in 1948. They obliged, and Virtual Jerusalem is privileged and proud to bring you some of their stories, offering a glimpse into the Jubilee from a different perspective.

[With thanks to Naomi Stolper as well]

	Menachem Perlmutter
	Baruch Fettman
	Miriam and Yehuda Goldman
	Amb. Benjamin Navon
	Prof. Zvi Eyal
	Shmuel Armal